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Table of Contents
1. Joie de vivre
New studies show that we don’t need to win the lottery to be happy, we need something that makes us happy. Find out what that could be. And also what to avoid.
Anyone who is at peace with themselves has already found the key to happiness: contentment. hold him tight Money alone does not make you happy. This is proven by the example of many lottery winners. Other things are important: “Social contacts such as partners, relatives and friends are at the top,” says Dr. Stefan Bergheim, director of the “Center for Social Progress” in Frankfurt/Main. “Furthermore, health and the conviction that you are doing something worthwhile.” You can control these factors by maintaining friendships, trying to change something at work if necessary, and promoting your health. What you shouldn’t do: Orient yourself to others. We often think that the greener grass grows in the neighbor’s garden. “Such comparisons make you dissatisfied,” says Dr. mountain home Take yourself seriously, be proud of yourself!
2. Immune system
Every minute of our lives, our immune system tries to fight off pathogens. But especially in autumn it is often challenged so severely that it needs your support. Some take every infection with them, others defy all virus attacks. How to help your immune system to work efficiently at all times Pathogens are constantly trying to overcome the natural barriers and establish themselves in the body. Most of the time, they don’t succeed because the immune system detects and eliminates them quickly. But during the cold season, a particularly large number of viruses and bacteria circulate. In addition, the dark season also dampens our mood. Both can weaken our defenses – we catch a cold. Therefore, the targeted supply of micronutrients is important (e.g. in “Orthomol Immun”).
vital: Dr. Gesche, you are a specialist in orthomolecular medicine. What is that?
dr Gesche: Orthomolecular medicine, OM for short, is based on the idea of a Nobel Prize winner: Linus Pauling coined OM, which aims to consciously support health with micronutrients.
When are micronutrients used?
For example to supplement the diet in certain life situations. Or to accompany illnesses with nutritional medicine. Products based on the OM are available in pharmacies.
What else is in such products?
They contain vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. Secondary plant substances or probiotics are also used.
Cold or Flu? The most important differences
Both are triggered by viruses, but of different types. A cold begins slowly with a cold. Cough, slight fever and headaches can occur later. It usually subsides after a week. For the real flu, on the other hand, the sudden onset with a high fever is typical, and those affected feel very ill.
This is where the cold viruses lurk Grab
handles on buses and trains, coins, doorknobs and ATMs are playgrounds for viruses. So very important: wash your hands as often as possible.
3. Nutrition
Monotonous, frustrating diets that are also unhealthy – that was yesterday. Today anything that tastes good is allowed. We’ll tell you a few simple tricks so that you don’t have any regrets.
Eat well without gaining weight – with simple tips you can easily maintain your feel-good weight and live healthy. For many, healthy means “it doesn’t taste good”. But the times when fat and sugar were almost demonized are over. Today, experts recommend a balanced mixed diet, as is appreciated in southern Europe. These include fish and seafood, lean meats, salad, fruit, vegetables, olive oil and dairy products. There’s nothing wrong with a glass of wine and a delicious dessert. You don’t have to do without anything, the decisive factors are quantity and quality. Get an overview of how many calories are in the food. So you can enjoy your favorite cake in the afternoon and defuse the calorie bomb in the evening with a salad or vegetable soup. Because one thing is certain:burns, gains. But how much energy does the body use every day? For women with more sedentary work, the requirement is around 1800 calories. If you do sports, you can eat a little more. But ready meals are often high in calories, and when we’re stressed, we don’t have time to cook. In addition, many men still prefer meat. Even children often don’t like green things very much. Then tricks like choosing lean meat, hiding the vegetables (cooking the Bolognese sauce with fresh tomatoes) or drinking smoothies instead of eating whole fruit can help.
ATTENTION, VEGAN!
Vegans avoid all animal foods, i.e. meat and fish, dairy products, eggs and honey. This form of nutrition is currently “in”, but the supply of micronutrients is not always sufficient. Then preparations such as “Orthomol Veg one” (pharmacy) can specifically support the supply.
4. Movement
Bringing more momentum into your everyday life has four advantages: you prevent illnesses , tone your figure, activate your brain cells and put you in a good mood!
No time for the gym? Then we have a few ideas on how you can stay fit anyway, or how numerous studies have shown how positive it is for body and soul when people move a lot. That it prevents diseases and alleviates existing ones. Sport improves e.g. B. in diabetics the blood sugar levels, and endurance sports are recommended after medical consultation even after a heart attack. You don’t have to go to the gym to get more active. Simply bring more movement into your everyday life. If you get out of breath just thinking about sport, you can take it easy: Cycle to work, get off the bus and train one stop earlier than necessary, prefer the stairs to the elevator and make phone calls while standing, put the water bottle outside Range. In this way, several meters of “running distance” come together every day. Gardening or cleaning is sometimes a nuisance, but is good for the body. Then you will definitely soon feel like “more”. The most important thing when choosing a sport: you have to enjoy it, otherwise you won’t stick with it. Then everything that you can manage in terms of health goes. If in doubt, have your doctor check you out first. Doctors recommend endurance sports such as swimming, walking or cycling for beginners. They are suitable for all ages and do not require any special knowledge. Regular training is crucial to ensure that your health is really beneficial: three times a week, 30 minutes each would be ideal. The most important thing when choosing a sport: you have to enjoy it, otherwise you won’t stick with it. Then everything that you can manage in terms of health goes. If in doubt, have your doctor check you out first. Doctors recommend endurance sports such as swimming, walking or cycling for beginners. They are suitable for all ages and do not require any special knowledge. Regular training is crucial to ensure that your health is really beneficial: three times a week, 30 minutes each would be ideal. The most important thing when choosing a sport: you have to enjoy it, otherwise you won’t stick with it. Then everything that you can manage in terms of health goes. If in doubt, have your doctor check you out first. Doctors recommend endurance sports such as swimming, walking or cycling for beginners. They are suitable for all ages and do not require any special knowledge. Regular training is crucial to ensure that your health is really beneficial: three times a week, 30 minutes each would be ideal.
