Óscar’s parents have been asked to come in to the secondary school he attends to talk to the head teacher. It appears that Óscar, along with some other children, has been caught…
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The Mediterranean Diet is a priceless cultural legacy, a balanced lifestyle that includes recipes, cooking methods, local produce and other customs that are good for the heart, such as the...
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Someone once said that having a child does not transform one into a parent, just like having a piano does not transform one into a pianist. Being a parent is also a…
Which physical activity should I choose to improve my health? It is important to have some criteria in mind when choosing the physical activity that we want to do or recommend. In…
Having a good level of self-confidence is essential if our children are to tackle the challenges that will appear throughout their lives. Of course, we would all like our children to have…
The time for Inés’ birthday party is getting close and her mum Marta is very clear on two things: she wants the celebration to take place outside, so the children can run…
Do you know what hidden exercise is and what it is for? According to Fuster (2010: pp. 233), hidden exercise is what lies behind our daily tasks and is of particular importance…
As well as knowing how much energy the foods we consume provide us with, it is also important to know what we are really eating. We should therefore look at the nutrients…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
What is the colour of our surroundings? Are we surrounded by green zones or is our habitat dominated by concrete and asphalt? These are not idle questions. In a recent post, we…
Alarmed by his latest test results, Luis goes to see his family doctor. – I see your glucose level is 150… congratulations!, the doctor says. – Congratulations, what do you mean? My…
Basically, power walking is nothing more than walking at a brisk pace. However, it is more than just going for a walk; power walking is ideal for people who want to improve…
Get up, grab a quick coffee and run off to work. Does that sound familiar to you? It is quite common. Another case is that of those who get up and are…
The kitchen is an excellent school for your children. Letting them help you cook, or preparing their own dishes, is a good way of learning new skills while you share valuable time…
We have few children. Our country’s birth-rate has dropped to 1.38 children per woman and, as a consequence, children have become the centre of the family. Lack of time and too much…
Air pollution is one of modifiable risk factors of the main cardiovascular diseases. This means that airborne toxic fumes are directly responsible for thousands of deaths. The levels of toxicity in the…
The word ikigai is used in Japan to mean a reason for living, the reason you get up and join the fray every morning. It is also a state of mind that…
Have you ever heard yourself, cigarette in hand, say something out loud along the lines of ‘you have to die of something’ or ‘I can give up whenever I want’? Excuses. Smoking…
The well-known demographer James Vaupel has calculated that since 1840 there has been an uninterrupted extension of two and a half years per decade for life expectancy – or, in other words,…
It is the most urgent emergency, if you’ll excuse the repetition. In spite of the stroke traditionally being given less attention than myocardial infarction, the number of victims is similar. When the…
Marina has made an agreement with her son Javier that he will not go to football practice until he finishes his final exams because the boy is a little behind on his…
Did you know that the way we feed ourselves has a direct effect on the environment? The latest studies tell us that a change of direction in our consumption and the adoption…