It has less fat than other nuts. Chestnuts, are also the only nuts that contain a measurable quantity of vitamin C. Unlike fruit walnuts, hazelnuts and beech, whose main ingredient is fatty oil, a major component part of the chestnut is starch (about 44% in raw nut).

Because of high starch content, chestnuts can be dried and ground into flour that can be used alone or mixed with wheat flower to make bread and biscuits. Chestnut flour, is gluten free and easy to digest therefore is perfect in the diet of elderly and children.

Chestnut also contains minerals, B complex vitamins as well as vitamins A and C. It’s rich in potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, chlorine, iron, copper, manganese. Since it’s rich in potassium and poor in sodium it’s recommended for people with kidney and blood illnesses.

Baked chestnut has higher energy value, a larger amount protein, fats, vitamins and twice more carbohydrates. Also, it contains vitamin E and phytochemicals not present in boiled chestnuts that contains larger amount of mineral substances.

Unlike sweet chestnuts, horse chestnut is not edible because of it’s bitter taste, but is famous it’s its medicinal properties. Coumarins. Flavonides. and Saponins are used in the production of pharmaceutical products – primarily for the blood vessels diseases treatment, such as enlarged veins, haemorrhoids and tromboflebitis.

Clay plates from ancient Mesopotamia, proves its Asian origin. Since the very beginning of cultivation onion has never lost it’s popularity. According to the legend, in the middle ages knights worn onions under armour, as protection against bad luck.

Cutting onions pushes tears to your eyes. However, the irritation can be avoided. Try placing the onions in the refrigerator, about an hour before cutting,. There will be no tears, because the low temperature slows the activity of enzymes that produces allyl sulfide (irritating substance which causes pain in your eyes).

The Onion is extremely rich in antioxidants, and the studies have shown that the onions with the strongest taste have strongest antioxidant powers. Onions contain chemical compounds with anti-inflammatory, anti cholesterol, anticancer, and antioxidant properties.

Usually the underground portion of steam and young leaves are used in meals as flavour additive. The amount of 10-20g give only 1-4 per cent of vitamin B group and E daily recommended allowance, at the same time this quantity supply with vitamin C (20 per cent of vitamin C daily recommended allowance) and carotenoids (20-50 per cent).
That is why you shouldnt throw the leaves away but use them to prepare fresh salad. People with sensitive stomach should cook the onions because they are most irritating in their fresh form.

Research shows that third of people between 25 and 44 years main cause of stress found in their work, where stress at work is causes with 30 percent of men, while for women the percentage is double lower. Family causes stress in 29 percent of women and 9 percent of men.

However, other life situations and problems cause stress, and call them stress indicators, which can be important life events like the death of a member of the family, divorce, illness, pregnancy, buying an apartment or house, completion of education, go to the Faculty, job changes etc.

Apart from them, stress can cause physical stimulation, such as noise, strong light, heat, small spaces, the crowds, especially those in traffic, contact with the insolent, aggressive, critical or strict people. Stress can be caused by the so-called mental traps, such as negative thinking, unrealistic expectations and too much self-criticism.

Sensitivity on stress is different, and tolerance to stress changes depending on the person, situation, the current living conditions. Psychologists suggest that people who are aggressive and emotionally unstable by nature have a predisposition to feel more stress than others, and genes play an important role, because some people inherit a larger amount of serotonin hormones that fight stress and they easier handle stress situation.

Considering that stress is one of the most common causes of various diseases, it is very important to learn how to cut and how to cope with it, where the first thing should be determination of the causes of stress and then finding a way to solve it without consequences for health.

Regarding to this, experts recommend taking vitamin B because it is important for brain and helps with depression, and vitamin C which is essential in the fight against stress. It is necessary to avoid alcohol, cigarettes, too much salt, taking steroids and other pollutant that interfere with the balance of vitamins in the body.

Training, doing chores at work and at home, avoiding people with negative energy and conflict colleagues, relatives or members of the wider family will help liberationof stress, psychologists advise. They believe that dream is very important, because lack of sleep causes bile and depression.

Also, it is important that stress situation is seen as an opportunity, which provides that a person develops and changes, which means that people should put themselves real goals at work and at home. Laugh, help from friends, relatives and colleagues, developing solid connection with family and friends, avoiding achieving perfection are important factors for overcoming stress, which is not normal and therefore should reduce the daily tension and concerns.