The cravings are not only thing of pregnant women. For if you do not know, it is not necessary to be in the sweet waiting for them, because there are also the so-called cravings premenstrual. I refer to this sudden desire to eat that we invade women before the menstruation.

A report of the University British Columbia found that the cravings premenstrual affecting women to ovulate during their cycle and not those who take contraceptives that inhibit ovulation. Apparently, the fact that the agency female prepares month by month for fertilization creates a special urgency by eating more.

And say that it is urgency quite important, because women with premenstrual cravings often ingest 250 to 500 calories than those who do not suffer. In addition, we must take into account that the cravings almost always calm with food that fattened as ice cream, the French fries and chocolate.

What you must do to avoid this attack of hunger you generate hormones? Applies these tips that undoubtedly will help you to confront the cravings. Read the rest of this entry »

If one day you have been awake until very late or has spent a night sad crying, should not surprise that the other day dawn with eyes red and swollen. But when that aspect in your vision becomes a daily is already a problem that you have to face.

The redness, swelling and itchy eyes are signals that you must consult with your ophthalmologist, because you can have allergies or eye diseases, such as dry eye. Follows the advice that May I introduce you today to let go, and to avoid this problem that affects your eyes.

Become routine examinations. Many things can harm your vision over time, so I know cautious and consultation always to your doctor. The high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and inflammatory diseases like arthritis can have a negative effect on the health of their eyes. Therefore, sees the doctor and keep your vision under control. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a rough rule that many experts agree in the news: eat less than 15 percent from the age of 25 years and could add to your life 4.5 years, said Eric Ravussin, which is studying the human health and performance in the Center for Biomedical Research of Pennington, in Louisiana.

Ravussin said; that the estimate is based mainly in studies of other animals and only be more precise the preliminary investigation in human beings, but the work of Weiss and others, is the unlocking the mysteries of aging and the suggestion to implement the studies so far in animals to humans.

“There is absolutely no reason to believe it will not work”, Ravussin said to Live Science.

Perhaps it is even more promising, although in the early stages of the investigation, the use of drugs designed on the basis of what has been learned of the studies of restricting calories.

The drugs aim to provide human cells the same benefits, to extend the life in general or offer new therapies and cures for diseases such as the Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

The broccoli has a high content in sulforafane, a substance that would help to maintain the arteries cleared, turning to Trans within its many healthful properties the prevention of a heart attack or stroke (LCA), according to the new study.

This chemical found in vegetables and in particular in the family of the crucifers or the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc, improve the system of defense of the agency in addition to clean the arteries.

The discovery made by scientists at the Imperial College in London, able to decrypt the code, to use the crop ingredient in the treatment of cardiac patients.

The professor Peter Weissberg, medical director of the Foundation British Heart, which financed the research, revealed in this investigation that could lead to diet more specific, as well as medical approaches to prevent or reduce the disease that leads to heart attacks and accidents cerebro-vascular. Read the rest of this entry »

When a chest pain manifests as severe, crushing or pressure that lasts more than a few minutes, or if the pain moves to the neck, left shoulder, arm or jaw, go immediately to a hospital in the department of emergency, do not drive you or call 911 for an emergency transportation.

The chest pain is one of the most formidable symptoms that a person can have, it is sometimes difficult even for a medical or other health care provider know what is causing that pain and if it is a threat to life, by which it must take into account:

-Any part of the breast may be the cause of pain, including the heart, lung, esophagus, muscle, bone and skin.

-Because of the complex distribution of the nerves in the body, chest pain may come from another part of the body.

-The stomach or other organs in the belly (abdomen), for example, can cause chest pain. Read the rest of this entry »