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The artichoke is considered a plant with medicinal properties, who has many benefits and very favorable properties for health and beauty. This plant is grown in warmer climates in many parts of the world, belongs to the genus Cynara and is most commonly found in the Mediterranean, where it germinates most months.

Properties and uses of the artichoke:

• Digestion: promotes rapid digestion and elimination of fats.

• Debugger: helps to remove adhesions and toxins in the intestines and blood, which is rich phytosterols, a substance that helps to restrict the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine and thus prevent their accumulation in the body.

• LIVER: collaborates with liver function, is used to cure diseases linked to this important body such as cirrhosis, poisoning, hepatitis), jaundice, etc. (more…)

Growth retardation in children and babies is an issue that can get really worried parents. If the child does not grow at a pace that, if in school compared with other children their age is the shortest in his class. These are situations that create uncertainty. In pregnancy 10 speaks of stunting of children and babies.

There are few benchmarks to measure the growth of infants and children consistent with their age and sex. These are called percentiles. But what happens when a child has a stunting?  Not all children have an exact pace of growth, it is somewhat difficult at first to diagnose that there is a stunted and may have a lack of growth hormone or GH.

When we have to suspect a deficit of growth hormone (GH?)

*Children who lack growth hormone have a characteristic pattern of their growth rate is below 4 cm / year from the 2 years. The size at birth is usually normal except in exceptional cases. The child’s growth is usually normal for a variable period of time as may be 1 or 2 years.

*Gradually, the growth rate slows down. The carving is gradually deteriorating and yet there is a delay in bone maturation.

No who told you need to download 3 kilos and 5 cm of waist reduction in two months, because for these objectives, it is sometimes counterproductive set a time limit. Especially because you end up doing things contrary to health, with the sole purpose of achieving the desired end.

there is an exercise that makes you reduce your waist. The most effective method to decrease it is to diet. That is, you eat fewer calories than you spend on the day.

If you are eating enough, then you should pay attention to the quality of food you eat to not add many empty calories which accumulate in the body as fat.

Additionally, you can be active, if you want to burn fat is aerobic exercise recommended as running, swimming, cycling, skiing, rowing, skipping or marching.

Aerobic exercise uses the body fat as fuel to make muscles move. You do it at least 3 times a week doing 20 to 30 minutes or continuously.

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