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  1. My last trip was to Prague, Czech Republic last year in december for the Christmas market. Honestly... I fell in love with that city. The architecture is magnificent and almost every building has its own story and history behind it. We spent whole day walking around with our tour guide and listening to the stories and still there was so much more to see and to be told. It was something like a history lesson but so much more interesting. 

    Even though the people living there are not very cheerful (they wont be rude to you in any way), you will still feel very welcome and warm. 

    During that period around the Christmas market there are soooo many turists that it is almost insane because you literary get stuck in the little alleys not being able to pass so you have to push other people and also be pushed, but it is funny, no one was angry, it was quite an attraction to be honest.

    Theres only one moment when you dont want a lot of people to be around you and that is when you are trying to take a picture of some of Pragues most famous monuments.

    Also i should mention the food which is great. You wont regret ordering the first thing you see in the menu because it will be delicious. And of course every food there goes with beer (its a MUST).

    So thats it for Prague in short words.

  2. @GameChanger Many times studies about placebo has been provided and it has been proven to work. The question standing is what happens in the body and in the brain that triggers this effect of false belief? Can the body heal itself on its own? Because it seems very logical. You cant be given a candy (told that it is a pill for headache) and after 30 mins you start to feel a relief. 

  3. On 11/18/2018 at 9:29 AM, millenium girl said:

    Pre -- nothing but water

    While working out -- water

    Post workout -- a double scooped protein shake (I like them thick)

    Same here, except sometines after workout I have a really big craving for a banana-milk-peanut butter-whey protein shake. It's just so tasty and I feel full in the next few hours - this is great for busy days.

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  4. It is always best to listen to your body. If it needs rest then that's what you should do, never force yourself if you are not feeling good. I also feel so bad and guilty when I miss my workout but the very next day when I'm feeling okay I do a few more exercises. 

  5. I have been drinking lemon water for a year now and honestly I didn't notice any changes in my body.
     I still don't know if the lemon juice affects somehow the mucous membrane of the stomach. I know that citrus fruits can cause ulcers when taken on an empty stomach, but this one is mixed with water, so I'm confused.
    Do you know anything about this?

  6. THE SALT SUCKS THE WATER OUT OF THE CELLS. And a cell cannot function normaly without water - it is the key to normal processes. So if this is balance is broken nothing in our body can function normaly. Drink a well of water if you want still you wont be able to compensate the water that the cells need (if you have a high level of sodium in the body), it will just drag it out and leave nothing for them.

  7. If you are eating 8 times a day your body wont know what to do, it will be constantly focused on processing the food. Just like you take a day off from exercising to give the muscles time to rest and renew the hormonal system, it's the same with the food. 

  8. The correct daily meal plan is to eat 3 large meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and have 2 snacks inbetween. But you have to know what to eat if you want to maintain your weight (if you are satisfied with it) or if you want to lose a few pounds. Either way you should not skip a meal, starve yourself or overeat.

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  9. In my opinion we should follow the recommendations from US health policy because we are REALLY addicted to sodium but we are not well informed what it does in our body.
    We all know that salt emphasizes the taste of food but just like everything else if it's tasty it's probably not healthy.

    As a very, veeery big sodium chloride (NaCl - table salt) lover I would (sadly) like to point out its side effects when taken more than the body requires:

    - Bloating caused by increased intake of Na and with it it causes water retention
    - High blood pressure (which is literally narrowing of the blood vessels) may lead to CVD, cardiac failure, as well as stroke 
    - Na affects the cognitive abilities
    - Kidneys have a key role in filtration of waste products from the blood and with excessive intake of Na they can't function as they should because of the increased blood pressure leading to imbalance of body fluids
    - Large amount of sodium makes you want even more sodium (guess it's kinda like a drug 😋

    - Aaand last but not least cutaneous edema (accumulation of fluid beneath the skin) 

    Sooo... knowing this are you willing to try and put it aside for at least a while? Or find a fairly good substitution? Some say that paprika is a relatively good choice (not the one mixed with salt 😁). 
    If you have a suggestion please DO share it with us. 

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