Health Tips – Page 13 – Vitamin Resource

Hypertension and sports

April 29, 2015December 25, 2011 by admin

In this article we will discuss a disease afflicting many people in the world and needed to treat or at least reduce it to a good diet and physical exercise. We are referring to the “high blood pressure or hypertension”.

It refers to the trip that the blood carries out the arteries to a greater pressure that the desirable one for the health. In some cases, the disease is manifested as dizziness, nosebleeds, and headaches, but not necessarily has to onset of symptoms. It is that the majority of those affected do not have symptoms; this does not mean that hypertension is not dangerous. Many of the deaths that occur each year are directly related with hypertension and its implications on the cardiovascular system or the kidney.

Obesity and snoring

April 29, 2015December 18, 2011 by admin

Snoring is the direct consequence that causes the difficulty of the passage of air in the upper airways. The whole area of the throat collapses easily and when the structures that form the so-called “crossroads oropharyngeal” make contact and begin to vibrate causing snoring.

But if this problem is the fact that the person who snores suffers from obesity and therefore has a greater amount of abdominal fat, the ventilation capacity of the thorax decreases.

While you sleep the obese need better ventilated and that is why open your mouth and snores louder than usual. With the addition that the obese tend to sleep face up to its own weight forces him to do so to be more comfortable.

Coffee and stress

April 29, 2015December 14, 2011 by admin

Many people have the habit of drinking several cups of coffee a day, whether you do it for pleasure or habit. Through various studies we know that caffeine is a stimulant that acts on the brain and helps fight fatigue and sleepiness.

The benefits of coffee are many, among which are: the protection against diabetes, liver damage, Alzheimer’s disease, to name just a few. But what about stress?

Few people who know that this drink usually helps women cope with stress, but makes men take longer to complete tasks and make them more insecure.

Cholesterol, the bad guy

April 29, 2015November 25, 2011 by admin

Cholesterol is a lipid, a type of fat that is found in the bloodstream and the cells of the body, is an important component of a healthy organism; cholesterol is used in our metabolism to produce cell membranes and some hormones, as well as participating in other vital processes in the body.

Refers to two types of cholesterol, the good and the bad, but cholesterol is actually one single and this classification refers to the lipoprotein that transports it.

LDL or low density lipoprotein is associated with the “bad cholesterol” because it makes the transport of cholesterol into artery walls and thence to the tissues, and HDL or high-density lipoprotein that transports cholesterol from tissues to the liver for metabolism, is associated with “good cholesterol”.

Can a person with hypertension to do fitness?

April 19, 2015November 19, 2011 by admin

Exercise is beneficial for everyone, we are healthy or have a disease, but in this case the indication of the doctor or specialist is vital to determine what type of exercise is most appropriate.

Aerobic exercise is best for patients with hypertension because it manages to increase the body’s oxygen demand, increases cardiac output, per minute ventilation and muscle movement.

Important exercises for computer users

April 19, 2015November 11, 2011 by admin

The use of computers for long periods can cause real problems in the body, muscles, the spine and joints of the hands. Due to these multiple reason, experts suggest to do the following exercises:

Exercise for the shoulders
Keep the normal level of the shoulder, then turned with the left ear to left shoulder, then with the right ear to right shoulder, after carried out this exercise with the inclined head towards the back then the in front of.

What to do to reduce the effect of a cold?

April 29, 2015November 9, 2011 by admin

Usually when you get hit by a cold, it lasts seven days; following are some tips to reduce this time:

Take more vitamin D for three days
The decrease of vitamin D in the body is known among people who live in cold regions and as soon as the temperature begins to fall. What makes the body vulnerable against viruses.

More Vitamin G
Vitamin G increases the body’s immunity and therefore more strength to fight the virus by stimulating white blood cells. One study found that this vitamin increases the power of white blood cells in its attack against the causes of the disease.