A village tailored to patients Alzheimer’s or dementia With many small homes designed to make their lives easier, and of course that does not have its heart in the church or the town square, but in a hospital highly specialized. It is not a dream or nightmare, depending on interpretations, but a step closer to reality. It happens Switzerland, Where a project was born in Holland and then physically migrated into the small Alpine nation, is already rising and soon will host the first “lucky” patients.

The country concerned will be located in the municipality of Wiedlisbach (Canton of Bern), where small houses are already active around the hospital because of specialized the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In practice, the small village will consist of accommodation comfortable that will accommodate a maximum of 15 patients, who will be selected according to their origin and severity of dementia.

But the peculiarity of the country without memory, Will be the vintage look (inspired urban planning Fifty years), Designed specifically to make the transition more familiar to patients in the new reality, with a clear reference to their past. The head of the Institute, Markus Voegtlin, commented on the new project: “The tests performed in the Netherlands have pointed out the improvements patients; also a country tailor-made for them will make them feel more relaxed.”

In short, apart from the chills reading that I have come to a town-sized patient (but smacks of “ghetto”, although gold), the first concern is this: if the style of the fifties architectures may be fine for older now, what will happen when there will be the first generational? You will have to rebuild the Sixties-style? And so on…? I wonder if they are all equipped with brand new sneakers with GPS!

A country made to measure for Alzheimer’s patients is rising in Switzerland

Everyone now knows the plight of the Greece. After the cuts and protests, now the country is trying alternatives that they wink at the world of luxury. Hence the decision to rent Acropolis and other archaeological sites Greek symbol for advertising or as a location for events related to wealthy investors with a lump sum of 1,600 euros a day. Openness that has made a great scandal at the archaeologists, but that could lead to the State Greek funds to invest in the care and protection of the same sites.

For Greece is an important stepped because until now very few elected officials had the authority to use the ruins of the ancient world as a location?

Over the years the archaeological resources of the Fund has given the OK to shoot a few videos and photographs, especially in the field of cinema as director Greek-Canadian Nia Vardalos or the American Francis Ford Coppola that they could use some footage for the Acropolis.

However, you can now rent the Acropolis and other sites of the most famous in the world at a cost of about 1,600 euros per day, although requests will be placed under review by the Bank of archaeological resources that will ensure their proper use.

For the country it is a solution to economic crisis, but certainly not the only owner to sell some pieces of its history the important, they point to the Greek newspapers, is that national treasures are not sold out and ruined.

Exceptional location, Greece offers to rent the Acropolis

Today we mark a news story that intrigued me: It Seems That the depression is increasing among young people, two to the ever-growing attendance social networks. Basically, users of Facebook are much more “unhappy and dissatisfied” with Their Lives than Their Peers free from the constraints of FB. According to a Study Conducted by Researchers Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Nicholas Edge, professors of sociology at Utah Valley University, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking In fact, Having a network of Virtual Friendships Diligently attend to, from making to life more fully and satisfactorily, on the Contrary Seems To Affect very negative on the perception of one’s life from the boys.

All this, According to experts, Because The image Would always “smiling” and in general to put in the FB profiles, and although (Obviously) not indicative of a state of perpetual happiness, but ends up thinking about something like “everyone is happy , except me, “ergo,” my life sucks “. Summing up, more or less the gist of the research this would be: FB users Also Affects self-esteem. Researchers interviewed in the sample of 425 college students, Asking Them Their questions about life in general and on the average level of satisfaction, on sociability, the attendance of Facebook and social networks in general. It Showed That 95% of Students Enrolled in HAD FB at least 2 years, and That the average time browsing social networking sites was 4.8 hours per week. Performing cross-checks and progressive skimming, sociologists concludes That Have Been Able to Those Who had a social life “True” more intense (and consequently fewer hours spent on FB) Were less depressed and more satisfied of life, Exactly the opposite of Those Who Could count on more virtual friends than on flesh and bones. The Latter proved to have a distorted view of the Existence of Their Own and others, Were the phrases like: “My friends are all happier than me, “and” My friends have to better life than mine. “This type of attitude is defined “Correspondence bias” , And is not simply the incurring errors evaluation about the lives of others, to two limited knowledge of Their Existence and misleading. “Seeing the happy images of other people on Facebook Gives people the impression That others are always happy and have a good life, as is clear from These images depict That happy moments, “said Dr. Chou. This speech is valuable Especially for adolescents, Especially Those Who are shy and introverted, Because It Is Obvious That excessive attendance of FB can only make it even stronger sense of loneliness and inadequacy , So It Would Be Very Important to Push Them, instead, outside the front door and experience the “real” life and Establish “true” friends.

Among the causes of depression are also social networks

We all know that lose weight not enough diet, is also sport. A healthy and regular physical activity In fact helps us to burn a little ‘of calories, to accelerate our metabolism and tone of our muscles. In addition, the fitness allows us to better oxygenated and therefore easier to remove from the body free radicals. But there is also an effect of “secondary” connected with sports, but it is a positive effect on our body, allowing us to easily remove the extra pounds. The fitness affects our brain and sense of hunger and satiety, and impels us to nourish more healthy and conscious.

