Sport is always beneficial, but it has always been thought that pregnant women should abstain so as not to harm the baby. Now, a study points to the benefits the placenta would have if the future mom exercises. According to this work, a pregnant woman who performs soft or moderateContinue Reading
Sage is one of the most well-known aromatic and medicinal plants for its many therapeutic properties. In ancient times, it was already used by those people who wanted to benefit from its tonic effect and antioxidant, anti-infectious, and anxiolytic capacity. Its Latin name means “save,” and in European medicine, itContinue Reading
Every June 1st, World Milk Day is celebrated. Whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, oat milk, almond milk, soy milk, rice milk… There are so many varieties of milk that we’ve lost count. Here are some things you might not know about milk: Less milk is being drunk People have reduced theirContinue Reading
Who hasn’t ever had anxiety? Problems at work or at home can often lead to anxiety attacks from the stress of contemporary life. In fact, according to the psychiatrist and professor at the Complutense University, Inés López-Ibor, about 30 percent of the Spanish population has suffered or will suffer fromContinue Reading
The term superfoods, has become quite fashionable in the last decade, and this nomenclature is attributed to those foods, mostly of plant origin, but where some fish and dairy products are also included, which are considered to have nutritional properties greater than other foods such as good fats, a highContinue Reading
When everything goes well, being happy, feeling motivated, and optimistic is much simpler than when we are in a complicated or unpleasant situation. However, it is there in those difficult moments, when the most useful and productive can be those internal resources, which we sometimes forget that we have andContinue Reading
Anisakiasis is a digestive disorder that can lead to an allergic reaction caused by the consumption of fish affected by a parasite living at sea and whose name is anisakis. When we consume infected raw fish or its preparation has not been enough to eliminate it, this small parasite endsContinue Reading
Postpartum is one of the most complicated stages of the entire pregnancy process. One of the main characteristics of the postpartum period is, on an emotional level, as the body changes, also at the hormonal level, as a physiologist. Elena Pajuelo, midwife and motherhood educator and author of “Everything NobodyContinue Reading
After a bad night, it’s a more than helpful remedy: to take some caffeine to stay as awake as possible. While relying on caffeine to spend the day is not always the solution, according to a new study by researchers at Michigan State University’s Dream and Learning Laboratory (MSU) inContinue Reading
The arrival of summer implies the arrival of new flavors to our dishes. Typical winter fruits, such as oranges or bananas, give way to typical summer-era varieties such as watermelon, melon, peach, etc. But to enjoy delicious fruits, nothing better than taking into account a series of details that willContinue Reading