We are now in the middle of what we call the “Holiday Season”, a period of time from Thanksgiving until New Year, which includes various celebrations like Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. It is always a special time of the year, or as the song says, “ It’s the most wonderful time of the year! ”.   In general, the holiday season is about connection, generosity, reflection, and honoring a rich variety of diverse traditions, and encompassing all of them which focus on...

Mentioned in the Bible and the Quran, since antiquity olive oil occupied a special place in human history. It was an essential part of everyday life used not only for cooking, but also fuel for lighting and ointment in public baths. It was not without a good reason that it was considered a gift from the gods to humans, also sometimes called “ liquid gold ”. Olive oil occupies a special place in human history. In the kitchen you can drizzle it on salads, you can cook with it, or use it as a...

Stroke is an acute medical condition caused by a blockage of blood flow to an area of ​​the brain or sudden bleeding in the brain. In the first case, called Ischemic Stroke , the brain is deprived of oxygen and nutrients, so cells begin to die within minutes. In the second case, called Hemorrhagic Stroke , the leaking blood puts pressure on brain cells, damaging them rapidly. Most strokes are ischemic (80%), which occur when blood clots block blood vessels in the brain. A hemorrhagic stroke...