National Nursing Review : Nursing Study Resources & Health Tips

We all like chocolate, may be the black semi-sweet, milk or white is always welcome. Well, now there is one more reason to eat it by consciousness. Recent research, published in the journal BMC Medicine, have concluded that eating black chocolate helps reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension.

In reaching this conclusion, the researchers conducted a combination of the result obtained in 15 studies on the effects caused by the flavonoids on blood pressure and is the dilatation of blood vessels.

It should be noted that the study refers to the dark chocolate, one that has a high cocoa content and has a bitter taste. Therefore they should not be confused with those who are high in additives, milk and sugar, as these do not cause the same effect. (more…)

According to an American study, 70% of men who suffer from depression do not know. What is the root of this problem so common? Symptoms of depression are well known. Among the nine most important, at least five were diagnosed as having started in a period of more than fifteen days:

1. A continuous depressed mood;
2. Loss of interest or pleasure in any activity;
3. Loss of appetite, and reduction of 5% of body weight in the last month
4. Disruptions in sleep;
5. Nervous agitation;
6. Excessive tiredness;
7. Inappropriate guilt;
8. Difficulty concentrating;
9. Ideas rough and pessimistic thoughts related to death or suicide.

Some experts believe that these symptoms are too feminine. Therefore not usually detected in a man who usually reacts differently: mood swings, aggression, refusal to intimate encounters, refuge in alcohol, drugs, sport … (more…)

Many people who have taken the decision to have surgery to lose weight are in the choice between different options like the band gastric bypass, intragastric balloon, etc..

The first is to discuss the matter with the specialist, who is best suited to provide information on different types of surgery and what is the best suited to each case. However, having information about the advantages and disadvantages of each type of surgery will give a broader view on the subject.

It is necessary to note that there is no intervention better than another, all have their pros and cons, the decision in any case will depend on various factors such as current weight, ability to control what you eat, health status, among other variables.

Currently, surgery is most commonly practiced gastric bypass, but for some people the best choice might be the so-called gastric banding and biliopancreatic diversion for others.

Consider then some characteristics of the most important weight-loss surgery:

• The intragastric balloon: This is a non-surgical procedure is performed by placing a balloon in the stomach which is then filled with a liquid. This makes the remaining space for food and maintains a sense of satiety.

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The sea provides many benefits to our life as the atmosphere acts saline through the skin and lungs, causing an acceleration of metabolism, thus improving blood circulation and lymphatic system.

It is now possible to enjoy all these benefits without having to go to sea because use the camera phone calls or halotherapy salt. It is a sauna where you can type an atmosphere of high purity salt.

Being in this environment, the stress is reduced, the case also all kinds of respiratory diseases and allergies, improving the appearance of our skin and preventing skin aging. (more…)