Jun 19, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
The functional body-mind unit, the source of well-being The modern lifestyle is accompanied by some unpleasant effects, including excess stress and low-grade chronic inflammation. These two conditions, associated, significantly aggravate the quality of life...
Jun 11, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
The membrane, the cells’ gateway! The human body is made up of billions of cells, all surrounded by a vital coating: the cell membrane. It is a complex mixture of fats in a fluid state, where proteins and another fat, well known to the public, cholesterol, are...
May 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The benefits of Vitamin D: what foods do they contain it? Vitamin D is a molecule that is the subject of great attention since scientific studies have shown its involvement in multiple physiological processes, so much so as to define it as a real hormone. The reduced...
May 22, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
Motor activity is medicine In the 4th century B.C. Hippocrates included gymnastics in conservative, i.e. preventive medicine, the concept behind today’s lifestyle medicine, codified in the U.S. and exported all over the world. Doctor Girolamo Mercuriale from...
May 15, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
Postpartum depression, get to know it and how to deal with it Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful and expected moments for many women, the arrival of a new life and the direct perception of the future become a happy expectation for the woman , but the period after...
May 1, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
Cell membrane and fatty acids The fatty acids involved in the scaffolding of cell membranes influencing their guaranteed characteristics and efficiency in carrying out a specific activity (e.g. Muscle = Contraction). The main families of fatty acids present in the...
Apr 21, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
Allergies, which is the cause? It is well known that allergy, in its various manifestations, is rising all over the world, and involves the respiratory system, the skin and also the digestive system. In the late decades it has been a trend towards the growth of these...
Apr 14, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
Chocolate: what is behind such goodness? Certainly a food that we become aware relatively early during the childhood. Behind the chocolate, apart from its delicious flavor, there are a series of nutrients with particular effects on health and on the appetite...
Mar 31, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
Are fats and autism connected? To understand the correlation between fat and autism we need to touch on some general topics.So let’s consider: Topic 1: WHICH FATS ARE ESSENTIAL? Fats synthesized as saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are all...
Mar 26, 2020 | Molecular health and nutrition
Circadian diet The evolutionary history of man testifies that we are a diurnal animal species. In fact, during the part of the day illuminated by sunlight, the main activities of research and consumption of food have always been carried out, and coherently with this...
