Cholesterol can be defined as a fatty substance that circulates in the body. Its presence is necessary for the cells to be able to perform their function properly. But when it accumulates in excess in the arteries, it can block them and cause very serious problems such as heart attacks or strokes. That is why it is important to control cholesterol and keep it at adequate levels, especially after Christmas, a time of excesses. From Lanier Pharma, we give you some tips to take care of your cholesterol.

How do I know if I have high cholesterol and what can I do to lower it?

The worst aspect of having high cholesterol is that it is a silent problem. There are usually no symptoms until a serious complication occurs. Therefore, the only way to know if you have high cholesterol is to have a blood test. It is worth remembering that experts recommend having a blood test at least once a year, especially after Christmas, as cholesterol levels can rise by up to 10% at this time of year.

The best way to prevent and treat high cholesterol is to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This should include a balanced diet and regular physical exercise. The Mediterranean diet is an example of a heart-healthy diet, which is based on the consumption of fruit, vegetables, pulses, whole grains, nuts, fish, extra virgin olive oil, and skimmed or plant sterol-enriched dairy products.

Plant sterols are compounds that occur naturally in some plant-based foods. Their best virtue is that they can block the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, thereby reducing its concentration in the blood. According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the daily consumption of 1.5-2.4 g of plant sterols can reduce cholesterol by 7% to 10% in 2-3 weeks.

Lanier Pharma has developed Laniercol, a natural product made from natural and organic ingredients, free of gluten, lactose, added sugars, and preservatives. Laniercol is a food supplement that can help you take care of your cholesterol naturally and safely, always under the supervision of a health professional.

Enjoy Christmas without neglecting your cholesterol levels

We encourage you to follow these tips to control your cholesterol and enjoy the festive season without remorse:

• Moderate your consumption of foods rich in saturated and trans fats, such as cold meats, cured cheeses, red meat, pastries, and fried or precooked foods.
• Avoid excessive alcohol consumption, as it favors the formation of triglycerides and an increase in bad cholesterol (LDL).
• Increase your intake of foods rich in fiber, such as fruit, vegetables, pulses, and wholegrain cereals, as they help to eliminate cholesterol and regulate intestinal transit.
• Incorporate foods containing plant sterols into your diet, which will help to reduce cholesterol naturally and effectively.
• Exercise regularly, at least 30 minutes a day, as it improves blood circulation and increases good cholesterol (HDL).
• Hydrate well, drink at least 2 liters of water a day, and avoid sugary or caffeinated drinks.
• Get enough rest, sleeping at least 7 hours a day.
• By following these tips, you will be able to take care of your cholesterol and cardiovascular health and enjoy a healthier and happier Christmas. From Lanier Pharma, we wish you a Merry Christmas!

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From Lanier Pharma, your trusted natural supplementation laboratory, we give you some valuable tips to make your sports practice even healthier.

Your muscle mass takes care of your health and keeps you young

Our muscles lose volume and strength from age 35 onwards, as part of our body’s natural aging process. This decrease is even more pronounced in the case of women, whose muscle mass decreases drastically after menopause.

The best strategy to keep your muscles strong and healthy is strength training. Strength training stimulates your muscles to gain strength and endurance. Strength and endurance exercises often include extra weight (weights) to «force the muscle to grow». But you should also include anaerobic exercise routines that increase muscle power and exercises that promote flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. Vary your routine often to avoid plateauing and achieve better results.

To get results, it is important to train with intensity. This means challenging your limits and pushing yourself during your training sessions. Gradually increase the load and difficulty of your workouts to keep challenging your body and promote muscle growth without causing fatigue or muscle injury.

Protein and quality supplements are your best allies for effective and safe training.

If we are going to demand so much from our muscles, we need to take care of them so that they don’t get injured. That includes eating quality protein so that we can maintain our muscle fibers and build new ones.

