Is there any benefit from oxygen cocktails?

Is there any benefit from oxygen cocktails?

Residents of large cities, especially megacities, are sorely lacking air in everyday life. The lack of purified oxygen negatively affects our whole body. This is what my blog post is about today.

What happens when there is a lack of oxygen in the body?

The central nervous system does not cope with daily stresses, the brain does not work to its fullest, attention and memory suffers, the digestive system, lungs, liver and other internal organs, as well as blood vessels, function poorly. Hypoxia (oxygen deficiency) leads to an increase in the load on the heart, resulting in an increase in the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke.

Without oxygen, the skin ages faster, and muscle tissue loses its activity and becomes flabby.

Filling the lack of oxygen with special oxygen cocktails:

To compensate for the lack of oxygen, oxygen-containing beverages can be consumed. Special oxygen equipment was created to produce oxygen cocktails, foam, which in a few days returns the body to its former vigor, and with regular use strengthens the immune system and stabilizes the work of all internal organs.

A couple of decades ago, an oxygen bar (or just the equipment) were associated only with medical institutions. Only there for a special purpose, delicious cocktails were prescribed to the patients being treated. Today, an oxygen concentrator in conjunction with a cocktail maker stands in every second major shopping center, in beauty salons, park areas, fitness centers and at home. Bars provide services not only for drinking oxygen cocktails but also for inhalation procedures, during which you can breathe pure oxygen, to which various pleasant aromas are added to the taste of the customer. Inhalation sessions are so attractively presented that they appeal not only to adults but also to young children, to whom this event resembles a fabulous festive action.

The benefits of oxygen cocktails:

These cocktails are useful to everyone who suffers from chronic diseases of the digestive and respiratory organs. It has a tonic effect due to the widespread enrichment of organs with oxygen. Cocktails improve metabolic processes in the body, improve hemodynamics and oxygen supply to tissues. The optimal single dose of the drink is 200 ml per day (for breakfast or afternoon tea).

It is recommended to drink cocktails for 10-14 days, then take a break for 2-3 weeks and continue afterwards.

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All about eggplant (aubergines)

All about eggplant (aubergines)

Eggplant is the king of the garden. This vegetable has purple-black color with a glossy shine and a cap that looks like a crown, so it really does look like a king. And even the royal family will appreciate its taste! Delicious Parma-style eggplants, stuffed or fried – these vegetables will always make a splash on the table. This is what my blog is about today.

Start growing eggplants:

Eggplant has been around for a long time. They came from India, but they were also eaten in Arabia, where sheikhs and shahs highly valued them. The Arabs introduced them to the people of Spain, who later brought them to this country, and by 1806 they grew both purple and white varieties.

One of the earliest references to eggplant is in a Chinese book from the fifth century. It seems that Chinese women considered it very fashionable to paint their teeth with black eggplant dye. Then they polished their teeth until they began to shine like metal.

But eggplant as a food or fashion accessory was not popular everywhere. In Europe, in the 15th and 16th centuries, eggplants were called “insane apples” because it was believed that eating them made a person crazy. Even when this fear began to fade, the Europeans still refused to eat eggplants, as they considered them poisonous. The eggplant is a member of the Solanaceae family, as are tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco, and belladonna. Eye drops obtained from belladonna (also called the deadly nightshade) were used by fashionable women to visually enlarge the eyes. From time to time someone who used the belladonna died from the effects of poisoning. Not surprisingly, by associating eggplants with deadly nightshade, people avoided eating them.

Other  interesting names for eggplants include love apple, guinea pumpkin, oat beans, pea apple, cuckummer and terong. Even more impressive are such epithets like the “apple of Sodom” and “the apple of the Jew.” Few products can boast such a variety of names.

Interesting facts about eggplant:

A very old legend about Middle Eastern or Turkish origins of eggplants tells of an imam (a Muslim priest) who married a woman whose rich father earned money as an olive oil dealer. The young bride’s dowry was 12 barrels of olive oil. For 12 nights, the Imam’s wife served her husband a dish of delicious eggplant cooked in olive oil, but on the thirteenth night, this tasty vegetable was not on the plate. Imam was curious why this happened. When his wife told him that she had run out of olive oil, the imam just fainted. From now on, the stuffed eggplant dish, seasoned with onions, tomatoes and olive oil, began to be called “Imam Baldi,” which means “priest’s swoon”. In another version of this story, the imam was so overwhelmed by the extraordinary aroma of eggplant that he lost consciousness.

Since eggplant is an integral part of Turkish cuisine, it can appear in almost any dish. One of the foreign guests of Turkey once asked at the end of the meal: “Can I just have plain water, without eggplants, please”.

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Saffron and its use in cooking

All about saffron

Today in home cooking there is a large number of different spices and seasonings that can be added to dishes. However, a spice like saffron isn’t always found in every kitchen. The reason for this is the high price of saffron, as it is considered to be one of the rarest spices. This is what my blog post is about today.

Saffron plant:

Saffron, or crocus, as it is called in ornamental plant cultivation, is a perennial plant of the Iris family, a bulbous species. The plant reaches a height of 25 cm and has narrow linear leaves that appear during the flowering period. The flowers of this plant are large and purple (sometimes yellow or white). On one corm up to three flowers can form. The tubers themselves are rounded and slightly flattened. A crocus plantation blooms for 10-14 days, while a single flower bloom takes 1-2 days. After flowering, triangular shaped fruits are formed from the flower. Saffron seeds are not formed.

