Blog - Functional Medical System

July 12, 2021

Why should we avoid soft drinks?

Americans consume more than 20 billion liter of sugary drinks a year, according to the University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler. Soft drinks usually contain carbonate, sugar or fructose or artificial sweeteners, phosphoric and citric acid, sodium and plenty of calories. Most soft drinks contain significant amounts of sugar. One can of cola […]

July 11, 2021

Chronic tachycardia as a possible symptom of underlying diseases

Tachycardia is the medical term that describes a heart rate that exceeds 100 beats per minute. In adults, normal heart rates range from 60 to 100 beats per minute, athletes have lower heart rates, and infants have higher heart rates. A person who has tachycardia may have a feeling that his heart is beating very […]

July 10, 2021

The role of Oxidative Stress in the appearance of Skin Diseases

Oxygen is essential for all higher living organisms, as it helps produce energy from organic matter. Through this specific process, in addition to energy production, oxygen free radicals are created. These are highly active molecules, which are created as by-products of normal metabolism (endogenous) and environmental stress (exogenous). Oxidative stress The term “oxidative stress” […]

July 9, 2021

Telomeres and the acceleration of cellular aging

Over the years, progressive damage is caused to the human body, which gradually leads to the destruction of cells, tissues and organs and degrades the function of most body systems. This condition is the so-called biochemical phenomenon of aging. But what is the main mechanism that brings about aging? In 2009 the Nobel Prize in […]

July 8, 2021

6 + 1 Effective methods of avoiding sugar consumption

Consuming sugar carries many risks for our health. First of all, sugar is considered harmful to our teeth and is responsible for weight gain. Avoiding consumption can help reduce the chances of developing diabetes, weight loss, and significantly improve the appearance of our skin. However, eliminating sugar from our daily diet is not as easy […]

July 7, 2021

Thyroid diseases and probiotics

The thyroid gland is one of the most important glands in our body. It is located in the front of the neck, above the trachea, with the characteristic shape of a butterfly. The thyroid gland produces the hormones T3, T4, calcitonin, which in turn determine a host of functions of our body. The amount of […]

July 6, 2021

Vegetarians or omnivores?

Many people today are wondering whether to follow a diet for omnivores or vegetarians. There are also some who strongly feel the moral choice to stop eating animal origin foods. But most people choose a vegetarian diet because they regard it as a healthier choice. For the past 50 years, it has become increasingly rumoured […]

July 4, 2021

Vitamin D: How Does It Affect Autoimmune Diseases?

Vitamin D used to be considered as the Vitamin that protects us from the unpleasant consequences of osteoporosis. Its beneficial properties, however, are not limited to this, but affect multiple systems of the body. Vitamin D is associated with low mortality from any factor, and it has been argued to be one of the most […]

July 2, 2021

Epigenetics and Personalized Medicine

Personalized Medicine has revolutionized the treatment of many serious ailments in recent years. Equally spectacular are its nutritional effects, as individualized diet regimens are proving better, in terms of prevention and treatment of various diseases, than the generalized instructions that have prevailed so far. Personalized Medicine is a new and evolving science in which doctors […]

June 30, 2021

Natural or Synthetic Hormones?

Hormones are biomolecules that are involved in a variety of activities of living organisms as well as in their development. They are secreted by tissues in our body through the endocrine glands and they are transported through the blood, to the points where they act. Hormones have different effects on the body. For example, they […]