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Athlete’s foot

Athlete’s foot is a skin infection caused by a microscopic fungus that grows on the skin between the toes and under them.
The skin becomes red and scaly, in addition to sweat or water cause the top layer of the same becomes white and fluffy.
This condition occurs in warm, wet conditions, so closed-toe shoes are a great incubator for these organisms.
Because the fungus responsible for the condition may live long in the skin remains detached, it is easy for infection to occur in places frequented by people who walk barefoot, gymnasiums and public baths, for example, is also transmitted by contact with someone infected clothing.
In addition, lack of hygiene in the feet can become susceptible to an individual to suffer from this problem. In a warm and moist skin for long periods are optimal fungi to invade the dead outer layer and begin to grow freely, causing a painful stinging or burning sensation in the affected areas, besides the characteristic odor.
If it is a mild infection, antifungal drugs are freely available to help. To achieve lasting therapeutic results need to continue treatment with the chosen product either powder, cream or solution.
Hydration to enhance training
Water is the main element in the body compositión, our tissues are made up of water 60 to 65% and the rest by other factors including proteins, fats, minerals, etc..
With water loss above 2% of body weight changes occur in the thermoregulatory capacity, with the loss of 3% and there is a reduction in yield losses and if we reach above 6% this would lead to exhaustion, coma and death, hence the importance for our metabolism to maintain good hydration. For ordinary people recommended daily intake of 2 to 3 quarts of water to maintain good hydration cell.
Hydration is an essential component to promote athletic performance, and allows losses replenish fluids and electrolytes, to be effective it is necessary to adequately hydrate before, during and after training.
Our body requires a proper water balance and because during exercise water loss increases to try to dissipate heat as sweat, it must be hydrated to not reduce physical performance.
When water is scarce, performance decreases and worse, if what is lost after extended periods of sweat are minerals like potassium and magnesium, as it begins to manifest muscle weakness, fatigue and muscle cramping up because of the lack of such minerals in the body.
Even the slightest dehydration produces physiological changes that can affect athletic performance, because for every liter of water lost increased by 8 beats per minute heart rate and body temperature increases by 0.3 º C per minute, which translates into more effort, more stress and lower yield.
As stated earlier, a loss of water by 2% of body weight can mean a reduction of 20 to 30% yield.
It is therefore essential not only drink water when thirsty, because it usually occurs long after dehydration has started, but it is necessary to hydrate before, after and during physical exercise.
Spend a few minutes to drink water during training would improve the performance or at least keep it intact, while protecting the health of the muscles.
How to eliminate cellulite
Cellulite causes dimpling of the skin that are due to changes in blood circulation, lymphatic drainage, fat and connective tissue, basically due to accumulation of water, fat and toxins, caused by hormonal imbalances, high fat diets and lack of exercise.
To have a strong back and legs, muscular and without cellulite, the best thing is exercise, so we walk half an hour a day and stronger. Prevents wear tight pants and, if you’re not thin stripes or you will more sharply.
Apply a daily anti-cellulite and once a week using this mask: Mix two tablespoons moisturizer with sea salt and rub the legs for five minutes. Rinse with water and soap.
In addition to exercise and feed a healthy way, we need you provide your body the suficente amount of water to stay hydrated, but though it is always healthy to drink at least two liters of water a day, in the case of women whose cellulite is due to fluid retention, it should limit their consumption because, rather than help solve the problem, will contribute to aggravate further.
Finally, a simple and inexpensive is to take a cold shower every morning to tone the skin, and cellulite is, ultimately, a loosening of the skin tissue, to make it more bearable, you can start with hot water and fucking go slowly until it comes out cold.
You will use to combat cellulite? Have you tried any of these proposals, which may have been you?
Tips to Help You Stop Smoking
Why does it seem so hard to quit?
When you have the smoking habit, many things seem to go hand in hand with having a cigarette. These might include having a cup of coffee or a drink containing alcohol, being stressed or worried, talking on the phone, driving, being in the company of friends or wanting something to do with your hands.
Immediate reasons to stop smoking
* Bad breath and stained teeth
* Bad smell in clothes, hair and skin
* Lower athletic ability
* Cough and sore throat
* Stronger heartbeat and blood pressure increase
* Risk of secondhand smoke to people around you to smoke.
