Health starts with foods The father of medicine, Hippocrates, has handed down the famous words about the important role of how food is our medicine. By taking advantage of this rich concept of wisdom we understand how important it is to make food...
Read moreThe Importance of Food Education Proper nutrition is a key pillar of human health and it is fundamental to teach and transmit from childhood and school age. Chronic illnesses, once linked to aging, are becoming more and more common in children as...
Read moreThe chronic degenerative diseases growth Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in Western countries. In Italy, ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and other heart diseases together account for about 30% of all deaths...
Read more"Our elders say we need to have our own food to be healthy and to be who we are” (Elder Fred Erasmus, Yellowknives Dene First Nation) The journey of human being The evolution and history of human being is accompanied by continual geographical...
Read moreOn the wave of wellness research It's time to go on vacation! I n this particular time of year, food is one of the most important spending item for the Italians, as Coldiretti reported in 2017. Historically during holidays half of the Italians...
Read moreWhat is “tiredness”? Tiredness can have different origins and be the consequence of a disease or symptom of a widespread and unspecified illness. For this reason, it is important to exclude a disease or an acute condition, returning your symptoms...
Read moreWhat is Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity? Wheat gluten and protein intolerance - celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and wheat allergy - affect an increasing number of people and can manifest with intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms including...
Read moreThe concept of beauty The ideal of beauty has changed considerably in the course of human history, but biologically related to the concept of attraction between the sexes and...
Read moreWhat is Celiac Disease? Fig. 1: Normal and damaged villi (small fingerlike projections that line the small intestine, that promote nutrient absorption) The celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune illness characterized by a chronic inflammation of...
Read moreIn erythrocyte membranes, the deficiency of dihomo gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) and excess of arachidonic acid (AA) are situations related with silent inflammation and poor immune modulation. The found incidence – on the basis of the...
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