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Exercise As A Protagonist In Muscle Plasticity And In The Muscle As An Endocrine Organ: Implications In Chronic Diseases, Amelia Vargas-Pacheco, Lucy E. Correa-López
Exercise As A Protagonist In Muscle Plasticity And In The Muscle As An Endocrine Organ: Implications In Chronic Diseases, Amelia Vargas-Pacheco, Lucy E. Correa-López
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
The active skeletal muscle and the maintenance of muscle mass are essential for good health, wellness and disease prevention and treatment. The muscle as an endocrine organ capable of synthesizing myokines, has been documented recently. These peptides are secreted as a response to muscular contractions induced by exercise, and can develop molecular communication with other tissues, improving cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health. The endocrine function of a muscle continues to be in a constant investigation; however, knowledge up to date urge us to continue promoting physical activity. Additionally, the extended knowledge of myokins is useful to prescribe individualized physical exercise …
Wellness Application, Effects, And Evaluation From The Cardiofood Lifestyle Program: A Latin American Experience, Yael Alejandra Hasbani, Gabriel H. Lapman, Jonathan Eliel Hasbani
Wellness Application, Effects, And Evaluation From The Cardiofood Lifestyle Program: A Latin American Experience, Yael Alejandra Hasbani, Gabriel H. Lapman, Jonathan Eliel Hasbani
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Introduction: The changes in daily routines as a result of the mitigating measures implemented in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic represent a challenge for the Latin American population to preserve their general well-being. Objective: To evaluate the wellness assessment from the lifestyle medicine program Cardiofood Lifestyle in virtual modality in Latin American participants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Methods: Analytical, retrospective and descriptive study, with a quantitative approach; developed in virtual mode between May and December 2020. The population sample was 51 participants. A subjective assessment questionnaire and a self-authorship wellness score were applied and validated by a …