* The cost of smoking
Long-term reasons to stop smoking
* Toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke
* Risk of lung cancer and many other cancers
* Risk of heart disease
* Severe breathing problems
* Work time and lost of fun being sick
* Wrinkles
* Risk of stomach ulcers and acid reflux
* Risk of Gum Disease
* Risk of harm to babies in pregnant women who smoke
* Give your children a bad example
You have the best chance to quit doing the following:
* Prepare
* Get support and encouragement
* Learn to handle stress and the urge to smoke
* Get medication and use it correctly
* Be prepared for relapse
* Keep trying
Obesity Prevention Decreases The Risk Of Cancer

Cancer is a genetic disease, but the emergence of this disease is determined by environmental factors and also by dietary factors. It was long believed that avoiding the risks were reduced snuff, but there are more things to do in the nutritional aspect.
In recent decades, studies have shown that obesity and its metabolic consequences are factors contributing to the risk of some cancers. Therefore, preventing obesity through healthy diet is not only physical issues but goes beyond.
Obesity is a problem to be solved in childhood, since according to Lluís Serra, “50% of obese children in this situation continues into adulthood. Moreover, loss of traditional food, uncontrolled intake of sugary beverages and carbonated or low calorie food quality are some of the blame for the large number of existing obese.
In 1997 he published the first comprehensive report on cancer prevention through foods and a healthy nutrition. Among their findings, the report recommended, especially plant-based diets and plants, according to traditional food systems and dietary guidelines that apply in the Mediterranean region.
Tendinitis or tendinosis
Those who play sports on a regular basis have experienced pain associated with tendons, structures that allow the attachment of muscles to the bones. But anyone is susceptible to such injuries as their daily activities.
For rerefirnos such injuries typically use the word tendinitis not really sure if that is what is present. Here are the key differences between tendinitis and tendinosis in order to find the correct solution to the problem.
Tendinitis is inflammation of a tendon that only lasts about 48 to 72 hours preceding a disease process with degeneration of tendon fibers. The accumulation of these unhealed injuries are a painful process that is identified as chronic tendinosis.
Practice sportsmanship injury, tendinitis must respond to treatments that reduce inflammation: rest, immobilization, inflammatory, and measures to improve the supply and return movement of substances of all kinds in the area, while the physician seek tendinosis cause that leads to degeneration in an attempt to act on it, in addition to local treatment.
From a practical standpoint, can take two main attitudes: an act of “injury” to bring about changes in it that Redirect to the refund and the other, stimulating the body to self-regenerate itself damaged tissue (usually are techniques that act on the growing season).
Preventing injuries in tendons
Before you see an injury or illness can take some steps that allow us to maintain good health, and in the case of sport is much we can do to prevent injuries. Here are some suggestions.
- Adequate hydration before, during and after exercise. This is a requirement for maintaining the proper functioning of all organs, water is essential for the functioning of muscles and tendons are part of them.
- Avoid repetitive movements. In sports this is something difficult to accomplish, especially in weight training where the repetition is part of the movement, which is why each exercise should be done respecting the proper technique and be alert to any pain or discomfort present.
- Make a proper warm up before exercise and gentle stretching to finish the sport. This guarantee entry and exit of the active phase properly allowing the structures involved a transition from low to high states of activity and the proper return to calm.
There has been a facet approach to sports, but in working life are common these pathologies with which we must adapt the above activity we do to prevent these injuries.
How to remove the laces
“I go to the gym, I barely have a week and it really hurts the body, whether it is by exercise but how do I make it no longer hurt me?”.
Most people who exercise carried out as beginners and even in high performance, has suffered what is commonly called needles. But what are they?.
Soreness, also called delayed muscle pain (DMT), is as its name indicates muscle aches that appear just hours after completing the exercise and reach a peak of pain between 24 and 48 hours later.
These laces pains are due to overuse activity involving eccentric type preferably, when the muscle is stretched, in subjects not accustomed to it.
Usually the pains are located in areas where the muscle has been stretched more and more stress endured during contraction, causing destruction muscular microstructural level in muscle tissue.
How can to avoid the laces?
The advice of taking sugar water or soda water is completely ineffective, the best thing is to work on prevention so that these pains not to appear or be reduced.
If we have not begun training, it is best to respect the principle of progression of the load, which depends on the initial force level of each subject, from there we will increase the financial burden usually from week to week.
It is also essential to stretch the muscles worked at both the beginning and end of the activity, but do not overdo it could be worse.
But if we suffer the pain of muscle soreness after training, which is normal, we will focus on these three tips:
1. Apply cold and massage the affected area.
2. Taking a painkiller for pain, and vitamin C as an antioxidant.
3. Moderate exercise, and thanks to the endorphins that give us pleasure and brings our attention to other less affected muscles.