The international days of the UN are events that invite all citizens of the world to reflect on a given theme considered important for our civilization. They are many and sown throughout the solar year and, in correspondence of each of them, the single countries organize demonstrations or events to give them relevance...
When we read the figures relating to violence against women, to assaults, to feminicides and to rapes, and we realize the extent of the problem, we are then able to evaluate, with real data in hand, the importance of self-defense, even on the subject of prevention. It is in fact from prevention that begins self-defense , from the knowledge of the mechanisms linked to violence on the so-called weaker sex...
Peels to be recycled The waste is not thrown away , one learns to use it for other purposes: here is the message of "Bucce" , the fundamental book by Marie Cochard , which teaches us how precious are actually certain parts of foods that are often not even remotely considered. And the subtitle explains their destination even better: " in the kitchen, in the garden, for beauty and hygiene " ...
Those born between August 24 and September 23 belong to the sign of the Virgin . Their watchword is precision: in fact, the Virgin wants to always be perfect and tends to push others to be just as perfect. Attentive to detail , critical and fussy, he still has noble intent since his purpose is that everything is in place and that everyone is well...
Nowadays, the offers of courses aimed at developing a capacity for self-defense are very frequent. A question arises: are these courses able to achieve this goal? And possibly to what extent? How to evaluate the functionality of the proposed course? The importance of adapting the course based on individual characteristics The development of a real martial attitude, using specially designed techniques, certainly requires a lot of time and effort, but how much...
Aloe vera is one of the best known plants, studied and used in natural remedies. From the botanical point of view it was classified as Aloe barbadentis Miller , belonging to the Liliaceae family, as for other vegetables such as onions, garlics and asparagus, since it seemed to have an original bulb of birth...
Savate: history Savate was the ancient name that the French buccaneers used for their old work shoes , a word also linked to the Spanish "zapata". The fighting style known as savate was in vogue as early as the end of the 1800s in the unadvisable neighborhoods of Paris and in the ports of northern France...
Modern men and women yes, and among the many things to carry on there is also the house, the heart of everything. While the warm season makes itself felt and with it the countdown for the change of the time, there is something that insistently begins to make space in and around us: the desire for cleanliness, for perfume, for light...
The trust of users in first place on Cure-naturali.it Cure-Naturali , from the moment of its birth, proposes itself as a portal which, with authority and clarity , answers all the people who want to learn more about nutrition, lifestyles, remedies and natural therapies. We think that caring for oneself and staying healthy is a form of respect for oneself and for our planet : for this reason, with the contribution of our community of operators and professionals in the natural care sector , we publish articles and contents that are really tips, suggestions and recipes available to our readers...
River to River, Indian Film Festival 2011: the location The city of Florence is once again hosting the River to River , 2011 Indian Film Festival ( River to River, Florence Indian Film Festival 2011 ), now in its eleventh edition. The Festival begins on Friday 2 December, ending on 8 December . River to River 2011 was created thanks to the patronage of the Embassy of India in Rome and under the protection of the Toscana-Mediateca Regionale Foundation , within the Fifty Days of International Cinema in Florence ...
Bees, let's keep talking about it After so much talk about bees, queens and beehives some years ago, the all-Italian film "Le meraviglie" and the fear of some Italian beekeepers for the profitable but also very aggressive German bee, now seems to have dropped the silence on the yellow black friends...
As a teacher, one of the concepts that I often find myself clarifying about yoga is what makes this discipline different from pilates, from soft gym, to any form of stretching. If many positions or movements mimic those of the aforementioned disciplines, why do we persist in insisting that yoga is not gymnastics...
Karate-do (way of the open hand) is a discipline of great charm and ancient tradition that originates from historical periods, places, and cultures different from ours. From the dialectical comparison between the peculiarities of this discipline and the abilities and needs of the students an enrichment of the educational action that takes place in the school can be born...
Bebetta Campeti on the phone has a calm and clear voice, despite the commitments, the unexpected, the calls necessary to define the final details of the upcoming Festival Aurora 2012 , the Festival of Nature and Spirit that takes place in Pienza (Siena), from 22 to 24 June 2012 , in the heart of Tuscany...
