After smoking, a high-fat diet is the second most lethal habit. According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, smoking causes 400,000 deaths a year. High-fat diet causes 300,000. Several more highly publicized social evils are comparatively small problems: alcohol (100,000 deaths), guns (35,000), auto accidents (25,000), and drug abuse (20,000). These statistics in no way minimize the tragedies of alcoholism, murder, or drug addiction. But they provide perspective on what’s really killing us. Few people cringe when Aunt Mary serves up large slices of banana cream pie a la mode, but from a public health perspective, she might as well be offering heroin. If this sounds a bit extreme, consider the dangers of dietary fat, and judge for yourself:
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Turmeric
Turmeric is often known as a component of curry but is one of the species with the properties, benefits or medical indications.

Here in the West is being, during the last decades, the subject of many studies to confirm and explain the reason for their properties.
The active component of turmeric is curcumin, which gives in addition to its distinctive yellow Turmeric.

Properties and indications of Curcuma
Highly recommended for pain relief because it has a good anti-inflammatory power. People with arthritis found in turmeric a good ally and that relieves pain and promotes the elimination of toxins.
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There are many studies on obesity inherited justify a gene but it is also true that we inherit family health habits.

Hereditary obesity research
Has long studied whether obesity may have a genetic cause.

There have been studies that show there is a familial tendency toward obesity, most often the children of obese parents tend to be fat and become obese adults. The scientific community agrees that the genetics of obesity is responsible for this demonstrated that genes involved in regulating weight, number and size of adipocytes and the distribution of fat tissue in the body.
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The seaweed is an effective therapy that uses seaweed to treat some diseases using all its vast properties.

Every day we knew more about seaweed. As food to our diet provide many nutrients that are needed but are also used to take care of our body from outside.

Types of algae
Depending on the depth where developed and composition of algae have a different color, depending on that we will use the most convenient destination is a type of algae or other.

• Blue algae: among them are the Spirulina. It is found on the surface and contains more than 250 different components, with high protein levels. Moisturizes and regenerates the skin.

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There is something incredibly sensual about having a foot massage but most importantly it can also be very therapeutic.
Reflexology is both an art and a science. This ancient form of therapy is regaining popularity to promote balance and well being in the human body.

The basics of foot reflexology are simple, yet the results can be profound. One uses the thumb and fingers on areas of the feet that correspond to all aspects of the human being. The procedures and the reflex point/area locations are relatively easy to learn. Both children and seniors have become proficient in the wonderful technique.

Reflexology possibly originated in China some 5000 years ago. It could be called an art but it is more than that. As a medical science it is expanding and many clinical studies have been conducted. Many of these were in Denmark where reflexology is widely accepted. Reflexology is a drugless therapy for many ailments and is a good diagnostic tool.
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The diathesis III is also known as the dystonic or Neurotically stressing that includes people who feel as if I had suddenly aged. It occurs in middle-aged people with circulatory problems, hormonal imbalances and discouragement.

Unlike the diathesis 1 and 2, the diathesis 3 is not constitutional but often tend to be people in general feel like they have suddenly grown old and their quality of life has worsened.

Psycho-emotional characteristics of people with bleeding III

• Often people are not too old (40 to 50) feel they are losing their memory by leaps and bounds.
• They may appear periods of anxiety, discouragement, or anxiety hiperemotividad as the person begins to feel “bigger.” When these cases and are chronic (regular) usually indicates that they evolved to the diathesis 4 or Copper-Gold-Silver. They are usually people who previously was optimistic and very vital. They have often evolved as diathesis 1. These are people who previously felt generally much better as the day progressed and were more active. Now that recovery is not as fast as before.
• The quality of sleep can also worsen and we find that the patient may begin to have insomnia, waking up at midnight or too early.

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Is there a perfect therapy? Actually, for each person, the perfect therapy will be one that has helped him solve the problem that afflicted him. The perfect therapy for me may not be for another person, each must seek his perfect therapy.

The “market” of alternative therapies is really brimming with a thousand and a perfect therapy.
From the oldest and Traditional Chinese Medicine or Ayurveda to the newest and the Alexander Method or Biodanza.
Each speaks of the wonders you can do about our health and our physical and emotional balance.

What to choose? Is there any therapy that we consider perfect?
As the wise saying “there is only one medicine, that cures“.
So that to us has worked like a charm does not work in another.
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If you look carefully at the chemical compounds that bind uric acid, we see that there are two key elements in building body, nucleic acids, “kids with character, and proteins,” tough guy “. You put the ideas and the other puts the bricks! vis to lo vis to no doubt that we are talking heads, and you know what happens to them, are often impatient, uncompromising and inflexible.

So when the work accumulates (uric acid) and staffing is inadequate (kidney), the jam is ready. Then the system cries Every Man for Himself!, While it gets rid of excess run and hide, as it were, under the carpet, which is nothing but the shadow organ or more resonant space of the patient in question.
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The natural treatment goal is to help the kidney excretory function and reorganization of the ill person’s diet. It should also avoid constipation.

Fasting
We begin with a fast and semi-fast 1-week water-based or fruit juice diluted with water (apple, lemon, orange, carrot) Much attention at the entrance / exit of the fast, which should be gradual. To be continued a raw diet for 15 days and a vegetarian diet for 1 year or year and a half, depending on the severity of each case.

Food or diet for uric acid or hyperuricemia
Vegetarian diet rich in vegetables, fruits, seaweed, whole grains and some non-oily fish (once or twice a week) are ideal for uric acid. Be discarded meat, fats, alcohol and snuff. No abuse of soy products (milk, tofu, etc.). Very desirable leeks, cooked and uncooked, orange juice, lemon, carrot and apple. The first 5 days and not eating bread or seeds. Add the grains after 20 days. Incorporate fish at 30 or 40 days.
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Uric acid or hyperuricemia much worse our quality of life and that’s why people are increasingly opting for natural remedies. Plants such as horsetail and nettle help us combat green uric acid or hyperuricemia.

Uric acid is a chemical compound final product of purine metabolism and nucleic acids. Circulates in the blood, partly free and partly combined with plasma proteins. It is eliminated through the kidney filtration rate of about 700 mg. day may vary considerably depending on diet. Some very efficient metabolisms increase the formation of uric acid, thereby increasing its concentration in blood, with the danger that rush into the tissues in the form of urate crystals, what happens when you exceed your limit. This situation is called hyperuricemia.
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