February 2012 – Vitamin Resource

When not to use vibration machines

April 29, 2015February 29, 2012 by admin

Currently the trend is exercised in vibrated machines, a trend that grows and several sporting venues included in their bids. These machines take advantage of the vibration and movement of the body to tone and strengthen muscles throughout the body. But sometimes we overlook the contraindications that may be.

Although it is training accessible to all, not everyone can use these machines. People who suffer an injury should avoid these machines, because the movement can worsen the situation and spoil the natural healing process initiated by the body. Best thing is to wait before training with vibratory movements.

Antipsychotics can increase cardiac risk

April 24, 2015February 26, 2012 by admin

Antipsychotics, which had already given warning signals, increase the risk of developing heart disease by simply taking it for a few months, a new study.

Among patients treated with these drugs are schizophrenics, which usually have a shorter life expectancy, so you have to deal with the role of antipsychotics in heart disease, said Debra Foley, Center for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia. It is known that the newer antipsychotics are associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes.

According to a new study, published in Archives of General Psychiatry, patients treated with antipsychotics tended to gain weight and suffer monthly increases in cholesterol after three or four months. Obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes increase the risk of heart disease.

Evening primrose oil: Vitamin E and premenstrual syndrome

January 27, 2018February 24, 2012 by admin

Today I remember a fatty acid that give very useful in Orthomolecular Nutrition and helps improve PMS. The evening primrose, associated with vitamin E.

The Evening Primrose is a plant whose qualities have been so little known eighties. But research conducted in the early eighties showed that evening primrose oil has some interesting medicinal properties.

The oil extracted from the seeds of evening primrose is very rich in essential fatty acids among which linoleic acid essential for the stability of the membranes of cells throughout the body, for neural development, to balance the hormonal system and the regulation of blood coagulation among other functions.

Dignicap: an alternative to save the hair in chemotherapy

February 21, 2015February 16, 2012 by admin

For women with cancer, hair loss can be devastating. However, there is a clinical trial a device that can save their hair, Called “Dignicap”. It’s used to cool the scalp during chemotherapy.

According to investigators, the scalp cooling reduces blood flow to this and follicles, to build the capillaries. Less blood means less damage to the follicles, and less hair loss. Before chemotherapy, an investigator placed a cap refrigerator directly on the patient’s head. This cap contains tubes through which coolant is pumped. Above, there is another cap to keep cool. Both are connected to an external refrigerator unit, and reach the temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. The patient must wear the cap during chemotherapy and an hour later.

Natural medicine as a solution to circulatory problems

April 21, 2015February 5, 2012 by admin

No doubt people go to a specialist when illness occurs, get your doctor’s instructions but in many cases do not comply with the letter. Whether the side affects that can produce drugs or the high cost of these, there are a lot of individuals who favor the use of natural products, known as natural medicine.

This term is intended primarily as a preventive medicine, which at the time of attending the event and his constant becomes curative treatment.

People look for natural products for the confidence to fully heal the condition, permanently following their consumption without suffering any side effects, as they often cause some drugs. They are people with circulatory problems who come constantly looking for products.