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The Importance Of Iron and Calcium To Our Body
We have said on other occasions, the importance that involve essential minerals in the body such as iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium, which are essential for it to work properly.
In the case of iron when we are faced with a lack of red blood cells, insufficient levels of hemoglobin and therefore low iron stores, we are in the presence of anemia, which usually affects mostly women, but within we feed milk and its derivatives has lots of vitamin B12, a true ally when developing red blood cells, and it also has vitamin B6, or “pyridoxine” which is necessary for the production of hemoglobin.
Also as we all know the dairy and its derivatives are excellent sources of calcium, and this especially helps women prevent osteoporosis, a disease that attacks the bones, damaged, and should take precautions factors risk, especially those older women who have a family history of osteoporosis, being in postmenopausal phase, their low levels of testosterone, lead a sedentary lifestyle, smoking.
In these cases the presence of food as those named above, are essential for healthy living and preventing anemia both decalcification and osteoporosis.
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Tips for Preventing Bone Lesions and Hip Fracture
While preventing such injury is not very easy, especially because it occurs under certain conditions and often in people with osteoporosis, and a deficit in the amount of bone mass, there are some recommendations that we leave to have into account, and thus able to avoid them.
Exercise is essential in all stages of life, as through the same keep your bones healthy and strong.
Do not drink, this is not saying we can not occasionally drink a toast with a glass of alcohol, we mean that it is not necessary to drink over it.
Avoid smoking, not only to prevent bone loss, but also to maintain healthy lungs and heart.
Eat dairy foods rich in vitamin D, many fruits and vegetables.
Visit at least once a year to the ophthalmologist, and try to keep your home and perform a safe area, thus avoiding bumping into objects, cables or mats.
The exercises you perform, shall bear the whole weight of his body, including walking, jogging, biking and so on.
Do not forget to take prescribed medication, in the case that it has been given to prevent bone loss.
Attend doctor regularly and avoid using slippery-soled shoes.
Cured with Biznaga
The value of this plant called biznaga over the years is reflected in many popular sayings that praise its great healing properties, although in Egypt was the plant of choice in the treatment of kidney stones and in the Middle Ages, was considered a remedy that cures everything.
For example, for menstrual pain biznaga infusion is used to great effect in the treatment of uterine spasms, being a very useful remedy in case of periods that cause pain.
Also biznaga infusion, mixed with equal parts damiana, cinnamon and mint, is a formula often used to increase sexual libido. It has diuretic and soothing and antispasmodic, but its decision must be avoided in case of pregnancy and during lactation.
Due to its antispasmodic and calming infusion of barrel cactus, especially when supplemented with a carminative plant, such as fennel, anise or licorice, calms upset bowel movements experienced by people suffering from gas, the syndrome irritable bowel.
It is an infallible remedy against asthma, but are very sharp if not always relief, but the barrel cactus is a great help in preventing asthma attacks. In fact, an asthma drug widely used in conventional medicine uses a chemical derivative called Quelina. To relax and dilate the bronchi, therefore, the infusion of this plant is also indicated in case of bronchitis or pulmonary emphysema.
As a curious note that once, barrel cactus seeds were used as makeshift toothpick or better known as chopsticks. In Arab cuisine culinary use it as seasoning. Its slightly spicy taste, reminiscent of cardamom.