Headaches, eyestrain, buzzing, dizziness ... There are many people who every day find themselves having to deal with high blood pressure . Because of the rhythms of life that society imposes, due to genetic factors or bad habits: it is always greater and the number of people suffering from hypertension , a discomfort that often and willingly prevents us from serenely living our day and can catch unprepared for faced with strange symptoms...
Mycoses of the skin are caused by fungal infections : normally fungi are not dangerous, but if our skin's defenses are weakened, fungal spores can give rise to an infection that is not always easy to eradicate. Natural remedies against Pityriasis Versicolor The essential natural ingredients used to fight skin fungi are mainly essential oils ...
We do not sleep because we have given ourselves in all day. And getting off seems impossible. You don't sleep because in the evening the dish is too full. We do not sleep for thoughts, which pile up. We do not sleep because the next day will be the same as the previous one. There is no "give in"...
The tonic is the sun on the face every morning With the summer season, even the skin of the face needs to return to shine, with freshness and without frills. We already know how it is possible to prepare natural do-it-yourself tonics based on natural products, such as blueberry, chamomile, cucumber and coconut milk ...
Child-friendly bars Fortunately, there are those who always invent one and also think about mothers, fathers, families. In general, to those who want to be together and have fun together, without necessarily leaving their children at home with babysitters and grandparents for rent. They are the bars for children , designed specifically to spend a few hours together, sipping a coffee, having breakfast or having an aperitif...
Health and well-being: growth of a sector Health and wellness. Wellness. Fitness. Terms that indicate a growing sector . Just look at the number of events, fairs and events dedicated to this area. Even wellness centers grow, enriching the formula and the proposal. According to Rodale , an American multimedia group, Italy ranks in absolute fifth place by number of consumers of wellness products and services...
Otitis media in children is a very common disease and is more common in the age group from 6 months to 6 years; otitis tends to recur especially when it occurs for the first time in the very young child; according to some scientific studies, in fact, children diagnosed with otitis media within the first year of age are more exposed to the risk of developing recurrent otitis media or chronic otitis media than children in whom the disorder appears for the first time after the first year of age...
" Better to have it low than high, " my attending physician once told me. Even if, given the unpleasant symptoms, low blood pressure does not really fill our days with energy! Let's take a step back: the blood pressure - or the force that the blood pumped by the heart exercises against the walls of the arteries - in adults, to be considered normal, must be less than 120/80 mmHg...
You are distracted by washing dishes and cutlery. By handling the knife under the water jet, you accidentally cut yourself. After you have given yourself the idiot, you will complain a little. A few drops of disinfectant, a patch or stitch if the blade has gone to the bottom and away. A scar will remain, but you will survive...
Unfortunately, tracheitis is a disorder we all know a little and we certainly have a clear understanding of its symptoms. It is an inflammation of the trachea , that throat district that joins the larynx to the first bronchi and is accompanied by cough, fever, cold, pain in the sternum, difficulty in breathing with the emission of rales , due to a narrowing of the trachea that in cases of severe inflammation can also be completely blocked...
The controversies in the diagnosis It is from the beginning of the last century that the motor instability of the child is described, especially by Anglo-Saxon authors. Different terminologies have been used as a function of descriptions and etiological hypotheses (hyperkinesia, psychomotor instability, minor brain dysfunction ...
Vishudda : color and shape of the chakra The color associated with Vishudda is blue . The fifth chakra is located in the throat area, at the intersection of the bones of the clavicle, with the vertex in the third cervical vertebra (C3). The corresponding organs are: the trachea, the throat, the vocal cords, the nose, the ears, the endocrine glands of the thyroid and partiroids...
It is now a fact that the increase in environmental and food pollution to which we are subjected daily puts a strain on our detoxifying system , allowing the proliferation of many chronic degenerative diseases. Among the main triggers of these pathologies we have heavy metals such as mercury, lead, aluminum , cadmium and arsenic: these are harmful substances that are absorbed by our body through food, drink, utensils and atmosphere...
In order to suck effectively, the child must keep the entire areola in his mouth and the tongue must be below it . To be sure that this is the case, you need to make sure that the baby's mouth contains not only the areola but also another part of the breast, because the risk, otherwise, is that trying to insert the upper part of the areola remains outside the lower one, that the mother, who looks from above, cannot see; if, on the other hand, the portion of the breast that enters the baby's mouth is more abundant, it is certain that all the areola is inside it...
