Blog | Dr. med. Barbara Hendel

Joints need exercise, calcium and magnesium -- but not milk

Doctors today agree: With the right diet and lifestyle, we can activate our self-healing powers and thus also keep our joints healthy. Joint cartilage plays a key role in all joint diseases. Pain happens when the wear and tear of cartilage tissue can no longer be absorbed by the body's ability to regenerate. The self-healing power of the joint consists in the ability to reproduce cartilage-building substances or to close cartilage defects. The body is capable of this regeneration if we ensure an optimal supply of nutrients.

It's so easy to strengthen coordination and balance

Over the years, we lose more and more of our balance if we do not train for it specifically. Why not do something for it in the morning and improve coordination and posture at the same time? The simplest things are often the best. The exercise that I suggest here is one of them.

Exercising -- the right way

It has long been accepted knowledge that lasting success in losing weight is not possible without an integrated exercise program. Without consistent physical activity and the resulting increase in metabolism through the muscular system, it is difficult to stabilize weight loss.

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A spoonful of olive oil that slowly drips

Oil extraction

Have you ever heard of oil extraction? It has a long tradition in naturopathy, even though it has been somewhat forgotten in recent decades. Some time ago, however, this ancient Ayurvedic method was rediscovered and is finding more and more followers.

Chocolate helps with weight loss

Who would have thought?: Chocolate works as a diet booster! But only dark chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70 percent.

Scientists discovered a few years ago that dark chocolate has a positive effect on health. So showed a study from the University of Hull in England, in which the cholesterol levels of diabetics who ate 45 grams of dark chocolate daily dropped and the risk of heart attack was reduced. At the same time, dark chocolate has been shown to lower blood sugar levels. These effects are attributed to the secondary plant substances of cocoa, the so-called flavonols. And now dark chocolate is also said to help you lose weight.

Healthy & Fit with Water & Salt

In a graphic and clear way, the reader is provided with valuable tips and application options relating to “water & salt”. This guide is an absolute must for anyone who wants to stay or become healthy and fit by natural means. The included dosage spoon makes it easy to prepare the recommended saline solution concentrations.