To support the existence of this direct connection between sport and realignment to a diet more balanced and healthy, is a study conducted by prof. Miguel Alonso, professor of Neurology at Harvard University (USA), who for years dedicated to studying how the brain affects our choices in terms of food. “Previous studies – says the scholar – have shown that exercise modifies some brain structures and how they work: it increases the ability to feel satiated and improves performance on tests executive brain functions Such as inhibitory control.

This is very important because the ability to “suppress” behavior is not appropriate for our purposes also affect food choice: a good inhibitory control is the basis of ability to succeed in a diet to lose weight and it is also essential to prevent the accumulation of extra pounds in subjects with normal weight”. In practice, automatically adjust to physical activity influences the perception of hunger and satiety in the brain, putting everything in balance.

Of course it is a theory to be proved, and indeed many other doctors are apparently rather perplexed, if not skeptical at all. What I think I, as a secular absolute, is that the two things because they simply abbinino doing well, that behave careful and respectful of their concerns body, is “like cherries”, once you start on one side, everything else follows as a consequence.

Making the sport, means “recapture” of his body, “hear” (beautiful, healthy, quick), and that feeling you get used to easily, and you want to make more intense, longer lasting. Here, then, seeks to improve ‘supply, Eliminating the harmful junk food and increasing amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables, trying to quit smoking, is more in the open air, is more attention to skin, hair … we take self-care In short.

Playing sport is losing weight because prompts us to feed ourselves better

Alas, our brain begins to decline to 45 years, and our cognitive abilities, as well as our memory, Eroded long before the canons 60 years considered as the threshold for the beginning of phase “Down”. As discovered by a team of American researchers, led by Dr. English and French Sing-Manoux Archana University College London, thanks to a study published in the British Medical Journal Just the 45 years are critical of the human brain, enough to mark time and start The first phase of decline and memory lapses.

In fact, the prevention can affect a lot, seen as lifestyle healthy, of course, but in general, between 45 and 49 years, our cognitive abilities worsen to 3.9% in both men and women. With age, however, is to report a better seal female In fact between 56 and 70 the male brain declines as a percentage of 9.6%, against 7.4% of the female.

To reach their conclusions, the scientists studied a sample of 7 thousand adult individuals (2 thousand 5 thousand men and women) for a period of 10 years, i.e. 1997 to 2007. Over the past decade, the persons selected were subjected three times to test of evaluation their overall cognitive abilities, then its memory, vocabulary, Auditory and visual comprehension and phonological and semantic fluency.

The scores of the different tests showed just the worsening of performance with age, the percentages we have seen. According to the researchers, however, slow down this process is entirely possible, and, indeed, that in general what is good for the heart is also good for the brain. We return, therefore, the wisdom of the Romans: mens sana in corpore sano.

The cognitive decline of the brain is already beginning to 45 years, but can be prevented

Usually the leaves of Senna (A plant) are used to combat constipation (Constipation). Usually take the form of tisane As a tea a pleasant taste, but are also found in capsules. Some proponents of this natural remedy believe that it also has properties detoxifying and Weight Loss That is designed to promote weight loss. But it is indeed the case? Even the FDA (Food and Drug) has recognized the U.S. laxative properties in this sense and allows the free sale without the need for a prescription.

In addition, combined with other substances, the Seine is used in some cases before making a Colonoscopy for its ability to act as “bowel”. There is no evidence, however, that senna acts effectively as a weight loss or purification. Unfortunately there are no long-term studies to ensure the security even as senna laxative. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cautions against the use of senna for more than two consecutive weeks. It a recommendation generally common to all laxatives, natural and non- because a prolonged or excessive use of these substances can cause dysfunction in the bowels (I.e. the intestine get used to stimuli and no longer acting alone). In addition, long-term use of senna can increase the risk of muscle weakness, liver damage and disorders of cardiac function.

There are then side effects short-term, on which, dear friends of Perfume we must not let our guard down completely (I tell you from personal experience!). The effect of infusion can occur immediately after or 24 hours after his appointment, usually suddenly and in most cases is accompanied by strong intestinal pain. And ‘have to run to the bathroom, because its effectiveness may also lead to acute diarrhea. Should instead be avoided by those suffering from heart or gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, and always before you hire her for the first time it sought the opinion of doctor health care professional. It is A tip to keep in mind also for all other Natural Remedies. In general, constipation is prevented by a balanced diet and a minimum of motor activity.

Constipation and senna leaves, attention to the improper use

A diagnosis of cancer and specifically tumor breast creates a state of confusion, the feeling of not being able to handle control, program anything. Then in most cases begins a therapeutic process that leads after a surgery and pharmacology, to guar gone. But it is a long and winding road, which continues to be afraid of not being able to resume the reins of his life: the specter of recurrence diter is always around the corner and to make matters worse, must regain confidence with your body, which has undergone a disability.

