When the term “diabetes” is mentioned, the reflex is to think of being overweight, obese and poor nutrition. It is true that this pathology affects a population often overweight, but not only. Type 2 diabetes, a veritable insidious disease, represents a major public health issue with almost 80% of Health Insurance expenditure devoted to the complications of the disease. Current allopathy only allows a slowdown in the progression of diabetes. And after a few years, the drug molecules lose their effectiveness: we then witness a therapeutic escalation towards insulin therapy.The alternative with the hope of a possible remission (even cure) is currently focusing on the primary cause: overweight, with prevention…
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Foods That Boost Immunity
Going through winter without catching a cold or, more seriously, the flu, involves having a healthy lifestyle and consuming foods that strengthen immunity. What are they ? The kiwi In the category of fruits rich in vitamin C, the kiwi is on the podium! A single kiwi fruit covers the daily needs of the body for this precious vitamin, which increases the absorption of iron. And there are French kiwis! This avoids buying fruit that has traveled … The grenade This fruit is full of antioxidant compounds (tannins, anthocyanins …), and is recognized for its antibacterial and antiviral properties. Studies have shown its protective effects on the heart and the…
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Aloe vera, a natural treasure!
Known for centuries for its medicinal properties, aloe vera is now used in the composition of many cosmetic products. This plant generates two different substances but both very interesting: latex and gel. Insights on the uses of these amazing products! Aloe vera: a plant from warm regionsGrowing on arid soils, in the tropics and in all hot regions, we find this Aloeacea plant around the Mediterranean in particular. It is distinguished by its yellow ( Aloe Barbadensis Miller ) or red ( Aloe ferox Miller ) flowers , depending on the variety. Belonging to the Liliaceae family (like garlic or onion), aloe vera. From the outer layer of the leaves…
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Trace Elements: A Balanced Diet Is Enough to Meet the Needs of the Body
Iron, zinc, iodine, manganese … So many essential nutrients, but which should not be abused. A balanced diet is often more effective than food supplements. Oligos, in Greek, means “small” or “not abundant”: in the body, trace elements are present in infinitesimal quantities, but they are nonetheless essential for its proper functioning. Some participate in enzymatic reactions, others interfere with hormones, help the body to defend itself… This is why deficiencies in trace elements – but also, conversely, excess – can weaken us, even make us sick. Very rare deficienciesIn our developed countries, real deficiencies are rare. However, one can be exposed to a more or less significant deficit in…
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Treating Desertification by Alcohol, a Dangerous Cautery on a Wooden Leg
The government’s decision to encourage the opening of bars in the countryside will have disastrous health consequences, alert addictologists *. On February 21, during the Interministerial Committee on Rurality in Girancourt, in the Vosges, the Prime Minister declared, with a glass of wine in hand, that to revitalize the small towns of less than 3,500 inhabitants affected by desertification and decline economical, he was going to distribute free License IV to open bars. The announcement obviously cannot be analyzed out of context and smells of clientelism, a month before the first round of municipal elections. But regardless of the context, the logic of this decision can only worry about the…
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The prevention and care of sexually transmitted diseases
The prevention and care of sexually transmitted diseases is an intervention that improves the health status of the population and prevents transmission of HIV. UNAIDS and WHO therefore recommend that the highest priority be given to the development of programs conducted directly for this purpose. The purpose is to indicate what the policies and principles are prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (MST), in order to help officials from the Ministries of Health who have develop and implement programs to combat MST. Although the purpose of the document is not to give a description detailed activities which can be used in the implementation of the programs, certain aspects have…
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Medication Can Help Quit Smoking
An American study compared the effectiveness and possible side effects of several drugs to help smokers fight the feeling of withdrawal. The “Tobacco Free Month” operation ends. If you have not managed to quit your last cigarette in these 30 days, do not hesitate to ask for the help of your doctor, a nurse, a midwife or a pharmacist. Because, as Dr. Ivan Berlin, secretary-general of the French Society of Tobaccoology recalls: “Without help, only 5% of smokers manage to quit.” All former smokers know this: tobacco is a hard drug that is not easily gotten rid of. “Smokers are victims of addiction. Not knowing how to stop is not…