To gain muscle, you need to eat quality, low-fat protein, such as eggs, fish, and meat. But also, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, and a variety of fruits and vegetables to keep your body healthy and full of energy for your workouts.

Don’t forget to hydrate. Drink plenty of water before, during, and after your training sessions.

Supplementation is equally important if you want to improve your workouts and keep your muscles healthy.

Some supplements can multiply your training a thousandfold. But you have to know how to choose them wisely so that they suit your needs and physical conditions and are safe at the same time. Some supplements help protein to be converted into muscle more easily. Others increase muscle strength and endurance, improve energy availability, or increase muscle elasticity. These natural substances will go a long way to help you avoid injury and annoying muscle fatigue that slows down your athletic progress.

There are many and varied. But you need to know which one to choose, and what dosage to take so that they are effective but safe.

That’s why at Lanier Pharma we have formulated Altiusvit Forte, an ideal supplement to boost your training while helping you gain muscle mass, avoiding the dreaded injuries and overload fatigue. It is a powerful synergy of the most effective substances to aid your training: taurine, citrulline malate, HMB (β-hydroxy-β-butyrate), and BCAA ́ s. If you want to find out how these powerful substances can help your physical performance, visit our website. There you will find interesting additional information and scientific studies that prove their effectiveness.

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Strong defenses equal a healthy child

With a strong and balanced immune system, your children will be able to cope with all the viruses and bacteria that come their way.

Children are the most susceptible to all kinds of infectious diseases. Not only because their immune system is weaker, as it is not yet fully developed, but also because children’s play and social interactions (touching, cuddling, sharing toys) greatly encourage the spread of all kinds of viruses and bacteria.

How many disorders do you have to deal with when your little one has to stay at home because of illness? If you manage to keep your children’s defenses strong and balanced, you will prevent them from all the illnesses and disorders associated with pathogenic agents, of which there are many. We are talking about colds, flu, mononucleosis, gastroenteritis, hand-foot-mouth disease, bronchitis and ear infections.

Nor should we forget less common but more serious diseases such as rubella, chickenpox, measles, mumps, smallpox… Painful diseases that often present complicated pictures and alarming evolutions.

Inmunizat Infantil: the superhero of defenses

We call Inmunizat Infantil the superhero of the immune system because we have put in it all the most effective and safest products to care for and boost your children’s immune system. And we’re not just saying that, thousands of clinical studies endorse these natural and beneficial substances as the most active in helping the immune system. What are these fantastic pro-defense substances that are formulated in Inmunizat Infantil? Let us tell you a little about them.

Beta-glucans are at the forefront of pro-defence substances. They have immunomodulatory properties, i.e. they can stimulate and regulate the immune system. These substances strengthen the body’s natural defenses and increase the immune system’s ability to fight infections.

Vitamin C is known for its important role in strengthening the immune system. It helps stimulate the production of white blood cells, which are key cells in the body’s defense against infection. In addition, vitamin C may also help reduce the duration and severity of colds and respiratory illnesses.

Vitamin D. We all know the enormous value this vitamin has in immune function. It regulates the immune system while helping to fight infection and disease. In addition, our levels of this vitamin drop drastically at this time of year, due to the decrease in hours of sunlight.

Selenium plays a crucial role in regulating the immune response and promotes the production of antibodies.

Zinc is another essential mineral in the development and maintenance of the immune system. Zinc has been shown to help regulate the immune response, promoting the production of key cells in the body’s defense against infection. It also helps reduce the duration and severity of colds.

Tannic acid has potent antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. In addition, it helps to enhance the body’s immune response.

This combo of the most effective pro-defense substances will provide your little ones with the most effective protective shield against colds, flu, and any other infectious diseases that may come their way.

At Lanier Pharma, we give your children an A+ in immunity. Protect them by increasing their defenses with Inmunizat Infantil. It works both as a preventive and to shorten viral and bacterial processes. Inmunizat Infantil will become an essential in your medicine cabinet.

