Month: February 2023

Fit as a fiddle despite 4.5 hours of sleep: this trick always works!

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After 4.5 hours of sleep, most people feel limp and tired. But there is another way to do it. A study shows you can feel top fit despite a short sleep duration. Maybe you know how it is: Although you plan to go to bed earlier the next night, you end up in bed later than planned. The result: the next morning, you’re tired and unrested. But that could soon change. Be fit as a fiddle after 4.5 hours of sleep – this is how you succeed!Many studies show that…

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Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is on the rise

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The Omicron variant XBB.1.5 has spread in Austria within a few weeks. Hardly any other country records so many new Corona infections. Starting with the much-discussed mask obligation in Vienna’s public transport system on February 28, 2023, Austria’s last coronavirus measures are falling by summer. The Omicron variant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about 60 percent of Corona infections in Austria, as molecular biologist Ulrich Elling wrote on Twitter. This is an absolute first, as no recombinant line managed this before XBB.1.5. At first glance, this is not reflected in the…

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It’s not a lack of oxygen! This is why we yawn

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When we’re tired, bored or stressed, we yawn. Or even when someone else does. What is known about the phenomenon so far? We all yawn. But no one knows exactly why. What is clear, however, is that it’s contagious. Who doesn’t know this: someone yawns heartily, and you already feel the impulse to yawn – even if you’re not tired. Maybe even now, as you read this, you suddenly have to yawn. But why is yawning so contagious? And why do we do it in the first place? Most of…

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Why fasting is so healthy

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Do you ever wonder if fasting is healthy? Fasting refers to voluntary abstention from (certain) foods for a certain period. Fasting often also has a spiritual aspect. A culture of fasting can also be found in the major world religions. In most cases, the goals behind it are similar, as those fastings want to strengthen their faith through abstinence. All the great founders of religions went through fasting and established such a period in their respective beliefs. For example, while Jesus retreated to the desert for 40 days to fast,…

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Are naps good or bad for your health?

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In some countries, napping is quite common. It’s supposed to be healthy and make people more productive – but several studies contradict that, finding a link between naps and a higher risk of high blood pressure and stroke. It may even be an early signal of dementia, they say. While the siesta is a tradition in Japan and Spain and is becoming increasingly popular in Silicon Valley, napping is less common in this country – at least in the workplace. Yet napping during the day is good for concentration, creativity…

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Weather collapse in Austria, it is now getting properly cold

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At the beginning of the new week, a low-pressure system increasingly shifts from northern Italy towards Sardinia. Thus, in the Alpine region, the high-pressure influence from the British Isles strengthens, and the weather calms down again. Until midweek, there will be little change in this weather situation. Monday will be mostly cloudy, with clouds making way for sunshine in the northeast and later in the south. In the mountains, a few flakes will fall from time to time, but significant new snow is not expected anywhere. The wind will blow…

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5,800 infections on third anniversary of first Corona cases

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On the third anniversary of the first confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases in Austria, AGES has reported exactly 5,800 more new infections with the coronavirus. In addition, 14 covid deaths were added on a daily basis. Thus, the pandemic has claimed a total of 21,872 lives since its outbreak. There were 1,417 infected people in hospitals as of the weekend, but due to widespread immune protection in the population, many are now no longer causally due to the virus. Related video: According to a report: Significantly more straight A’s among Corona (ProSieben).n…

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Discarded food pollutes traffic

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Over 80,000 tons of edible food are thrown away yearly in Upper Austria alone. Food waste aside, this also has an impact on traffic. According to a study by the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, around 130 kilograms of edible food ends up in the trash per household and year. Extrapolated to Upper Austria, this adds up to more than 80,000 tons. However, before this food is in the garbage, it is first transported in trucks, sometimes hundreds of kilometres. If this discarded, edible food were loaded…

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Two kiwis a day improve life; study confirms it

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A research study recently published by the Nutrition Foundation of Italy has highlighted, among other things, the importance of regular Consumption of kiwi for regulating sluggish bowel. Analyzing data collected during the study, researchers found that subjects who consumed two ripe kiwifruits daily for four weeks benefited from improved IBS with prevalent constipation. The latter, in particular, help neutralize free radicals, which are partly responsible for damaging cells and their DNA, but also promote the development of inflammation and tumours. The study on the benefits for the sluggish intestine.A recent…

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