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I wrote these articles based on the questions you ask me both under my posts and during the weekly live streams, so I try as much as possible to meet your needs. With my blog articles, I wish to provide you with the appropriate and implementable tools in your daily life to stay well, based on international health professionals and independent scientific studies and not hired to the interests of Big Pharma or others.
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My articles to make you The protagonists of your health
I wrote these articles based on the questions you ask me both under my posts and during the weekly live streams, so I try as much as possible to meet your needs. With my blog articles, I wish to provide you with the appropriate and implementable tools in your daily life to stay well, based on international health professionals and independent scientific studies and not hired to the interests of Big Pharma or others.
Brain at risk
It is now well established that our gut bacteria communicate with our brains. We know that these bacteria release substances that act as neurotransmitters, can stimulate the immune system, and influence the psychological and emotional state There are now numerous
THE FRUITSTONE
Fruits and vegetables are absolutely healthy, barring specific diseases: the fructose contained therein is linked to so many vital substances such as fiber (which reduces absorption), vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and many other phytonutrients
TOO MUCH SUGAR IN OUR DIET
Only over the past century has our diet included increasing amounts of refined carbohydrates: think of the fact that sugar consumption over the past 200 years has increased dramatically: from 7 kg per capita per year in 1800 to
WHAT ARE CARBOHYDRATES?
What we call truth is only an elimination of error. Georges Clemenceau Carbohydrates, also called carbohydrates (from the Greek "glucos" = sweet) are substances formed from carbon and water. They originate in plants from carbon dioxide in the air and water in the
TRANS FATTY ACIDS
Without going into tedious chemical details, let us only mention that a fatty acid can exist in nature in two forms one cis and one trans (from Latin, on this side or beyond the chain of atoms of
OUR INTESTINES
All disease begins in the gut Hippocrates Every adult has 1.5 to 2.5 kg of bacteria, called the microbiome, in his or her gut, which are highly organized. They, in fact, are responsible for digestion, nutrient absorption and make up at least 80 percent
LEAKY GUT SYNDROME OR DISEASE OF INCREASED INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY
Intestinal permeability syndrome is a rapidly growing condition that affects millions of people unknowingly. From the name, one might think that intestinal permeability syndrome affects only the digestive system, but in fact it can lead to
ALCOHOL AND BONES.
It appears that up to 300 genes related to bone health are inhibited by excessive alcohol consumption. There are studies that attest to a benefit on bone of moderate amounts of alcohol, while large amounts turn out to be deleterious. But what is
CALCIUM FOR BONES
Let us remember that we are what we eat. Calcium is the most important mineral for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. The adult has over 1 kg of calcium in the body, 99% of which is in the skeleton. Calcium is
DIAGNOSIS OF OSTEOPOROSIS
An appropriate diagnostic process for osteoporosis includes several steps, such as: 1. History: during the first doctor/patient interview, the degree of fracture risk is assessed. Objective examination: a detailed examination is useful for early recognition of diseases 2.
HOW DOES OSTEOPOROSIS MANIFEST ITSELF?
Osteoporosis affects the entire skeleton, but the most frequently affected bones are those subjected to the greatest load, namely the VERTEBRAL BONES, FEMUR, WEST BONES, and CONSEQUENCES. Osteoporosis has been called a "silent epidemic" in
OSTEOPOROSIS IN MEN
Osteoporosis is certainly less common in men than in women. Testosterone, the male hormone, does not decline drastically as it does with estrogen in women entering menopause, but begins to decline gradually from the age of 50. The
THE MENOPAUSE.
Menopause is the cessation of physiological menstrual flows. The onset of menopause is established retrospectively, because the diagnosis is based on the absence of menstruation for 12 months. In the Italian population, menopause appears between 44 and
WHAT TYPES OF OSTEOPOROSIS DO WE KNOW? WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS?
We mainly distinguish 2 forms of osteoporosis: that after menopause and old age which we call primary (or post-menopausal and senile, respectively) and that caused by other diseases or by taking particular drugs which we call secondary. The risk of
OSTEOPOROSIS IN NUMBERS
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared osteoporosis as one of the top 10 diseases in the world population and identified osteoporosis as a global health priority. I will rattle off some numbers: - Currently osteoporosis
OSTEOPOROSIS and OSTEOPENIA.
Osteoporosis means "porous bone." It is a systemic disease of the skeletal system characterized by low bone mineral density and deterioration of the microarchitecture of bone tissue. The bones then become more fragile and are exposed to a
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