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Posted on Thursday, 23rd July 2009 by admin

The idea has been repeated on several occasions, including film director Woody Allen said in his musical I Love you all say that the reason why it can become a Republican after having lived a lifetime among Democrats could be in a small tumor that prevents a proper reason. But scientists have gone further study. Have concluded that the differences are when it comes to improvise in unexpected situations and not always to political questions. The study says that those who are defined as liberal are more neuronal activity in the cingulate cortex, an area of the brain that is always active in situations where it is to solve a conflict. Such people, according to scientists, are expert in inhibiting their reactions.

Conservatives, with a more structured and permanent, usually less flexible display in situations that require a change of habit, even if you have been instructed to do so. The study based its entire findings on the discovery of a mechanism of the human brain known as “in conflict”. Even so, ensure that the two ways of thinking to develop both types of people in these situations is better than the other.

Frank J. Sulloway, one of the researchers at the Institute of Personality and Social Research in Berkeley that has not assessed the findings of his colleagues and noted that they have served to provide “an elegant demonstration that individual differences between conservatives and liberals are strongly related brain activity. ” Sulloway said the study also served to explain why when the president of the United States, George W. Bush is not off the donkey in the Iraq war, his opponent, Senator John F. Kerry (Democrat) change their minds often.

The research was conducted through a series of tests to several students who were subjected to an electroencephalograph while responding to signals from a computer. The students are used to answer the same thing with a particular signal but then were surprised with that forced them to inhibit or modify their behavior. Encephalogram measuring the neuronal reactions of guinea pigs at the time they were in conflict with the habit they had acquired. However, the study director, David Amodio, explained in Los Angeles Times: “The vote is not determined only by neuronal activity. Many factors affect educational, cultural and environmental aspects.”

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Posted on Friday, 17th July 2009 by admin

Are you leaving the house without eating before a long day of work? Perhaps that is why you can not compensate enough. Surely, every day, after showering and before going to work, you sit in the dining room of your house to enjoy a delicious breakfast including: fresh juice, a dish with your favorite fruit, a cereal, or maybe some hot-cakes, or some eggs prepared to your liking. No? Just drink a cup of coffee and some kind of bar or biscuit?

True, the distances to travel in large cities, traffic and the pace of life, helping people lead an unbalanced diet. And considering that the dinner was held the previous day about 10 hours before would be starting the day with an energy deficit.

Breakfast and development

During childhood, a stage of growth, the breakfast is vital for the healthy development of children. Helps maintain a balanced and nutritional benefits both the concentration and good mood.

The lack of breakfast or consumption may cause multiple abnormalities that affect learning while declining school performance, directly affecting the ability of speech and expression, memory, creativity and problem-solving.

But the results do not occur only at the mental level, according to the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006), only in Mexico City, 12 of every 100 children are stunted, while third party: overweight or obese.

For adults

Although the body of adults is already fully developed, the lack of a proper breakfast can affect concentration and morale of the people, and thus impair their work performance, memory capacity, communication and creativity.
On the other hand, those who eat breakfast properly, in addition to outperform throughout the day, control your weight better and prevent ailments such as gastritis and colitis. Read the rest of this entry…

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Posted on Thursday, 16th July 2009 by admin

Heartburn and swallowing are among the most common symptoms in pregnancy and very hard to avoid, but there are some tricks that will make this as little as possible: eating small amounts several times a day and chew slowly. Avoid citrus fruits, leafy vegetables, raw, the fried foods containing caffeine (chocolate, coffee), beverages and alcohol. Do not lay immediately after eating, wait at least 1 hour or 3 to go lie down to sleep.
For dessert, you can consume fruits preferably unshelled, raw or compote (apple, pear, peach) and must be well ripened. You can also opt for a gel.

Inappetence in pregnancy
According to the intensity of heat and are pregnant, it is common that many women present lack of appetite. If you find a few days in this situation, consult your doctor, but if it is a mere follow these tips:
- Consumed foods with little volume and are nutritious as bread with cheese or quince.
Dispensed product skimming low in calories.
- Avoid foods such as broths, soups and salads as a main course and filling and provide little caloric value.
- Tomaducho liquid outside the main meals to avoid deshidratarte. Gelatins make low-calorie and very refreshing.

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