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27 January
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Chronic Diseases

Reasons for development hypovitaminosis B1 are associated with a monotonous diet, excess carbohydrates in the diet, the presence of chronic disease (enteritis, enterocolitis). Vitamin B1 is contained in cereals and legumes, bread and bakery products, cereals (buckwheat, oats), liver, organ meats, brewer's yeast, potatoes, cauliflower, etc. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), takes an active part in the protein, carbohydrate, fat metabolism, regulates the exchange of amino acids (AA) improves color vision, the functional state of cardiovascular system, central nervous system and digestive system. It stimulates the blood, is involved in regulation of liver function, skin, mucous membranes. Is a coenzyme of many respiratory enzymes that promote the growth and reproduction. Hypo-and avitaminosis B2 clinically characterized by disorders of the central nervous system (somnolence, peripheral polyneuritis), skin and mucous membranes (seborrheic dermatitis, dryness, and cyanosis lips, scars on them, glossitis), inflammation of the eyeball, photophobia, reduced visual acuity. The main causes of hypovitaminosis B2 is a significant reduction in consumption of milk and milk products chronic gastrointestinal diseases, medications, antagonists, riboflavin, etc. A significant amount of vitamin B2 is found in milk and dairy products, liver, meat, fish, eggs, cheese, buckwheat and oat cereals, bread, beer yeast.

Vitamin PP (niacin) plays an important role in metabolic processes (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, cholesterol), accelerates the oxidation-reduction reactions, is included in several coenzymes affects the cardiovascular, nervous and digestive systems. It is vital for the synthesis of sex hormones. The main representatives of this group include nicotinic acid and nicotinamide. With a lack of food vitamin E developed pellagra, which is characterized by general weakness, apathy, insomnia, dizziness, bowel function, skin lesions (dermatitis of the face and exposed parts of the body), decreased memory, dementia, delirium, dyspepsia, psychosis, etc. Factors for hypovitaminosis PP are monotonous food (especially corn), long-term therapy sulfanilamidnymi drugs, estrogen, chronic gastrointestinal diseases (enteritis, colitis), which violate the absorption of vitamin E, and chronic alcoholism.

20 January
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Spiritual Abilities

With the philosophical basis of these principles, we can see that spiritual intelligence is a reality his ministration, and being out of the material is transferred to transcend ego, attachment, and is universal, any human being can find his peace inside and beyond himself, but it is essential to enable the spirituality that can only be captured with the eye of contemplation. Something I can not stop play in this test are the 10 principles of spiritual intelligence, they tell us much that we must practice to get to another level of consciousness, and are, love is better than the hatred, the truth is better than a lie, is better good than evil, knowledge is better than ignorance, it is better to give than to receive, peace is better than violence, attention is better than the neglect, happiness is better that suffering, we are spiritual beings, of, some of which were already part of my life but I think I will in the full development of them .. One more point I should not be left out in this work are the characteristics of spiritual intelligence that says Dr. Gallegos in his work, and are as follows, the ability to be happy despite the circumstances, the C apacity of inner peace and equanimity, the ability of universal love, the ability to live to serve, the ability to confront and overcome suffering, the ability to be independent and autonomous, the ability to solve problems of meaning and values, the capacity of ethical conduct, The Ability to focus on the "why" of things, the capacity of discernment, the ability to live in a larger context of meaning, the ability to learn to be the holistic integration capacity of the whole.

12 January
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Let Exercising The Mind

Recent studies say that reading does increase intelligence and make matters worse, prevent mental decline in old age. Also if you want to prevent Alzheimer’s you must exercise your mind.It is scientifically proven that simple arithmetic and reading aloud, mitigate and slow the symptoms of dementia or progressive deterioration of functions cognitivas.El Japanese researcher Ryuta Kawashima, Tohoku University, made them reading and writing exercises loud and simple simple mathematical calculation of Alzheimer patients with good results. “He found that these exercises stimulate the prefrontal cortex and cognitive areas, because those who did not participate in the experiment suffered a more rapid decline in six months.

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