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What you need to consider when travelling abroad

Preparation of a stay abroad or a trip abroad

Woman with suitcase travelling abroad
A stay abroad, e.g. to learn the language of the country or simply to get to know the country and its people better, needs to be well prepared.

Many journeys and destinations have surprises in store that can lead to problems if you are unprepared.

Theft, illness or breakdowns can quickly lead to disillusionment and make things a necessity that you would never have dreamed of before.

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crispy fried food

How acrylamide can spoil our appetite

French fries and fried meat
Now our appetite for fried, baked, French fries and crisps is not only spoilt for the well-known reasons of the threat of obesity, no, recently another factor has crept into the series of negative properties of these foods: acrylamide.

Haven't heard of it yet? Perhaps you shouldn't read any further if you are one of those who have indulged in the above-mentioned foods from time to time without a guilty conscience.
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Relaxation during pregnancy

Good tips for pregnant women

Man massages pregnant woman
In addition to a long list of prohibitions and taboos, there are fortunately also some things that you can and should do during pregnancy.

Above all, this includes being spoilt and allowing yourself breaks that you would not otherwise allow yourself. It is important to bring calm and serenity into your everyday life - if you haven't already done so - because the baby in the womb also benefits from this. It has been proven that babies whose mothers were restless, nervous and stressed are also less calm and balanced after birth. This can be noticeable in their sleeping habits and general happiness.
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Foetus with umbilical cord

Umbilical cord blood - what it is used for

Foetus with umbilical cord

For some years now, it has been possible to have the umbilical cord blood of newborn babies deposited with various companies for life, so to speak, in case it should ever be necessary to use it to cure a serious illness such as cancer.

Umbilical cord blood is seen by parents as an opportunity to guarantee their children help in the event of illness, as donors for spinal cord in the case of blood cancer, for example, are few and far between, as they have to fulfil many criteria to be considered as such.

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Father Christmas or Father Christmas with presents

Who is actually Father Christmas?

Father Christmas with presentsIn our western Christmas tradition, the figure of Father Christmas appears everywhere and in many different ways, but who was Father Christmas actually?

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, which took place more than 2000 years ago in Bethlehem. The Feast of the Magi, which is celebrated on 6 January, has helped to shape the tradition of gift-giving, as the wise men came to Bethlehem to honour the Christ child with presents.

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Adventurous toddler climbs a ladder

Toddlers' thirst for adventure

Small child on ladderAs soon as a toddler starts to walk, it can no longer be stopped and moves from one place to another at breakneck speed, exploring all the things it discovers along the way like a bee.

This can sometimes be exhausting, namely when you are in a hurry and the offspring makes it almost impossible to take 10 steps forwards, because he prefers to take two steps forwards, one step back, three to the right, then one to the left and possibly one more back, so that he doesn't miss anything he can discover around him.

How do you deal with toddlers' desire to climb?

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Life according to the lunar calendar

Lunar calendar
The moon is the only celestial body that constantly accompanies the earth, because it orbits it and is thus omnipresent and can be perceived by us in many different forms.

A lunar calendar is created by first examining the journey through the zodiac signs and in which phase of the moon, i.e. new moon, waxing moon, full moon, waning moon, it is located.

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What is quinoa?

Quinoa grain
If this term has not yet been part of your repertoire, this should change quickly. It is a valuable type of grain that can be used in many different ways.

Quinoa, which is widely used in South America, is still very little known here. In Inca times, it was the main ingredient in the cuisine of the Andean peoples until it was replaced by maize and potatoes, which the conquerors brought with them from Europe.
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MP3 and MP4, what is that actually?

You have probably heard at least the first of the two terms, MP3, because the small devices with this format are now widespread. Most stereo and hi-fi equipment, as well as DVD players, also support the format.

MP3 is an audio code that compresses sound files, i.e. shrinks them, so that their storage takes up less space. The good thing about this is that the sound quality does not suffer and hardly any differences from the original can be heard during playback.

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