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Osteoporosis, 10 foods that help fight it at the table – Italian Cuisine

They protect and strengthen the joints and fight the risk of fragility and fractures. Here's what to eat to have strong, healthy bones at all ages

In Italy, according to estimates by the Ministry of Health, about 5 million people suffer from osteoporosis, a predominantly female disease that can also affect men, which causes a reduction in the mineral content of the bones and which favors fragility and breakage. Among the factors that increase the risk of experiencing the disorder there is not only the advancing age that leads, after 50 years, to a natural weakening of the bone tissue, but also incorrect eating habits. For example, the abuse of alcohol and caffeine, which hinder the absorption of calcium, an essential mineral for maintaining strong bones. Preventing this disease is possible by including the right foods on the daily menus. Let's see with the help of the nutritionist Sonia Croci what they are and why they should be brought to the table.

What to eat

Bone health is also achieved at the table. To combat the risk of osteoporosis and counteract its fragility in daily menus, the foods rich in calcium must not be missing. «This mineral has a real protective effect on the joints. Excellent sources are not only milk, cheese and yogurt, but also sardines, sesame seeds, broccoli, walnuts, cabbage. To absorb it better it is necessary to avoid combining the foods that are rich with foods that contain oxalates such as spinach, whole grains, beets, beets in the same meal. Even the salt and the consumption of foods that contain high quantities should be limited: in addition to being harmful to health in general, it is the enemy of bone. Sodium (salt) hinders its absorption. Yes instead to foods rich in vitamin C such as kiwi and citrus fruits and to those containing vitamin D, such as egg yolk, butter, salmon and herring that facilitate their assimilation ".

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skin, hair and detox … discover the foods that make you beautiful – Italian Cuisine

If the fifty shades of gray are what remains on ours face at the first thaw, then the sun of spring it may not do us justice. Repairing is still possible, with the help of food that they give to the face again brightness and possibly youth. So let's see what to do to make it shine, which of course we have already begun to help with pre-spring detox drinks and with the purification that we continue to do thanks to herbs …

FIRST OF ALL HYDRATION

Water: you have to drink so much, especially on an empty stomach (the ideal would be warm and with a few drops of lemon juice, drunk as soon as you wake up to favor the activity of the intestine) the skin will be more hydrated ed elastic.

Green tea: it is rich in antioxidants and very moisturizing.
(The recipe: jasmine green tea )

Extra virgin olive oil: besides being a real concentrate of vitamins, fatty acids and minerals also has great properties moisturizers. So the oil must not be missing on our table!

Honey: not everyone knows the many properties, including that of bringing water to fabrics in depth, guaranteeing continuous hydration and an effect on the skin plumping. Honey is also antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. In short, a true elixir of youth!
(The recipe: basil and honey cocktail)

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Needless to reiterate that the fruit (all) is good. Also with regard to the skin: the more it eats the better! However it is worth mentioning the properties of some fruits in particular:

Citrus fruits: favor the regeneration cellular giving brightness and tone to the face. Take advantage of late varieties!
(The recipe: spicy citrus salad)

Avocado: from the properties antioxidants performs a targeted action against the signs of aging.

Berries: they are a source of potassium and magnesium vitamins and naturally provided with vitamin C and antioxidants. Excellent allies against the free radicals!

Blueberry: particular attention should be given to the blueberry, which is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, refreshing, astringent, tonic and diuretic. This small berry is very useful for strengthening i capillaries, counteracting the annoying redness. But this season, we have to settle for frozen ones …

Carrots, and the first tomatoes: they are rich in vitamins and beta carotene (useful for the complexion). Rich in vitamin C they have a high antioxidant action.

spinach : like all green leafy vegetables, they have great antioxidant and purifying properties. Contrast the signs of fatigue and aging.
(The recipe: carrot and spinach croquettes)

THE PROTEINS
A body without proteins is a factory without workers. Our body needs a constant amount of proteins to function, which also have a very important effect on the tissues and therefore on our physical appearance.

Red meat: it is rich, as well as amminoacidi, too of proteins with a high nutritional level, which favor tissue reconstruction and repair. Excellent source of iron, which oxygenates the tissues giving the face a healthy and radiant appearance.

Eggs: like red meat, they are rich in proteins and vitamins. They therefore give the skin firmness.
(The recipe: rice salad with meat and eggs)

THE OMEGA 3
Very important to counteract free radicals, they are fundamental components of biological membranes and epithelial tissue. Making it a "full" means choosing the right foods: then go ahead dried fruit (walnuts and almonds in the first place) plus rich in unsaturated fats and therefore "good" and a blue fish is salmome; but also to the soy and ai seeds. A shield against free radicals.
(The recipe: linguine carbonara with salmon)

ELIMINATE THE SCORIES
Having a beautiful skin means first of all having a good intestinal activity. It is important in this regard to consume Whole grains, which are rich in fiber (as well as vitamins) and yogurt, preferably lean. Therefore they play an important role in eliminating waste, thus giving the skin a healthy and luminous appearance.
(The recipe: cup with yogurt and blueberries)

THE REMEDIES YOU MAKE

Purifies with baking soda
The scrub: simply dissolving a small amount of bicarbonate in water and then applying it to the skin with a light massage, we will ensure a deep cleansing of our skin.

The mask for oily skin
Add the baking soda to the honey (1 to 1 ratio) and gently massage on the face with circular movements. The purifying effect of bicarbonate and then the cuddle of honey will give you the skin effect velvety!

Olive oil as a make-up remover
In the series "do not throw anything away", olive oil is fine, very well indeed, as a makeup remover. Also for make-up waterproof!

Honey moisturizer
Just heating the jar in a bain-marie and then spreading a small amount of honey on the face, we will get a real one cream moisturizing. Seeing is believing!

Ornella Guess
March 2017
updated to March 2019
from Aurora Quinto

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Headaches, foods and mistakes to avoid at the table – Italian Cuisine

An unbalanced diet and the consumption of certain foods may favor its onset. Here's what to eat and what to avoid instead to fight the problem and get better

Migraine, headache, headache: who hasn't suffered from it? These are very common disorders that can be due to tension, stress, emotional problems, but also to poor nutrition. Some foods, in fact, due to the substances they contain, can trigger attacks or, once they have occurred, make them worse. Conversely, other foods, consumed regularly, can help you avoid them and manage them better. Let's see with the help of the nutritionist Valentina Schirò, what are the errors not to commit at the table to reduce the problem and face it better when it arises and the foods to be preferred in the daily menus to fight it.

Watch out for prolonged fasts

"In addition to being harmful to the line and to health, fasts can cause nutritional deficiencies that favor the problem. For example, when the body is short of vitamins such as those of group B (indispensable for metabolizing fats, proteins and carbohydrates and extracting energy) or minerals (such as magnesium, useful for the nervous system) it is easy to encounter this disorder Explains the nutritionist Valentina Schirò.

Reduce salt consumption

Excessive intake of salt or salty foods such as packaged snacks, in addition to being detrimental to the health of the heart and arteries and to the line, worsens the problem. "Sodium as well as sodium glutamate used in many industrial food products to enhance its flavor and indicated on the label with the letters E620 and E625, favors the appearance of attacks".

Avoid histamine

"This substance contained in alcoholic beverages, in wine, in mature cheeses, in fish and canned meat, can trigger a headache and worsen the symptoms."

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