According to a recent study published in The FASEB Journal, found that diets rich in omega-3 protect the liver damage caused by the obesity and insulin resistance.

This research should be taken by doctors and nutritionists as valuable information, to recommend the formulation of subsistence to lose weight and help explain why some obese patients are more likely to suffer complications associated with obesity.

As we know the omega-3 can be found in fish and canola oil, “the study shows for the first time the lipids resolving called protections and derivatives of fatty acids omega-3 may reduce cases of liver complications, such as hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance, in obese people,” said Joan Claria, a professor at the University of Barcelona and one of the researchers involved in work. (more…)

The emotional states lead us to eat other and most of the times without control and large quantities of food, which generally for comfort lead in the junk food, as a response to the moods, instead of hunger natural.

These emotions affect the stimulation to the starvation under these conditions:

1. Anger
If you are angry with yourself, another person or situation, to drown their feelings is easier stifle with food, to deal with the problem itself.

2.Despair
When it comes to believe that; “nothing really matters anyway – Nothing in life is going to change or improve for me,” is when we arrived at the conclusion of; why should I worry about my health or the weight?, also eat it makes me feel better. (The extreme feelings of hopelessness that is typical of the chronic depression).
(In this case if it is yours; please talk to a mental health professional in particular when this feeling of hopelessness is continuous).

3. Lack of control
When you think: “My life is out of control – There is nothing about what they can bear – around the world around me I exceeds”, except eat, because I can eat what you want, when you want and I will do so.

4. Feel scorned
Perhaps you have achieved something exceptional at work and no one has realized, or perhaps you have done a personal achievement that had dreamed for years, but no one at home shares his pride.
So it is tempted to welcome to yourself, looking in food or drink, the remuneration that does not find otherwise.

5. Boredom
It is when we think; “There is nothing to do – No place to go – is to feel alone – There is nothing in the house to occupy his mind or your time.
But there is a pantry filled with food occupy this time available.

If you enter into any of these five profiles, try to sit down with a role and search ideas to find alternative behaviors that avoid the outcome to the food, if you can’t control any of these emotions by him, seek help and prevent damage your health.

In recent years, alternative medicine-complementary (CAM) has become very popular, with approximately half of the American population, is currently using or have been used in at least one occasion.

The most common forms of CAM include acupuncture, homeopathic medicines, medicinal herbal and yoga, this increase in the use of the various therapies, appears to be based on various factors, but basically in the belief that the CAM is safe, natural and without side effects.

The acupuncture is a part of the Chinese medicine and is used for many chronic diseases, including the allergic rhinitis and asthma. The process involves the insertion of needles in the skin in exact spots in the body, which is supposed to redress the balance of the flows vital”, but from the point of view scientific, studies, on the timely allergies should be stepped up much more.

A study in children, with 3 months of acupuncture treatment and 3 months of follow-up after treatment, showed benefit in children who received the “true” acupuncture, although still needed the same amount of medication for their allergies (more…)

A government report has recommended that popular TV shows do not depict enough sex scenes or plotlines that cover safe sex, sexually transmitted infections or contraception.

The officials have said that after analysing 350 episodes of different episodes of soap operas and comedies, only 7% of sex scenes showed characters discussing contraception or safe sex.

Called Mis-Selling Sex, the report is to be launched by the Department of Health and will call on writers for television shows to depict their characters discussing condoms and feature plotlines showing the importance of regular chlamydia tests and visits to GUM clinics, as well as the consequences of unsafe sex.

They also said that writers should use the language of teenagers, such as slang words, in order to create a better connection with the viewers.

Gillian Merron, the Public Health Minister, said that young people relate to their favourite TV shows so it was crucial that when depicting sex, they saw a responsible attitude to sexual health.

She said, “Young people relate to the programmes they watch on TV, so it’s important that they see both realistic and responsible portrayals of sex and contraception.

“It’s not for Government to say what happens on TV, but we can have conversations with broadcasters to help them have a more positive impact on attitudes to sex.

“I’m encouraged that some broadcasters are working to address these issues, and hope others will follow suit.”

Of the programs monitored, 99 showed incidences of unsafe sex but only 9 characters regretted it afterwards. In polls of the public, 41% of people said they regretted unsafe sex. Characters did not visit a GUM clinic or get chlamydia tests and only 13% of the incidents showed characters dealing with the consequences, such as pregnancy or infection.

The government has struggled to make teenagers aware of the risks of unsafe sex and despite millions being spent promoting chlamydia testing, many are unaware that sexually transmitted infections can often have no symptoms, making testing the only way to know if they have caught anything.

Heath officials believe that over a third of teenagers get guidance on sex and relationships from the television, responding to messages about pregnancy, condoms and the need for regular chlamydia testing or sexual health screening.

The series producer for Hollyoaks, Paul Marquess, said, “”It’s really important to us and our audience that we’re clear in terms of dealing with the issues of safe sex. The programme offers a great platform to promote good sexual health.

“We know that our audience relates to the characters and their situations in the show. With our young demographic, this is particularly important and reminding viewers about the importance of safe sex is something we take very seriously.”

Sex before bedtime represent one of the best ways to ensure a good night’s sleep, according to a medical study has revealed.
But with a less romantic note, doctors also recommend sleeping in separate beds because it is the best solution to ensure that couples enjoy a good quality of sleep without any discomfort.

One of every six doctors in the survey about sex before bed, sleep in separate beds recommended after the procedure.

Physicians over 55 years were the most believers in sex as a way to help restful sleep and one third of physicians surveyed referred to the increase in the number of patients who are having trouble sleeping since the beginning of the recession.

Thus 82 per cent of physicians felt that people were risking their health by not getting a good quality of sleep and the survey revealed that 61 percent of doctors believe that people do not seek professional help or take measures to address health problems that disturb sleep, because they feel their condition is not serious enough. (more…)