Four reasons to avoid wearing flip flops this summer

The flip – flops are the summery shoes more used to assist the beach with your feet cool, however, are not the best choice if we want to protect the health of our feet, then let four reasons to avoid use this summer.

May cause injury

With an especially thin and flat surface, the flip-flops offer very little support to the feet and do not dampen the impact of each step.

For this same reason, flip-flops can lead to a flattening of the plantar arch as well as excessive tension or constant stretching of the foot fascia, which can cause plantar fascistic over time.

On the other hand, its only strip in the middle of the fingers can cause irritation and blisters in the foot because most of the flip-flops are rubber, do not absorb sweat and moisture with constant friction of the foot can cause injuries.

How are calories calculated from food?

It is the first data that we usually observe in the labeling of the foods we consume and for many, it is of great importance if we seek to obtain how much energy we consume every day. So, we ask ourselves, how are calories calculated from food?

Kilocalories and non-calories

Although we are accustomed to talk about calories, the truth is that we should always always name the kilocalories that are what we actually consume and spend.

In food labeling we can see your energy intake indicated in kilocalories per 100 grams or per serving and a kilocalorie (1000 calories) represents the thermal energy needed to increase the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade to a normal pressure Of an atmosphere.

Thus, foods indicate the amount of energy they offer in terms of kilocalories and our body burns in equal energy.

Do you really know what the DASH diet is?

The DASH diet is specifically designed to prevent and control high blood pressure but may also provide other benefits given the high nutritional quality of it. However, if we want to implement this type of food it is important to know what really is and then we speak.

What you need to know about the DASH diet

The name of this diet is derived from its acronym in English: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), there can define this diet as the most recommended when seeking a food strategy to prevent or reduce high blood pressure.

Getting up before dawn has its advantages, but what about my circadian cycles?

With the beginning of the new course, we usually pose new challenges that will help us overcome the routine and get closer to our goals. One of the challenges that, personally, have always attracted my attention is to get up very early, at 5 o’clock in the morning, to make the most of the day.

This “challenge” or custom has been popularized by great achievers who claim to have found the necessary time to reach all that their busy life demands. Figures such as Tim Cook (the current executive director of Apple) or Richard Branson (creator of the Virgin chain) praise the effects that wake up before dawn can have for your health and business. If I tried, what would happen to my circadian cycles?

Are transgenic foods safe? This is what science tells us

Surely you’ve heard of genetically modified foods and know all the controversy that raise them, especially since it is the first genetically modified animal available for human consumption. Today we analyze the available evidence on the GM and tell you what they are and whether they are safe or not for our body.

What is a transgenic food?

A transgenic food is a food handled by genetic engineering with the aim of expressing therein a new feature or changing any previously existing feature.

Babies and toddlers with vegetarian diets, is it healthy?

Feeding infants and young children is key to their development and adequate growth, so when talking about diets without food of animal origin in the smallest there is always controversy and debate, but is it healthy for babies and toddlers to carry a vegetarian diet?

Vegetarian diets for children

We always think that vegetarian diets are advisable for the health of the organism, but when it comes to children the vision is different and several cases of children with health problems and who carried vegan diets have generated controversy on the subject.

Why trans fats are a harmful nutrient and how to avoid them in the daily diet

The trans fats are a type of fat found naturally in foods but especially widespread in industrial food source because the oils change their structure during processing. We tell you why trans fats are a harmful nutrient and how to avoid them in the daily diet.

The sugar added to food is not the only enemy of our health, but the refined flours, the oil palm and the trans fats can harm and are therefore ingredients and / or nutrients in our diet should control.

The Benefits of Yoga Inverted Asanas

In a Yoga session we go through different asanas or postures with different goals and benefits, including investment or semi-investment asanas. Surely you have seen them in different photos or illustrations: the inversion asanas are those in which the feet are above the head (as for example the asana of the candle) while the ones of semi-inversion are those in which the Heart is above the head (as in the case of the dog face down).

Where to start: volume or definition?

One of the issues that generate greater doubt in the weight room any gym, especially among people who start in this world, is not quite sure where to Get Started How volume or definition? We know our purpose, but not the way forward.

It is true that the process to reach a good definition will come marked largely by physical condition we left and the genotype of each own, but what is certain is that in order to define muscle, we must first create it.