Category HEALTH

Are you lactose intolerant? So you're probably always looking for dairy substitutes that are easy to implement into your daily routine. For many it's a surprising fact, but around 75 of the world's population is lactose intolerant. This condition occurs when a body does not produce enough lactase (the enzyme required to digest milk sugar) to digest the lactose (the sugar found in milk) in dairy products.

Stress is a condition that drains us physically and emotionally. But can the appearance of gray hair or white hair be related to stress? There are several harmful consequences that stress can cause in our body, affecting the muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous and reproductive systems, among many other effects.

These are active ingredients present in sunscreens that are absorbed through the skin and contaminate the blood. The FDA, Food and Drug Administration, released the list of chemicals in sunscreens that contaminate the blood with just one application.

Biotin, or B7, might be one of the less discussed essential vitamins. Most have heard that it is beneficial to you, but know little about it. In fact, you may be vaguely aware of some of its practical uses. But few know the full scope of all this vitamin to contribute to our general well-being.

The school calendar of mandatory vaccines in Argentina has an aluminum overdose. The newborn receives 20 times more than the Allowed Levels, in the first day of life with a vaccine (hepatitis B), which he does not need since hepatitis B is a disease that is spread via drugs or promiscuity.

There is nothing that feels better than a good laugh. Who would you rather spend the day with, a person who always laughs to make you feel good, or someone who is depressed? Of course, you want to be with the person who makes you smile, because it lifts your spirits. Laughter is like good medicine for the soul.

Most of us are at least relatively aware of how nicotine affects the body. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same about its impact on the brain. In this article, we will discuss how nicotine interacts with this vital organ. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances in the world.

Some countries already sell cosmetic products such as lipsticks, masks and creams with Cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive compound found in Cannabis plants. In LATAM the conditions are being met for countries to work on a responsible and convergent regulation that allows their commercialization. It was one of the reflections of the meeting "Use of ingredients derived from cannabis in cosmetics" organized by CASIC.