Health pillars

In last centuries, progress of civilization is largely sensational. For example, the invention of the motor, the computer and the advances in medicine. No one would want to miss these.

According to Prof Dr Dean Ornish, a preventive physician from San Francisco, a healthy lifestyle can change the function of more than 500 human genes in a beneficial way.

Disorders and mild diseases can usually be treated or alleviated with tried and tested household remedies without having to consult a doctor straight away. We offer the best recipes.

An American study has found that a strong personality and a positive lifestyle are crucial for a long life. Factors such as a healthy diet, exercise and mental fitness are important for good health.

Why go to the doctor for every health problem you have? "Aches and pains" can also be made to disappear naturally or with the help of over-the-counter medication.

A good night's sleep is important for many body functions. The parasympathetic sleep phase is the counterpart to the wake phase of the sympathetic nervous system.

The heart is rhythmically and continuously pumping throughout life, without us being aware of the enormous performance and adaptability of this powerful organ.

The formula for optimizing body weight is as follows: Body weight = 0.9 x (height - 100), measured in "kg" resp. "cm". Diets are useless for weight loss because of the rebound effect.

Type II diabetes mellitus is meanwhile a common disease in modern lifestyle. This civilization disease can be avoided if three simple principles are followed.

The immune system has many functions, not only in fighting infections and tumours, but also in maintaining our general well-being.

Arterial hypertension with values above 140/90 mm Hg is promoted by unnatural behaviour in modern life. However, high blood pressure can easily be prevented.