Before giving indications on the morning-after pill , we want to clarify something that is often overlooked: condoms are not foolproof. The real chances of it breaking over 20%. It is often referred to as 97% safe, but it is not. Wear it from the beginning of the relationship, to avoid the risk of sexually transmitted diseases...
Sciatica is inflammation of the sciatic nerve; the pain is located at the back of the thigh but can radiate upwards, affecting the gluteus and hip, and downwards, affecting the calf and sometimes the foot. It is perceived as a very intense twinge that makes walking difficult and can be very limiting...
When the hip has some problems it often reverberates the pain in annexed districts like the groin or along the leg up to the knee. In fact it is improper to indicate pain in the hip , unless there are real traumas of the femoral head in the acetabulum. In any case it is a very vascularized and innervated area , consequently the disorder is felt mainly in the points of support and movement such as the joints and the groin area...
In pregnancy the problems can be multiple : nausea, headache, stomach pain, digestive difficulties, low blood pressure, high blood pressure, swollen legs, water retention, lymphatic stasis. Erroneously it is thought that it is sufficient to enter an herbalist's shop and buy natural products to resolve disorders where drugs cannot be taken...
The sign of Cancer runs from June 22nd to July 22nd and for those born under this constellation we have a strong influence of the moon that governs the sign. Furthermore Cancer is the first water sign of the zodiac and is a symbol of the feminine aspect, especially in its maternal aspect, in fact they have a great push to create, to give birth not only in the sense of forming a family and giving birth to children but also ideas, projects and big dreams...
A cold is as common as it is annoying; in the adult it generally resolves spontaneously without complicating itself; in children, however, especially in the newborn, complications are more frequent. The airways and nasal cavities of the newborn, in fact, are tiny and this is the main reason why a cold neglected in the newborn can be more easily complicated in a bronchiolitis, bronchitis, otitis, tracheitis What to do then, against the cold in the newborn...
The heel is that part of the foot on which most of the body's weight rests. The structure of the foot allows then to distribute the load on each metatarsal and on the fingers, but the calcaneus includes the set of bones that is most affected. Tallonitis is an inflammatory manifestation of this area , with pain and problems that involve the whole postural structure: back, legs and pelvis, both from the bone and the muscular point of view...
By Meetab My Lab Experiment is born, the first Facebook group in Italy with the aim of trying, through scientific experiments, how the conditions of the body can vary with lifestyle changes such as nutrition, exercise, sleep and integration. Experiments will be performed alongside doctors, health professionals, nutritionist biologists, who will provide information and explanations of the data that will be discussed and more generally of the functioning of our body...
The hypothesis that there is a link between food and disease has always existed and now scientific research is confirming it, even in a delicate area such as oncology, or cancer diseases. In Italy an important project is about to be launched, a collaboration between a medical association and a scientific research foundation ...
Fasting is voluntary abstention from food intake. Naturally all living beings fast without realizing it: animals fast when they are sick, and we humans also abstain from food for many hours, for example during the night. Fasting is a natural part of the organism's activity , whose actions are often filled and emptied cyclically, maintaining the situation full or empty for different periods of time...
HPV ( Human Papillomavirus ) is a fairly common virus, especially in sexually active women . There are several HPV strains , many of them do not cause problems but some of them are responsible for neoplastic diseases, especially those affecting the cervix. Symptoms of papilloma virus Most people with HPV are asymptomatic ...
Emotions have been defined as affective reactions that arise suddenly in response to external environmental stimuli that affect us. The difference that distinguishes them from feelings is that they do not depend on an external stimulus but on our interests in general. There are five primary emotions : fear, anger, joy, worry, sadness...
Who more or less, we all care about our hair . We like them beautiful, bright, thick and, lately, even very colorful. Each hair is different, each hair has its own needs, which vary over time, based on many factors. There are many hair care products that try to respond to all these needs in the best way, and then there's Shampora ...
Place your hand on your stomach and breathe. If you do not feel your belly swell during inhalation, yours is an impaired breathing . It is common. You breathe with your chest, performing a breathing called "non-physiological". Under normal conditions, the inhalation phase should be performed by the diaphragm muscle, while the exhalation phase should be passive, unless the expiratory act is forced...
