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The power of sleep

Sleeping is an important part of life but people usually don’t pay enough attention to it. Although most of us know that we should sleep about 8 hours a day only few follow this rule. It’s because we are not aware of the consequences of lack of sleep. Studies say that getting the right amount of good sleep is crucial to our health and well-beeing. This is the moment when our brain recharges and our cells repair themselves which provides better concentration and performance during the day . Instead, a lack of sleep may cause depression, anxiety and even serious health problems like infertility, diabets and heart disease. The right amount of sleep is also essential when it comes to weight loss because research shows that people who sleep less than 7 hours a day are much more likely to be obese. What’s important about sleep is also it’s quality.That’s why we should remove all the elecronic devices from the bedroom (to avoid electromagnetic waves), keep the bedroom quiet and

Let’s go to the lake !

Is there anything better in a hot day than going to the nearest lake to relax in the shadow of trees and cool in the water? Well, yes, it would be probably better to go on the sea side. But if you can’t afford it or you just don’t have enough free time then lake is the best option. In Poznań, or actually in almost all the Poland, we have many lakes to choose to spend there a nice day. Poles like swimming and having fun in the water which is the opposite to British who don’t really understand this idea . If you ask any person in the UK about nice lakes to go they willcertainly ask you „for what?”. And it’s not because they do not have lakes but because they are not used to spend their free time in such a way. What’s more, if you look for some information about places to swim in the UK in Internet, the majority of comments will be written by polish peole and, therefore, they will be the majority on the beaches. Anyway, as long as we stay in Poznań, let’s enjoy nice lakes

Strawberries

Strawberries are very popular berries grown especially in countries caracterized by temperate or cold climate. Despite a short season for this fruit the world’s strawberry harvest is estimated at over 800, 000 t and the world’s largest producer are the USA. What’s interesting, the king of France Louis XIV (who lived in XVIII century) is the one who gave start to the strawberry we know. He sent his spies to South America for miitary purposes, where in today’s Chile one of them found strawberries much larger than those known to Europeans. The man decided to take few seedlings to the king as a gift and they were planted in the royal garden in France. Infortunately the seedlings didn’t grow well so the king employed some botanists to take care of it. They crossed the chilean variety with the virginian, obtaining large and juicy fruts which are the strawberries we plant nowadays. What about their nutritional value, strawberries are very healthy. They are low in calories and co

Christmas presents

If you keep wondering what to give your family and friends as a present for Chistmas and you just can’t make up anything, I have something that may help you. I found few lists of most popular gifts from last years. As you can imagine they all look almost the same, which means that some presents are timeless and, problably, always welcome. So, on the top of the list, there are cosmetics and perfumes . If you are not sure which to choose than you can just take any of christmas sets, as they usually contain basic and useful products and, at the same time, look nice. On the second place there are: books , clothes , and sweets . The last position is the easiest solution and will work almost always; all you should do is to avoid popular allergens like nuts. It’s much more complicated in case of books and clothes which are very individual things. On the last place of most popular gifts there are: jewellery and money . And you, what would you like to find un der your ch

Man’s best friend… in winter

Everyone knows that dogs are man’s best friends because are faithful, loving and caring. With enthusiasm will accompany you during everyday activities like shopping or going for a walk. You can take them with you on holidays, mountain trip, sailing or paying someone a visit. Their energy will motivate you to go out, move a little bit and do some sport. But... do you really need this in winter? To put on all those warm clothes, go out in rain, snow and wind and, when you go back home, clean your best friend’s paws and fur to avoid having all your house dirty? Wouldn’t you prefer in this long evenings a sofa and a warm blanket? Because that is exactly what your cat needs. To lie all the day on your belly, warm you up and purr to relax you. All it wants from you is just to stroke it a little. It seems, though, that cats are much better companion to spend winter time with.

The Palm House

If you’d like to go for a walk or sit down in a park but low temperatures hardly let you go out of the house, remember that in Poznań there is a palm house, incredible place where you can feel like in tropical jungle for very cheap money. You will find there not only a wide variety of plants impossible to be seen in our climate like for example cactuses or palms, but also parrots and fish. The building is divided in few rooms due to different types of plants and different temperatures that they need. There is also an exhibition of exotic fruits and a pavilion with aquariums. If you’re not a big fan of nature you can just sit down on one of the benches or in a cosy coffee bar, enjoy warmth of this place, relax and forget, at least for the moment, about jackets, gloves and winter that is coming very soon.