The history of saffron:

The first crocus records are found in the Noisean cuneiform and date back to 3000 years BC. For the first time, the people of Mesopotamia, an ancient state located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, began to eat saffron. In ancient Roman civilization, aromatic oils and fragrant water were made of it, which was sprayed into their homes and clothes. Cleopatra loved to take saffron baths. Also, the Egyptians learned to use crocus for embalming. During the Crusades, saffron was introduced to Europe. Spain became the first country in which saffron was grown on plantations.

Saffron production:

The production of saffron is very labor-intensive, requiring mostly manual labor. To collect one kilogram of spices, you need to process a plantation with 200,000 plants. The main producer of saffron is Iran. There are also crocus plantations in Greece, Spain, France, England and in the state of Pennsylvania USA. The plant grows well in loamy soils. If you plant an onion in May, it will be possible to harvest it in November. The flower stamens are picked (usually three in each flower(, then the gathered stigmas are dried under the sun.

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Port Leucate

Mediterranean resorts of France (amethyst coast): Port Leucate – the cheapest oysters in France and the center of European land windsurfing

Leucate (fr. Leucate) – a commune in France, which belongs to the region Languedoc-Roussillon. Department of the Commune – Aude. Included in the canton Les Corbières Méditerranée. District of the commune – the city of Narbonne. The population of Leucate in 2017 was 3,954 people.

This seaside resort is located on the coastal strip separating Leucate pond from the golfe du Lion Bay, in the immediate vicinity of the marine Corbières (les Corbières maritimes), which are located in the east and differ from the rest of the Corbières by having a mild climate and plenty of thermal Mediterranean vegetation.

The port of Leucate can be reached via the D83 south of Barcares (Barcarès) or via the D627 from the village of Leucate (Leucate) to the north.

The creation of the port of Leucate is the result of the development of the coastal region of Languedoc-Roussillon. The chief architect of the city is Georges Candilis. The port is part of the tourist site of Lacattes-le Barcares (or Port Leucate-Port Barcarès), built as part of the Racine1 mission.

France’s interministerial mission for the development of tourism on the coast of Languedoc-Roussillon, also known as the Racine mission, is in honor of Pierre Racine, its leader. The mission was established on June 18, 1963 by the state to carry out major infrastructural work to develop the Mediterranean coast in the departments of Gard, l’Hérault, l’Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales — in other words, along the amethyst coast (côte d’Améthyste).

The mission involved the development of the city and its transformation. Lawns, lighted fountains, palm trees, walking and cycling paths appeared.

Port Leucate is the old part of the resort area, which began to attract tourists even before the First World War at the beginning of the 20th century.

The port itself is located south of Corrège Island on the northern border of Port Barcares. Island Korrezh or the island of birds – covers about 150 hectares of land. It is connected to the land by two bridges on the D627 – in one direction the road leads to the water park, and in the other to the city of Leucate.

In the port of Leucate, 1100 boats can fit in the water and 350 boats on the parking spaces on land. Useful information: the price to park boats ranges from 750 to 6,000 euros per year (depending on the size of the boat).

Tourism is the main activity of the port of Leucate, with more than 60,000 people visiting per year. The types of accommodation offered are mainly campgrounds, hotels and apartments. Part of the resort (5 of 45 hectares) is the nudist village of l’Île de La Corrège. It was created in 1974, as part of the same Racine1 mission. The village has its own pier.

Right on the Mediterranean coast is the resort area of the Rives des Corbières hotel, which is located 150 meters from the beach of Leucate.

Shopping, cuisine and restaurants:

One of the attractions that you must visit is the shellfish port. It is located south of Leucate-Plage and north of the nudist village. Here you can come across the oyster farmers who grow oysters, mussels, clams and even king prawns. On this land, nature has arranged itself so that the most favorable conditions for the growth of oysters were created: a narrow strip of the beach separates the Mediterranean Sea from the freshwater lake. It is this composition of water – a combination of fresh and sea water – that affect the quality of oyster meat.

However, on this farm, oysters do not multiply, they are brought here when small from Kankal. In any case, the prices for oysters here at the local farm are among the lowest in France.

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Замки Испании: Кастельвель в Сольсоне, Каталония, Пиренеи

Замки Испании: Кастельвель в Сольсоне, Каталония, Пиренеи

Кастельвель (Castellvell de Solsona) – это замок, который находится на вершине одноименного холма высотой 838 метров в муниципалитете Олиус (Olius ) в районе Сольсонес, в трех километрах от города Сольсоны (провинция Лерида, Каталония).

Здание относится к 11 веку . Это одно из важнейших военных укреплений и сторожевая башня на северо-западе города Сольсона. Этот памятник архитектуры объявлен культурным объектом национального значения Каталонии.

Строительство замка началось по приказу графа Суньера Уржельского (Sunyer d’Urgell) в 957 году. В 973 году граф Боррелл II (Borrell II) Барселонский укрепил его как военную цитадель для обеспечения обороны района. В 11 веке лорд Сольсоны Экард Миро (Ecard Miró) продолжил работы по укреплению замка. Окончание строительство завершили уже после его смерти потомки Бернат и Рамон де Тарроха (Bernat i Ramon de Tarroja) в 1217 году. Окончание строительства состоялось, когда наследница семьи Тарроха, Агнесса, вышла замуж за виконта Кардонского, Рамона Фолка IV Кардонского (Ramon Folc IV de Cardona) (1180-23 августа 1241 года).

С романского периода в составе комплекса сохранились остатки церкви , трехапсидной и обращенной на запад, что соответствует приходской церкви Сальсоны Сан-Микель-де-Кастельвелл (Sant Miquel de Castellvell).

В замке есть также образец романской часовни, но в XV веке часовня была перестроена в в готическом стиле.

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