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Red Cabbage Fresh from the Farmer’s Market

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Cabbages are full of power! They are full of vitamins and minerals, provide plenty of fiber and have a high content of health-promoting phytochemicals. The anti-cancer effect of red cabbage or blue cabbage, as it is also known, is due to its high glucosinolate content. This substance is associated with increased activity of a cancer […]

Plea for a Simpler Life – Less is More

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If my grandfather, born in 1890, were to come into my house, he would not find his way around, neither in my household nor in my office. Our present generation has so many more opportunities to shape our working world and our private lives. But life has also gotten more complicated. We need to be […]

Autophagy – A Key to Better Health

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It is happening in every cell of our body, but hardly anyone knows about autophagy. It is an important process to maintain cellular health. In 2016, the Japanese researcher Yoshinori Ohsumi received the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering important links between fasting and autophagy. But already in 1963 the Belgian biochemist Christian de Duve […]

Dr. Forest for Stress Control

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Are you suffering from stress? Maybe it is time to clear your head and calm down. While the forest is essential for our entire ecosystem, it also does wonders to relax our mind and calm us down. Let us discuss some of the benefits of walking in the forest for a healthier mind, body and […]

Raw Food – How Much Should it Be?

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In summer, the farmers’ markets are a real feast for the eyes, a treasure trove of fresh fruit and vegetables. A large part of the population associates good health with raw fruit and vegetables. In practice, however, things look rather bleak. Most eat far too little raw fruit and vegetables. On the other hand, there […]

The Intestinal Flora – The Unknown Organ

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Did you know that our body accommodates about 10 times as many bacteria as body cells? A large part is in the colon and forms the intestinal flora, which handles a wide range of tasks for our body. They help with food absorption, strengthen the immune system and promote peristalsis. Cows and humans have one […]

Helping Makes You Happy

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The wave of refugees is once again rolling through Europe. A lot of people stay there, others are going on somewhere overseas. A lot of volunteers are needed to take care of them. But being able to help is not a one-way street. It makes us happy and is important for our own satisfaction. Helping […]

The Concept of Salutogenesis

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The term salutogenesis comes from Latin. Salus means safety, health, well-being. Genesis is Greek and means origin. One could literally translate it as: the emergence or generation of health. The medical sociologist Aaron Antonovsky (1923 – 1994) does not see health or disease as an “either – or”, but as two opposite points on a straight line. The two […]

Gas and Oil – For Our Body

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Every driver knows what fuel his car runs best on. He also knows what kind of oil the engine needs. He is very well informed about the tire pressure and, of course, about the engine’s performance. Let’s be honest: do you know your body as well as you know your car? Which oil do you […]

Bitter Herbs for Our Health

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Because many people do not like anything bitter, agricultural science has bred out many a bitter substance from wild plants. However, sweet and mild foods encourage us to eat more than we should, beyond a healthy appetite. Why do so many plants produce bitter substances? Can we humans take advantage of them? Many a herb […]

Digestion Optimized

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Most people’s hair stands on end when they hear the word chemistry. Be it because of the many negative media reports about chemical accidents or because of the boring, almost incomprehensible chemistry lessons that they are actively trying to forget. However, chemistry is extremely exciting. And in our digestive tract, there is so much chemistry […]

Gardening for Body and Soul

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When the first tender leaves sprout in the garden, forests and meadows are covered with young green, then nature lures you with all of its force. Digging up the earth, planting seeds, planting flowers, bushes and vegetables is not only good for the body, but also for the soul. What’s more, gardening even has healing […]