Category: Feature Stories

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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Socks make it easier to fall asleep, but it’s better not to wear them while sleeping so your body can regulate its temperature. Here you will learn why! Should you sleep with socks on your feet? This question divides minds and leads to disagreements among experts. Each side has its arguments. The advantages of wearing socks while sleepingAccording to a study conducted by two South Korean academics, wearing socks, which can be cleaned quite easily with a trick, leads to better sleep at night. The study, conducted on six volunteers,…

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In 2023, which is not exactly rich in special celestial events, there is a nice opportunity to observe a striking spectacle starting at the end of February. With Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets meet and can be seen even in the western sky in the evening – and even in light-polluted big cities! Venus and Jupiter come closest on the evening of March 1 – at least from the perspective of terrestrial observers. In fact, on that day, brighter Venus is more than 100 million kilometres from Earth,…

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Under the motto “Time Out for the Earth,” Earth Hour will be held worldwide for the 17th time on March 25. The lights will again be symbolically turned off at numerous landmarks, public buildings and private households for one hour. In addition, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), initiator of “Earth Hour,” invites active participation in nature conservation and awareness actions, which can be entered on a digital map of WWF Austria. “The destruction of nature is reaching enormous proportions worldwide – our Earth urgently needs a time-out! At…

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Earthquakes are used to explore our planet’s interior. Researchers study their echoes for this purpose. These seismic waves have anomalies that are not yet fully understood. But one of those mysteries may now be out. Through an experiment, researchers at the University of Tokyo, the University of Arizona, and the University of Chicago have determined that silicon-rich snow could exist between the Earth’s liquid core and mantle. This is likely to be responsible for at least some of the strange seismic waves. To do this, the conditions of the Earth’s…

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Are we living in a healthy and peaceful environment? Feeling safe on the streets? Having the opportunity to build a family? Given a choice, we would all like everything, but unfortunately, this is still not the case in real society. However, each of us has a definite scale of values, which helps us in our life choices. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) publishes the Better Life Index every year, which defines what is, for each country, the first source of happiness. We are all different, with different…

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Potassium is found in many foods, and deficiency in good health is very difficult, but you can replenish this valuable mineral with the following foods. Dried legumesTo ensure a good supply of potassium, consuming dried legumes with their cooking liquid is useful. Walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds and pine nuts.They can be added daily to your meals, for example, to enrich a vegetable side dish, pasta sauce, or fruit salad. Nibble as a snack or enjoy a healthy breakfast. Tinned tomatoesTo ensure a good supply of potassium, buy canned tomatoes from the…

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The carnival doughnut has been a popular tradition for centuries, and it is practically impossible to imagine the carnival season without it. But what exactly is a carnival doughnut, what does it consist of, and where does the tradition come from that the doughnut is so popular at carnivals of all times?Traditional at carnival timeThe tradition of the carnival doughnut goes back to the Middle Ages. At that time, it was the case that the particularly high-fat doughnuts, which had other names at the time, were eaten in preparation for…

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Booster vaccination with matched Corona vaccine significantly lowers the risk of death compared with unvaccinated. Corona vaccine matched to Omicron BA.4/BA.5 is significantly more effective than a “booster” with the old un-matched Covid vaccine (reduced mortality by a factor of 5.4), a U.S. study finds. The study examines protection by matched Corona vaccines against omicron waveThe study was conducted by scientists at the U.S. government-run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/Atlanta/Georgio). They analyzed data on 21.3 million people from 24 states over 12 who had covid-19 between October 2021…

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