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Base on the Mediterranean diet is heart-healthy antioxidant
The olive tree symbolizing the Mediterranean culture, is actually from Asia Minor. But it is in Mediterranean countries where he has worshiped as a sacred tree, symbol of fertility and health and beauty elixir. It has always been an essential ingredient of beauty products, and more and more brands of cosmetics that include in their formulas.

Cosmetics based on olive oil

For millennia, the fruit of the olive tree is a basic ingredient to develop facial and body lotions, hair masks, scrubs, soaps and hand creams. The Egyptians, as devotees of body care, perfumes and ointments adored develop oil-based moisturizing oil. Also used it to prevent wrinkles, massage and beautify the hair. Greeks and Romans took the witness used it to rub the muscles of athletes and wrestlers before the competitions.

And the Turkish physician Claudius Galen perfected the formula by mixing olive oil with beeswax and water: thus was born the first body moisturizer.

All properties

* A source of essential fatty acids that keep skin elastic, nourished and hydrated. Hence the effectiveness of face creams and body milks containing it. It also nourishes the hair, if applied directly or mask.
* It has a tonic effect, soothing and relaxing. Perfect for massage lotions, soaps, skin cleaners and creams.
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Childhood obesity is one of the biggest health problems of the country, particularly for Hispanics.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 20 percent of Hispanic children between 12 and 19 are obese. In contrast 18 percent of all children between 12 and 19 are obese.

“We could say that is the main problem of our community,” said Dr. Philip Lobel, a nutrition specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a federal government agency that promotes good health.

“We unfortunately the U.S. group with the highest rates of obesity in adults and children and we must do something about it,” he said. (Download the full interview in. Mp3 (5MB) or read the transcript of the interview.)

That something could be summarized in the following five habits that Dr. Lobelo recommends that parents or guardians who seek to combat childhood obesity at home: Read the rest of this entry »

The term barebacking has its origins in the gay community. Initially used to describe acts of unprotected intercourse, especially anal sex. Today the term encompasses any type of penetrative sexual act in which no condom use (wikipedia).

Although it may seem irrational or silly idea, there are people who want to spread AIDS and to that end they risk “knowingly” participating in this dangerous practice of barebacking or bareback.

The barebacking sex is a new modality that is spreading in big cities and is practiced by homosexuals, bisexuals and heterosexuals. It is a practice that is most at risk in having unprotected sex group in which nobody knows anything about the others, except that one of them is HIV positive. Read the rest of this entry »

Protecting our environment starts at home. The following recommendations are designed to reduce air pollution through simple measures you can implement in your home.

Replace the five most frequently used lights in your house with light bulbs with the ENERGY STAR. In this way you will use less energy and do your part to reduce pollution from power plants. There are over 40 products with the ENERGY STAR, including lights, electronics, air conditioner and heating appliances.

Improving the performance of your air conditioning system. Contact a licensed contractor for annual maintenance and remember to clean or replace air filters regularly. Use a programmable thermostat, ENERGY STAR certified.

The windows and doors with slots, cold walls or ceilings and high energy bills are all symptoms of air leaks (usually in the attic and basement) and poor insulation. Seal air leaks, add insulation and choose ENERGY STAR qualified windows when replacing old windows. Thereby improve the comfort and durability of your home, save energy and help protect our environment.

Talk to your friends or relatives, colleagues or members of the association of parents of school. Discuss how energy efficiency is good for their homes and good for our environment. Let them know five people and together we will help our homes help us all.

According to a study by the National Paraplegics Hospital of Toledo, under the Government of Castilla-La Mancha, the survival of patients with high cervical spinal cord injury, who require respiratory support with diaphragmatic pacemakers have gone from average life expectancy of 13, 2 years in 1998 to 18.18 years in 2009.

The study was conducted by the head of Internal Medicine Center, Dr. Javier Romero, and Ana María Sánchez Aranzueque doctors, Claudia Gambarrutta, María Ángeles Marín, María Elena Diez de la Lastra, María Victoria Merlo, ICU professionals and Pneumology, informed the Board press release.

Pacemakers stimulate the phrenic nerve diaphragm and provide a breathing much better physiologically since it uses negative pressure to draw air into the lungs rather than forcing air under positive pressure, as with a respirator. Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers at the School of Medicine, Yale University, U.S., tested an experimental vaccine with 55 cocaine addicts during a clinical trial that lasted 24 weeks.
The study results were published in Archives of General Psychiatry (Archives of General Psychiatry.) The scientists found that 38% of participants failed to reach adequate levels of antibodies to help feeling a sense of euphoria it produces the drug.

The vaccine works by “wrapping” of cocaine that has no effects on the brain, heart or other organ, “” this is the first successful controlled trial of a vaccine against cocaine, say scientists.

According to previous studies on animals and humans, high levels of anti-cocaine antibodies in the blood can prevent addicts experience that feeling. Read the rest of this entry »

INTRODUCTION
Like all foods, strictly speaking, chocolate is not fattening. It depends how it is integrated into the daily diet, which is normal, weight-loss or excess (nibbling).

Chocolate is wrongly considered as a guilty pleasure and this is perhaps its sugar content. However, it is proved that the fat contained in chocolate, cocoa butter, lowers “bad cholesterol” in the blood and increase the “good cholesterol”, which is good for the heart and arteries. Better yet (some enjoy), chocolate contains compounds that stimulate the brain, providing a feeling of euphoria. But beware – the more you eat, the more you’ll be hooked!

While a product is fat, high calorie: one tablet of 100 grams is equivalent to 200 grams of fried or 3 tablespoons of oil. And contrary to popular belief the difference in calories between dark chocolate and the milk is not so obvious: respectively 516 and 541 calories (per 100g).

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