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SunBeam Apart Hotel: How sun exposure alters the microbiome and makes you healthier

How sun exposure alters the microbiome: https://t.co/ozNF2FRV7B

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SunBeam Apart Hotel: How Greece is beating coronavirus despite a decade of debt

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SunBeam Apart Hotel: How coronavirus changed the world in three months

In just three months, the coronavirus has turned the world upside down. But how did it play out so quickly? We take a look back to where it all began – from its origins in south east Asia, to its acceleration across Europe and the US. As the infection rate increased and countries went into lockdown, people began to find imaginative and inspiring ways of coping with our new reality

SunBeam Apart Hotel: Hippocrates of Kos – biography

Hippocrates was born on the island of Kos, most probably in Astypalaia, the ancient capital of the island near Kefalos, around 460 BC, although some believe he was born before, even up to 475 BC.
He was born into a family of physicians, the Asklepiades, who were the hereditary physician-priests of the Asklepieion and considered descendants of the god of medicine, Asclepius. The island of Kos itself had a strong medical tradition, with its already famous Asklepieion and its medical school. His father was Heraclides and his mother, Fenareti, who was considered a descendant of the mythical hero Heracles. Hippocrates had two sons, Thessalos and Drakon, who, following family tradition, also became famous physicians, like his son-in-law Polyvos.
Hippocrates was taught medicine by his grandfather and father, in a propitious environment, as he studied within the Asklepieion itslef, which provided him with numerous clinical data for research and practice. Hippocrates also studied philosophy and rhetoric, as was the custom those days.
When Hippocrates became an adult and during a decade he visited various places for research purposes, increasing his knowledge and experience. We don’t know with certainty which places he visited but most historians name Skythia, Delos, Egypt, Libya, Thasos, Thrace, Propontis, Ellispon, Thessaly, Athens and Smyrna.
MEDECINE BEFORE HIPPOCRATES
In Ancient Greece, although the practice of medicine remained religious, empirical medicine developed itself, based on experience and logic, marginalising older superstitious methods. A big breakthrough for the evolution of medicine came from the Pre-Socratic philosophers who claimed that the laws of nature could be applied to men. Those who seem to have influenced Hippocrates more, in this sense, are Heraklitus, Empedocles, Alkmaion and the Pythagorians. The most important medical schools at that time were those of Cyrene, Kroton and Knidos.
HIPPOCRATES’ INNOVATIVE APPROACH
When Hippocrates took over the Medical School of Kos, he expanded the teaching, that was confined until then to the sons of physicians-priests, to all young people who had the necessary academic qualifications. A contract stating the student’s obligations towards the teacher and medecine in general was thus included in the Hippocratic Oath. Amongst his most renowned students were Polyvos, Dexippos, Protagoras the Elder and Synnessis the Cypriot.
He separated scientific truth from superstition that was promoted by physicians-priests and stated that sickness is not god’s punishment. He showed that all illnesses have a human or natural cause and can be studied. He highlighted the importance and influence of the natural environment on corporal and inner health. He also conceptualised the existence of a vital force within the human body, named “Physis”, that allows people to live and constitutes the most important therapeutic factor.
Hippocrates considered each human being as having unique personality and psychosomatic characteristics. He not only examined the organ that was sick but the whole body. He gave attention not only to the illness but also to the patient. He attached a lot of importance to prognosis and to the development of the illness itself in relation with the rest of the body. A crucial aspect of Hippocrates’ medicine was the diet he imposed on his patients, tailored to their needs, composition, age, habits and personality.

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SunBeam Apart Hotel: Sunset on the beach. Kos Island

 

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Kos island

SunBeam Apart Hotel: Greece learned from Italy’s and Spain’s mistakes and used rapid response to keep its virus deaths low

A elderly man pulls his trolley through the Varvakios meat market in Athens on April 14, 2020.

If there were any country in Europe least capable of dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic, you might think it would be Greece.
Here was a country with one of Europe’s oldest populations, a frail health care system and little financial firepower to fight the disease caused by the virus. The recipient of three sovereign bailouts since the 2008 financial crisis, Greece had spent almost all of the past decade mired in deep recession and crushing unemployment.
Yet today, two months after the pandemic hit the continent, Greece, so far, has been spared the disasters that have hit Italy, Spain, Britain and other European countries. As of Tuesday, it had recorded 2,170 COVID-19 cases and 101 deaths. Two countries of comparable size, Belgium and Netherlands, had recorded 4,167 and 2,945 deaths, respectively. Italy continues to have the highest death toll in Europe, with 21,067 fatalities by Tuesday night, followed by Spain (18,056), France (15,729) and Britain (12,107).
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-greece-learned-from-italys-and-spains-mistakes-and-used-rapid/#_=_

SunBeam Apart Hotel: Happy Easter!!!

Best wishes and Happy Easter ! 

May the message of the Resurrection enter our homes
and our hearts !

Health to all of  you!

#staysafe, #stayhome

SunBeam Apart Hotel: Bill Gates on Fighting Coronavirus

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SunBeam Apart Hotel: Greece and COVID-19 LOCKDOWN. Watch its beauties from a drone in 2 minutes.

Greece, as most countries, is under #lockdown but the time will soon come when our country will come back stronger and more colorful.
The time will soon come when we will get to enjoy her beauties once more, together and united. “Proud to be GreeK” Until then #staysafe and #stayhome We are thinking of you…

SunBeam Apart Hotel: The first country I'll visit after coronavirus? There's no contest

The first country I'll visit after coronavirus? There's no contest https://t.co/JlPrkZJlj8 via @TelegraphTravel

— ΦίλιπποςΠαπανικολάου (@filpap) April 3, 2020

SunBeam Apart Hotel:: #StaySafe, Stay Home

Stay safe, stay home.
It’s time to stay at home and hit the pause button. In these uncertain times, your health and the wellbeing of your loved ones is what matters most. But that doesn’t mean we have to stop connecting, being inspired and learning – maybe more now than ever before.
So this is where we share our love for Greece – connecting you with Greeks doing amazing things on our YouTube channel and letting you experience the best of Greece right now, on Discovergreece.com.
And if you work in tourism or any other sector, as an individual or business, you can learn new digital skills through a series of free courses in partnership with Google.
Wherever you are, while we’re apart at home, let’s stay together.
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