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A small recent study found that yoga could help reduce metabolic risk factors in obese postmenopausal women.

Yoga is an ancient system of relaxation, exercise and healing with origins in Indian philosophy. Yoga has been described as “the union of mind, body and spirit,” which addresses the physical, mental, intellectual, emotional and spiritual into a harmonious state of being.

In this study, 16 postmenopausal women with more than 36 percent body fat were randomized or yoga exercise group or a control group without exercise for 16 weeks. Various outcome measures, including body composition and metabolic syndrome factors were taken before and after study completion. Read the rest of this entry »

While waiting for the stork

As for the pregnancy has been observed that many females lose the kilos gained during this critical period without major problems, while others add to the excess weight they had. In general, it was concluded that this accumulation occurs more frequently in black women than in the white, but not physiological changes of pregnancy, but by lifestyle.

If true, simply modify the feeding mother, especially to control your fat intake and increase physical activity to overcome obesity but, again, would recommend the help of psychotherapy or relaxation techniques to self-regulation mechanisms hunger-satiety. Read the rest of this entry »

It is an alarming reality, but true: the specialists have found that obesity in women has increased dramatically since the late twentieth century, especially during three periods in a woman’s life: puberty, motherhood and menopause.

Obesity is increasing energy reserves as fat body, so there is an increase of independent weight of muscle tissue or water. The biggest problem of overweight is that not only can be the origin of diseases (hypertension, high blood cholesterol levels, diabetes, stroke, or menstrual disorders), but that its incidence is increasing globally.

Most studies suggest that the main causes of obesity would be sedentary behavior styles (with little or no physical activity) and excessive intake of fat in the daily diet, but genetic factors are also involved. Read the rest of this entry »

Causes

The origin of this disease involving biological, psychological and social undermine the patient’s vision of himself and respond to a strong fear of gaining weight. The bulimic patient is always fat, even if your weight is normal, but can not suppress their cravings. Bulimia usually occurs after having made numerous harmful diets without medical supervision. The food limitation imposed by the patient himself takes him to a strong state of anxiety and pathological need to ingest large amounts of food.

Hitherto unknown biological vulnerability involved in the development of the disease and are known trigger factors related to social environment, diet and the fear of ridicule over the physical. Read the rest of this entry »

The diet is vital in the treatment of hepatitis, whatever their type, as it will help regenerate damaged liver cells.

The diet for hepatitis main objectives: to provide enough calories, control the amount of protein, control the risk of obesity.

Adequate food for a patient with hepatitis will help to maintain the balance of fluid and electrolytes in your body.

What to avoid:

• Foods high in salt such as mayonnaise, ketchup, and canned soups. Read the rest of this entry »

No wonder that many people associate a visit to the dentist with extreme pain, blood, and an annoying buzzing sound that echoes in our ears. However, it is clear that if anyone thinks this is because it never reached the office of a dentist, at least in the last fifty or sixty years.

Oral hygiene is important, and often being relegated in terms of health for unjustified reasons. What people do not realize is the importance of oral health means going beyond the teeth themselves, but also the responsibility of the individual’s overall health.

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As well as adults find it hard to face the mirror and see that a pair has left them in, in children this is reality equally real. Childhood obesity has become a major problem that we all must face, not just for aesthetic and physical health.

Obesity carries a certain “social condemnation” of travel, which most adversely affects the obese. In cases of obese children, the psychological effects of taking this strong consistency, which, together with the teasing and bullying by their peers can seriously damage a child’s self esteem.

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