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It is common for the physical exercise will start the first few minutes somewhat tired, but were then lose the shortness of breath and reduce the state of fatigue. This phenomenon can be experienced easily with only exit to run outdoors, which we tire in a principle, but, once stable, feel that the feeling of tiredness is decreasing gradually.
The phenomenon that gives rise to this feeling receives the name of second air. Although not very fully understood yet, this feeling responds to some guidelines that are known minimally, and, although we are not doctors, we dare to import from blog medicinal data that are known for it.
It is believed that the second air is a warming that generates the index of oxygen consumption after having practiced physical activity for a few minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

When we decided that it is necessary lose weight and we have the will to do so we decide ourselves what meals will be eliminated and what are more healthful foods. Many times we do so without knowing too much, without thinking that perhaps us eliminating some food that we should not.
That is the reason that the best we can do when we begin a plan of thinning is to visit the dietician, to avoid mistakes in our diet and know what to do and what not to do.
For that you are taking an idea of what is best, we see today a listing of the most common mistakes when we define ourselves food that can be part of our diet. Read the rest of this entry »

In some way the report might sound like redundant, but the treatment is called “take care of it” and is based on: “no smoking, exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet and maintain a healthy weight.”
If left the cigarette simply to prevent the possibility to develop lung cancer and a good number of heart disease and similarly eating well and exercise only benefits at all levels of health.
The question is what’s new? However, the key lies in the protective effect accumulable envisaged by the four factors healthy. The research, published in the current issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, includes an assessment of more than 23,000 Germans and is part of a large European study under way on the choices of lifestyle and disease.
A study conducted by Michael Gurven at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his team, was based a remote tribe of Amazonia in Bolivia, which is known as “Tsimane”, discovering in them that the peripheral arterial disease does not increase with age, in this population unlike risk factors that are in the countries of industrialization, such as the chronic inflammation and the use of tobacco. Read the rest of this entry »

The cypress is the tree that symbolizes the union between Heaven and Earth. Since antiquity is known for religious connotations and so-called “The Tree of Life” by its elderly life and its perennial greenery. It was said that the cypress possessed the virtue of repel spells.
Formed part of different stories mythological, for example in Greece and Rome, the cypress was related to the deities of hell and joined the cult to Pluto or Hades. But on the other hand is associated with the god of medicine, Aesculapius or Asclepius, with Saturn or Cronos, god of time and with Apollo by the shape of your soup in flame.
At present, in Europe the cypress is the symbol of mourning (adorns the cemeteries), and also has to do with their association with the immortality and resurrection, as its resin is incorruptible and its foliage rather than persistent, even frost winter cannot get to lose their leaves.
But in addition to these poetic stories, the cypress has therapeutic properties. Already in the century I d.C., Discords, a Greek physician, talked about the curative properties of the cypress like diuretic, against the hemorrhages, against the dysentery, among others. The cypress is used to treat diseases related to the circulatory, as varicose veins and phlebitis, by their vasoconstrictive properties. Read the rest of this entry »

A few pouches wet Tea applies to the affected skin and may endured the situation better.
This works well for other types of burns minors, if the sunburn is too broad for the treatment of this method, put some tea bags in its cauldron and soak throughout your body in the bathtub.
Alleviates the eyes tired
Perhaps one of its uses more popular is the effect renovator or revitalization that exerts on the fatigue of the eyes, as well as the decrease in the pain or swelling.
Soak the two tea bags in hot water, to let anti bier and put on their eyes closed for 20 minutes, are the tannins of tea that engage in a role astringent in the act to reduce swelling and alleviate the eyes tired.
Reduce the burning after afeitarser
Many times began to afeitarnos and edges are spent, not change at the time resulting in a burning very marked after shave
To calm and alleviate the burn painful of malls and cuts, implement a bag of wet tea to the affected area, and do not forget to replace the sheet before its next shaved. Read the rest of this entry »