The feet and legs are battered daily by their owners. A tight shoe, a heel too high, long standing, prolonged sitting … What would one by recapture that feeling of walking on air we had when we were kids?

The feet are usually the most neglected area of the body in terms of health and beauty. This is probably because we always hidden inside the shoe.

Part of the general welfare depends on the good condition of the feet and legs, because when there is difficulty walking or standing bad posture the body adopts an impact on health and the presence of the person.
Moreover, the passage of time makes you lose the softness and elasticity of the skin, and that’s where inflammation and begin the thickening of the stratum corneum. The skin becomes dry resulting in cracks, corns and calluses.

In this environment, bacteria and fungi are a fertile ground in a weakened skin and inadequate in pH. Lodge and proliferate causing countless complaints and subsequent spread to other family members.

Professions that require us to remain standing long hours exacerbate these problems and circulatory type, as well as do sedentary activities. This can be compensated with good posture, nutrition, fitness and proper care of the extremities. (more…)

Tetrahydrocannabinol, better known as THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana. A group of American scientists have identified genes that produce it. According to researchers at the University of Minnesota (responsible for the finding), will now be able to produce a cannabis plant free from its narcotic effects.

THC genes are active in a small “hairs” that cover the flowers of the plant, currently trying to “disable”. Doing so could result in a plant without THC, because these hairs can be seen with a magnifying glass, plants with and without this substance could be distinguished visually.

THC has many applications for pharmacy. This discovery could help to develop better drugs to relieve pain, nausea and other disorders. Furthermore, THC is used to treat glaucoma and asthma, also for insomnia.

Marijuana and hemp are two varieties of the same species: Cannabis sativa. However, the amount of THC in marijuana is much greater. According to one of the authors of the study, Professor, George Weiblen, “cannabis genetics can contribute to better agriculture, better medicine and better enforcement of drug laws.