Text to speech audio articles made possible by CAST11 Talking Glass Media Happiness isn’t just a fleeting emotion—it’s a state of well-being deeply connected to physical and mental health. Research shows that small, consistent lifestyle changes can have a profound impact on mood, stress levels, and overall mental resilience. According to the World Health Organization…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to require new clinical trials for approval of annual COVID-19 boosters for healthy Americans under 65, effectively limiting their availability this fall to older adults and those with a higher risk of developing severe illness, FDA leaders said on Tuesday. Source link
Greece is, quite simply, king of the holidays. It’s a country full of sprawling cities, beautiful islands and some of the best beaches in the entire world, and the food? Don’t even get us started on the food. There’s a hell of a lot of islands, and our editors have been to a hell of…
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As the global conversation on health in 2025 is shifting towards prevention and lifestyle-based medicine, a critical aspect of health still remains surprisingly under-discussed—the gut microbiome. So much so, that it is often described as the body’s “forgotten organ”. However, the trillions of microorganisms residing in the human digestive tract more than just passive inhabitants.They…
我經常強調，香港年輕一代要學好中英雙語，這是最基本技能，只懂是但一種語言在港已毫無競爭力。 只擅長漢語，對外難以對口，文化和視野不停內loop並非好事。同樣，在香港只識英語，直情減分。我認識很多被父母安排入讀國際學校並強調不識中文無問題的放洋畢業生，回港求職只識講和聽英語已變劣勢。今時今日在香港，能駕馭中英雙語才是優勢。我只想分享兩個觀察： 一、我每年接觸大量內地學生，英語水準愈來愈好，甚至有些是流利美國口音，無論口語或書寫都不會怯。近兩三年，留意到他們對美劇和流行音樂都非常熟悉，若以為英語流利等於崇洋的話，那是某些在香港的人非常錯誤的假設。從閒聊得知，這些操流利英語亦夠膽講的內地年輕人，現在幾近對西方社會沒有任何嚮往。 二、請大家在網上搜索「Chinese Trump」，近期爆紅，在IG擁逾百萬跟隨者，他以模彷特朗普聲音、神態、英語、用詞、語調達九成九相似度去諷刺特朗普，非常好看，連西方傳媒和社會都開始認識這位「Chinese Trump impersonator」。聽他的英語，還以為是美國native，全無中國口音，用詞道地，原來，這位叫瑞哥的重慶大叔從未踏足北美！他不時在內地城市（如重慶、深圳）拍片，以Chinese Trump腔調英語講解中國飲食文化，這種soft sell，遠比hard sell更令不了解中國文化的外國人容易入口。只有掌握共同語言能力，才有來自全世界的追隨者，從而增強影響力。 我所見的，是內地愈來愈多人掌握流利中英雙語。故每當在香港，聽到某些人說「香港毋須使用/學好英語」，我就認為只是以自己之度（程度）度（猜度）他人之心（心意）。唔該睇下人。或許，口出此言者自以為乃「加分」舉動，但孰是與否實在存疑，但肯定的是，若有人傻更更照跟，只會削弱香港新一代甚至整體香港的競爭力。 撰文 : 利嘉敏 欄名 : 攻關女子 Source link
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email The fifth series of Race Across the World recently returned to our screens, along with a brand-new cast this time navigating themselves through a line-up of destinations from China to India….
Lifestyle diseases refer to chronic conditions primarily caused by unhealthy habits and choices such as poor diet, smoking, a lack of physical activity, and excessive alcohol consumption. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is paramount as it is a potent preventive measure against lifestyle diseases. Adopting healthy habits like exercising regularly, consuming a balanced diet, getting adequate…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for access to yearly COVID shots, saying they’d continue to use…