Let's imagine the situation: at some point in the relationship, the partners think about creating a family. There comes a time when the question "Isn't it time to get married?" becomes really urgent, and the decision is not so easy to make. In the head a lot of fears, doubts, pros and cons, but one way or another - it is necessary to make a choice. How to understand that the partners are mature enough for a new stage of relationship - family life? 1. You are not interested in other options 2....

A panic attack is a sudden episode of severe anxiety accompanied by painful feelings. It is not a threat to your life and health right HERE AND NOW, it is just a result of experienced stressful situations and intense anxiety. How can you relieve a panic attack? Take at least eight deep breaths and eight deep exhales. ▫️Shift your attention to what you are wearing and try to determine the kind of material your clothes is made of, feel it. ▫️See where you are sitting or standing. ▫️Determine...

▫️Exercise. Helps to produce: - dopamine (by performing a workout or achieving a desired body shape, one gets satisfaction and pleasure), - serotonin (physical activity makes depression go away) - endorphins (reduce muscle pain after strength training). ▫️ Visiting a new place, interesting event, relaxing massage, hugs. Anything that can induce a smile stimulates the production of serotonin and endorphins. ▫️ Sunlight. Under the influence of ultraviolet light, the human body produces vitamin...

The surface temperature of the Sun is thousands of times that of the Earth and many other planets in our Solar System, indicating that it is a star.  The planets feature a chemical composition whereby they are formed not only of light particles, but also of solid elements. Stars, in turn, are mostly formed from light particles, just like the Sun itself.  On the surface of the Sun, all sorts of nuclear reactions are constantly taking place that are not typical of planets in such...

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Ancient Babylonian astrologers discovered that there were "wandering" luminaries in the sky called planets.  These bodies were believed to revolve around the Earth in this order: Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Ancient Babylonian astrologers thought that each hour of the day was under the patronage of a particular planet.  For the convenience of calculations and time planning, ancient astronomers and astrologers invented the Star of the Magi, a kind of...

Dreams are a way of processing disturbing impressions and emotions a person has to experience in his or her life.  When a dreamer falls asleep, the psyche layers the bad memories onto a specific context, and thus the fears associated with them are dissipated. ✔ Frequently, the sources of nightmares lie in work, worries about financial well-being, and major changes in one's life.

Dolphins are able to sleep by alternately turning off one of their hemispheres. The other hemisphere is awake at that moment. Accordingly, one eye is open in order to monitor changes in the environment. If the right hemisphere sleeps and the left one is awake, the right eye is open. And vice versa.

The fact is that the blood of scorpions does not contain hemoglobin, but hemocyanin, its analog. If hemoglobin is an iron-containing substance, then hemocyanin consists of copper.  When in contact with air, this element turns blue and, giving oxygen to tissues, loses its color.

Litmus paper is a type of pH indicator paper used to determine the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. It is impregnated with a mixture of natural dyes extracted from lichens, primarily Roccella tinctoria. Litmus paper is available in two common forms: blue litmus paper and red litmus paper. The working principle of litmus paper relies on the concept of acid-base indicators. These indicators are substances that change color in response to changes in the hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of a...