CROSSROADSCROSSROA DS Language StudioÊs Newsletter March 2020
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“You are what you eat.” This old saying is
still just as valid as when it was firstcoined in the early 19th century. The type of
diet we follow, greatly influences our moodand mental health, and directly translates
into our physical strength and health.
A new field of genetic science –epigenetics – tells us that everything weeat, think, and do, has a knock-on effect on
our genes in some way. Depending on
environmental stimuli, our genes change
constantly, working differently fromminute to minute. Various research tests
now prove that WE control our genes. The
air pollution or work stress can badly affectthe performance of our genes, and wecannot – for the most part – control these.
What we can control, however, is perhaps
the most important factor: diet.
No matter what genes we were born
with, by eating the right food we canreprogram them, thus immunizing our
body against, cancers, premature Ellaaging,dementia and much more.
There is a plethora of diet regimes andJanisall kinds of advice available, published
online and in other forms, but we cangenerally narrow the choices down to a fewrules.
One such rule is to eat whole foods, asopposed to processed products; things wecan see and recognize. So instead of
mashed potatoes in a powder form, in apacket, we should eat potatoes fresh, skinincluded. Ready-made easy-cook foods
often contain preservatives, artificialadditives and coloring, and these additives
mayleadtovarious
undesiredconsequences for our organs’ health andfunction.

Eating “brown” instead of “white” foods (brownrice, buckwheat noodles, etc.) is another way of
upgrading our diet, as these foods will often
contain much higher levels of nutrition,
vitamins and essential minerals that our bodies
cannot function properly without.
We should also opt for steaming our veggies,
and avoid boiling them, to keep as many
vitamins locked inside the food from escaping
into the water.
The right oil that we use for frying or
garnishing our food with also makes atremendous difference to our overall health.
Butter, Coconut oil and olive oil are some of thehealthiest and safest oils to cook with.

Processed sugar in the diet is now widely
recognized as a major cause of serious illnesses,
and thus it should be kept down to a minimum.
The right amount and type of nutrition isimportant to our health and wellbeing, but wemust also make sure to utilize the energy
efficiently, so staying active and keeping our
body in good physical condition is essential and isour 3rd power we will look at. So, until next time!
Article by Marek

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The basics of a healthy diet:https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/Joshua Says: I believe intelligence can be expressed in the questions you ask, not in

the answer you give. Newton had all the answers, then he didn’t, Einstein had all
the answers, then he didn’t. Any answer is incomplete or even wrong so long as
someone else is willing to ask another question. Questions push us towards change
and growth. Ironically, answers sometimes have the opposite effect. Perhaps thenan intelligent answer to any question might be, “I don’t know!”
Junko Says: Recently, I came across a device called a “PC stick.” Believe itor not, it is a computer in a small stick. Introduced in 2003, it can change yourTV into a Windows desktop computer by just inserting it into a HDMI slot inyour TV. With this device, you can watch movies, Ted Talks, documentaries
and other English programs that can help you keep up with your studies athome, on TV! We are going to try it out with our TV in the Open House.
Marek Says: With the coronavirus putting everyone’s personal hygiene onhigh alert, a handshake – a widely used form of greeting – may give way toother ways of greetings, permanently too. The crisis led people to come up
with inventive ways to say hello, introducing an “elbow bump” and “feetbump” amongst others. A non-physical Japanese bow or an Indian namaste
quickly become the most preferred gestures around the world.
Darrin Says: While I fully acknowledge the seriousness of the coronavirus problem, I
think there are four points that we need to remember.1. Don’t inflate the risk. Yes,
Corona virus is serious, but more people will die from automobile accidents this year
than from this flu. 2. Take normal, healthy precautions. Regularly wash your hands,gargle and blow your nose. 3. Avoid over consumption of media. The coronavirus is agreat opportunity for companies to scare you into believing that this outbreak issomething you need to worry about constantly. It’s not. 4. Remember your humanity.

Mandcy dit:

Mardi dernier, le président Emmanuel Macron a interdit auxfrançais de se faire la bise. Se faire la bise, c'est faire des bisous sur la joue, pourdire bonjour. C'est une tradition très profonde en France. Les français adorent ça,même si c'est fatiguant. Toutefois, malgrès l'interdiction de se faire la bise etl'épidémie de coronavirus, 70% des francais continuent de se faire la bise ou bien dese serrer la main. Par conséquence, le président a ordonné le confinement de lapopulation. Les francais vont-ils l'accepter ?????
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5 vitamins andenergy in food
7 to arouse action
8 being effective without waste
9 use for a particular purpose
11 without variation
12 extraordinarily good, great or large
13 not natural
14 select in preference to15 a type of grain
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1 protecting from disease
2 results or effects from actions
3 a state of being happy, healthy
4 a phrase made up
6 therapies to improve health
8 absolutely necessary
10 extreme excess

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Last month we looked at ’contronym’, this month we’ll look at ‘homophones’!
Homophones are words that have the same sound, but have a very different meaning. They’reusually spelt differently which helps clear up the confusion.
* The boar wrote on the board, “I’m bored.”* She blew up the blue balloon.
* He had some trouble working out the sum on the blackboard.
* Mr. Bean has been to the greengrocers’ to buy a bean.
* Which witch is the good witch?
* She carried a pale pail of milk from the farm.
* Speaking aloud is not allowed in the library.
* He tripped because there was a flaw in the floor.
* The herd ran when they heard the wolf howl.
* He was the fourth person to go forth into those woods and never return.
* Don’t you think we’d better weed the garden?
* Would you mind passing me another piece of wood.
* He threw the ball through the window!
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1 retained without any loss
5 become young, energetic again
6 having many different components
10 enough to fill a need
13 against best interests
15 unvarying procedure or habit
16 poisonous substances
17 collecting on one place andgrowing

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2 being formed or shaped newly
3 producing the desired result
4 arousing interest or action
7 involved with basic facts
8 feel ill, uncomfortable or in pain
9 controlling
11 fall victim to an illness
12 resistant to disease
14 taking a chance

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