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Explained: Drinking Latin America’s magical beverage mate

Explained: Drinking Latin America’s magical beverage mate

Food, Health
What has the power of coffee, the health benefits of tea and the appeal of chocolate? With 24 vitamins and minerals, along with 15 amino acids and antioxidants, it is difficult to find another plant anywhere in the world that can equal the nutritional value of mate. And whilst there are five other common legal stimulants in the world : coffee, tea, kola nut, cocoa, and guarana, mate comes out on top as one of the most balanced and nourishing. Also known as 'chimarrao' or 'cimarron', mate is drunk socially in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Southern Chile and Southern Brazil. Watch my video to see how you drink this magical beverage...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pch2MoFEadM&feature=youtu.be
13 reasons why Portugal is a better destination than the UK

13 reasons why Portugal is a better destination than the UK

Art, Blogs, Climate, Culture, economy, Entertainment, Environment, Explainers, Food, Instagram, International, LifeStyle, News, Opinion, Retro, Student, Travel, trends, urban, youth
Everyone seems to be travelling to Portugal these days. Indeed, this year the country reported gleefully on another record year for overseas arrivals. Just over 12.7 million foreigners visited the country in 2017 – up 12 per cent year-on-year. Here's why it is proving so popular. Portugal has been recognized by many newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, Condé Nast Traveller, Forbes, The New York Times, El País, CNN, World Travel Awards, the Best Of Wine Tourism, Great Wine Capitals, Catavinum and many more. These awards recognize the country’s tourism excellence. 1.Lisbon’s charm Lisbon's century-old wooden trams and iron funiculars that still lurch and rumble their way through the city are unique. Wandering from Baixa district to Graça you'll see a very traditional side
OVER 6,000 PEOPLE SUFFER FROM DIABETES IN ENGLAND AND “IT WILL BE EVEN WORSE”

OVER 6,000 PEOPLE SUFFER FROM DIABETES IN ENGLAND AND “IT WILL BE EVEN WORSE”

Breaking News, brexit, children, Data Journalism, Explainers, Food, Health, Obesity
There are almost 4 million people who have been diagnosed with diabetes in the United Kingdom, according to the last figures released by NHS Digital and Diabetes UK. Even though medical techniques are improving, the number of diabetes cases is strongly increasing. Diabetes UK predicted in its reports that if nothing changes, more than five million people will have diabetes by 2025. The last statistics include men and women who are over 17 years old and have type 1 or 2 diabetes. England is the area with the biggest percentage of people suffering from this disease among the UK, in this country the number has increased by almost one million in just 7 years. Even though type 2 diabetes is the most frequent in adults, a great percentage of children seem to suffer from type 1 diab...
Youth participation in #PacketInWalkers Campaign: Promotion or not?

Youth participation in #PacketInWalkers Campaign: Promotion or not?

Environment, Explainers, Fitness, Food, London, ReportingWeek2
Crisps company Walkers is under the radar by the youth of UK as their #PacketInWalkers recycling campaign was earlier criticized as a publicity stunt. In defence of the company, Executive Director, David Babbs told The Guardian: “The public will be watching to make sure the new recycling scheme isn’t just a PR stunt.” However, some youngsters criticized the movement for limiting it to just the Walkers brand, while some others also showed scepticism about the effectiveness of the campaign. Why are we only targeting Walkers and not all the other crisp companies who use plastic?! #PacketInWalkers — Leah Benthin (@leahbenthin) September 26, 2018 Don’t really get this protest. Surely not buying their product would make far more sense? — Jon Liversedge (@JLiversedge) September 25, 2018
East of England Co-op fights food waste with new initiative

East of England Co-op fights food waste with new initiative

Food, London
East of England Co-op has announced that it will start selling products past their 'best before' date for 10p. In an effort to cut back on food waste, East of England Co-op will become the first major retailer to sell food beyond its 'best before' date. The move is a part of the company’s new campaign: The Co-op guide to dating. It will use slogans such as 'Don’t be a binner, eat it for dinner' to encourage people to participate. East of England Co-op has teamed with Waste and Resources Action Programme to fight food waste. WRAP estimates that by improving labelling, the UK could save up to £1bn of food waste each year. WRAP believes that 360 million meals can be re-distributed by 2025. While East of England Co-op is the first company to implement selling beyond the 'best before' da
Imaginarium: the next ‘go-to’ place for Christmas

