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Sinusitis is the inflammation of the sinuses, which are hollow cavities within the cheek bones which are located around and behind the nose. Sinusitis can be acute or chronic and can last for months or years if not given care and treatment.
Sinusitis: its causes and how to cure naturally

The most common symptoms of acute sinusitis are:

• Headache.
• sinus pain.
• mucopurulent discharge constant.
• Fever.
• red nose.
• Halitosis (bad breath)
• Fatigue.
• Feeling swollen face.
• Toothache.
• Sore eyes.
• Watery eyes.
• Sometimes there is bleeding from the nose.
• General malaise.
• Cough (especially in children with chronic sinusitis.)
• hyposmia (absence of smell).
• Pain on chewing and hoarseness.

These signs may vary, or more acute or more severe depending on the severity of inflammation or infection.

Causes and types of sinusitis

There are two types of sinusitis: acute and chronic.

Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a bacterial infection and usually occurs by a late complication of respiratory viral infections, like colds or the flu (influenza) common. This is one of the most common causes of sinusitis. Read the rest of this entry »

The skin, hair and eyes are the most exposed to cold wind and the dryness of the atmosphere in the cold season, although not the only ones suffer, but the whole body, especially the airways, the which must adapt and acclimate to the cold weather to resent not severely. And to keep the body well nourished and with requertimentos needed for the cold season, it is necessary among other things, that our immune system estefuerte and healthy, so you can help the body adapt to the time necessary requerimento .

The winter diet

And the first thing is to start a good diet:

1. FATS: Fats are less dear friends from many diets because they believe they are harmful and only cause weight gain, cellulite and pimples. However, fats are essential for body functions, especially the heart and brain, and the cold season, fat is necessary for the skin and the hair will require more in this kind of weather. So what should you care is included in the diet of vegetable fats (charities) and those containing almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, olive oil, etc.. Read the rest of this entry »

Prostatitis and BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH) are conditions of the prostate that men often experience after 45. Such conditions are mainly due to malfunctioning of the system called hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular, where the hypothalamus produces hormones that act on the pituitary and regulate the production of testosterone and other hormones which regulate the functioning of male hormones the male body.

For these conditions to be prescribed and considered various remedies, especially when the symptoms begin to be really annoying and painful. Some conventional remedies are surgery, taking antibiotics, medicines, etc. However, before evaluating any of these remedies, it is important to revise these natural alternatives to help your prostate to regain their health. Remember that natural remedies, unlike conventional drugs, are under great advantage and help the body strengthen its self-healing ability, your immune system and make it stronger and resistant to all kinds of afeccions and contagion. Read the rest of this entry »

Cardamom or “grain of paradise” is the fruit of a plant with the same name. This plant, which consume only seeds, native to India and Sri-Lanka, contains several small seeds that were consumed before the Christian era, have very different uses both in health and in the kitchen, which makes it one of the most valuable species worldwide, but now its price has been reduced as a result of global overproduction. Read the rest of this entry »

Antioxidants are substances that slow the wear and tear of the skin, organs, tissues and others, ie, prevent premature oxidation of the cells exposed to the action of free radicals, molecules which are “unbalanced” running through our bodies trying to pick up an electron from the stable molecules in order to achieve its electrochemical stability, causing chain reactions that destroy our cells.

Antioxidants are great friends of the beauty and health to combat aging, degeneration and death of cells that produce free radicals and which we take from food because our body is unable to neutralize the radical libres.Además of the above, antioxidants are substances essential to prevent diseases like cancer.

Then we give you a list of foods that have a high percentage of antioxidants to be able to include them in your recipes and diet. Read the rest of this entry »

The body odor, which tends to focus especially in the area of the armpits, feet and genitals, is caused mainly by the action of microorganisms that take advantage of the humid conditions of these areas of the body to multiply. Are in these areas where a higher number of sweat glands. When it’s hot, accumulate bacteria causing the bad smell due to gases are vented.

Currently frowned upon someone who smells bad, so that there are many products on the market to prevent odor and reduce sweating. However, a product is not always the whole solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer patients can benefit greatly from regular exercise programs, although many have limitations due to illness or the treatment they receive.

In these cases influenced by the stage of disease that are, if they are receiving active treatment, treatment for metastatic or are in remission.

To date there are few studies on the parameters of duration, intensity and frequency of exercise best for patients with cancer. The principles of exercise prescription should be used similarly in these patients, while taking care to meet individual limitations. Read the rest of this entry »

Childhood obesity is one of the biggest health problems of the country, particularly for Hispanics.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 20 percent of Hispanic children between 12 and 19 are obese. In contrast 18 percent of all children between 12 and 19 are obese.

“We could say that is the main problem of our community,” said Dr. Philip Lobel, a nutrition specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a federal government agency that promotes good health.

“We unfortunately the U.S. group with the highest rates of obesity in adults and children and we must do something about it,” he said. (Download the full interview in. Mp3 (5MB) or read the transcript of the interview.)

That something could be summarized in the following five habits that Dr. Lobelo recommends that parents or guardians who seek to combat childhood obesity at home: Read the rest of this entry »

The results of a study by a team of doctors from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest that eating 2 or more servings of fish per week would increase slightly the risk of diabetes.

Diet is a key factor in preventing the onset of diabetes in adults, but it is unknown how the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids increases the risk of developing the disease, explains to Dr. Frank B. Hu. Read the rest of this entry »

The Olive oil has excellent culinary reputation and ranks as one of the key elements of cardiovascular health in the Mediterranean diet.

However, their profits are higher, now new studies have found that olive oil is good for eye health, it appears to prevent in particular, macular degeneration, a disease that affects the retina of older people 60 years and is the second leading cause of blindness in the elderly, after diabetes

Olive oil has components that protect the blood vessels of the eyes and reduce the risk of vision loss, especially after age 50, experts added.

The results of two studies were published in the Archives of Ophthalmology “in May.

The study by researchers at the University of Sydney and the Centre for Eye Research in Australia, followed the track to 9.234 adults who had a Mediterranean diet rich in Omega 3 (found in fish, nuts and oil olive oil) and found that they were less likely to develop problems with the retina. We also know that these eye problems are directly associated with nutrition. Read the rest of this entry »