Category: HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

DIET IS THE KEY TO A LONG LIFE. HOWEVER, A GOOD SEX LIFE, WINE AND GOOD FRIENDS ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT HELP US TO LIVE BETTER AND FOR LONGER. In 2005, a research study was carried out by the National Geographic where the team travelled different parts of the world in order to answer the question: Why are there people in some parts of the world that live a lot longer than others? After visiting countries such as Greece, Nicaragua or Japan, Dan Buettner collected the lessons that he had learned in his book “The Blue Zones Solution: The...

IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THESE IMAGES, OR MAYBE YOU SHOULD, AS IT WILL ACT AS SHOCK THERAPY. Named acrophobia by psychologists, the extreme fear of heights is one of the most common phobias, and can include symptoms such as panic attacks, nausea or sickness. It is different from vertigo, which is the sensation that the things around us are moving or changing shapes, also causing sickness, nausea, disorientation and even fainting. An acrophobic person cannot experience vertigo, what they feel is a sensation of panic when exposed to heights, developing an instinctive response...

THIS IS WHAT AN OLD CHINESE PROVERB CONCLUDES, AND AS IS USUAL WITH THESE SAYINGS, THEY CONTAIN A LOT OF WISDOM. So much so that the cultivation of vegetable gardens is included as a programme in more and more institutions and organisations that promote active ageing. This is due to the proven therapeutic effects of vegetable patches and gardens in order to improve quality of life and the cognitive capacity of adults. Multiple positive stimulus converge to create this effect, activating our senses and unlocking a feeling of calm, tranquillity and happiness whilst watching the plants and vegetables grow,...