Help for others made us happy
Who can help other people, even doing good for yourself. This has now been even scientifically proven. Thus activated prosocial behavior that is reward center in the brain – and that makes happy. There are many ways to influence one’s own mood positive: meditation, relaxation, sport, good food, socializing. But this altruistic behavior can also improve mood, has now been established even in a scientific study. It shows: Who can help others, is even happier. In the study, psychologists Tristen Inagaki and Naomi Eisenberger from University of California (Los Angeles) use the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and check the reactions of women whose partners were given painful electric shocks. While some of the women were allowed to hold the arm of her partner, other women had only watch the procedure, without being able to touch their husbands. Altruistic behavior...
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Travel in any age: Select destinations according to age properly: Select destinations according to age properly
Where in Europe? That depends, inter alia also on age. While most seniors decide for themselves what they lack confidence in themselves, a few safety rules should be strictly adhered to in children. Many tour operators have already responded to the high demand for target group-oriented holiday offers and offer relaxing holiday as well as exotic adventure packages for all ages. Similarly as for relaxing for families with small children are resorts: Which are easily accessible by car, train or bus or a short flight. With adequate medical care is guaranteed within reach. These conditions are given for example in the Alps, the Mediterranean, the North Sea and the Baltic, and in virtually all European countries. The pleasant and familiar climate keeps doing health risks within limits. Relaxing, well organized and comfortable are cruises that have enjoyed increasing popularity...
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Move everything ready: The first aid kit
The contents of a first aid kit is dependent on the destination of the trip length, the climatic and hygienic conditions and the planned activities on site. Into include medications, bandages and disinfectant for all the cases where self-medication is useful or to allow the way to the nearest doctor. Pharmacies exclusive varied ready-tuned luggage travel-sets are available. Anyone who wants to put together a first aid kit itself, which help the following considerations: Performs the tour to exotic countries with unusual climate and foreign food? What activities are planned? There is an increased risk of injury? What injuries or diseases can treat yourself, when is the essential way to the doctor? The chronically ill should stock up before departure with all the necessary drugs, and these carry hand in hand luggage. Basic components of a flight pharmacy. The...
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Quick help for seasickness
A Seafaring is not always fun. Anyone who suffers from seasickness, can not enjoy the stay on a boat or ship, but has to contend with mild to severe nausea. But seasickness should not be, with some tricks include the symptoms soon the past. For motion sickness (motion sickness) water is not even necessary. You can just as easily occur on land, for example, in car and bus rides, as well as in a thrilling ride on a carousel. It is caused mainly by unusual movement patterns, which can also be subjective feeling. The best example of this is the sea or travel sickness in computer games with rapid changes of perspective. The typical symptoms of seasickness are: Dizziness Pallor Mild to severe nausea Headache Of course, not everyone who embarks on a ship or boat, seasick. Conversely, however,...
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Hygiene in traveling – healthy on holiday
Whether contaminated water, unclean toilets or spoiled food service areas in restaurants or at the hotel buffet: many holiday destinations can be desired in terms of hygiene left. One considers, however, simple rules, pathogens have no chance. The issue of hygiene in traveling in modern society takes a large value. Accordingly, many vacationers are worried about their health – especially against travel to exotic climes. Completely unfounded fears are not: Especially in hot countries romp pathogens to which our digestive system is not used in tap water and food. In addition, foreign foods and spices burden on the gastrointestinal tract. Although exaggerated panic from parasites, bacteria and viruses is unfounded, but provides a degree of caution is still the best prevention is depending on the holiday destination vaccines against various pathogens such as malaria, yellow fever or typhoid are...
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Thrombosis: effective protection while traveling
Summer time is equal travel time: While some enjoy the beautiful weather at home, it attracts others in the distance. Especially before long flights, many tourists worry about thrombosis. So what are the risk factors, and this can prevent venous disease effectively? Thrombosis is referred to as the occlusion of a blood vessel by a so-called “thrombus”, a blood clot. In most cases, deep leg or pelvic veins are affected. The symptoms include pain and swelling of the leg and blue staining or the wade – depending on where the blockage is located. To prevent possible complications such as embolism or stroke prevention, thrombosis should be treated as soon as possible: The therapy consists of a drug removal of the clot and the application of a compression bandage. Americans wide ill annually about one person in a thousand; Women...
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