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Why Marketing Claims for Infant Formula Should be Banned

In May of this year, the British Medical Journal published a wonderful “Health and nutrition claims for infant formula are poorly substantiated and potentially harmful”. Probably, many mothers, faced with the need to choose a formula for a child, were at a loss from the variety of infant formulas. What to choose? On one, for ..
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“Secrets” of Eggs

Eggs are an ideal food, and it is not for nothing that they are one of the first foods that are given to babies in complementary foods. Protein from it is absorbed by 98 percent, despite the fact that, for example, from mushrooms – only 20 percent. Do you want… build or maintain muscle mass ..
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Water and Health

Let’s try to clarify the information about water, since not everything is true. Water is the main medium for metabolism. Without it, metabolism is impossible; Without water, you will not lose weight and will not recover even from a common cold; The amount of water in the body is an indicator of youth; Water is ..
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Mixing Animal and Plant-based Proteins

Many people often ask about separate meals. So – the need for a mixed or balanced diet is simply and clearly explained by the need to balance the protein.No wonder the Greeks called it paramount, that is, the most important. When we mix animal and plant-based proteins in one bowl, we get all the essential ..
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Do Not Do This! Makeup removal mistakes

Applying a tone is half the battle, but let’s take a closer look at how to properly remove it from the face. Do not use ordinary soap for makeup removal, it is alkaline, and we need to achieve an acidic environment on the face in the pH range of 3-4, for narrowing the pores and ..
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Overeating from lack of sleep

People who sleep less than 7 hours a night, on average, overeat 385 kcal per day. This data was obtained by scientists from King’s College London in this study. The study participants obtained these calories mainly from chips and various biscuits, preferring fatty carbohydrate foods to protein ones. In general, this is a serious figure, ..
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The stronger the muscles, the weaker the depression

Does physical strength affect the likelihood and severity of depression?This issue was taken up by scientists from the University of Washington.They were inspired to do this study by the fact that women are diagnosed with depression about twice as often as men. This is a known fact, but not well understood. If we roughly compare ..
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Autonomic Nervous System on Intestine

The main part of the human nervous system is the central nervous system. It is represented by the brain and spinal cord. The central nervous system regulates the work of the internal organs of a person and ensures the coordination of their activities. Now we pass to the most interesting. Did you know that the ..
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Perineural invasion

Cancer cells can grow into the nerves of the gut and use them as pathways for metastasis. How does this happen? There are several types of perineural invasion when tumor cells: approach the outer layer of the nerve fiber without its sprouting penetrate the nerve grow into the intestinal wall along their own nerve plexuses ..
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White coating on the tongue. How dangerous?

White coating on the tongue is usually not a serious disease and is easily treated, but this is not a reason to give up on the problem and postpone a visit to the dentist until better times. In this post, we look into some of the causes of this condition. What causes white coating ? ..
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Dark Spots. What can You Do about Hyperpigmentation

Considering that now everyone has got out to bask in the sun, and most likely without sunscreen, the topic is more than relevant. Causes of dark spots: The most common cause of hyperpigmentation is a reaction to the sun, to ultraviolet radiation. Fortunately, it is also the most quickly removable. As a rule, it appears ..
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Hypertension: how to correctly diagnose?

Spoiler! Measure the pressure with a tonometer if: the numbers are above 140/90 mm Hg, then this may be it. But before you make a diagnosis, you need to know a few things about blood pressure. Pressure is a dynamic quantity, it constantly changes depending on the needs of the body. Those. if you sit ..
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