Water is one of the most important elements needed for survival for every living being. Water also has invaluable benefits when used in
various types of therapies for human beings. There are documents that demonstrate the knowledge and use of hydrotherapy in old Chinese villages, but their use spread itself only from the nineteenth century, when Protestant pastor Sebastian Kneipp systematized it .
Etymologically, we find the origin of the word in the Greek terms’ Hydor ‘(water) and’ Therapeia ‘(therapy).
Although hydrotherapy techniques were used in ancient times, Hippocrates (460 to 337 BC), for example, mentions some of them; they were abandoned for a long time and only started to create a buzz in the eighteenth century through the work of doctors Sigmund Hahn (1664 1742) and his son Johann Sigmund Hahn (1696-1773). From this work, Vinceriz Priessnitz (1799-1851) created the cold water therapy by associating it to sudorific implement . But who really renovated modern hydrotherapy was the Protestant pastor Sebastian Kneipp (1821 -1897), whose basic tenet was that the disease in humans happens when their natural force is undermined by an inadequate diet and unnatural lifestyle. His methods, known today as the “Kneipp cure” included not only complete and partial baths of hot and cold water, but jets of water, exercise, use of medicinal herbs and a healthy diet. (more…)
In late 2005 several chemical analysts agreed that the total number of known molecules exceded 20 million but due to an exponential growth could reach 100 or even 200 million by the end of the twenty-first century.
Adults who suffer from primary insomnia have an abnormality that prevents a neurochemical substance to shut off the mind at night, finds a recent investigationThe researchers measured levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in 16 adult men and women with insomnia and 16 men and women with normal sleep patterns.
the most frequently studied are the most important for its ability to undergo antigenic changes, resulting in epidemics and pandemics and infect animal populations. A virus is based on two surface antigens: hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N), giving rise to this name is so familiar today in the media with the issue of avian and swine influenza. Full identification of the strain contains the place of origin, number of isolation, year of isolation, and subtype (eg. A/Victoria/3/79 H3N2 influenza virus).
In the universe there are natural laws, that are very good and predictable, allowing us to apply the science without any major physical problems, wherever they are, anywhere in the world these universal laws work, with or without our understanding. So as well as the law of gravity, there is also “THE LAW OF ATTRACTION”.
In recent years the issue of global warming is becoming an issue that occupies the agendas of many countries and officials of governmental agencies, but if something is agreed is that if current trends continue, within a very short span of time the planet will be uninhabitable. The Worldwatch Institute in Washington has confirmed this trend, and scientists in the United Kingdom estimate that this period would be 20 years. Probably the most optimistic are the members of the environment program of the United Nations, who still believe that we have 50 years to save the biosphere. Our unsustainable food production methods may be the factor that could aggravate further the stability of the biosphere.On our planet, about 75% of fertile and arable soils of temperate and tropical areas of the globe are engaged in agriculture, yet despite this, the use and misuse of land has disqualified thousands and one hundred thousand hectares in the world are becoming deserted and useless land. The type of food that we receive today is very poor compared to those received in previous years. In light of this problem we should ask ourselves three questions:
There are three inviolable pillars to achieve and maintain the right weight:
Clinical research has a key role within pharmaceutics because it determines the efficacy and safety of new drugs on people. It is also the link between basic research and patient care.
Modern life fills us with tension, nerves and anxiety situations. So, we learn to live with two dangerous guests: stress and anxiety. First, you have to understand that stress is a normal situation that serves as a defense mechanism in humans. Faced with an imminent danger, the brain responds by putting on an alert, so it is easier and quicker to respond to the threat. The problem is when we get used to living always in that state. Then, the problems appear such as headaches, gastrointestinal problems, fatigue, changes in character, anxiety, excessive anger, depression, excessive distraction, poor performance, repeated mistakes, dissatisfaction, frequent arguments and fights, decreased social circle, difficulties in initiating relationships and alterations in feeding behavior, sleep and sexuality. In addition, the person who suffers from stress begins to drink alcohol in bigger quantities, increase the consumption of cigarettes or feel the urge to use drugs.