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In which foods can you find them? If you want to strengthen your immune system and your overall health, start by filling your plate of food rich in vitamin E, vitamin C and beta-carotene, which are the main sources of antioxidants:

- Foods rich in vitamin E: carrots, broccoli, papaya, mango, spinach, peppers (bell peppers, red peppers), squash
- Foods rich in Vitamin C: orange, grapefruit, kiwi, tomatoes, sweet potatoes (yams), broccoli, strawberries
- Foods rich in beta-carotene: apricots (apricot), asparagus, melons, beets (beet), maize, melons, sweet potatoes (yams), peaches, carrots Read the rest of this entry »

Perhaps you’ve already crossed more than once with the word “antioxidants” when you’re reading about nutrition and healthy diet. But it’s no secret that many people do not know for sure the meaning of this word. Here are the antioxidant story, why they are important to health and which foods you can find.

When we talk about good nutrition, it is common to talk about the health benefits of antioxidants for health. Based on this, the doctors always recommend that you take a diet rich in foods containing antioxidants. Many people, however, do not know for sure what these substances and what role. Sometimes because of embarrassment or simply do not ask is so named because it is assumed that they are good and no one is interested in learning more about them. Read the rest of this entry »

Surely you know that saying which states that “the richer the food prepared by mom” and possibly also remember what was your favorite dish. But now your turn to make your children will be mouth-watering what you prepare them. So we propose a new challenge: make your meals are not only the richest but also the healthiest. Here are eleven recommendations to make it.

Who said it should be greasy tasty or healthy meals require much time for preparation? Make your dishes are not only delicious but also healthy is not a mission impossible.

Did you know that making some simple changes in how you cook it is possible to cut calories, fats and other properties that may affect health? That is, in many cases will not need to modify what you eat but how to prepare it. Nor are required to spend much money on special products, the secret is in how to cook. Read the rest of this entry »

You know the advice: To lose weight, you eat less. But wait! Not always so. Perhaps the key is to eat more of certain foods: for example, pureed vegetables and the cayenne pepper. Just as you hear it: a little more spice and vegetables in your diet can mean a few pounds/kilos less.

For diets are effective and durable is important to change eating habits, which can be difficult. However, sometimes a matter of adding new flavors and open to new ideas that can fill your table colors and be equally palatable.

Some recent research suggests an alternative tasty, spicy and nutritious that lets you eat more and eat fewer calories. How? Adding to your diet pureed vegetables or some spices such as cayenne or called cayenne, cayenne or chili powder piquin or chili powder or ground (depending on the area in which you are). Read the rest of this entry »

Treatment

Without treatment to treat Giardia infection, infection is likely to eventually go alone. However, the treatment is useful for anyone who has symptoms and can also help when no symptoms because it can prevent the spread of infection to others. This is especially true for children and people who prepare or serve food.

Can be used multiple medicines to treat Giardia infection, including metronidazole (Flagyl), tinidazole (Tindamax), quinacrine hydrochloride (mepacrine), albendazole (Albenza), furazolidone (Furoxone), nitazoxanide (Alinia) and bacitracin. Read the rest of this entry »

There is no vaccine to prevent giardiasis and medication is not recommended to prevent infection. The best way to prevent it is to continue to travel right habits and follow proper sanitary measures.

Travelers should be especially careful to avoid eating contaminated food and water. It is safer to eat peeled or cooked products, cooking food destroys parasites and cysts. Read the rest of this entry »

Diagnosis

Your doctor will ask about your medical history, if I could have had contact with contaminated water during camping or hiking, and if your water is from wells. If the patient is a child attending day care, the doctor will ask about any recent diarrhea outbreak in the nursery and also review the patient’s symptoms.

Finally, the diagnosis is made by analyzing fecal matter in search of Giardia antigen, a protein produced by the parasites of G. lamblia, or by identifying cysts of G. lamblia or parasites in stool samples. Read the rest of this entry »

Up to two thirds of people infected with the organism does not have any symptoms. When symptoms occur, they can occur suddenly and be obvious or may worsen slowly. Symptoms usually begin one to three weeks after exposure and include:

* Watery diarrhea
* Abdominal cramps
* Inflammation (swelling)
* Nausea with or without vomiting
* Gas (flatulence)
* Floating stools and often smelly
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Giardiasis is an intestinal illness caused by infection with the parasite Giardia lamblia, who lives in contaminated water. Although the disease occurs more often in developing countries, giardiasis is also a frequent cause of diseases by water pollution in the United States. A person can be infected with Giardia and not realize it until the infection is diagnosed and treated.

In developing regions, it is common that 20% of the population of these countries have ongoing Giardia infections. In the U.S., only 1 or 2 in 10,000 people have Giardia in a year, but the infection is in about 1 in 3 people who have prolonged diarrhea symptoms if they have recently traveled to a developing country. Read the rest of this entry »

Diabetes and insulin resistance

Heart attacks heart represent 60% and stroke by 25% of deaths in people with diabetes. A 1998 study reported that patients with type 2 diabetes and no history of heart disease have the same risk of a heart attack at age seven than non-diabetics with heart disease.

Insulin resistance in the long run, even without type 2 diabetes, appears to have significant harmful effects on the heart. This condition occurs when insulin levels are normal to high, but the body is unable to use insulin to regulate blood sugar metabolism and keep it for energy. In such cases, the body compensates for this by increasing insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia), which in turn increases triglycerides and lowers HDL cholesterol. Normally, insulin stimulates the release of two substances, endothelin and nitric oxide, which are important to keep open the arteries elastic. Insulin resistance can cause an imbalance in these substances. [For more information, see chapter egalenia encyclopedia on Diabetes: Type I and Diabetes: Type II]. Read the rest of this entry »