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They discover an intestinal bacterium that could help you lose weight

The administration of a probiotic, the bacterium Hafnia alvei, triggers the production of a molecule called ClpB that mimics an appetite suppressing hormone (alpha-MSH), that can help overweight people to lose kilos. Dr. Pierre Déchelotte and colleagues at the Rouen University Hospital in France advised 212 overweight people on how to reduce their calorie intake by one-fifth for three months. ...

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9 things you can do with pasta cooking water

The main ingredient in many recipes, pasta is always a big hit in the kitchen, and rightly so, it’s delicious, quick and easy to prepare. It requires a lot of water to make it, which usually ends up in the drain. However, this water has a few uses. After reading everything you can do with it, I’m sure the next ...

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8 benefits of Pilates to strengthen the core after 40

Working the “core” or “nucleus” serves much more than to show a smooth and flat stomach. A fit “core” improves body posture, properly “positions” the internal organs and makes us move with ease and elegance. These are just some of the benefits, because there are many more, and they are especially interesting for people over 40 who want to preserve ...

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The antibiotic properties of manuka honey

With an average price of more than 70 euros per kilo, manuka honey is a real luxury. The fact that it comes from New Zealand and that it is produced from the flower of a rare tree, the Leptospermum scoparium. But what makes it truly valuable are its amazing properties. The active ingredients concentrated in manuka honey All honeys have ...

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Extreme fatigue: what to eat against fatigue

The origin of a feeling of tiredness with nothing to justify it It may be in mistakes that are made with food. energy levels that can be achieved daily are directly related to what we eat and also with the organism’s capacity to process, assimilate and use nutrients. Is essential make sure a healthy and energetic diet, a balanced microbiota ...

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Dry, oily or mature skin: effective homemade essential oil formulas

We believe we are taking care of the skin when applying a cosmetic but we may be saturating it with dozens ofsynthetic chemical people. It is important learn to read product labels and recognize the ingredients to be able to opt for the most natural ones. Between the affordable, healthy options available are found numerous essential and vegetable oilswith very ...

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4 low-carb breakfasts for your weekly vegan menu

Vegan keto breakfasts can seem very boring. Even sometimes impossible. Surely they are the most difficult part of the day when following a ketogenic dietsince we are eliminating flour, much of the fruit and cereals in general. In fact, on a ketogenic diet, to achieve a state of ketosis, only 5% of our energy comes from carbohydrates. Therefore, choosing quality ...

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These are the 16 most addictive foods

Up to 20% of people experience an addiction to food, according to a study by the University of Newcastle (United Kingdom), published in the journal Nutrients. This proportion is even higher among people with obesity. Food addiction is caused by the same pleasure and reward brain mechanisms that work with other “drugs.” People who are addicted to food even report ...

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