Fitness

The human immune system is an elaborate protective complex (organs, cells, tissues) that fights infections, viruses, and bacteria and reduces their impact on the body. Nowadays there are a variety of vitamins and nutritional supplements to strengthen the immune system, which are so aggressively advertised in the media. But in order to act on the immune system, one "magic vitamin" will not be enough. Comprehensive measures are needed to be taken.

Maximum human life span is considered to be 122 years. Jeanne Calment is the oldest documented human individual who ever lived. Her age was confirmed by numerous official papers, and it is still a record holder among centenarians. Calment herself explained that she owed her longevity to regular consumption of olive oil, fruit, and a positive attitude. Moreover, until the age of 100, she led an active lifestyle. She cycled, played tennis, and even fenced.

A lot of ways were invented attempting to lose those extra pounds: all kinds of diets, nutrition programs, superfoods. But none of them will give a quick and lasting result. After all, the main rule of weight loss is to consume less and burn more calories for an extended period of time. For example, a month. Exercise helps you burn calories. But do not rush to get in the line for a gym membership. There is an alternative, a simple and completely free form of physical activity, which is walking.

The growing popularity of office work and the increasing pace of remote work have led to more and more people stuck with a sedentary lifestyle. Thus, recent research conducted by experts from the University of Queens (Belfast) showed that 30% of the adult population of Britain sit greater than 6 hours a day. And at the weekend, when the British keep up with the lazy lifestyle staying home, crushing on the soft and cozy couches, the number rises up to 37%. Moreover, British scientists have revealed that 70 thousand people die every year in the UK of an inactive lifestyle and the diseases that accompany it.