the science and health did not stop surprising us with some very interesting findings. For example, students of the University of Taiwan came to the conclusion that people who go shopping every day after 65 years have a higher life expectancy.

This is because, according to investigators, to carry purchases an implicit psychological and physical activity and pleasant. People are more prone to go shopping before walking through a park. Thus, many factors that help decrease the risk of life characteristic of advancing age.

The truth that is a really interesting story and makes it clear to us that often the refusal to exercise is linked to the fact that it is not seen as a frill but as a burden. They do not necessarily have to spend large sums of money to improve the quality of life; the same interaction is what counts.

Speak on this subject this afternoon at 19:30 hours, the clinical psychologist Fidel Delgado in the Auditorium of the City of Logroño. His talk will focus on the importance of humor in the emotional, mental and mood and health espiritual.Sentido

According to his thesis, if the person can properly handle their emotions get in your physical health benefits as it cannot be separated one from the other.

This is what is called, of which Fidel Delgado is one of the best examples in our country, with over 30 years experience training professionals in this field.

it is true that television is an easy, economical and very comfortable for entertainment, but like everything, the excess is harmful to our health. Television can become an addiction for people, especially children and youth, and create behavioral problems.

Besides providing a loss of sensitivity to the high content of violence, television creates sedentary behaviors, one of the main causes for the increase in obesity worldwide.

The sitting in front of the TV does not encourage any positive activity for our body if we add an infinite amount of advertising with which we are bombarded with food ads, most unhealthy, it is normal to suffer from binge eating compared to Commons TV that often are not aware.

Recent studies reveal the average number of hours spent by a Spanish television channels. The figures are alarming as they arrive at 5 hours per day per person, more than half a working day, to sit and do nothing, and most troubling is that the numbers have been increasing in recent years, with children about of those most affected.

Among the most striking of these figures really know how many hours spent watching television per week. On average comes to 35 hours. How many things we could do at this time? The worst thing is that we always complain that we do not have time for anything.

Maybe we should start to reduce this number and start to spend our free time in more productive and less harmful to our health.

So much time watching television can bring cardiovascular problems by lack of mobility, thus preventing the agency properly processed sugars and fats.

There are many other activities beneficial to our body that we can do in your free time, and low budget, like going to the park, a stroll on foot or by bicycle, including table games are less harmful to health, although from being a sedentary activity.

Probiotics are a type of live bacteria that actually benefit your health when taken in appropriate amounts. More than 400 different bacteria live in the gastrointestinal tract, being the most common forms of intestinal probiotics: L. acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum.

These bacteria act as a balancing factor against pathogens such as Candida or E. Coli and their absence in the right proportion, can lead to a series of health problems such as digestive upset, headaches, lethargy, irritability, or candidiasis, can cause anxiety.

Lactobacillus acidophilus is quite possibly the strongest of our fighters probiotics. It is a natural form of antibiotics in the body, which increases the ability to produce an antimicrobial action against food pathogens and the environment. Stress, unhealthy lifestyles and diets destroy probiotics inappropriate, so it is advisable to bring in the form of supplements through the diet.

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At age 65, Joseph A. Vasquez was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After surgery to remove cancer cells and receiving radiation for several months, his evil is controlled. However, in recent years has experienced problems in their sexual relationships, so it has resorted to small doses of the drug Viagra.

“I’ve always been a very healthy man and the news of having cancer was a terrible thing for me,” says Vazquez, a Mexican. “In general, Latinos have no information on this subject, women, for example, believe that is a venereal disease or happens to walk womanizing man.” (more…)

A malformed uterus or womb interfere with female fertility, remains the leading cause of spontaneous abortions. The incompetence of the cervix, is the fragility of the cervix, unable to stay closed until the end of pregnancy and retain the fetus, which may also lead to repeat late abortions. It is estimated that 20% of infertile couples, the causes are due to neck problems (cervical).

In addition, congenital anomalies interfere with sexual functioning of the array and normal menstrual cycle.

A normal uterus is shaped like an inverted triangle and a size of about 6 inches before the first pregnancy. As they have more pregnancies, it grows a few millimeters. (more…)

Emergency contraception or emergency birth control, is used to prevent women from getting pregnant after having sex without protection. “Unprotected” means that no contraception was used. It also means you used a contraceptive method did not work. Such as a condom breaking. Other things can also happen that put women at risk of becoming pregnant. Perhaps the woman has forgotten to take her birth control pills. It may have been raped or forced into having sex when she did not want. Emergency contraception should never be used as a regular method of birth control. There are effective methods of birth control that women can use regularly to avoid becoming pregnant.

Emergency contraception prevents a woman from getting pregnant by stopping:

ovulation or by preventing the ovaries from releasing eggs that can be fertilized; (more…)

With origins dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has always been a popular drink in Asian culture, and has been gaining popularity in the West. As the ancient Chinese medicine and Japanese argued that the consumption of this tea could cure diseases and heal wounds, recent studies have begun to establish potential health benefits of green tea consumption, especially in weight loss, heart health and cancer prevention.

Now, a study published in the Journal of Periodontology, has discovered another benefit of green tea consumption. Specifically, researchers have found that the habit of drinking this tea can help promote healthy teeth and gums. The study analyzed the periodontal health of 940 men of 49-59 years and found those who regularly took this product had better dental health than those who drank only sporadically. (more…)

Flossing is a mandatory supplement for a good teeth cleaning and must accustom children to use very young, after a good brushing.

To floss follow these steps:

1. Cut about 50 cm of floss and wind most in one of the middle fingers.
2. Wrap the remaining string on the same finger of the opposite hand. This finger may be picking up the floss as it is used.
3. Tensar a piece about 2-3 inches of floss using the thumbs and index fingers.
4. Insert the floss between teeth using a gentle sawing motion.
May. When the floss reaches the gumline, curve into a C shape against one tooth and slide it gently into the space between the gum and tooth until you feel resistance. Never apply violently against the gums.
6. Rub the floss against the tooth to remove food debris and plaque.
7. Repeat these operations with the rest of the teeth, using a clean piece of floss for each.

The teeth and surrounding structures are more susceptible than we think to infection. With proper hygiene can be more protected from bacteria that attack our teeth and gums.

The periodontium

The periodontium is composed of the tissues that surround and protect teeth. These are the gum tissue, bone around the tooth (called alveolar bone), periodontal ligament and cementum.

A healthy gingiva is pink, has an elastic consistency and appearance of orange peel. In a healthy tooth the gum will come to embrace the neck of the tooth, which is the union between the crown and root.

The bone under normal conditions reaches up to 1-1.5 mm below the insertion of the gum. (more…)