In his famous book The yoga that cures you , the doctor Timothy Call , regarding the health of the intestine, states: " The regular functioning of the gastro-intestinal system depends on the action of the involuntary nervous system, and particularly the parasympathetic, associated with the relaxation and physiological recovery...
Echinacea is a plant known above all for the prevention of seasonal ailments , but echinacea extract has useful properties also for the skin, in particular in case of irritation and inflammation . Let's see how to use echinacea extract in a DIY cream that is very easy to prepare. Echinacea soothing cream: recipe and uses To take advantage of the benefits of echinacea we can prepare a cream in a simple emulsion, adding a glycolic extract of echinacea to the preparation...
The birth of a child is an event as natural as it is shocking: giving birth to a new life is a miracle that has been repeated for millions of years yet it never ceases to distort us with its power. The first times of life of the newborn are extremely delicate for the woman who is catapulted into a completely new world, full of conflicting emotions and responsibilities...
We have already given you some advice on the music to choose during meditation; similarly, even yoga practice can make use of the musical contribution, useful for creating the right atmosphere and isolating us from external noise. As always, suggesting a composer or a piece is really complicated: individual sensitivity, personal tastes and even a different attitude to music that characterizes each of us come into play...
Yoga is such a wide, deep and complex world that few people in the world can call themselves experts in the field . And in fact with the term yoga in the West (and increasingly also in the East, for marketing reasons) only a branch of the same is defined, often restricted to a few well-defined and circumscribed aspects...
Biodynamic cultivation: its origins Biodynamic cultivation is a type of cultivation that is part of an agricultural system developed in 1924 by Rudolf Steiner, father of the Anthroposophical conception, the father of the anthroposophical conception of the universe. A group of farmers, then worried about the progress of the first obvious signs of degeneration and weakness of the earth, caused by the application of modern cultivation methods such as the use of chemical fertilizer, had contacted the scholar, asking him for suggestions...
Natural brides wearing natural, eco-friendly clothes care more about substance than shape. Those who choose to celebrate a sustainable marriage do so also by wearing natural materials, natural fibers whose history they know. These are, for example, fair trade and organic cotton and silk, hemp, linen and bamboo, banana fiber, cashmere...
The smart remote green thumb jar An intelligent vase that allows you to wet your plants with an App from your smartphone? Incredible, it really exists! Fans of domestic greenery and indoor jungle , here is your dream come true: a smart vase that bathes the plants for you when you're on vacation or you're not at home...
You should thoroughly cleanse your face, in the morning and evening, with a product that is suitable for your skin type. Evening face cleansing is also important when you don't wear make-up to remove all dust and pollution that has accumulated during the day; in this way the skin of the face will breathe better and will be healthier and more beautiful...
Clay is an excellent natural remedy for the beauty and care of skin and hair : let's see what are the uses of clay for beauty and how to use it to prepare easy DIY cosmetics. Green, white, pink clay: what clay is and what it is used for The clays are natural mineral powders with absorbing action, which are presented with different colors depending on the mineral composition: on the market we can easily find green clay and white clay or kaolin and, in the most supplied herbalist's shops, the red clay and pink clay...
When one wants to cultivate at home or on the balcony, it is advisable to choose among the easiest vegetables to grow and among these there is certainly garlic . Let's see how. When to grow garlic and what variety to choose Winter is the best time to start cultivating this vegetable, being its planting period from November to March ; in fact, to cultivate the garlic simply serve garlic cloves which will be buried 3 centimeters deep in quite large pots...
By Bios Line How to combat cellulite *? Here are the tips and products you can use against this blemish. Cellulite *, how to counteract it with the synergistic action in & out Using a synergistic and combined action in the fight against cellulite blemishes is the most effective thing you can do. The orange peel skin , the pads and the "mattress" look are the most hated by women...
Clay is a natural product with a great absorbing and mineralizing power able to perform a healing action. It can be used either internally, ingested with water, or externally to make poultices and compresses. Let's find out how to use it. Description of the clay Clay is a particular type of rock composed of many minerals...
Easter of course! If the African anticyclone Hannibal will bring the warm south-west sirocco , giving a taste of Italy for quite summer temperatures, the north will still be struggling with a vast Atlantic wave, which will bring rain and an autumn climate even to the west. Falling the hypothesis of a nice spring picnic for many inhabitants of the north , here in the south and on the islands you can even venture the bathing suit...
