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Archive for May, 2011

In addition to the gravity, what else they hate women? If, guessed: cellulite.
In recent years the so-called pennywort has been very studied in relation to the treatment of the cellulite. It is a medicine fitotherapy (or, derived from a plant) that has shown great advantages in the control of the hated cellulite, in addition to other curative properties.
Thanks to those powers has become one of the plants more known for correction of the skin problems, and its effect “foolproof” in the fight against the cellulite has expanded to the common knowledge.
Studies in recent years have found that use during periods of 2 to 3 months, gives a significant reduction, not only of the disorder cellulite itself, but also of other problems associated with this pathology.
The fraction triterpenica of canella Asiatic improve the alterations of the vessel wall venous and of the micro movement, reducing the hair permeability and increasing the vascular resistance. Read the rest of this entry »

The minerals are those chemical elements essential for the normal operation metabolic. They work synergistically next to the vitamins to regulate a large amount of essential functions for our body. Given that our body cannot produce alone must acquire through our diet. Hence the importance of our food.
Some of the most important minerals for our agency are:
Chromium: This mineral participates in the lipid metabolism, in the carbohydrates, as well as other functions. His absence causes a glucose intolerance, which can cause the emergence of different problems.
Magnesium: This mineral is necessary for more than 300 functions of our body. It is essential for the contraction and muscle relaxation. Read the rest of this entry »

A glass of juice of granada each day could help men with prostate cancer recurrent live longer, because the sweet red juice protects the healthy cells of the damage, inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells and even the kills.
These were some of the conclusions of a study in the center of the Cancer Jonsson at UCLA and published in Clinical Cancer Research.
Took 54 months at PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood to duplicate the levels of its content in patients with recurrent prostate cancer who drank juice of granada after surgery or radiation treatment, reported the researchers.
PSA is a marker protein of prostate cancer and the fastest increase PSA levels in the blood of the men after treatment have a greater chance to repeat with prostate cancer.
The antioxidants would be possible responsible, the research team, led by Allan Pantuck, associate professor at the Department of Urology at the School David Geffen of Medicine at UCLA, carried out additional experiments in order to examine the antioxidant properties of the juice of granada.
“The Granada owns a high content in antioxidants and there is evidence that the inflammation plays an important role in the prostate cancer,” said Pantuck. Read the rest of this entry »

The soft drinks in average possess a content liquid 20 ounces and in this content there are 17 teaspoons of sugar, what is surprising is that some citric acid that is in these drinks of refreshment, are more erosion that the hydrochloric acid or sulfuric, also known as battery acid.
These refined sugars and acids are found in the sodas and citrus juices, promoting the erosion of the teeth, who wears the enamel.
Once the enamel of the tooth is lost, this makes forever, but there is a beverage does not produce these results irreversible, and is the Tea produced in accordance with a study of General Dentistry, published in the journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD).
Apart from the good tasting the Tea developed has many benefits for health, since it is loaded with natural antioxidants, which have the ability to reduce the incidence of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Read the rest of this entry »

We are still in shock by the world record that succeeded the Jamaican Usain Bolt in the Olympic Games; an incredible speed that allowed him to get quiet in the last meters.
But what makes the Jamaicans are so fast? It seems that his ability comes not only with a great training, but that the Caribbean has genetic advantages.
A study conducted between Scotland and Jamaica proved that the athletes of the Caribbean country had up to 40 percent more fibers Actin TO in the legs, these are the fibers of contraction quickly. This type of fiber offers a special performance to Jamaicans in the efforts of high-intensity in a short time, in comparison to the Europeans and Australians.
The fibers Actin TO own of lifting of weight, or movements explosives, focus on efforts of less than 40-45 seconds because weary quickly by their nature anaerobic.
The fibers quick contraction can withstand a maximum tension up to three times higher than the fibers of contraction slow. Read the rest of this entry »