European Prevention Center

Hype or hope - the weight loss injection

The more "sustainable" pandemic than corona is that of the
Obesity. This begins with a body mass index (BMI: body weight in kg / height in m2)
over 30. In addition to any body-aesthetic references
internistically, it should be noted that they have several prognostic
which we call the metabolic syndrome.
syndrome. A useful definition is that of
International Diabetes Federation (IDF), according to which predictive
the waist circumference is used instead of the BMI
becomes (for women downright < 80 cm; for men < 94 cm).

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Stress makes you ill!

According to a recent survey by Swisslife Germany, 80% of Germans suffer from stress; 31% more than in previous years. Stress was described as early as 1936 by Hans Selye as an adaptation problem, including a lack of relaxation phases.
H. Bradley spoke of overwhelming exhaustion in 1969
("overwhelming exhaustion"), which is due to insufficient
emotional and physical resources
must. This leads to cynicism, frustration and detachment
(detachment) towards oneself to the point of burnout
(now also included in the ICD/ International Classification of
Disease recognized) with signs of depression

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Does the heart attack come out of the blue?

The rhetorical question has been asked for years by the German
Heart Foundation likes to put it this way. Almost everyone knows
someone who has no warning symptoms - so-called prodromi
suddenly falls over and is dead. This tragic event is
called "sudden cardiac death" and has almost always
a heart attack as the basis. The question posed here
can therefore be answered in the affirmative and the column is therefore closed

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Private Medicine Day

As part of the Day of Private Medicine 2023, the Federal Association of Private Physicians (PBV), together with the internist and sports physician Dr. Wolfgang Grebe and the internist, cardiologist and sports physician Prof. Uwe Nixdorff, is offering the certified training course on the main focus of activity "CHECK-UP-MEDICINE - Cardiovascular Prevention Module" as a satellite event to the congress. You can find more information in the accompanying brochure: Day of Private Medicine 2023 

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GSAAM Conference 2023

Prof. Nixdorff is a speaker at the GSAAM conference "Prevention & Anti Aging - HEALTHY LONGEVITY".GSAAM Conference 202307.09.2023-09.09.2023 German Society for Prevention and Anti-Aging Medicine (GSAAM) Prof. Nixdorff is a member of the board and scientific advisory board. The society addresses preventive and ageing medicine; around 1,000 colleagues interested in preventive medicine are members. In addition to evidence, it also addresses innovation in prevention.  

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