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How to protect your eyes in summer
Why is it so important to protect your eyes in summer? Summer is associated with the sun. But it is not the sun itself, but the ultraviolet rays that have to worry us. Especially during the summer, and especially during the month of July, when they hit the earth more...
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Video consultation - how to contribute to World Environment Day
World Environment Day June 5th Not only politicians and big industries are able to help the environment - Everyone can!There are plenty of options to contribute to make this planet healthier such as using refillable water bottles, recycling, saving electricity etc. We from Sanitas, would like to show you what...
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Do you want quit smoking ? Sanitas supports you
May 31 = World No Tobacco Day Quit smoking is not easy. Even when knowing the harmful effects of smoking, quitting the habit of smoking is a difficult goal for most people to achieve, but it is not impossible, everyone can achieve it. World No Tobacco Day can be a good...
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Healthy Snacking with a Crunchy Granola Recipe
Rules for healthy snacking Two snacks a day. Make sure your snack break is reasonable; that is mid morning and mid afternoon. Drink water. The soft drinks or alcoholic drinks which sometimes accompany appetizers only add empty calories and also tend to stimulate hunger. Instead, it’s best to drink water,...
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Myths about emotions
Unpleasant emotions are dangerous and uncontrollable Emotions are always constructive and if we don’t avoid them they are mildWhen I feel negative things, I think I’m a bad person Emotions are not subjected to ethical judgement, only behaviour is. Feelings are not controllable; they can be managed but...
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Water, the brain and energy
Water, the brain and energy: drink two litres a day In order to ensure fully functioning physical and intellectual faculties and maintain a feeling of wellbeing, the body needs to regularly absorb water. This means drinking at least two litres a day.Achieving an adequate fluid balance has a decisive effect...
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Sanitas new coverages
Sanitas is committed to innovation, which enables us to update and add new methods every year.We are extending the cover to offer you the best care in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of your health. 2020 Cover BRAF-targeted therapy for colon and lung cancer : Assistance in selecting the targeted...
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Tips for avoiding hypercholesterolemia
Diet and a sedentary lifestyle are major factors to developing hypercholesterolemia and, therefore, exercise and diet are key in both preventing and treating it. These two risk factors are closely associated to overweight and obesity, so losing weight until you reach the right weight is essential to reducing cholesterol.In...
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Sun & Eyes
Even though the days are getting shorter, in Spain we have plenty of sun even in September and should protect our eyes against ultraviolet radiation. Up to 20% of blindness worldwide is attributed to excessive or insufficient sun exposure. Sun-caused eye diseases Cataracts It is the most common cause...
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Muscle cramps: how to make them disappear
You can get cramp during or after exercise, but you can also get it in other situations. But, why do you get it and what should you do to relieve it? What is cramp ? Cramp is an involuntary muscle contraction, which is quite painful and usually happens when you...
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NUTRITION: Protein-rich salads
One of the most important nutrients our body needs is protein, essential for creating muscle and other tissue. But as temperatures rise, not every food containing this nutrient is quite so appetising. Here are a few ideas to help you make a protein-rich salad, a light but filling dish that...
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Foods that help you tan
Certain nutrients like beta-carotene —probably the best-known— not only help you tan but, in some cases, they also help protect the skin from solar radiation and, in others, make your tan last longer. In any case, you must always use sunscreen to protect the health of your skin and prevent...
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Why a good night’s sleep is important
Why a good night’s sleep is important and how to achieve it More and more scientific evidence points to how important it is to sleep well and the direct link to a healthy life. Night-time rest is the time that our body uses to carry out a series of mechanisms...
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How too carry out a breast self-exam
Breast self-exams are important in the early detection of possible breast cancer, although any lump or bulge discovered doesn’t necessarily need to be malignant and could be a cyst. Whatever the cause, if you detect something unusual, you should see a gynaecologist.A self-exam should be carried out once a...
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Foods that lower cholesterol
With today’s eating habits, higher cholesterol is becoming more widespread and an important risk to be taken into account when looking after ourselves. What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a lipid, which controls the entry and exit of substances in cells in our body, which means it’s key to good...
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Personalize your health insurance
At every stage in life, our daily needs change. That’s why at Sanitas we offer a wide range of policy add-ons so you can adapt and expand your health insurance cover even more according to your needs:Reimbursement Free choice of doctor worldwide with reimbursement of costsRepatriation Return to your country...
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Stopping Smoking: Tips
Stopping smoking: tips to turn that New Year’s resolution into realityStop making excuses and make the start of 2019 the perfect opportunity to quit smoking. Stopping smoking is always difficult, with the nicotine and pyridine in tobacco that act as a stimulus to the central nervous system creating a dependence...
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Autumn, it’s great being back
What we eat in autumn is very important because of the marked seasonal changes in the weather and in the types of activity we carry out. We’ve got to get our bodies ready to return to work, begin studying again and for whatever the coming winter holds in store for...
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