Imaginarium: the next ‘go-to’ place for Christmas

Art, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Galleries, London, Music, musicians, Theatre
An underground hothouse in the centre of Borough Market, the Imaginarium welcomes Christmas with a different outlook. Opening up a creative hub for artists from all fields such as storytelling, painting and live performances. Photo Credits: Sreelakshmi Vachasapthy I was able to make it on the very first Sunday, where I witnessed the opening of these feasts, ideas and theatrics.  It also gave me a chance to interact with the owner of the place- Naomi, who gave an insight about the events happening over next couple of weeks.  She said: "It is a six-week long program which consists of theatrical events, music, arts, dinning and workshops for people to join." The place stands out for its interior work and atmosphere. It also has stores set up which marks London’s independent artists, d
Pizza hut apologises after promotion divides opinion.

Pizza hut apologises after promotion divides opinion.

Food, Taste
Pizza hut have been forced to apologise after running a promotion in conjunction with The Sun. The brand has been faced with a barrage of criticism from consumers threating to boycott. Two weeks earlier Paperchase was criticised after running a similar promotion with the daily mail. We apologise for any offence caused as a result of this partnership. The aim of this offer was simply to give our customers the chance to enjoy a free pizza to share with their family and friends. — Pizza Hut DeliveryUK (@pizzahutdeliver) December 2, 2017 Stop Funding Hate, a group who try to persuade advertisers to pull their support for publications like the daily mail and The Sun is now involved.Releasing a statement on twitter after the apology. Hi @PizzaHutDeliver - we understand that you need
Don’t be a binner, have it for dinner: millenials targeted over food waste

Don’t be a binner, have it for dinner: millenials targeted over food waste

Business, Environment, Food, News, Tech
Waste reduction charity Wrap is poised to launch an anti-food waste campaign focused on 18-34 year olds living in urban areas. Research shows that millennials are the generation that throws away most food. In the UK more than £13bn of edible food was thrown out in 2015 Photo: Wrap A Wrap spokesperson told Westminster World: "We will be using a targeted approach to reach the right people using Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram – all channels we know are popular with our target audience. We’re advertising our content to ensure we really reach the right people and not just our existing fans and followers." Food waste is the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions after China and the US according to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization. Take #ClimateActio
‘Next Meal’ battling homelessness in London one click at a time

‘Next Meal’ battling homelessness in London one click at a time

Food, Housing
Bleak, overcast days, cold winds, unrelenting rain; winter in London is hard. It’s even harder when you’re huddled on pavements with rolled up sleeping bags, old backpacks, and a blanket. It’s a stark, uncomfortable reality for London: 1 in 59 of its residents is homeless. This winter, however, it may just get easier if you have a mobile phone. “It’s a very simple idea and interface,” says Martin Stone, Voluntary Director of the Muswell Hill Soup Kitchen, introducing his new service, Next Meal. “You just have to go online, enter where you are, and you’ll get a list of shelters near you along with the facilities they offer,” he explains. Available both as a website and an app, Next Meal helps homeless people around London find shelters providing food and lodging near them. Last wee
Let me show you how to Hygge!

Let me show you how to Hygge!

Audio, Blogs, Culture, Fashion, Food, Social media
Hooga? Hhyooguh? Heurgh? No, “Hygge” is pronounced HOO-guh (with an old-timer car horn) which you may as well pronounce it right as it is ‘the key to happiness’ … or at least that’s what they say. (credit: Pinterest) Hygge is a Danish term broadly translated as everything from “creating intimacy”, “cosiness of the soul”, “the absence of annoyance” to “taking pleasure from the presence of soothing things”. Well … it seems the pronunciation isn’t that difficult after all. But however broad and abstract the concept of hygge may be, it has become a hype so suddenly and inescapably that the word “Hygge” itself has received an extraordinary spike in coverage. In 2016, the figure of the word alone has shot up to more than 200 pieces in national newspaper, roughly speaking, that’s 400 per ce