Easter is approaching. Without a doubt, each shopping basket will contain some eggs. Of course, the best choice are unlabeled eggs from a countryside hen that roams freely around the yard. However, not everyone has the opportunity to buy such eggs. I suspect that many people are already aware that from reading the egg code, we can find out whether the eggs are free range or, for example, from cage breeding. Many people who care about the environment and healthy nutrition are guided by this information when choosing eggs. Some also pay attention to the fact whether the eggs come from hens fed with GMO-free feed. And now we get to few questions: what exactly is GMO? Are GMO crops really harmful to us? Can an egg from a hen fed with GMO feed be dangerous to our health? I will try to answer these and other questions regarding GMOs.
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There are a few things that are virtually a 100% guarantee to improve your mood. Chocolate, romantic comedy for women, a good match with a cold beer for men. Everyone has their own way to improve their mood. The situation is not so simple when it comes to achieving a true feeling of happiness in life because there is no universal method. However, there are a lot of superstitions and unjust views on achieving happiness. The time has come to bring down the greatest myths and become happy!
What does our intestinal microflora impact on? Oh well…the question seems to be rather simple to answer for me – on everything…What does ‘everything’ actually consist of? Is it our brain? For sure! Is it our behaviour? Yes! Is it our personality? It turns out that also that! Research published barely a month ago provides us with more information on this topic. Let’s try to find out more!
Dear grandparents, everyone knows that you want the best for your grandchildren. Consider, however, if by chance, completely unconsciously, you are not making mistakes along the way. Parents, look at your own parents and their behaviour towards your children. The freshly published research ruthlessly summed up the influence of grandparents’ care on the grandchildren’s health.
It has been long known that meat production consumes a lot of energy, requires huge amounts of meadow and field surface. In general, it harms our environment. If there is a problem, it is obvious that we will start looking for solutions. But are the solutions that scientists currently work on are good ones? Hm… it looks like opinions are divided…
Every day in Poland, several hundreds of people hear from their doctors that they have been diagnosed with diabetes type II. Based on last year’s data, 2.17 mln people in Poland suffer from this disease. Of course one need to take into consideration the number of people, who are unaware of their condition , which adds up to 2.73 mln in total… I think everyone has heard about it. However, not everyone knows that with a little effort, the complete remission of diabetes is possible.
The end of the school year for parents with children at the school age is often associated with the end of certain duties. You no longer have to drop your kids off to extracurricular activities, you don’t have to sit down with them to do their homework, finally you can find more time for yourself! However, I am sure that still many people will find lots of excuses for not being able to find any time for physical activity for example. Is this the right approach? Of course not! The solution is to learn how to avoid making excuses, which prevent you from being active. Taking control over training can help you to take control over your life. It is time to abolish the most common excuses!
The season for fresh, aromatic, juicy and full of vitamins and minerals fruit and vegetables is in full swing! Of course every month offers us seasonal and wholesome fruit and vegetables, but spring and summer bring us a large variety and richness of colourful ‘healthiness’! You can easily become a rabbit and munch on raw fruit and veg all the time! So how much of this veg and fruit should we be really eating? And what do we gain from it?
We already know what and when we want to achieve, so it’s time for implementation. As you probably know that, changing your life habits is extremely difficult. We often train for years and develop specific habits. Researchers at the University of College London believe that we need as many as 66 days of daily activities to make it an automated behaviour. So for two months put as much energy and motivation in the implementation of your decisions. However, the question arises where to get this motivation?