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It is still often claimed that dark bread is baked from whole grains. Many consumers think they have purchased healthy whole-grain bread by buying dark bread. However, this impression is not always accurate. Because there are other ways than using whole grain to give the loaf a more muscular appearance. Even the addition of malt products is sufficient for obtaining a darker colour. The degree of milling of the flour used is decisive for evaluating the whole grain content of a loaf of bread. Thus, there are different types of…

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Experts say that the highly contagious XBB.1.5 subline of the Corona variant Omikron could spread to Europe in the coming weeks and months. “One can say with some prognostic certainty that the variant will become the dominant variant in our country as well,” said German epidemiologist Hajo Zeeb. XBB.1.5 has rapidly increased in frequency in the northeastern U.S. and has dominated infection activity there since mid-December, said Richard Neher, head of the Evolution of Viruses and Bacteria research group at the University of Basel Biozentrum. Outside the northeastern U.S., the…

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Good New Year’s resolutions can make sense, but many fail. When this happens, mechanisms are triggered in the body that prevents learning from failure. With the right strategies, however, you can counteract this – and move forward through loss. No matter if it’s a good resolution or a business idea: If you fail, you hurt your ego, and your self-image is scratched. The feeling of failure triggers the production of cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline in the body, explains Munich psychologist Dieter Frey – stress hormones that are supposed to enable…

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Tangerines are in the high season during the winter season. Many remove the white skin – but you shouldn’t!Opinions differ regarding the thin white skin that wraps around the tangerine. Some meticulously remove the threads because they find the whiteness disturbing or even consider it unhealthy, while others advocate eating the fruit with white skin. So what is “right”? Although tangerines contain (fruit) sugar, they are also full of vitamins, trace elements and minerals, and provide your body with essential nutrients, as “Utopia” reports. Among them are vitamin C, B1…

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In a TikTok video, a doctor names 5 body parts that are washed far too rarely and go viral with it.Shower in the morning or in the evening? Once a day, twice, or just a few times a week? When it comes to personal hygiene, everyone has their routine. But there’s one thing everyone should take to heart: washing regularly. According to one expert, however, most of us don’t do this thoroughly enough. Dr. Jen Caudle is a family doctor, professor of medicine and TV health expert who shares tips…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the new Coronavirus variant XBB.1.5. The Corona variant discovered in October is more easily transmissible than any previously known virus variants, World Health Organization (WHO) Corona specialist Maria van Kerkhove said Wednesday in Geneva. Corona variant XBB.1.5 spreads in U.S. and EuropeAccording to available genetic analyses of the virus, it is spreading mainly in the U.S. and Europe and has already been detected in 29 countries. It is a subset of the Omikron variant that has been circulating since late 2021. A…

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The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather agency warns that a geomagnetic storm could hit Earth in the coming days. The solar storm is said to result from coronal mass ejections (CMEs), a solar flare that ejects plasma. According to Spaceweather.com, this is a geomagnetic storm of category G1, i.e. a mild solar storm. Among other things, weak fluctuations in the power grid and satellites can be disturbed. The northern lights can often be seen as well. CME hurled in our direction in DecemberSpecifically, a slow-moving CME is…

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Remdesivir was one of the drugs given to former U.S. President Donald Trump for his Covid infection. Early on, as of July 2020, it proved effective against Sars-CoV-2, but because it is a drug that must be administered daily via an infusion, it is rarely used in practice. However, Chinese experts have now developed a form of this drug suitable for swallowing: the remdesivir derivative VV116. According to these study data, it should be similarly effective in this form as the combination drug Paxlovid. The study data were published in…

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More and more people find their lives too stressful. They wish they had more time for themselves and their loved ones. At the turn of the year, many resolve to make changes in their lives. Some want to eat a more balanced diet and consciously lose some body weight. Others want to be more active in sports or stop their unhealthy vices. But they give up their good intentions too quickly and fall back into their old ways. So that it does not come only so far, one should tackle…

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