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Sporting activities, practised both inside and outdoors, in the summer or winter, make the human body lose a large amount of water and mineral salts. Physical well-being, especially for people who regularly practise sports, necessarily requires the correct hydration of the body, one of the basic principles of physical well-being along with a healthy, balanced […]

The change of seasons often brings a number of side effects due to stress and tiredness. Both when the temperature increases and there is more daylight, and when the cold starts to creep beneath our clothes and the darkness drastically reduces the amount of time we can spend outdoors, these changes can significantly affect our […]

We often hear talk of oxidative stress  and more or less effective remedies to fight it. But what does this actually mean? Oxidative stress refers to the hyper-production of oxidative chemical substances, a number of alterations affecting the tissues and cells due to excessive exposure to oxidising agents. Causes of oxidative stress Free radicals, i.e., […]

How many times, even just to use a cliché, are the parents of lively children advised to “tire them out” through sports. But is it really useful to manage a child’s energy through physical activity? The answer is yes: sport plays a fundamental role in children’s growth. Not by chance, doctors and paediatricians underline to […]

Intensive study periods can be really heavy going at any time of a student’s education, from high school to university and other specialisation courses during adult life. Study tiredness is manifested through excessive effort in concentrating, difficulty in remembering notions and processing the contents we read. Tiredness and mental fatigue are a direct consequence of […]

Constant fatigue, shortness of breath, energy used up quickly, states of confusion: these are just some of the symptoms suffered by many patients who have got over Covid-19 but who are having trouble recovering ideal levels of physical and mental well-being. These symptoms persist even after we are no longer positive to the virus, and […]

Tiredness, irritability and drowsiness can take their toll on children especially in some periods of the year. The main causes include: changes in routine (such as returning to school), climatic changes (the passage from hot to cold seasons) and seasonal viruses (colds, tonsillitis, gastrointestinal problems), often accompanied by a lack of appetite. These are very […]

As time passes, our body changes and, along with this, the needs to keep it strong and healthy change too. After the age of 50, particularly, the mind and body have to adapt to new nutritional and energy needs. Consequently, we may feel the need for greater support, especially in more intensive periods in which […]

The immune system is that barrier that helps the body to defend itself from foreign agents, such as micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi), parasites, damaged or anomalous cells, or unrecognised tissues. To defend the body, the immune system activates antibodies, as well as various specialised molecules and tissues, including white blood cells. The human body also […]