Ways to say NO. Part II

In the previous article we gave you three simple techniques you can practice at home with your children. In this article we’ll show you three more so you can carry on working on this skill that your children will find very helpful. Firstly, there is a brief description of a technique, then a short guide […]

Ways to say NO. Part I

Just as important as having reasons for not smoking is knowing how to get across my firm desire not to smoke, no matter how much they insist. Below you will find 3 simple techniques for saying NO that you can practice as a family. Firstly, there is a brief description of the technique, then a […]

Sport reduces the risk of addiction in adolescence

Doing some kind of sport is good for everyone, but even more so for adolescents, because they are going through a stage of enormous physical and emotional change. Using sport as exercise not only contributes to the development of the body but has also been proven to act as a deterrent to taking up harmful […]

The difficult relationship adolescents have with alcohol

The health authorities are raising the alarm about an increase in alcohol consumption among adolescents between 14 and 15 years old. At this young age most secondary school children start to familiarise themselves with drink and the proof is that last year the percentage of those who began drinking alcohol at this age stood at […]

Other habits that also improve your cardiovascular health

Having good cardiovascular health depends on many things, more than we can imagine. For starters, these are the four basic pieces of advice: watch your diet, do physical activity, don’t smoke and go to the doctor when necessary. But we have discovered that there are other habits which are equally effective and which apart from […]

Enjoy life! Optimism can protect you

You can mix a combination of optimism, hope, satisfaction and self-confidence to create a medicinal cocktail your cardiovascular system will love. After many observations of real life cases, it has been confirmed that these sentiments and feelings can help prevent diseases such as strokes and heart attacks. Scientists are conducting research into the relationship between […]

Myths about tobacco

A large number of people start smoking when they are teenagers. The factors that lead to starting to smoke are different in each case but, in most cases, evidence is available that demonstrates the existence of a number of myths about the benefits of tobacco that are very common among teenagers, as well as among […]

Physical activity to improve cardiovascular health

For physical activity to improve our physical condition and health, it should be… REGULAR AND PROGRESSIVE: Encourage and ensure that your son or daughter does progressive, continuous and frequent physical activity, never irregular or discontinuous. If they start after a period of inactivity, it is important to start gradually with moderate activities. MOTIVATING: It is […]

Tobacco smoke goes straight to the heart

Tobacco is responsible for between 20% and 25% of cardiovascular disorders (website in Spanish). What is more, smoking damages your health in general and that of your heart in particular, because tobacco smoke can attack on different fronts, from the internal working of the organ to a reduction in the circulation of blood. Find out […]

How much to eat? Two methods that really work

We live in an era of supersize portions, which are largely responsible for the serious increase in cardiovascular diseases and obesity. When we talk about prevention, we must incorporate simple and didactic methods so that people with poor eating habits can calculate the right amount of food they need, no more no less. The best […]