Has it ever happened to you, when sleeping for the first time in a new place, that you felt more “alert” than usual during sleep? Whether it is a hotel room or a guest room at a friend’s house, the fault – at least in part – is not the …
Words that seem English but are Latin, how to pronounce them: «mèdia» or «mìdia», «plus» or «plas»?
Many words of Latin origin are used in the English language. It will have happened to everyone, at least once, to hear about on TV or in a conversation about «mass average» (pronounced this way), or «mìdia player» and «social mìdia». It sounds English, it sounds English and so we …
Eating slowly can facilitate digestion and increase satiety: the role of chewing
Around a beautifully laid table, there are those who can make everything disappear in two minutes and those who take half an hour to eat a single bite. Eat slowly and chewing well, as we were told as children, can influence the way food is digested, the speed with which …
