Category: Medicine

Nutritionist Marina Bessonova spoke about four types of cereals, the benefits of which are often underestimated by buyers: barley, pearl barley, millet and spelt. Her words are quoted on the Roskachestvo website.Despite the benefits of each of the cereals, they have a number of contraindications. Th

Nutritionist Irina Merkulova said that pumpkin, despite all its usefulness, is not recommended in cooked form for high blood sugar levels. Pumpkin pulp has a high glycemic index - up to 75 units when cooked. The specialist does not recommend eating the product to patients with diabetes and those who

Doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov spoke about the dangers of low-fat products. This was discussed on the air of the program "About the most important" on the TV channel "Russia 1".Low-fat products provoke heart problems, the doctor noted. For the first time, products began to be low-fat in

Physiotherapist and biomechanic Vladimir Bondarenko explained where the claim about walking 10 thousand steps a day came from. He recalled the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.— There, the Japanese presented the world's first pedometer, which had a hieroglyph depicting a walking man. It meant 10 thousand ste

Nina Munro, 41, followed the advice of doctors to drink more water to recover from an acute respiratory viral infection. As a result, she ended up in intensive care and almost died.The woman told Surrey Live that she first felt the symptoms of the illness in the summer: she had a sore throat and a c

A 15-year-old girl who had severe itching all over her body was treated for allergies. Upon further examination, it was discovered that she had cancer. In June 2024, 15-year-old Niamh began to experience severe itching, which doctors mistook for an allergy, the Bristol Post reports. Doctors advised

Russians do not pay enough attention to their health, and this is closely related to the surge in mycoplasma pneumonia, doctors say.The spread of mycoplasma pneumonia is not something extraordinary, it has become more common among our compatriots - this trend can be observed over the past 20 years,

Rospotrebnadzor reported that tongues and liver are not inferior in taste to red meat, and surpass it in terms of vitamin and microelement content.— Liver has a rich amino acid composition, which helps build muscle mass. It contains a lot of iron, vitamin B12, the use of which is useful for the prev

Rospotrebnadzor dispelled two main myths about buckwheat. They concern increasing iron levels and treating diabetes.Myth No. 1. Buckwheat increases iron levels in the body.Iron in buckwheat makes up 37% of the daily intake per 100 g of dry product. — It would seem like a large amount. But iron from

Oncologist, candidate of medical sciences Evgeny Cheremushkin explained why lung cancer ranks first in the structure of oncological diseases in terms of mortality - almost 17% of deaths. — The largest percentage of cancer cases is associated with the first line of defense - the lungs. When you inhal