Numerous scientific studies have shown that the psychological support throughout this phase is crucial and recently is becoming in this way also the important techniques of meditation. A new medical research has emphasized this aspect: a team of scholars Sinclair School of Nursing of University of Missouri (U.S.) has published an article in the journal Western Journal of Nursing Research which shows the effectiveness of MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction characterized by a set of meditation, physical awareness and yoga) In dealing women in the fight against breast cancer. In particular it is stressed that the women who participated in the study by passing a series of MBSR sessions have seen a general lowering of blood pressure, A slowdown in heart rate and the respiratory symptoms of a significant reduction of anxiety and stress to which they were subject.

All this is accompanied by a rise in mood. “Mindfulness Meditation-based, ideally it should be practiced daily or at least on a routine program. This is because to teach patients new ways of thinking that will provide them with benefits in the short and long term, “explained the authors of scientific scholars. “Through meditation women know they can control, to control something, and this will improve their health by offering them the hope of a normal life.”

Meditation helps women affected by breast cancer

For prevent the heart disease may also be useful sugar, But not the “normal” (refined cane or whatever) that we all use to sweeten coffee and prepare delicious cakes (and certainly not so healthy) But a “prototype” of enriched selenium. The new sugar that protects the heart it was developed by three researchers from Australian chemical, Korin Storkey and Carl Schiesser, University of Melbourne and Michael Davies, the Heart Research Institute in Sydney who have now made formal application to patent this new food.

In presenting the characteristics of the journal Chemical Communications, Scientists do know that their special sugar selenium can act to neutralize the acids ipoalosi, which damage cardiac tissues. When the values of enzyme which regulates the production of these molecules increases, means that the person is at risk of developing coronary artery disease and heart disease, which are also the leading cause of death in Italy and worldwide.

But the compound created by the three chemicals, prevents these acids damage the amino acids in our blood plasma, which would make it really effective as an instrument of prevention of the heart and circulatory problems, especially in cases at risk, because maybe genetically predisposed. In addition, it would not side-effects.

If the three researchers will get the patent, then there should be no problem for the construction of a food pharmacological ready to be marketed. It would certainly be a “good” weapon of prevention, in every sense…

Sugar selenium to prevent heart disease

The lung cancer is by far the cancer more common among men, while the number one killer of women (Talking about cancer, of course) is that the breast. However, I must point out disturbing news that is related precisely to a real boom tumor lung among Italian women, and all because of the smoke. Do you think that only in cases of 2011 new diagnosis of this form of cancer made on women well have been 9500, a true emergency due to the increasing proportion of smokers. The incidence of lung cancer is a trend “positive” for at least 20 years.

“It a real emergency which should see us both on the research side than on the prevention – Explains the President of the Foundation AIOM (Italian Association of Medical Oncology), Carmelo Iacono – especially in contrast to smoking. And ‘in fact a risk factor for other major cancers, from within the colorectal cancer. Its prevalence among women is changing the epidemiology of the great big killer that compared to when we formed ourselves, more and pinker.

In order to meet this challenge we have to focus on youth gender oncologists Is why we’ve launched an innovative project of scholarships, for the first time, provides internships abroad but not in the frames of reference of the national territory. One way to enhance the best that expresses our specialty. ”

Undoubtedly you can always count on specialists and the latest methods early diagnosis advanced technology is essential, as well as invest in research, but surely, on prevention, I would say that it is equally important to focus on very sensitization female population of about damage caused by smoking. Start smoking for the new generations of teenagers (especially girls), is considered “cool”, and it is precisely this mentality potentially destructive and totally unaware that you have to eradicate, first of all.

More cases of lung cancer among women

A beautiful sprint 20 seconds to take away the diabetes of Type II. It takes so little, therefore, to prevent this pathology of metabolism that, unlike most severe form of type I, which occurs in children or adolescence, affecting mainly adults who join risk factors genetic, even an unhealthy lifestyle. It is mainly laziness and sedentary plus a supply excessive and unfair, the responsible for the onset of this anomaly that leads to the top GI, and in this case the blame is largely ours.

In fact it would be enough then really nothing to not ever exceed the critical threshold, those 20 seconds of sprinting enough to stimulate the production of insulin, Necessary, as we well know for their own metabolism sugars in the blood. To find out were researchers from the University of Bath (UK), who wanted to test whether a Physical activity a very short time, provided that regular daily or almost could prevent onset of diabetes.

For this, involving volunteers, who were invited to do a little of exercise bike (Just 20 seconds of cycling) to the beat intense For 3 days per week and for a period of 6 weeks. At the end of the experiment, then, researchers have revealed an improvement of Insulin functions 28%, which is the same that you would get an hour of doing gymnastics (I.e. with no sprints).

“We already knew that training very intense and fast may improve insulin sensitivity, but we wanted to see if the sessions exercise may be easier and shorter, “said study author English, Niels Vollaard. In short, the comforting light of this research, published on European Journal of Applied Physiology I would say that we have no excuse to stay idle really paving the way for diabetes.

To prevent type II diabetes just 20 seconds of vigorous exercise a day