Media Health Issue

Many people feel that the practice of meditation has positive effects for the health as the improvement of the energy and the tranquility of the mind, but there is also a preliminary research suggests that the meditation stimulates the levels of melatonin, a hormone that helps to regulate the dream and it seems influence other hormones in the body.

The melatonin is produced by the pineal gland of the brain and the philosopher Rene Descartes called this small gland “the seat of the soul”, as well as in the spiritual tradition Hindu, meditation techniques are used to direct the flow of energy through seven energy centers in the body or Chakra, to activate or suppress selectively glands.

The pineal gland corresponds with a Chakra located at the top of the head, called “Crown” and is believed to have a direct influence on the happiness. Read the rest of this entry »

Are becoming more studies which extol the virtues of the Mediterranean diet. The conclusion of this study on the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in the prevention of gastric cancer is very important. The Journal of Clinical Nutrition has published the results of this study since its relevance. The food is vital for the health in general. That a particular diet is also beneficial effects on the prevention of diseases is a step beyond.

In this study of the Catalan Institute of Oncology Institute- Biomedical Bellvitge, collaborated 23 health centers in 10 European countries, nearly half a million people between 35-70 years during 9 years of follow-up. The novelty of the study is that so far had been identified beneficial effects of some foods such as are the vegetables, fruit, or vitamin C, but had not materialized the beneficial effect of the Mediterranean diet as a whole. Read the rest of this entry »

The masks natural for the face containing fresh ingredients and natural possess a series of properties formidable according to the ingredients to use; this is due to all its elements are kept intact, because any procedure to which they are subjected degrades the particles of the entire product.

The first will be to identify the goal of treatment, the ingredients and properties of each of these natural products, in order to determine so utility can give him and what of all of them will be the most effective for you. Whatever the type of mask, it must be followed a series of recommendations.

1. – Thing is to have the body part to treat (face, neck, etc.) completely clean, acetate before implementing any product; with the help of a neutral soap and warm water, massaging the face with the fingertips, to remove impurities.

2. – Performs a vaporization prior to the implementation of the mask, this will open the pores and accomplish your skin absorbs more rapid active agents of treatment.

3. – To implement the mask do it with circular movements by placing a considerable amount of the mixture. Begins with the forehead, nose, cheekbones, and finally the chin.

4. – Withdraws the mask with warm water, and recalls do so in the times. Read the rest of this entry »

Perhaps the title of a little afraid, but there is something true in this assertion. Obviously, this does not mean that love is the cause of our kilo over or that we should avoid “yes, I wish” to achieve a good silhouette.

A study done at the University of North Carolina indictor that married men and women are twice as likely to fatten the unmarried or have a relationship of courtship. This investigation showed that, in five years, the aarried men and women gained between 3 and 5 kilos in relation to unmarried people.

They say that when a couple house, there is no longer the same pressure of look beautiful and in the form as when they were married and still had to conquer the other person. That is why, in the marriage there is more “freedom” to neglect a little figure and stick to the food. In addition, the habits are made as a whole and whether any of them often eat too much or too practiced physical exercise, such bad habit moves easily to its average orange.

What you can do to fatten in your life as a couple? Here you leave some tips.

Keep your positive habits. If your partner liked to eat many sweets or junk food followed, you do not have why the temptation. Otherwise, seeks to change your menu and promotes a good food in your home. Read the rest of this entry »

The main chemical in the marijuana (cannabis sativa) appears to help the destruction of the cells related to the brain cancer, offering a hope for the future cancer therapies, according to Spanish investigators.

The authors belong to the Universidad Completeness in Madrid, in collaboration with scientists from other universities; found that the active component of marijuana, the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), leads to the cancer cells to undergo a process called autofagia or the break that occurs when the cell is self-digested.

The investigation, which appears in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the United States, shows that the THC and “cannabinoids” seem to be “a new family of the possible anti-tumor agents”.

The authors wrote that the chemical may prove useful in the future development of new “anti-tumor agents”.

The scientists conducted their investigations in laboratory animals, in the first place stimulated the growth of cancer in animals and then applied the injection of a daily dose of THC, near the place of were the tumors. Read the rest of this entry »