For a healthy and happy winter, Inmunizat Infantil.

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These changes include weight gain, loss of muscle and bone mass, risk of cardiovascular disease, decreased libido, hot flushes, insomnia, anxiety, and depression.

If you are going through this stage, you must adopt healthy habits to help you face it with more vitality and quality of life. Today we would like to talk to you about one of the most important ones: exercise. However, it must be an activity adapted to the special needs of the period you are going through.

Benefits of physical exercise in menopause

In menopause, exercise has specific benefits that can counteract some of the negative effects of menopause, such as loss of muscle and bone mass.

Other benefits include:

Help with weight control and prevention of obesity, with all the diseases it brings.

Improve the cardiovascular system and reduce the risk of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and coronary heart disease.

Stimulate the production of endorphins, which are responsible for our feelings of well-being, pleasure, and euphoria. Thus combating stress, anxiety, and depression, are some of the disorders that are so common at this stage.

Increase self-esteem, self-confidence, and confidence in yourself and your body.

Improve sleep quality, reducing episodes of insomnia, which can affect your daily performance and mood.

Relieve vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweats, which are very uncomfortable symptoms for most women in menopause.

What kind of exercises should I do?

There is no single or ideal type of exercise for all women in menopause. The most important thing is to choose an activity that suits your preferences, needs, and abilities. In addition, a combination of different types of exercise is recommended for all-around benefits.

In general, at least 20 minutes a day of moderate exercise or 10 minutes a day of more intense exercise is recommended.

The most recommended exercise routines for women in menopause are strength training and aerobic exercise.

Strength exercises promote the maintenance and increase of muscle and bone mass, which prevents sarcopenia and osteoporosis. Weight lifting, push-ups, sit-ups and squats are among the most common strength exercises. Do strength exercises at least twice a week.

While aerobic exercises generate a continuous and rhythmic movement of large muscle groups. This improves the cardiovascular and respiratory system, burns calories and balances weight. Examples include walking, running, swimming, dancing and cycling.

But don’t forget to do physical activities that also improve your flexibility and balance.

Flexibility exercises aim to stretch muscles and joints. These exercises improve joint range of motion, prevent muscle and joint injuries and promote relaxation. You can achieve these effects by practicing yoga, pilates or tai chi.

Balance exercises help you to maintain a stable posture in the face of different stimuli. They improve coordination, and agility, which prevents falls. Some examples are walking on a line, standing on one leg, or spinning.

In addition, we recommend taking a supplement to help you get the most out of your exercise routine. Lanier Pharma offers you ALTIUSVIT, which helps to reduce fatigue and restore muscle function. ALTIUSVIT is a studied synergy of Citrulline malate, Glutamine and red Pannax ginseng, which will help you to exercise healthily and safely, in this crucial stage of your life.

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Changes in daylight hours in Autumn

Autumn is characterized by shorter days and less sunlight. Lack of exposure to natural light can affect our levels of serotonin, a chemical in the brain that influences our mood. That lack of exposure to the sun’s rays causes our vitamin D levels to drop dramatically. Fortunately, you can counteract this by making the most of natural light during the day. Take a walk or enjoy outdoor activities. If the day is unseasonably cool, simply basking in the sun through a window can make a big difference.

Cooler temperatures

Lower temperatures can make you feel more tired and less energetic. To avoid this, there’s nothing better than being physically active. Exercise regularly, even if it’s indoors, to boost endorphin levels, the so-called «happy hormones», and immediately improve your mood.

Get back into the swing of things.

After the summer holidays, many people experience a feeling of nostalgia and sadness when returning to the daily routine. To counteract this, it is important to set new goals and activities that motivate you. Plan social activities, learn something new, or embark on a personal project to keep you focused and enthusiastic during the autumn.

Tips to avoid the seasonal blues of Autumn

Take care of yourself.

