Sunbathing has been used to strengthen the body since ancient times — a practice now called heliotherapy. In Ancient Greece and Rome, sunbathing was a regular part of daily wellness: baths and even rooftops featured special rooms or sun terraces for that purpose. During the Middle Ages, medicinal use of sunlight was limited, but the physician Avicenna wrote that sunlight could protect against disease. Today, scientists have studied the effects of solar radiation on the human body and linked tho…

Candied fruits do double duty: they preserve summer’s vitamins for winter and make desserts look spectacular. Strawberries, cranberries, cherries, and raspberries work best coated in a light frost, while grapes, apples, pears, peaches, bananas, lemons, oranges, and mandarins can be candied for storage. You’ll need a fine sieve or spoon, a brush, and toothpicks for this process. The ingredient quantities are based on one kilogram of fruit—feel free to adjust the amounts as needed.
Fruity Frost
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Crab sticks are a popular imitation of crab meat made from surimi (fish paste). The fake crab is and the body digests it quickly. But it also has contraindications and composition red flags: aim for products with natural ingredients. Why don’t crab sticks contain any crab, and what does a high-quality imitation of crab meat look like?
“Washed” fish paste: what crab sticks are actually made of
By shape and color, the imitation product resembles the meat of a crab claw, but that impression is mis…

This soup is especially welcome in spring, when your body needs extra vitamins.
The base of this homemade Italian soup is white , fresh spinach, garlic, vegetable or chicken broth, and Parmesan, added at the end for a creamy finish. Italians often bulk up this hearty vegetable soup with pasta or ravioli, and they traditionally serve it with croutons.
Ingredients for a broth-based bean soup

white beans (canned or soaked and cooked in advance) – 800 g;
canned tomatoes – 200 g;
spinach – 170 g;
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On September 26, 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft deliberately struck Dimorphos, the small moon of asteroid Didymos, to change its orbit.
According to NASA, the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission was “the first in history dedicated to the study and demonstration of one method of asteroid deflection — altering its trajectory through a kinetic impact.” The mission showed that kinetic impact can be a viable strategy for protecting Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs).
Dimorpho…

Yesterday I came home and found my son reading fables on Skype with his friends. But that’s not the point.
Then they started playing hide-and-seek over Skype… Sasha, watching his dad get dressed, asked:
“Mom, what do all the guys hide in their underwear?”
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