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Nutrition: The subliminal culture war over cow’s milk
MIt makes tired men cheerful? The pleasant-sounding advertising slogan from the post-war years in West Germany sounds out of date today. In addition to flexitarians who consciously eat less meat, there are more and more Germans who drink less cow’s milk out of conviction. Experts see this abstinence from milk as more than just a […]
In need of care in old age – Do I owe it to my parents to care for them? – Culture
Our parents may have sacrificed themselves for us. But does that mean we have to do the same for them? And at what cost? Annette F. (59) asks herself: “Do I have to look after my father until his death? And that even though my mother drove me to exhaustion?” Anouc D. (23) would like […]
Talk about mental health? Yes please – but do it right – Culture
We talk about our “inner child,” identify “narcissistic traits,” or are “depressed” instead of feeling bad. The amateur psychologist in us is currently booming. The so-called therapy language, shaped by decades of psychological knowledge and advances, is creeping from the therapy chair into our everyday language, into social media, and into public discourse. If we […]