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More health, Less pollution 2
6. With only reduce meat consumption by 10% can greatly reduce the environmental damage
7. The only reason we can consume as much meat is because prices are relatively low. Are low for the inhumane treatment of farm animals. We could fill pages describing the atrocities committed for meat at low prices. People avoid seeing the pictures of the breeding of animals and read about how millions of chicks are thrown away to die slowly from hunger and bitten by ants and rats because they have high commercial value.
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More health, less pollution 1
You know your grandparents or great depending on your age do not eat meat every day. Neither were vegetarians. Eating less meat can be healthier, live longer and avoid destroying the planet.
Reasons not to eat less meat
First let’s clear we’re not talking about becoming a vegetarian but lower meat consumption.
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As lower cholesterol
To regulate cholesterol is required to raise the good cholesterol and lowering bad. Not all fats we eat are bad, but some of them is lowering bad cholesterol.
Good fats
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are the best option as they help lower bad cholesterol levels while maintaining good cholesterol levels. Some foods containing these fats are peanut oil, olive oil, canola oil and nuts. Other recommended fats are avocados and flaxseed, chia seeds and others.
Fats that raise cholesterol
All animal fat and hydrogenated fats like butter and margarine (there are not hydrogenated and is indicated on the package).
Almost all fried foods have trans fats as well as most pre-prepared meals. Panaderilla bread and butter tends to have almost all fast food.
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Increasing the height
I want to be higher. Is there any way to grow I am 25 years old?
According to most experts women stop growing once we reach 21 years of age. This is the current medical opinion.
Our stature is largely a product of our genes but also of our environment. If we grow or not the maximum height in our genes is affected by our diet, exercise, posture, stress and sleeping enough and others.
This is why people in most countries are now higher than their ancestors.
Our body has hormones that determine growth. In a few cases there may be deficiency of these hormones.A doctor may order a blood test to measure these hormones if deficient can prescribe. In most people this is not the case.
Some methods of growth
The following methods are some of the most used. These methods are not accepted by most doctors because it can cause serious damage to health:
Natural Deodorants
Deodorants and antiperspirants are products we use every day. We use them to control perspiration and odor usually in the armpits. The underarm skin is sensitive and can easily become irritated or dirty
The challenge in selecting a deodorant is not to irritate the skin and prevent odor. These are some points to consider:
Ideas to relax
All people have stress and it is impossible to eliminate but can be controlled without having to go to a monastery. Here are some easy techniques
Breathe deeply. If you feel stress, take a moment and breathe slowly and deeply. Repeat several times and notice how your palpitations become slower and you feel more calm.
Addicted to the sweetness: the sugar is addictive
Have you ever felt the urge to eat something sweet? Have you ever felt the urge to eat a cucumber or other vegetable? We all know that snuff and caffeine can be addictive but sugar can be addictive? Can you lose weight eating sugar?
Most of the people we love are sweet foods and desserts, sweets, bread, soda or anything that has or will become sugar. At the beginning of last century people consumed 5 pounds (2.2 kilos) of sugar annually in USA Today the average person consumes 104 to 156 pounds (47 to 71 kilo). This is because the sugar found in many products on the market or whether we eat it without noticing.
There is controversy about whether the sugar is addictive or not, but what is indisputable is that healthy eating excess sugar. Glucose is the energy of our brain to give more than necessary is like an overdose.
If you go overboard with the drinks
Solutions for Dry, hangover, rubber etc. And dehydration caused by alcohol poisoning has many names but nobody likes. Some tips to prevent and alleviate
Prevents dry
- Try to drink water if you’re drinking. Alcohol dehydrates and because of this feeling of dryness and fatigue the next day. Take a glass of water for every glass of alcohol.
- Eat. Try to eat before you start taking this causes the body to resist the rapid absorption of intoxicating alcohol.
- Choose beverages carefully. Usually dark drinks and better quality produce fewer unwanted side effects, the reverse is also true the clearest and cheaper but you will produce intoxication. The champagne and red wine are cheap but unwanted effects than other liquors. Cocktails sweets or sweet drinks tend to give less dry.
Cures for dry, dry or rubber (for alcohol poisoning and dehydration) If you pass you hand, you can:
- Try to drink water, hydrated water and make you urinate more frequently and cleanse the body
- Avoid drinking coffee because it will cause more dehydration
If you have a headache the day after taking aspirin or similar - Try to take vitamin C or orange juice
- Take soft without much fat soups like chicken broth
- Eat foods rich in fiber and a little sugar and butter or toast with honey or sugar with water or citrus juice.
- How to eggs or chicken protein to give you energy
- Put cold compresses on the head and eyes
- sleep to recover from the sleepless
Because stretch marks go
Sretch marks come mainly when the skin is stretched to gain weight, either by growth (for girls during development), pregnancy, increases in weight or when the muscles grow as in the case of bodybuilders. Rarely can go also when rapid weight loss and the use of certain medications such as steroids. You can read more in this article: stretch marks
Avoiding stretch marks
Although there is no hundred percent sure way to prevent stretch marks there are several recommendations that reduce the risk of developing them. Special care must be taken during pregnancy and growth periods. These are some recommendations:
weight under control
Limit weight gain to no more than 25 to 35 pounds. Nobody wants to get fat but this is another reason to avoid weight gain on all of a sudden. If the skin is stretched progressively less chance of developing stretch marks.
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Tender care for younger
The fragility of the baby awakens in us adults, a great protective instinct. Being a mother or father, makes you want the best for your child. That’s why I surround care and caresses to grow healthy and happy.
From Alcon would like to contribute to the health of your baby with some recommendations on ocular health which we hope you find useful. Because we want to help take care of the eyes you love.
Eyes: A special care
In the daily care of your baby, the eyes are a very important part of their particular sensitivity. Therefore require aseptic and safe hygiene.
In the early years of his life, children produce much more mucus than adults, both nose and respiratory system and eyes. Thus, it is common even in the absence of conjunctivitis, some more bleary wake up in the same way in the same way we found other dried mucus in the nostrils.
In these cases it is advisable to clean the eyelids with sterile wipes can also be useful for the delicate skin of the nose. So get a correct eye and nasal cleansing for your child.
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