If we analyze the word ' disease ' and dissect it into two parts, we realize that it is formed by the word ma = mother and lat = milk. The disease assumes, then, the meaning of LATTE MATERNO , a food that nourishes and keeps alive by preparing ourselves to face existence, not only from a strictly physical and material point of view, but at the same time from an emotional, psychic and spiritual point of view ...
Royal jelly , substantial nourishment of the queen bee, is a gelatinous substance rich in nutritive principles that enhance the morphological structure of the bee destined to be the queen of the hive. All of us have used royal jelly since we were children: in times of lack of appetite, great school commitment or during the changes of season, our mother gave us this wonderful remedy to support our body ...
Our happiness does not depend only on what surrounds us; at its base there are also biological factors, including hormones and neurotransmitters such as serotonin . This molecule is responsible for our feelings of satisfaction, optimism and, of course, happiness. When his blood concentrations are high, the mood is better; on the contrary, depression is associated with a reduction in its levels...
What is meant by holotropic breathing Holotropic respiration is a particular energetic breathing technique developed by Stanislav Grof, psychiatrist, researcher in the field of non-ordinary states of conscience, creator of the concept "holotropic mind", born in Prague and in 1967. This type of breathing is useful for those who wish to undertake a path of evolution of consciousness , made possible through a natural method such as breathing, in fact...
About 30% of people suffering from psoriasis develop over time a form of psoriatic arthritis , which makes the movements of the joints tiring and painful and can cause permanent damage. It generally occurs in people between 30 and 50 who already suffer from psoriasis. Genetics, the immune system and environmental factors seem to be the main culprits...
On the web there are several channels dedicated to the reproduction of Delta waves that last around an hour and often even beyond and allow the brain to carry on a lower level of stress and are often recommended in the phase that precedes sleep . Let's see together what the Delta waves are and why they activate a great healing power as explained in the field of vibrational medicine...
Pregnancy is a golden age for women: for many women, we specify, but not for all. If nausea and illness leave you alone, you are in the best moment of your life: > hormones guarantee you a well-being and a "healthy detachment" from the world, > you are focused on yourself and on the miracle of life that happens within you every moment; > hair is more beautiful and the skin shines...
By cross-allergy we mean a reaction to several substances apparently independent of each other but which are actually related, as they contain similar protein molecules. For example, one of the most common cross-allergies is birch, apple and hazelnut pollen; this means that those who are allergic to birch pollen may experience an allergic reaction even when eating an apple or hazelnut...
Cervical pains characterize the part of the vertebral column of the neck. At the bone level, the affected veins are the 7 cervical. The symptomatology is varied but mainly affects the part of the neck, head and shoulders . Except for trauma to the cervical area, common cervical pains, called cervicalgia , are due to excessive muscle tension in the area , which affects the entire proximal bone and muscle segment: head, back, neck, face...
In addition to being a well-known natural sweetener, stevia is traditionally used for skin care and beauty and to treat skin diseases including acne. Let's find out if stevia really helps fight acne . Cosmetic properties of stevia Stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana ) is a herbaceous shrub plant native to Brazil and Paraguay, and belonging to the Compositae family...
An important component of skin health is given by hormones that have the task of balancing biological and physiological processes in all organs and tissues, the action can be rapid (eg adrenaline and post-pituitary hormone), or with a latency period of hours or even days. We can speak of direct action when the hormone directly affects the target organ (eg estrogens and androgens on the genital organs) and of indirect action when the hormone affects a gland that produces hormones with direct action (eg gonadotropins that stimulate the ovary to produce estrogen)...
Opiate painkillers are drugs based on opioids , or chemical compounds derived from opium, which produce pharmacological effects similar to those of morphine. The most used opiate painkillers are morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, buprenorphine, viminol. These analgesic substances are very powerful and are used, in Italy, for the management of chronic pain, for acute postoperative pain and in patients in terminal living conditions...
Those who suffer from neck pain have difficulty finding a comfortable posture, both at rest and during waking. Lack of relaxation and overloading due to lack of rest can worsen pain in the cervical tract. Gymnastics to mobilize the part affected by pain and therefore make it looser, and the right exercises for listening and relaxation, which allow us to perceive any unnecessary tensions and release them, are useful as prevention or remedy in cases of mild neck pain or in the first moments of pain...
