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Health & Fitness

Desire for sport and exercise

Start actively welcoming spring! Now it can start again: Jogging, cycling, swimming, long walks – with the ever milder temperatures and plenty of light, it is fun and enjoyable to move about outside. But: After the long autumn and winter we are a little rusty....
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Blood Pressure

Hypertension

Definition: What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure, referred to as “hypertonia” or “hypertension” in professional circles, is virtually regarded as a widespread disease in western societies. Estimates range from 20 to 30 million people affected in Germany alone. The signs of this are...
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Health & Fitness

Plastic Packaging

Most of the food we buy is packaged, but as environmental awareness grows, consumers are increasingly turning away from plastic packaging. Mountains of plastic are harming wildlife and the environment, and more and more people are distressed by it. Although there is growing awareness of...
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Health & Fitness

Changing of the clocks

It’s that time of year again: the clocks go back one hour. We switch from summer time to winter time. Before we talk about our health and the impact it has on us, let’s look at the general discussion on the topic. Many people believe...
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Health & Fitness

High season for colds

According to the calendar, autumn has begun. Every year it’s the same story: summer is hardly over, and suddenly the weather is getting colder, the rain is back, and it’s high season for colds. There are reasons for this, of course. We use public transport...
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Stress

Effective tips for stress reduction

We live in a society distinguished by information and knowledge. By now, we are used to dealing with the most diverse aspects of everyday life “at the touch of a button” or the combination of private and work-related matters. This modern life overburdens many people...
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Stress

More positivity, less stress!

Preventing stress – for more well-being and happiness in life The paradox of our time is that we live in such a fast-paced, changing world, in which there is usually nothing essentially lacking, but we still do not find the time to deal with the...
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Stress

Yoga brings happiness

Yoga, which stems from Indian-based philosophical teachings, is now widespread and has become a real health trend. These days, every city and town has a yoga studio. An increasing number of people are now flocking to these studios. The fitness, health and wellness boom has...
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Stress

What are the triggers of stress?

How does stress develop? Stress is a natural physical reaction to mental or physical burdens. The development of stress has biochemical and biological causes, which we will discuss in more detail in the following. Thereby, it should be evident that: Stress as a term is...
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Stress

Stressful times

First of all, the facts. For a few days now, everything has been closed: bars, clubs, discotheques, pubs, gyms, swimming pools, water parks, saunas, playgrounds, sports playing fields, cinemas, amusement arcades, casinos and betting shops. Schools, day-care centres, adult education centres, music schools, theatres, opera...
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Stress

Loneliness

Now, in the difficult times of the coronavirus pandemic, we are facing up to a problem that has been ignored for a long time: loneliness. Almost 50 million people in Europe don’t meet friends or relatives at all throughout the year. They live in total...
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Stress

Work-life balance

The term “work-life balance” has been hotly debated for several years. People today are striving to achieve a good quality of life. In addition, “faster, higher, further” has been out of favour since the start of the coronavirus crisis. Finding the balance between career, work...
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