Category: Bem estar
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Time and You
Time, time, time… What would be your definition of time? Or better yet, do you really know the value of your time or how important it is in your life? Indeed, every day I discover and rediscover how precious a second is. However, since it is not something tangible or physical or that we can…
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Brazil is a global reference in breastfeeding
During the launch of the Donate Breast Milk Campaign by the Ministry of Health, the representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Brazil, Joaquín Molina, stated that the country’s actions to promote breastfeeding are a reference for the world. “Brazil has been an example for other countries, and this is due to its…
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The Power of Writing
One of the Sumerians’ contributions to the development of Humanity was their writing system: a series of pictograms (small drawings) that referred to the concepts they intended to convey. From this, the concept of ideogram developed, followed by the use of arbitrary signs for words and phonetic elements or symbols that represented the sound of…
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What is a Sociopath?
Sociopath is a word used to describe a person who suffers from sociopathy, a psychopathology that causes impulsive, hostile, and antisocial behavior. Sociopathy is classified as a personality disorder characterized by an exacerbated egocentrism, leading to a disregard for the feelings and opinions of others. A sociopath has no attachment to moral values and is…
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Health Assessment of Blood Banks
The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has released a Health Assessment of Hemotherapy Services. The survey found that 90% of the services provided by blood banks in the country are in a situation considered satisfactory, that is, between low and medium potential risk. The document released by the agency also concludes that, between 2011 and…
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Have you heard of BMI?
One of the ways to know if your weight is appropriate for your height is by calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI), or in Portuguese, Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC). The result of this mathematical formula can indicate, for example, whether you have an appropriate weight, are underweight, overweight, or obese. Consider it only as…
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Depression Grows in Brazil
A deep sadness that makes the body ache with the effects of an invisible illness, hindering simple daily actions such as getting out of bed, eating, working, or studying. This is depression, already known as the disease of the century, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2020 it will be the most…
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People are meant to live
It is interesting how, with the best of intentions, we are always trying to alleviate the suffering and worries of those around us, using expressions like “calm down, everything will pass.” Problems do not need to pass; we need to seek to understand them, in their causes and dimensions. They even say that problems and…
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The Danger of Backpack Weights
One of the major concerns for parents with children in schools is keeping an eye on the weight of the students’ backpacks. Professionals from the Rehabilitation Program advise that the backpack should weigh no more than 10% of the child’s weight. For example, a child weighing 30 kilograms should carry a backpack that weighs an…
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Smoking and Its Consequences
Smoking is a disease (nicotine dependence) that is related to approximately 50 illnesses, including various types of cancer (lung, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, kidney, bladder, cervical, leukemia), respiratory diseases (pulmonary emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, respiratory infections), and cardiovascular diseases (angina, acute myocardial infarction, hypertension, aneurysms, stroke, thrombosis). There are also other diseases related…