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HEALTH & LIFE

“The health is life”

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Changing some daily habits can mean the difference between healthy andsick. Having good health is crucial for living a happy and pleasant. Beinghealthy means that our body is functioning normally and that there isnothing out of balance Being healthy is also a mind balanced and in harmonywith the body. Many times the speed of the life we lead, we forget thathealth is a treasure, value only when we get sick.

Healthy habits are in large part, determine that you have good health. Andwhen I mean habits, I mean precisely what you do every day:

Sleeping

Eating

Stay hydrated

Exercise

Bathing

Sun protection

The successful development of these habits will surely help you to have alonger life and healthier. Let's make a tour of these tips for good health.

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The term health food is generally used to describe foods that areconsidered to be beneficial to health, beyond a normal healthydiet required for human nutrition. However, the term is not preciselydefined by national regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration.

"Health food" is sometimes used as an umbrella term encompassing naturalfoods, organic foods, whole foods, and sometimes dietary supplements.Such products are sold inhealth food stores or in the health/organicsections of supermarkets. "Health food" may also refer to functional food:foods for which a specific claim of health benefits is made, such as thatconsumption of the food may prevent disease. Additionally, "health food" issometimes used in contrast with "junk food", which may be high in caloriesbut has little other nutritional value.

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Jack LaLanne and Robert Bootzin known as"Gypsy Boots" were early promoters of healthfoods in the past century in America.

ALSO…

Eating fruits and vegetables in your diet for have a good health…

Your body enjoys eating different types of food healthy. How it:

Banana

Orange

Grapes

Papaya

Carrot

Different chickpea

Spinach

Strawberries

In short, we must consume different types of vegetables and fruits, butmore essential is drinking too much water for our body is even better.

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Exercise improves mental functioning, autonomy, memory, speed, "bodyimage" and the feel-good, there is stability in personality characterized byoptimism, euphoria and mental flexibility. Physical activity programs shouldprovide relaxation, strength, muscle strength and flexibility.

In the interaction of the body in space and time through the movement,many learning are constructed of man. This construction is done through aseries of educational experiences that are promoted through exploration,practice and internalization, structuring a so-called body schema In the VCongress of the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition has highlightedthe importance of sports activities for the physical, psychological andsocial. Furthermore, sport has a great influence on the prevention of manydiseases such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes.

An estimated 9 to 16 percent of deaths in developed countries can beattributed to a sedentary lifestyle. In the state of health of a person this

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is a key that is combined with other important determinants such asgenetic endowment, age, nutritional status, hygiene, health, stress andsnuff.

Benefits of Sports for Physical and Mental Health of Individuals:

On the heart:

Decreases resting heart rate, and when an effort is made, thequantity of blood ejected from the heart with each beat. In this waythe heart is greater efficiency "wasting" less energy to work.

It stimulates the circulation within the heart muscle by promotingthe "power" of the heart.

On the circulatory system:

Contributes to the reduction of blood pressure. Increases circulation to all muscles. Reduces the formation of clots in the arteries thereby

prevents the development of myocardial and cerebralthrombosis.

It acts on the endothelium, which is the layer of cells lininginside the arteries secreting substances critical to properoperation, improving their business and keeping it healthy and

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vigorous. All this for a direct action and through hormonesreleased by exercise.

Improves performance by preventing venous varices.

On the metabolism:

Increases ability to use oxygen that reaches the body throughthe circulation.

Increases the activity of muscle enzymes, elements that allowfor better muscle metabolism and therefore less need forcardiac work requirement.

Fat consumption increases during activity thus contributing toweight loss.

Works in reducing total cholesterol and LDL ("bad")cholesterol with increased HDL ("good").Improves glucosetolerance favoring the treatment of diabetes.

Increased secretion of various hormones work and contributeto the improvement of body functions.

Assists in maintaining a healthy sex life. Improves the immune response to infections or attacks of

various kinds. Strengthening of structures (bone, cartilage, ligaments,

tendons) and improving the function of the musculoskeletalsystem contribute effectively to the quality of life and degreeof independence especially among the elderly

.Decreases gastric symptoms and the risk of colon cancer

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About smoking:

Individuals who perform physical training leave smoking more easilyand there is an inverse relationship between physical exercise andsmoking.

On the psychological aspects:

Increases sense of well being and reduces mental stress.There is release of endorphins, the bodies own substanceswith similar chemical structure to morphine, which favor the"feel good" after exercise. Reduces the degree ofaggressiveness, anger, anxiety, anxiety and depression.

It decreases the feeling of fatigue. It gives you more energyand work capacity.

On the locomotor:

Increases muscle and joint elasticity. Increases strength and endurance of muscles. It prevents osteoporosis. It prevents muscle deterioration caused by years. Easy movement of daily life. Contributes to the greater independence of older people. Improves sleep.

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Prolonged stress, poor diets, sudden changes in temperature or causeenough sleep your body will suffer and go down our defenses.

There are signs, as pupae on the lips, tiredness more than usual, slow toheal wounds, muscle aches without physically inactive or fragile hair, whichreveal that our body's defenses are down. While the ideal would be toavoid, as far as possible, habits and situations that may weaken our body,proper nutrition can also help overcome hard times, it reinforces theimmune system that protects us from bacteria, viruses and otherpathogens.

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A balanced diet strengthens the immune system:

Apparently energy intake has an obvious influence on immune activity, bothexcess and deficiency of calories. Excessive energy intake may affect theimmune system's ability to fight infections, so that obesity is linked to anincreased incidence of infectious diseases. In addition, obese people aremore likely to develop cardiovascular diseases, in turn, are associated withimpaired immune function. But malnourished people at increased risk ofinfections, like those who follow slimming diets of less than 1,200 calories aday or other higher number of calories but unbalanced, since these dietscan decrease immune function.

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Reducing fat in the diet not only becomes crucial for weight control butalso for the optimal functioning of the immune system. It appears thathigh-fat diets reduce the immune response, increasing the risk ofinfections. Therefore, by reducing the fat content in the diet, increasedimmune activity. However, there is only a matter of quantity, source orquality of fat we put into our daily diet is also important. Appropriate toinclude in our diet oily fish, nuts, olive oil and sunflower or soybean orlinseed oil to ensure a balanced intake of different fats essential forhealth.

Regularly consume fermented milk products like yogurt or kefir--alsocontributes to enhance the immune defenses. In fact, studies show thatthose who regularly eat fermented milk also exhibit greater resistance tothe microorganisms that cause food poisoning, better immune status.

Finally, the maintenance conditions of the immune system requires a steadyintake of all vitamins and minerals. To do this, make sure to follow abalanced diet that includes variety of foods in adequate amounts.