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Happy without meat: Consciously avoiding meat is becoming more and more popular around the world. But what actually happens to our bodies when we give up meat?

The effects of not eating meat are many. The body reacts in the following way:

Weight loss: Those who do not eat meat lose weight more easily and quickly.
Lowering the risk of cancer: Red meat is suspected of being carcinogenic. The body fat percentage also plays a role here.
Healthier intestinal flora:
Better Body Odor:
A disadvantage:

There is hardly anyone who has not had negative contact with a so-called “call center”. A distinction is made between two structures; those who want to call and sell something in an educated way and those who need advice or help themselves. We have tricks on how to stop sales calls.

Structure of the call centers

Contacting the call center is exhausting and nobody likes advertising calls anymore! If you have a purely commercial call center on the line that wants to sell you great sweepstakes, products, or cable connections, you can of course hang up. But then they will surely try again. As a rule, you as a client will first be asked about your identity. After that, flattery is distributed to finally get to the point of the convenience of the product. People laugh, talk, argue clearly “technically” and flatter potential customers.

Are sales calls allowed?

Many wonders if solicitation calls are allowed. And that’s a valid question. Since there are strict rules for telephone marketing in Germany, unwanted calls from dubious providers are usually not permitted. For this, there is the “Act to combat illegal telephone advertising” and the “Anti-rip-off law”. In some cases, companies face fines for unauthorized telephone advertising. Therefore, you should keep the following points in mind for the next advertising calls. Also, note tips for avoiding annoying advertising mail.

  • A sales call is prohibited without your prior consent. Because the advertising calls must be approved by you in advance and not just on the phone beforehand.
  • Attention, the declaration of consent can be hidden in the general terms and conditions. So it makes sense to read the fine print.
  • If possible, write down the name of the company, phone number, and content of the call.

Effectively stop advertising calls

Here are the legitimate tricks to stopping telemarketing calls. Because nobody is obliged to answer the call center. In addition, the clever purchase of a mobile phone or the conclusion of liability insurance should never be carried out over the phone.

  • Never give your phone number unless absolutely necessary.
  • You should delete clauses on the storage of data for advertising purposes when concluding the contract.
  • Just hang up if it’s a call center.
  • Ask the caller for personal information themselves and make the above notes. So you can report them to the Federal Network Agency.
  • “Are you calling from a call center?”. This question usually tempts the caller to hang up.
  • Any negative statement on the phone frightens the caller so much that the phone number is declared as “not available” and it disappears from the system. (Although this is still available, it is no longer displayed as “positively active” in the telephone list and is selected as potential.)

If the cucumber tastes bitter, caution is advised. We explain to you how long the vegetables can be kept, where the bitter taste can come from and when you should stop eating cucumbers.

That’s why cucumbers sometimes taste bitter

Originally, cucumbers were rich in harmful bitter substances, the cucurbitacins, which are typical of the pumpkin family. Modern breeds now contain very few of these bitter substances. That’s a good thing, because according to the Federal Center for Nutrition (BZfE) they can be toxic to humans in higher concentrations.

Cucumbers from the supermarket are usually not bitter. If you grow cucumbers in your own garden, they may develop bitter substances, for example due to incorrect fertilization. The cucumbers then taste bitter.
This can also be the case if you buy home-grown cucumbers that have been incorrectly fertilized at an organic farmer’s market or in an organic store.
If a cucumber tastes bitter, you should stop eating it. Symptoms such as stomach cramps or diarrhea can occur if you consume too many of the harmful bitter substances.

Shelf life and storage of cucumbers

Cucumbers are sensitive to cold. It is therefore best not to store them below ten degrees Celsius, otherwise they can become watery and soft.

If you want to store cucumbers in the fridge, use the crisper drawers. It is usually not as cold there as in the rest of the refrigerator. Otherwise, store the cucumbers in a cool room with high humidity.
It is best to eat the cucumbers fresh. If you can’t use them fresh, you should only store them for a few days before using them.
Cucumbers are not suitable for freezing. They lose their structure in the process and become mushy when they thaw again.
Cucumbers are sensitive to ethylene. Therefore, do not keep them with fruits like apples that emit ethylene or they will spoil faster.
When buying cucumbers, make sure they aren’t bruised or damaged if you don’t want to use them right away.
In principle, as long as the cucumbers don’t taste bitter, are too mushy or moldy, you shouldn’t throw them away. You can also roast or stew slightly older cucumbers as a side dish or use them in a cucumber salad.

Cucumbers belong to the gourd family and originally come from northern India. They have about 97 percent water content and are very low in calories at twelve kilocalories per 100 grams.
Healthy ingredients such as provitamin A and various minerals are located directly under the skin of the cucumber.
You should therefore not peel cucumbers, just wash them thoroughly. When buying cucumbers, also pay attention to organic quality so that no synthetic pesticides and other pollutants get into your body.