IN ARTHROSIS: IF YOU REST, YOU RUN
Hardly anyone is spared from the common disease arthrosis. This is a process of wear and tear of the articular cartilage that most commonly affects the knee, hip, shoulder and vertebral joints. But arthrosis is no reason to give up exercise – on the contrary! Exercise is considered essential to nourish the cartilage and strengthen the muscles, which ultimately stabilizes the joints. In addition to sports such as aqua jogging, swimming, walking or cycling, doctors also recommend strength exercises. Let your orthopedist advise you. In addition, you can support cartilage and bones with a healthy diet and a special combination of nutrients from the pharmacy (e.g. “Orthomol arthroplus”).
5. Relaxation
The balancing act between job and family and your own demand for perfection – that builds up pressure that damages your health in the long term. The most effective antidote to stress: relax.
Stress lurks in many places. Before he makes you ill: How to trick him and find your happiness again Balancing family and job is often difficult enough. Many women make it even more difficult for themselves because they want to do everything perfectly and would like to do it on their own. That’s why they turn down offers of help. But at some point everything grows too much for them. They often react irritably, sleep poorly and feel listless. A vicious circle, because it makes everyday life even more difficult for you. High time to rethink. Nobody asks you to always be perfect. You don’t have to complete every task 130 percent, 80 percent is almost always enough. Do something good for yourself when it comes to nutrition: B vitamins and magnesium help to reduce tiredness and exhaustion. If they are not always, e.g. B. through whole grain or milk products, end up on the menu, it can be useful to supplement them (e.g. with “Orthomol Tolfioow f”). Practice saying no. If your work is too much for you, you cannot take over tasks from your colleague, even if you would like to help her. Sit down with friends, your partner and/or family and plan who can relieve you and how. But don’t criticize when someone does things differently than you do! The most important thing: Use the free time you have gained for yourself. your partner and/or family and plan who can relieve you and how. But don’t criticize when someone does things differently than you do! The most important thing: Use the free time you have gained for yourself. your partner and/or family and plan who can relieve you and how. But don’t criticize when someone does things differently than you do! The most important thing: Use the free time you have gained for yourself.
METHODS FOR RELAXING
Muscle relaxation according to Jacobsen
Individual muscles are contracted from head to toe for a few seconds. Then let go and feel the relaxed state.
Autogenic Training
Works via autosuggestion: the participants relax themselves with the help of visual images.
Meditation
Shutting out the world and concentrating on breathing is calming.
6. Sleep
Many find it difficult to start the day because they have not slept enough or badly. Every fourth German complains of problems falling asleep or sleeping through the night. Fortunately, that can be changed.
At night, body, mind and soul regenerate. How to avoid disturbances and use this important rest phase Experts distinguish between more than 80 sleep disorders. The most common problems are falling asleep and staying asleep. About every fourth German complains about it. Leading the list of causes: the double burden of family and job, mental problems, stress and bad habits such as irregular sleeping times. Not every wakefulness is cause for concern. But if you haven’t slept well for more than six weeks and feel tired during the day, you should do something. sleep researcher Dr. Tilmann Müller and his team from the University of Münster have developed a new concept. The most important five points: Sleep restriction. Temporarily reduce your sleep time to six hours so that you are really tired in the evenings. Regularity. Stick to your own rhythm. That means going to bed and getting up at relatively fixed times, even on weekends. Variety. If you only work and don’t move, you sleep badly. Plan things that you feel like doing after work. Then please implement it. Diary. Track potential sleep killers for a week—and avoid them in the future. Relaxation. Don’t roll over problems before bed. Postpone the solution to the next day. Set a specific date for this, which will calm you down. that you fancy. Then please implement it. Diary. Track potential sleep killers for a week—and avoid them in the future. Relaxation. Don’t roll over problems before bed. Postpone the solution to the next day. Set a specific date for this, which will calm you down. that you fancy. Then please implement it. Diary. Track potential sleep killers for a week—and avoid them in the future. Relaxation. Don’t roll over problems before bed. Postpone the solution to the next day. Set a specific date for this, which will calm you down.
THE FOUR MOST COMMON SLEEP KILLERS
A nap in front of the TV can delay falling asleep in bed for hours. Heavy fare: the stomach is not a night worker, it takes revenge. Alcohol: Too many drinks can end sleep prematurely. Coffee works sometimes like this, sometimes like that. Try out!
