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What is echinacea and what can it do for you?

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What is echinacea and what can it do for you?

Cold season is here, and this usually goes hand in hand with temporary fatigue, lowered defenses and greater exposure to microorganisms. If this worries you, don't worry: echinacea is here to help you out. Surely you have heard of it, but perhaps you do not know what it can do for you, so we want to explain what it is and its multiple benefits. What is echinacea and what can it do for you? It is a herbaceous plant native to North America, from the Asteraceae family, whose receptacle is thorny (hence its name). With straight, thick, hairy stems and...

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Food Recommendations for Menopause

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Food Recommendations for Menopause

If you are entering menopause or you are already in that stage of life, you will know that food plays an important role in controlling your symptoms (amenorrhea, hot flashes, sleep disorders, dry mucous membranes/skin, emotional ups and downs, nails and weak hair, bone deterioration and changes in body composition) and in adapting to the new needs of the organism. That's why today we give you these food recommendations for menopause.     Broadly speaking, it is advisable to increase the consumption of foods of vegetable origin due to their contribution of phytoestrogens (which are components of vegetables similar to...

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Differences between Osteoarthritis and Arthritis

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Differences between Osteoarthritis and Arthritis

It is very common for us to confuse the terms "osteoarthritis" and "arthritis", due to their similar phonetics and because both terms refer to joint problems. Therefore, today we are going to help you differentiate them: Osteoarthritis consists of the wear and tear of the articular cartilage, which causes practically direct friction between the bones, especially in the hands, knees, hips, and cervical/lumbar spine. It causes pain, creaking, deformity and stiffness when performing even daily movements, since cartilage is an essential shock absorber for the proper functioning of the joint. Said wear is associated in part with aging, but also...

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Move and fight sedentary lifestyle!

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Move and fight sedentary lifestyle!

On many occasions, we are so hooked on screens that we neglect to move enough, something essential for health. Therefore, if you want to take care of yourself, move and fight a sedentary lifestyle! It is a fact that practicing moderate physical activity at least 3 times a week, as well as an active daily life, favors the maintenance of our general health and intestinal motility. It even improves flexibility and bone quality, reducing the risk of fractures, injuries and some discomfort in the back, knees, contractures... Combined with the daily intake of Collagen with Magnesium (in the texture and...

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Tips to Adapt to Wintertime

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Tips to Adapt to Wintertime

The time change is approaching, the day when our clocks will go back one hour during the early hours. This may worry you because it is usually associated with tiredness, poor performance, anxiety, sleep disturbances, mood and even appetite. That is why we are going to give you some tips to adapt to the winter schedule and to prepare yourself during these weeks and thus be able to cope with it in the best way when it happens, without it giving you "headaches". Why does the time change affect us? A time change of 1 to 3 hours causes a...

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