Autumn does not necessarily mean a bad mood



In nature there is no bad weather! It sounds trite, but true. In the fall can also find occasion to maintain good mood: Due to the abundance of fruits and vegetables, the color on the trees.
Wet weather this season, home moisture may cause the appearance of mold.

Therefore, review any part of your home to determine the cause of the mold and embark on its destruction. In terms of the moisture it multiplies much faster and can provoke quite diseases - allergic reactions, diseases of the respiratory organs, eyes and skin and even depression.

Studies show that people who live and work in wet areas, most often impair sleep and appetite, increased fatigue and the development of depression.

The conclusion is simple: bad mood, depression and many diseases will visit your home if it is clean and cozy.

Not sitting upright!


In this position the pressure on the spine is greatest, say scientists.

Prolonged sitting upright is most inappropriate for the body because it can quickly provoke pain, Canadian researchers reported.

They have observed healthy people sitting in different poses - lean forward with your back straight, gently sloping back and resting on the back of the chair back and found that the most dangerous back is bent forward posture with the body in which the backbone faces.

"The less stress on the spine does position in a reclining position with a deviation of the body back to 135 degrees. This situation is closest to utterly relaxed state when he lies, "advised Canadian scientists quoted by the BBC.

Moles - the weakest points of the skin



Do not panic! However, not every mole is a potential melanoma.

Moles are the weak points of the skin that are most susceptible to a number of harmful effects. Often people refer to them too lightly, but unfortunately sometimes even a very ordinary mole could be melanoma. But there is no place for unnecessary panic.
Imunozavisimoto disease melanoma goes through five stages, which lasted from 5 to 50 years. Signs of degeneration of moles are:
• abrupt change in pigmentation black or reduce the color density,
• scaling or inflammation around the mole,
• increasing the size and density,
• cracks
• bleeding.
In certain doubts everyone should seek the assistance of a specialist - onkodermatolog.
Greater probability of the occurrence of melanoma exist in people with light skin and eyes that burn easily in the sun, people who have more than 20-30 moles, those who have inherited melanoma in inbred lines, but also in residents too hot climate.

Nutrition and importance of so-called. functional foods



Not every processed food is bad food!

Functional foods are new and promising direction in the food industry. Its aim is to improve people's health and prevention of common diseases. Functional products help to increase physical endurance, improve digestion and regulate appetite.
Above all, these are foods fortified with dietary fiber, bifidobacteria and lactobacteria, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. They include also special foods for athletes, dietetic products for patients and a significant proportion of biologically active additives.
Nutritionists have long argued that food enriched with etc. bifidobacteria is particularly valuable for health. They are needed by the body to fight harmful microorganisms - "War", which leads the human body from birth to death.
And crying baby and child because of complaints of stomach pain can be caused by a weakening of the beneficial microflora. Poor health of the elderly are also often associated with lack of bifidobacteria.
Functional foods are good for healthy people - prophylactic purposes, but are especially important in the treatment of disbakteriozata called by experts "scourge" of our time, in which grade dinner often replaced by "fast food" - chips, hot dog , sandwiches, etc.
Products with a "live" bacteria improve the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, helping in diseases of the liver and pancreas, allergies, immune system disorders. Some of them are of great importance in cancer when patients undergo chemotherapy course and radiation therapy and natural intestinal microflora died.

Cool temperature in the bedroom improves sleep quality



Cool temperature in the bedroom improves sleep quality


On the dream of many factors influence a person - as even distribution of the day, favorable environment, proper nutrition. Some help to sleep a glass of warm milk, other - a contrast shower before bedtime.
But there is another circumstance, which for many is determining whether you sleep well or not - properly selected temperature in the room. Therefore, experts advise before trying hypnotics or vice versa - to get rid of sleepiness in the morning, change the atmosphere in the room where you sleep.
Results of a new study show that for most people the optimum temperature for healthy sleep is quite cool - 15020 degrees Celsius. This can be explained by the fact that at a temperature in the room decreases, and the temperature of the body, which in turn makes it easier to sleep and quality of sleep. If the degrees are too many or lower than the range, it creates anxiety, which often leads to insomnia.
Particularly important is properly chosen temperature in the presence of chronic insomnia. People suffering from it, as a rule, have a higher temperature than the other before bedtime. This is due to the desire of the body to restore its optimal temperature, which leads to hyperexcitability and not allowed to sleep.
In people who are plagued by insomnia, by lowering the body temperature is an increase in temperature of hands and feet, as the blood vessels dilate and the body radiates heat literally. So those who experience anxiety during sleep experts recommend to sleep in a cool room with electric cushion underfoot.

Propolis - medicine, but not for everyone



Propolis - medicine, but not for everyone

Many component composition of propolis can lead to allergy. This show summary data on the properties of the product of bees, which contains more than 300 components, AMI-TASS reported.
According to them, regardless of its healing properties (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, analgesic), propolis is very allergenic. In 2002, an allergy to it was reported in 16% of Europeans.
The main allergens of propolis are derivatives of caffeine acid (ie. Kofeati), salicylic acid and grains of pollen. Upon contact with skin, they can cause contact dermatitis, and in addition the food - stomatitis and erosion of the buccal cavity.
Increased sensitivity to propolis is most often seen in people who are allergic to the bites of bees or a general predisposition to allergies.