Breath diet, exercises to lose weight If you hear so many, but these of the breath diet intrigues just. If you are damned consuming only carrot or lettuce sticks, what you will read, and which is inspired by the pages of Dailymail a few years ago , will leave you speechless. Or rather, with the desire to eat that comes back and ...
Rome, November 16, 2010 - Farewell tablets and syrups, Italians prefer natural remedies , garlic and meditation to the top of preferences among remedies and alternative disciplines. This is what we discovered after conducting a survey among our users, asking them how to prevent and treat the most common colds, sore throats and seasonal disorders...
I have known about Daniele for years the care, patience and tenacity that characterize his character and character. And now that he is about to become a doctor, it is nice to be able to ask him questions on a subject as delicate as it is essential: the well-being of the thyroid, this - as he calls it - "precious gland" ...
How difficult it is to choose from the deck, sometimes. Especially if the deck is a huge, immense library, with a number of books that tends to infinity. Yes, because a treatise on the cultivation of aromatic herbs in the vegetable garden can also be very spiritual. Or a travel report. Or a recipe book from the world...
Meditation: asana, or posture In the fundamental treatise Yoga Sutra by Patanjali , it is reported that in order to meditate effectively, it is essential to go through the stage called asana . In Sanskrit, the literal translation of asana is posture . In order to obtain a satisfying meditation the correct posture of our body is fundamental, as it allows a regular circulation of the subtle energies in all our psychophysical aggregate, facilitating relaxation and concentration and, at the same time, preventing our body from relaxing too much, making us fall asleep...
In this article we will see 3 natural make-up products for face and eyes to be prepared at home and to show off at New Year: colored lip balm, powder eye shadow and eye liner. Colored lip balm for DIY Let's see how to prepare a colored lip balm with a very simple recipe for everyone. In this recipe, shea butter and coconut oil have an emollient and protective function for the lips; mimosa wax is a vegetable wax that serves to give structure to the lip balm while the ocher has a coloring function and can be replaced with other powder dyes to obtain different colors suitable for the colors of...
The mocha , coffee maker or coffee machine has always been the symbol of Italian coffee, hot and boiling, made on the stove in its own kitchen. Then came the capsules and pods to change even domestic habits . Italians do not renounce a good homemade coffee and, if the mocha purists are still numerous, more and more lovers of pods and capsules increase...
We are not talking about pastry creams or other sins of which it is better to fall prey once in a while, so as not to find ourselves with the humor on the ground and fat rolls to keep us company. No, we are talking about those creams that can be made manbassa instead, those for which, if you mistake the ingredients, at most you find yourself with the brightest skin, the less marked dark circles...
World Oceans Day, World Oceans Day World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on June 8th. This day, celebrated internationally, aims to create collaboration and cooperation to achieve a better future . The site indicated serves as a coordination platform for the event, you can find: free resources, ideas, infographics and useful guides to spread information anywhere in the world...
If you are an eco-conscious person and you love sustainable tourism, you will probably have made some considerations to respect the environment even on vacation . For example, you will have chosen to reach your destination with a less polluting means of transport than others, you will be informed about where to rent a bicycle for small journeys and you will have chosen to stay in a structure that supports eco-friendly policies...
Marigold flowers have soothing and emollient properties , useful in case of sunburn, insect bites, irritation and itching. Let's see in detail what are the cosmetic properties and uses of the calendula infusion . Cosmetic properties of the calendula infusion Calendula is a plant native to Southern Europe characterized by medium-sized flowers, similar to large daisies with orange petals...
Enrico Cheli , psychotherapist psychologist, sociologist and university professor, has long been committed to combining science, ethics and spirituality and promoting a culture of awareness, peace and the environment. He is considered one of the leading experts in emerging holistic culture and methods for personal and spiritual growth...
The I Ching: not just divination I Ching is one of the oldest divinatory methods known and widespread in the East. Used mainly by emperors and high officials of the state, the I Ching has been widespread in the West since the 1960s. This sort of arcane is, however, much more than an esoteric practice brought to the fore by the new age: it aims to represent the reality and the possible unfolding of situations...