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Inadequate Micronutrient Intake: What Can Affect Food Quality?

Today’s food supply is diverse. However, the quality of our food can be influenced by many factors: Industrial food production Artificial fertilizers, pesticides, factory farming. Processed food Heating, freezing, drying, canning, irradiation, blanching, refining, additives, impurities. Vital substance losses of food Due to long transport routes and storage, as well as kitchen processing. Storage, preparation, … Inadequate Micronutrient Intake: What Can Affect Food Quality?

Macro- and Micronutrients (Vital Substances)

Macro- and micronutrients (= vital substances) are building blocks that our body needs for its diverse cell and organ functions. The human organism has needed these “vital substances” since the beginning of human history, that is, for 4.4 million years. Vital substances (macro- and micronutrients) include: Vitamins Minerals Trace elements Vital fatty acids Amino acids … Macro- and Micronutrients (Vital Substances)

Laser therapy

Definition – What is laser therapy? Laser therapy refers to a medical application in which bundled light rays in the form of a laser are shot at a lesion on the body. It is often used on the eyes and skin, for example to remove moles or scars. There are different types of laser treatment, … Laser therapy

Preparation | Laser therapy

Preparation Before each treatment, patients must be informed in detail by the treating physician about the upcoming treatment. All possible risks must be explained and weighed up. The decision for laser therapy must be made individually for each patient, because it depends on the type of treatment and the patient himself. As a rule, it … Preparation | Laser therapy

Duration | Laser therapy

Duration The duration depends on the type of treatment and the underlying disease. The removal of individual moles or scars usually takes a few minutes. If hair is to be removed over a larger area during laser treatment, this may take longer. However, often it is not done with a single treatment, but requires several … Duration | Laser therapy

Shortwave Therapy: Treatment, Effects & Risks

Shortwave therapy, also called diathermy, refers to a physical therapy within medicine in which heat is generated in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic fields or high-frequency currents. This method is used in pain therapy, to stimulate circulation, and for electrosurgical procedures. What is shortwave therapy? In diathermy, either electrodes are placed on the skin to … Shortwave Therapy: Treatment, Effects & Risks

Carried over pneumonia

Definition – What is a delayed pneumonia? If pneumonia is not treated properly, the disease does not heal completely and the result is a protracted pneumonia. This is a dangerous clinical picture, which can lead to serious complications and in the worst case can even be fatal. Often these risks are not known to the … Carried over pneumonia