From a medical-scientific point of view, aging is a degeneration process involving cells, tissues and organs. After the age group between 20 and 30 years, a state of slow but progressive decay begins which weakens the organism and slows down the physiological functions. Put in these terms, old age would look like a sword of […]
In this article you will discover the common mistakes that bring cholesterol beyond the recommended values and above all what measures to take to lower it naturally. How to fight high cholesterol The production of cholesterol occurs for 80% at an endogenous level (that is, it depends on our organism) and only for 20% at […]
In recent years there has been a lot of talk about antioxidant foods. Undoubtedly thanks to the popularity of anti-aging medicine, which I started studying and proposing several years ago, when few still talked about it. The term antioxidant reveals the nature of these foods, or rather, of the elements that compose them, in particular […]
When it comes to foods that make you fat and gain weight, the recipients of information are usually two: those who want to put on pounds because they are too thin and have a desire to “grow” a little’. And those who want to avoid eating certain foods so as not to gain weight. Gaining […]
When we gain weight, excess weight can be more evident in one part of the body than another: fat can deposit for example on the face, on the legs or on the hips, based on several variables, including our basic physical conformation. If we can understand a little more about these variables we will also […]
In my articles from time to time you find seemingly difficult terms like “nutrigenomics” and “nutrigenetics”. Here are some simple and immediate definitions that they can help you understand them. Nutrigenomics is a science that studies nutrition as a source of regulation of one’s metabolism and as a healthy response to the onset, in a […]
An old ad said that “prevention is better than cure”. But how important is prevention really? What are the risk factors for the most common diseases, among the serious ones, that can worsen your condition or increase the chances of you getting sick? Prevention is better than cure for various reasons, not least the total […]
Losing weight by making smart choices is possible, but you can’t hope to do it quickly. Crash diets can achieve results in the short term, but they are not sustainable for years. So the work must be done at levels of eating habits and behaviors, day after day, adopting a healthy point of view not […]
Iron is one of the mineral salts most present in our body and is defined as essential, since its possible deficiency could cause damage to the health of the person. Iron is involved at various levels in human metabolism and one of its most important tasks is linked to the formation of hemoglobin and myoglobin: […]
