Healthy eating, healthy living
Keeping the cholesterol level within normal values is essential when it comes to enjoying enviable health. A good diet is key to preventing the so-called bad cholesterol from being much higher than normal. Vegetables are one of those foods that cannot be missing from your daily diet, since their nutritional value is undeniable and ...
Read moreCholesterol neither hurts nor is noticeable. More than 50% of the adult population in Spain have high cholesterol, but do not know it or do nothing to reduce it. Cholesterol is a fatty substance that, in normal amounts, is necessary for the proper functioning of the body and is transported in the blood. There ...
Read moreWhen we spend our years of youth and enter the stage of maturity, one of the elements of our health that begins to concern us with greater intensity results in the presence of cholesterol. It should be clarified that there are two types, one good and the other bad. On the one hand, ...
Read moreSofía P., from Guadalajara, wrote to us commenting on what her mother said about avocados: “My mother always told me that avocados are good for the heart. Is it true that this fruit helps prevent cardiovascular diseases? The truth is that I can’t stand it.” Good advice from your mother. Avocado provides antioxidants ...
Read moreWhen you perform blood tests, you always look for the asterisk in those parameters that may have abnormal levels. And it is normal that your heart sinks if one of those is cholesterol, a fat that the body needs to function correctly and perfectly. Hence, it is favorable to have the so-called ...
Read moreCholesterol is a sticky substance produced by the liver and contained in some foods. It is needed to make vitamin D and some hormones, build cell membranes, and create bile salts that help digest fat. In fact, your liver produces about 1,000 milligrams (1 gram) of cholesterol a day, enough that you won’t have ...
Read moreWe know that food is one of the main bases for maintaining good health. However, it is common that this is not taken into account and people choose to eat something very tasty but not healthy on the street. This can be considered serious as it can lead to health problems such as high cholesterol, ...
Read moreAs much as we take care of ourselves and lead a healthy lifestyle, cholesterol sometimes arrives without warning. And when we see it in our tests or the doctor gives us the dreaded news, the only thing we can do is get down to work to reduce it. There are no excuses. Do you have ...
Read moreLactose intolerance occurs when not enough of the enzyme lactase is produced in the small intestine . This element helps the body to assimilate food well. It is a problem that can occur from the first months of life; in fact, there are premature babies who have lactose intolerance. On the contrary, according to an article published in Medline Plus, children ...
Read moreWe associate the consumption of both milk and its derivatives as basic complements in any self-respecting food routine. However, it is very common for many women, especially during childhood, to develop a series of adverse reactions to the intake of these products. These anomalies can be due to both an intolerance and an allergy, so we ...
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