Eating a balanced diet, getting enough sleep, and practicing relaxation techniques such as meditation or yoga will help you maintain emotional balance and prevent the seasonal blues.

Try to eat foods rich in tryptophan, an amino acid that improves the production of serotonin. Examples include bananas, nuts, eggs, oily fish, and dark chocolate.

Maintain positive social ties.

Social contact is crucial to our emotional well-being. During autumn, we tend to stay indoors more and isolate ourselves from the world around us.

Look for social activities that make you feel good, such as organizing get-togethers with friends, participating in interest groups, or engaging in charitable activities.

Autumn also has its advantages: it is an ideal time to enjoy a good book, a film, a series, a game, or a hobby that we like. These activities distract us from our problems, entertain us, and make us feel good. If, in addition, you do these activities in good company, the benefit will be double.

Take supplements to lift your spirits.

If you follow the above advice and still don’t feel the positive state of mind you need, seek professional advice. They may be able to send you a supplement to help you cope with the seasonal change naturally and healthily; with vitamins D and C, B complex, tryptophan, and/or melatonin.

From Lanier Pharma, your natural supplementation laboratory, we offer you Trineurol, with Alpha Lipoic Acid, Tryptophan, Acetyl L-Carnitine, and vitamins B, C, and D. This product not only helps you to maintain a positive mood but also maintains your cognitive state and reduces neuropathic pain.

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The benefits of natural substances must be based on scientific facts

Clinical studies are scientific investigations conducted in humans or compatible animals to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a product or treatment. These studies are essential to support claims about the benefits of natural supplements scientifically.

Clinical studies are based on the scientific method and follow ethical and legal standards.

In particular, studies on natural supplements aim to determine whether these products are safe, whether they have health benefits, and whether they are better than other available options. This is done by comparing the results of a group of people taking the natural supplement with those of another group taking a placebo or a substance with no effect.

To be of scientific value, different variables that may affect the results are always taken into account, such as age, gender, weight, diet, lifestyle, previous illnesses, and medications taken by the participants. These variables must be measured and controlled to ensure the validity and reliability of the studies.

1. Clinical trials must also follow quality criteria to ensure scientific rigor. Important criteria include:
2. Sufficient sample size to detect significant differences between groups.
3. The duration should be adequate to observe the short- and long-term effects of the natural supplement.

There should be regular follow-ups of participants to assess adherence to treatment and side effects.

When the study is completed, it should be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. All variables, the selection criteria, and the results of the study should be clearly and in detail.

The therapeutic actions of any reliable natural supplement must be supported by serious clinical studies.

Clinical studies on natural supplements can be classified according to their design type. We explain the most common ones:

Placebo studies: these are studies in which the control group receives a substance with no effect, such as a sugar pill or an empty capsule. This avoids the placebo effect, which is the improvement perceived by the simple fact of receiving a treatment.

Double-blind studies are those in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who receives the natural supplement and who receives the placebo. This avoids expectation bias, which is the influence of beliefs or opinions on the results.

Randomized studies are those in which participants are randomly assigned to one of the groups. This avoids selection bias, which is the difference between groups due to factors other than treatment.

Clinical studies on natural supplements allow evidence-based conclusions to be drawn about the safety and efficacy of these products. However, not all natural supplements on the market have been subjected to these studies, so their efficacy is not scientifically proven.

When you decide to take a natural supplement, make sure it is of high quality, safe, and scientifically proven efficacy. Don’t just go by advertising slogans, look for the clinical studies that all good natural supplements must have behind them.

At Lanier Pharma, you will find all the scientific literature that supports the efficacy of the natural and active ingredients we use. All our products are backed by the evidence of contrasted clinical studies and are available for you to read.

It is important to us to offer you natural supplements based on scientific evidence. That’s why we are your trusted natural pharmaceutical laboratory. We encourage you to visit our official website and consult the extensive bibliography of clinical studies that support our products.

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