José Antonio R. Piedrabuena <span class="dash">——</span> Los frutos secos como fuente real de juventud
Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts and chestnuts are concentrates of life for our body s The Mediterranean diet recommends a weeks consumption of nuts such as walnuts, pistachios and almonds at least five times, since their high levels of fatty acids, phytosterols, antioxidants such as Resveratrol, and carotenoids, give us large doses of vitamins and minerals […]
José Antonio R. Piedrabuena <span class="dash">——</span> The intestinal flora and our health
The gut flora is a striking display of trans-kingdom symbiosis cooperating gut bacteria with their animal hosts to regulate the development and function of the immune, metabolic and nervous systems through dynamic two-way communication along the “gut axis-” brain”. These processes can affect human health, as certain human behaviors appear to correlate with the composition […]
José Antonio R. Piedrabuena <span class="dash">——</span> Sleep from a medical point of view
From childhood to old age, you should get seven or eight hours of sleep, plus a nap. It is not true that older people have to sleep less, but teenagers suffer from a readjustment of their circadian rhythm and are sleepy later on. Sleeping less for days in a row attacks the immune system, doubles […]
