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Butter vs. margarine (II)

Butter probably what most he has thrown into face in a margarine are the famous trans fats or hydrogenated. Apparently these fats contribute to increase the level of cholesterol “ harmful ” (LDL) and to decrease the “ good ” (HDL). This study demonstrates that margarines have barely 0.7% and the butters at 2.5%. For the defenders of the butter this unimportant, being these fats as they of origin natura .

From a scientific point of view, this is false, i.e. a hidrogenada plant and other industrial grease are exactly the same, or a molecule above or one below, identical. And yet the debate continues today in this regard. keep in mind that this reduction was not casual but causal, CONSUMER EROSKI magazine detected 8.6 per cent of trans fats in margarine. No doubt the changes after 13 years due to studies published during the last years and the possibility of prohibition by the authorities of the EU. Even begin to abound margarines with less than 50% of fat, up to 20%, the so-called “ light margarine ”.

So it seems definitive, margarine is more beneficial to the health or perhaps should say so, less dangerous to health. They are both ultimately products rich in fats, some animal, and other vegetable, but if you suffer from heart to you should be most concerned about is cholesterol have butter, that hardly can be found in margarine.

Tags: fat, butter

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Actimel the end of another myth (II)

Actimel in the previous post mentioned that these special bacteria designed by the actimel could hardly survive until it reaches the intestines. But give good that possibility, say these manage to survive the acid and bicarbonate in the stomach and pancreas, does that can “ help the defenses ” most bowel bacteria?

As always, longer advance response, does not help our defences in nothing or almost nothing. As we said, one thing is the system immune and other digestive system. They might be beneficial to the digestive system, no doubt, if the yogurt or it is, it could be. In other words, bacteria play an important role and for a person who suffers from osteoporosis vitamin D you are synthesized to then be absorbed, it is vital, because it facilitates calcium is fixed. Do but can bacteria stimulate/help/improve the immune system defenses? emphatically not, even to the defenses of the intestines, the GALT. Association of users of the communication to such absurdities decided to denounce the Danone company to Autocontrol. They based the complaint in this product was sold as beneficial to health, to be exact, with preventive properties against the “ external infections ”. And what he has done self-control? it has failed in favor of the AUC and against Actimel, who have decided to withdraw their advertising those references the supposed beneficial effects of this product.

Conclusion: tomato a natural yoghurt containing cheaper, more calcium and can add you any fruit, and to care for your immune system, simply, exercise and good diet.

Tags: Actimel, aid defense, danone

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Actimel the end of another myth (I)

Actimel is funny, yogurt was exported to much of Europe as a beneficial product for health (and is) and was very successful. Both that already today nobody seems to remember with that purpose was taken before. It seems that Actimel and other fermented milks the majors have tried to do the same, but we do not live in the 1920s or there is a unique company that marketed the product.

Is the medicine, the stubborn discipline not believed things unless it has a dozen studios in favour (and one against, because but there are enclosed cat). Currently by medicine know that yoghurt is beneficial, is recommended for diarrhea in people who suffer from lactose intolerance and believed that it can help the flora bacterial.

bacterial flora? isn’t that what strengthens Actimel? defenses? clarify certain things, one thing are the bacteria “ beneficial ” that we have in our body and another thing is the immune system. In the first case, these bacteria perform many functions, but mainly fermented food or help synthesize others, such as vitamins. Seems relatively demonstrated that yogurt helps this bacterial flora through lactic acid, which they feed.

And another very different are the “ defenses ” or immune system. The immune system is present almost throughout the body, and it is also in the digestive system. What is more, become a main route of entry of bacteria our agency has an effective system that fights and this is known as GALT. Actimel us was trying to sell was the following: If you take its fermented milk would be taking some beneficial bacteria (l. casei) that would help your bowel. In part the principle of the yogurt was similar, natural bacteria which included were beneficial to health. Now something has changed that with the pasteurized products, etc. but is that science does not support this hypothesis.

Is hard to believe that with introducing bacteria in our diet, these are going to survive stomach acid (very few do so if), then to the bicarbonate from the pancreas and to finish the GALT from the rest of viscera, namely the system immune. as it could survive this bacteria and not others? Danone response wasn’t: (e) s as the l. Casei bacteria are bacteria patented and designed by Danone.

Tags: Actimel, dairy

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Too much sun higher rate of suicide?

Too too much sun in places such as Greenland, where the summer days often cause insomnia, could lead a person to suicide, according to Swedish researchers. Despite the belief of suicides increased at the end of autumn and early winter because of the darkness, new findings suggest that the determining factor could be live in places of constant in the seasons of summer sun.

Karin Sparring Bjorksten the Karolinska Institute in Suiza:

“ for long periods of constant light, it is crucial to maintain something of the circadian rhythm in order to sleep long enough and keep mental health ”

according to the world Organization of the 877.000 health of the world’s people commit suicide each year. Scientists had previously linked disturbances of sleep with increased risk of committing suicide, but in people with psychiatric disorders and in adolescents. But it was not known relationship with the population in general. studies were done between 1968 and 2002 in the suicides of Greenland, in particular, those that occurred in the summer months. These summer effects were in the North of the country, a place where the Sun is visible between the end of April and August.

“ Discovered that the suicides were almost exclusively violent and increased during periods of constant light. In the North of the country, 82% of suicides occurred during the months of permanent light ”

in almost all of them (95%) were involved young men and were violent, such as fire or jumping from high places. The researchers speculate that light creates an imbalance in serotonin, a chemical in the brain, which may increase impulsivity. That in combination with the lack of sleep would lead people to suicide.

“ Light is one of many factors in the complex tragedy of suicide, but this study shows that there is a possible link between the two ”

Tags: Sun, suicide, suicide rates

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Theory of compensation

Theory the other day on TV2 aired what apparently is a space on healthy lifestyles and health tips called Activate, although in reality it resembles more a line in my humble opinion. In this space mentioned the so-called theory of compensation, which in theory more than 60% of women still.

This theory consists of the following: If you exceed a day or a meal, you should “ make up for it ” other day or meal, reducing the amount of calories. This theory is based on what we would understand it by common sense, but fails in the following “ compensating ” fail to save calories that we have gained more in that binge. to be exact, so we simply avoid a little clog up more, but just the same, will be gaining calories. Let us imagine that we have had one of those family meals where obviously we could not avoid eating more protein (the steak or lamb so rich), both FAT (the sauce so rich that you could not avoid or that cheese in the country), as sugar (curd of Grandma’s, aunt compote and similar). You get home and say, “ today don’t need dinner ”, according to the theory of compensation could do so, or you could even do a dinner very slight.

First of all, although you have eaten too one day, you can not avoid the rest of the day meals, takes a soup, or preferably a puree or a stew and a fruit. do this managed to compensate?, earned calories are calories earned and have become fat, and “ desconvertir them ” will cost horrors, but If you can help win more calories that day. Obviously, your needs for the day already have filled them, so Although cenes very light to compensate, this dinner will be calories that you burn do not and acumularás.

Solution? no, I feel, even not dinner, because it is more, will need these vegetables with its vitamins and minerals, and fiber, digesting correctly that binge.

My advice: do not compenses eating less, but doing more cardiovascular exercise on the day following.

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Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips

Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips