Category: Thoughts & Opinions
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Low Cholesterol = Increased Risk of Pneumonia Mortality
World Health Organization data consistently ranks pneumonia between 3rd and 5th among the leading global causes of death, with pneumonia mortality in the elderly, over 70 years of age, accounting for 96% of these deaths !!! A recent cohort study published on January 30, 2026 in MDPI, titled Combining Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index with Total…
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Payments by drug and medical device manufacturers to us peer reviewers of major medical journals
It is not officially known that payments from drug and medical device manufacturers to peer reviewers of major medical journals, who are doctors, are NOT transparent. Pharmaceutical companies want profit and will get it even if they have to promote a product that is not adequately tested with appropriate research for the safety of the…
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Answers to Your Questions
Good health is the result of a combination of physical, mental and social factors, such as a balanced diet, regular movement and exercise, quality sleep, stress management, the prevention we receive (annual blood tests, washing hands before any meal, etc.), the habits we have in our lives, the environment we live in, our relationship with…
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Solutions for Childhood Obesity
Obesity is the excessive accumulation of body fat, beyond normal limits. It is mainly caused by an imbalance between caloric intake and burning (sedentary life, poor diet), but is also influenced by genetic, hormonal and psychological factors. Childhood obesity is the result of various factors such as diet, lifestyle, age, gender and heredity. Children who…
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Epigenetics
Epigenetics is a field of genetics that studies the effect of an organism’s environment on its genome (activation and/or deactivation of genes) and the way in which external factors influence its development and behavior. Such factors can be, nutrition, exercise, toxic loads, mood, etc. Epigenetics, like genetic information, is inherited, but unlike genetic information, it…
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Speed Race – Priorities – Targets
Speed Race A balanced weight loss diet is a way of eating that takes into account our habits and with proper calorie management we have as a result a reduction in our weight. Rapid weight loss is not healthy and can cause problems such as weakness (due to a simultaneous reduction in muscle mass), negative…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET VII – Barley
Barley is by nature cold, moist and drying, but it has a certain laxative property from the juice of the straw. This is proven, if we want to boil unhusked barley: its decoction is a strong laxative. However, if it is husked, it becomes rather refreshing and astringent. When it is roasted, its moisture and…
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Always having an excuse…but is it the truth?
We will often face situations in our lives that exceed our ability to adapt. Events such as a breakup, financial disaster, family conflicts, an illness, can disorganize us. Such changes in our lives that disrupt our daily lives can lead to feelings of insecurity and anxiety. If, with proper discernment, we do not try to…
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Psychology of Dieting
If a weight loss diet is necessary for health reasons or for greater well-being and beauty with the aim of reducing excess body weight and restoring it to its ideal levels, in addition to the benefits it provides to health, it also helps psychology by increasing self-confidence that comes from discipline in the nutritional program…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET VI – Constipation and Obstructive Ileus
In the case of dry stools that cause burning, the mouth becomes dry and later takes on a bitter taste, retention of feces and urine occurs. For when the intestine loses its moisture, it swells around the feces and blocks the outlets, causing pain, fever and whatever one drinks or eats, it expels it with…
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