Foods and Vitamins
Food Commonly Cause Food Allergies: Protein of Cow’s Milk
Although allergic reactions can be given any food or component thereof, some occur more frequently than others. The most common food allergens are cow’s milk, eggs, soy, wheat, shellfish, fruits, peanuts and tree nuts such as walnuts.
Protein of cow’s milk allergy
The allergy to the protein of cow’s milk is most common in infants and children, especially when there is family history of allergy. It occurs in a 0.5-4% of infants and their prevalence decreases with age. The most common symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea, although adverse reactions can vary from one person to another. Fortunately, the reactions to cow milk protein usually subside soon and the incidence in older children and adults is much lower. Read the rest of this entry »
Healthy Diet: Planning a Balanced Diet
All in a day
Another key to a healthy diet is to eat three times a day instead of just one large meal and several snacks. Not be tempted to skip breakfast because the body will work much better if you regularly provide the necessary food. People who do not have the standard three meals a day have a greater tendency to gain weight.
Planning a balanced diet
A well thought out and buy the proper preparation of the dishes may be important factors in the diet. Simply reduce the amount of red meat in the diet means less fat intake, and they all have high protein content and saturated fat. It should try to eat meat only once a day or even not eating meat one day a week. Cholesterol lowering is not recommended more than four eggs a week. Read the rest of this entry »
Healthy Diet: The Importance of Fiber
The importance of fiber
The fiber is composed of the indigestible parts of plant foods. Helps prevent heart disease and bowel cancer.
The fiber we eat comes from grain shell, skin and flesh of the fruit, as well as the dura mater and fibrous vegetables, which passes through the stomach and intestine, can not be decomposed by digestive enzymes and therefore is not absorbed by the body.
Although they contain no nutritional value or energy is a vital element in the daily diet. Foods rich in fiber tend to provide greater satiety and lower caloric intake. Read the rest of this entry »
Healthy Diet
The key to good nutrition is in a healthy and balanced diet that provides the right amount of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, as well as vitamins and minerals recommended. An ideal diet provides enough calories to meet energy needs, but not excessively, as this will cause weight gain. Simultaneously provides the right amount of fiber and water to keep the digestive system working effectively. Read the rest of this entry »
Dietary Supplements: Protein Supplement
Protein supplements
Some athletes and bodybuilders believe that the amino acids of the protein increase the development of your muscles and take protein supplements, which are to be completely unnecessary because the body has an absorption of protein. Unable to verify that a given amino acid supplements have influenced the growth and muscle development.
There are two essential amino acids, arginine and ornithine, which stimulate the production of hormones and, consequently, the growth of muscles, but only in dangerously high doses. Many people, including bodybuilders and athletes eat more protein than your body needs. The excess is broken down into the liver and excreted in the urine. Some is stored as fat. Read the rest of this entry »
Dietary Supplements: Processed Foods and Supplements
Processed foods and supplements
If you eat many processed products may possess a slight deficiency in various nutrients, including vitamins B6 and E, chromium, zinc, copper and selenium. These shortcomings are reflected in a blood test, but rarely cause symptoms.
With the style and pace of life today, with daily stress and with the emphasis has been placed on fast foods, many people rely on processed products, which, in large part, have lost their nutritional values
Lost nutrients are not substitutable with artificial enrichment of vitamins and minerals. The correct solution is to change your diet for a healthy diet and do not take supplements. Read the rest of this entry »
Dietary Supplements
Most of us do not need any dietary supplement, eat a balanced diet with nutrients.
Some people wonder if their food really is adequate or whether they should take supplements. Typically, these preparations contain one or more nutrients (vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates) and are taken in addition to the daily meal, is unlikely to improve health, except that it suffers some deficiency, in particular, a nutrient .
Who needs these?
Although doctors generally do not support that routinely consume extra vitamins and minerals, under certain circumstances such as pregnancy, they recommend it. Also chronic diseases, or some other, causing deficiencies. Supplements should be taken solely on prescription, after a blood test and a medical examination.
Poverty remains a major cause of nutritional deficiency. However, sometimes people do not eat properly due to other causes such as alcoholism, drug abuse or mental illness.
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Nutrition and Anxiety
Anxiety
Almost all people experience anxiety in their lives, usually on a temporary and linked to events such as family or work conflicts, financial problems and many others. When the event is resolved, the anxiety problems go with it.
Anxiety or anxiety attacks can occur with mild or severe (which immobilize the patient and animal phobias, heights or panic attacks), or appear without apparent cause symptoms such as restlessness, trouble concentrating, insomnia , grinding teeth while sleeping, irritability, and increased or decreased appetite.
Patients with anxiety may also have physical symptoms like chronic fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain, dry mouth, sweating, dizziness, lack of sexual appetite, tightness in the neck and back muscles, digestive system disorders (nausea, diarrhea), just to name a few. Read the rest of this entry »
Nutrition and Depression
Anxiety is an emotion of unjustified and disproportionate appearance which is manifested by a state of nervous arousal (sensation of chest tightness, difficulty concentrating, tremor, sweating, increased heart rate).
Emotional interpretation
There is a deep rift with the inner self. It’s a very egocentric state where everything is so subjective. So, you live with the fear of attack and abuse. Being unable to relax and get rid of selfish attitudes.
Evidences a lack of confidence and faith.
Depression
Most people will experience at least one episode of depression during their lives, usually linked to episodes of trauma, stress, illness or loss of a loved one. Today we will analyze the “Clinical Depression”, in which the patient can not relate the feeling depressed, with none of the points mentioned above. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thieves of Calcium (II)
However, to be precise, there are factors that can promote this condition, so it is important that you keep in mind:
a) Genetic
- Variations by race and geographic region are crucial. For example, Asian populations have lower bone mineral density (lower amount of calcium and collagen in bone), followed by Caucasians in North America and Europe, while the Mexican is less than or equal to the latter, while the higher density is black.
- Female, since women have 30% less bone mass than men.
- After the bones reach their maximum strength (at 35 years), the mineral density decreases gradually.
- People with low birth weight have lower bone mineral density.
- Family history of disease. Read the rest of this entry »