The playlist to appease animals

The playlist to appease animals

The life of abandoned animals in shelters can be very challenging in spite of the cares and efforts of many volunteers and animal organisations throughout the world. Doctor Pamela Fisher, veterinarian in North Canton, Ohio, has studied a method for calming those cats and dogs that are obliged to live in small spaces for long periods during the

Castagnaccio cake

Castagnaccio cake

Ingredients 400 g of chestnut flour 40 g of whole brown sugar 30 g of raisins 30 g of pine nuts butter and breadcrumbs for the baking pan 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary extra virgin olive oil 75 ml of cold water salt     Preparation Soak the raisins. Put the flour in a big

Thanks to high-touch parenting, your infant will be an independent adult

Thanks to high-touch parenting, your infant will be an independent adult

Lucky and unconditionally loved or spoiled and pampered children. This is how the kids raised with “high-touch” parenting methods are usually defined, depending on the points of view. This type of parenting style usually but not necessarily involves breastfeeding on demand, baby-wearing, self-weaning, co-sleeping .   More generally, this is an educational choice that aims

Bike-friendly Poland: the highs and lows of an unexpected success

Bike-friendly Poland: the highs and lows of an unexpected success

Poland has surprised everyone as regards the use of bicycles and cycling infrastructures: in the 2014 edition of the European cycling challenge the top five cities were exclusively Polish and Italian.   Rome thought to be the favourite even if it isn’t exactly a bike-friendly city, still, it ranked third after two Polish cities: the

20 celebrities who decided to go solar

20 celebrities who decided to go solar

Ever more celebrities are switching to renewable energy, helping combat climate change and, overall, supporting sustainable lifestyles. A number of actors have installed solar panels on their homes or use other forms of renewable energy. This green trend in Hollywood is demonstrated by the number of stars who have signed up to the Solar Neighbors

Daikon, to lose weight “at the root”

Daikon, to lose weight “at the root”

Originally a radish native to Asia, daikon is harvested since a few years even in Europe. It looks like a big white carrot but it is a radish belonging to the cabbage family, Brassicaceae, with turnip-like leaves.     Daikon has many unbelievable therapeutic virtues and it is rich in nutrients. It is high in

Israel, an Arabic song tops the charts

Israel, an Arabic song tops the charts

Since last summer, the streets and trendy bars of Tel Aviv were often filled with the hypnotic melody of an unexpected song: three female voices singing “Habib Galbi” (“Love of my heart”) in Yemeni dialect of Arabic with a heavy darbuka beat and digidub behind them. The band is called A-WA (pronounced “Ay Wah”, meaning “yes” in