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"Antithetical rhetoric "

 I found this really interesting, so sharing with all of you! *Exclusion to Inclusion - Know the cultural difference* *Exclusion Culture:* They bring nine chairs for ten children, and they tell the children that the winner is the one who gets the chair, and whoever remains without a chair is out of the game. Then they reduce the number of chairs each time and a child comes out every time until one child remains and he/she is declared the winner. The child learns the culture of  “myself, myself, and in order to succeed, I must remove others.” *Inclusion Culture:* And in Japanese kindergartens, they play the game of chairs too. And they also come with nine chairs for ten kids, with a difference ! There, they tell the children that you have no more chairs. If one of you remains without a chair, everyone loses. All the children try to hug each other so that all ten children can sit on nine chairs. And then they reduce the number of chairs successively with the rule remaining that ...

Gut Health: How Important Is It?

 For many years, the gut was viewed solely as a digestive organ, responsible for processing food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste. However, research has since revealed that the gut plays a far more complex role, influencing nearly every system in our bodies. The gut microbiome is a vast ecosystem of microorganisms primarily housed in the large intestine or colon. Approximately thirty-nine trillion microorganisms reside in our gut, nearly ten times the number of human cells in the body. This microbiome can communicate with our brain and immune system, influence gene expression, control hunger and satiety, and regulate hormones. This is why maintaining optimal gut function is so important. What Is Gut Health? Gut health refers to the efficient functioning of our digestive tract, the diversity of our microbiome, and the absence of digestive disorders or illnesses. Poor gut health can manifest through symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, gas, bloating,...