Health Information

Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of sugar called glucose. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that allows glucose to enter every cell of your body to be used as an energy source.

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when a person’s body does not produce enough insulin or can not use insulin properly. When you have diabetes, sugar builds up in the blood instead of moving into the cells.

Too much sugar in the blood can cause serious health problems, including heart disease and nerve damage and kidney.

There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body does not produce any insulin. In type 2 diabetes the body does not produce enough insulin or cells ignore the insulin. Nearly 95% of people diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.

The pistachio is an oily fruit of high nutritional value, which is part of the select group of the most popular snacks like nuts and almonds. The pistachio is native to Iran and is a green seed that sprouts from a tree can have between 200 to 300 years old and measure up to 30 feet.

It is an excellent source of energy, and contains several nutrients among which are:

• Protein
• high-quality vegetable oil.
• Thiamine
• Vitamins A and B
• Vitamin B6
• Copper
• Manganese
• Potassium
• Fiber
• Phosphorus
• Magnesium. (more…)

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition of the body in the bloodstream that smaller narrow or reduce their capacity, or where general arteries lose their elasticity, a condition which forces the heart to pump harder so that the quantities of blood required by the organs throughout the body can be supplied in an appropriate and sufficient.

Normal blood pressure levels

Normal blood pressure levels are below 140 for the systolic (contraction of the heart) and below 85 for the diastolic (when the heart relaxes between beats, loss of pressure in the circulatory tract.) (more…)

Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the intestine that is caused mainly by inadequate diet in unstable times, but above all, emotional states of stress, anxiety, nervousness or prolonged uncertainty. It is interesting to note that there are a large number of young children with this condition, so it is important to assess what the causes and remedies to prevent and combat corruption.

Causes of gastritis:

• Poor Diet
• inconsistent eating schedules.
• Emotional states such as stress, anxiety, uncertainty, fear and nervousness (causing a constant secretion of gastric juices, which weakens the stomach lining).
• Excess of medicines, particularly anti-inflammatory.
• In the case of acute gastritis, is caused by a viral infection, especially when the body is weak defenses.
Sometimes, this condition has no symptoms, however, the most common is that the gastritis has the following effects on the body: (more…)

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…)

Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a small segment of finger-shaped stands in the large intestine, close to the point where it joins the small intestine. The appendix has an immunologic function, but is not considered an essential organ, but is an important part harmony and a healthy body, so it should not restársele importance.

Why is inflamed appendix?

The causes of appendicitis are unknown, but is likely to be associated with a poor diet combined with strong and constant tension.

Why is it dangerous for appendicitis?

Because when the appendix becomes inflamed and untreated, can be drilled and loaded intestinal spilling of toxic and harmful, and harmful bacteria inside the abdominal area, causing what is known as peritonitis. This infection can cause severe, even life-threatening. Drilling can also cause the formation of an abscess or infection of the bloodstream, which is a deadly condition known as septicemia. If the women suffer peritonitis, can infect the ovaries and / or fallopian tubes, which can cause infertility. (more…)

The word thyroid comes from the Greek thyreoeides, which means shield, since this gland is shaped so it seems. Leonardo da Vinci drew it as two separate glands, one on each side of the larynx, like a butterfly. The thyroid gland is a neuroendocrine, is located on the windpipe, just below the Adam’s apple, next to the thyroid cartilage. The gland weighs between 15 and 30 grams in adults, and consists of two lobes joined by the isthmus. The thyroid is controlled by the hypothalamus and pituitary.

The thyroid participates in the production of hormones, primarily thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones are primarily responsible for regulating the body’s basal metabolic rate, affecting growth and the degree of functionality of other body systems. The thyroid also synthesized the hormone calcitonin, which plays an important role in calcium homeostasis.

The most important hormone produced by the thyroid gland contains iodine, and is called thyroxine. This has two effects on the body, controls the production of energy in the body and is necessary to maintain the basal metabolic rate to normal. (more…)

The daily diet control and weight are the most difficult aspects of treatment of diabetes for patients and health professionals, compared to other more acceptable as the administration of drugs, exercise or “prick” every day to control levels glucose, according to a survey by the Social Observatory of Diabetes (OSD).

In this regard, the coordinator of the diabetes working group of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC), and member of scientific committee of the DSB, Guisasola Álvarez said that “all behavior modification and lifestyle people’s lives are hard to come by and are complicated. ” (more…)

Excessive alcohol consumption has been linked to diseases such as breast and gastric cancer, however a new study opens up other possibilities and it relates to prostate cancer.

It is believed that alcohol accelerates the metabolism of cancer cells and this causes it to develop a more aggressive cancer, experts say.

The new study was conducted by doctors in Holland Center and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research recently published in the journal Cancer. It pointed out that excessive consumption of alcohol, especially beer, cause it to quickly develop a highly aggressive prostate cancer, whose chances of survival are less than 50%. (more…)

Researchers say children exposed to traffic pollution outdoors and indoor endotoxin, are at increased risk of asthma.

Endotoxin, a component of the bacteria believed to trigger an immune response in humans, found in the dust.

Researchers at the School of Medicine, University of Cincinnati found persistent wheezing (a warning sign of asthma and other lung problems) in 36 percent of children aged three years who had been exposed to high levels of traffic pollution and endotoxin indoors when they were babies. (more…)