After using gadgets with touch screens is recommended to wash hands

You recently touched touchscreen gadget? Do not forget to wash your hands to prevent the spread of pathogenic bacteria and stay healthy!

If you already know that the computer keyboard contains a large number of microbes, then hasten to inform you that the iPad and devices with touch screens can contain fewer bacteria. Recently, scientists have found that computer keyboards, cash machines and other devices for general use, equipped with touchscreen, the abundance of different pathogenic bacteria (eg, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

At the moment, companies developing gadgets, began to develop antimicrobial screens to minimize the risk of contracting diseases by users. It should also be recalled that you can at any time to wipe the device with an alcohol cleanser to kill bacteria, but it should still wash your hands after using the device, especially if it is used by several people.

Academy of Preventive Medicine recommends that you thoroughly wash your hands for at least for 20 seconds in the following cases to prevent disease: - See more at: 

•     Before and after cooking
•     Before the start of the meal
•     Before and after caring for a sick person
•     Before and after treatment the cut or wound
•     After going to the toilet
•     After changing diapers and cleaning the pot child
•     After blowing the nose nose, coughing, sneezing
•     After touching animals, feeding the animals or cleaning up after pets
•     After throwing garbage

To this list we also add: After using the keyboard or touch-screen device, which is in the public domain. Wearing with a small bottle or hand sanitize (which contains about 60 percent alcohol) in your pocket for personal needs - a great way to disease prevention and preparedness for different life situations.

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Does eating slowly helps you lose weight?

Surely your parents of small or very old saying ... you get used to eat slowly!Today we know that is no nonsense!

 

But ... Why eat slowly?

     Eating slowly helps us feel full with less food, this is ideal if you want to lose weight. Moreover, we favor the digestion and better perceive flavors.


How long is advisable to eat?

     Ideally, spend a minimum of 20-30 minutes per meal. Many people finish breakfast in just 5 minutes or even lunch in 10 minutes, this is mainly due to the fast-paced lifestyle that we no longer satisfy a physiological need, but rather alleviate a mental effect.


What we must consider advice to eat more slowly?

1. Chew each bite well:
   Try to focus on the flavors and enjoy the dish, in this way, your digestion will be delayed and the chewing process will be slower.
2. Loose cutlery on the plate several times:
   This is ideal to give more time to the process of chewing between bites
3.  Drinking water while eating:
   Another tip would be to drink water between bites, this form centralization time it takes to eat.
4. Eat foods high in fiber:
   The fiber takes longer to be chewed, chewing slowing speed and intake.
5. Come and sit at the table:
   
   Due to lifestyle so fast that we have this is a great tip because if you eat up your mind quickly chew food, she wants finalize the process as soon as possible to do other tasks. It is recommended to eat at home, sitting at the table and eat calmer slowing the process of mastication 

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5 foods that provide us with healthy fats: Omega 3

Many people try to diet to eliminate the maximum amount of fat eaten, however, important to remember that there are two types of fats: the good (unsaturated) and bad (saturated). To be healthy you need to consume good fats like Omega 3,6 and 9.
Some months ago I wrote an article about the benefits of these fats:

  
These fats can find them at:

 Olive oil
Olive oil is a food that has a great source of oleic acid and monounsaturated fats (good fats). Ideal to reduce cardiovascular problems, as well as providing powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients.
 Fish
Fish such as sardines, salmon, trout or mackerel and shellfish are foods that contain good fats. Remember that most of oily fish provide us with Omega 3 essential to be healthy substance.

 Dried fruits
The nuts bring a lot of good fats (mainly Omega 3), in addition to being a very complete food, they provide protein, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. It is essential for the proper functioning of the organism food.In the blog I have an article called: the benefits Really nuts fatten much as they say ?. I recommend you read it.

 Cocoa
Cocoa, preferably pure, is a food that brings countless benefits to our body. Good fats containing in addition to being a potent antioxidant. So you know, you can incorporate in your diet pure cocoa (yes, without abusing).A few weeks ago I wrote an article entitled: The black chocolate fattening?

 Coconut
Coconut fat (good fat) is one of the best in the world, since it is very difficult to accumulate in our body. This fat is metabolized rapidly becoming a major source of energy. So you know, you can add coconut to your diet!

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Benefits and properties of the handle

Also known as the peach of the tropics, the mango is a well-known since ancient times by the Indian tribes of the tropics and currently produces fruit worldwide.

The handle helps us take care of our hair and our skin, while nourishes and purifies the body with its antioxidant and diuretic properties. Moreover, it brings us countless benefits:
Benefits:
The handle, the best friend of teethFor older children and presumed healthy and strong teeth, you need to give them their daily dose of calcium and vitamin C. The handle has the same content of vitamin C than an orange, so one day we already have the recommended daily allowance.

Antioxidant and laxative
Thanks to its high content of vitamins A and C, and their malic acid and palmitic acid, mango is a fruit antioxidant that helps protect us from heart disease, allergies or cancer. A piece of mango contains 100 grams 36.4 grams of vitamin C, which corresponds to 61% of the daily requirement of this vitamin.
Mango, king of beta-carotene
It has up to 20 percent more than the melons, which will help combat asthma, prevent cancer and heart disease and fight diseases as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's or arthritis that affect both our elders.

 Macular degeneration
The zeaxanthin antioxidant found in the handle, filter harmful rays of blue light, and is believed to play a protective role in the health of the eyes. Studies have shown that increased intake of all fruits in general, 3 or more servings a day reduces the risk of macular degeneration.

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The king of fruits

As we can say that the king of cereals are oatmeal, we can say that without doubt the kiwi is the king of fruits. But why?A study published by the American Journal of Nutrition concluded that the kiwi fruit is the most comprehensive in existence. In this research over 32 different fruits in order to know what the greatest benefits us from a nutritional point of view is evaluated. Kiwi won first place in the ranking, followed by papaya, orange or mango, apple etc ...If you usually eat little fruit, take at least one daily kiwi. Just 1 kiwi gives you twice the vitamin C than an orange, the recommended daily allowance of this vitamin is 60 mg per day and only 1 kiwi gives you 100mg of it.Not only provides vitamin C, the kiwi is a nutrient pump providing us with a high intake of magnesium and potassium. Besides having low sodium, perfect for lowering blood pressure.Do you think little? Well there's more! The kiwi contains powerful antioxidants (vitamin E and polyphenols) ideal for fighting free radicals in our body.And best of all ... no fat! The kiwi has a low fat content in addition to being a natural diuretic, thus it is ideal for losing weight and for people who tend to retain fluids.I am among those who usually take a kiwi every day ... and you? Leave your comment!

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