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The 8 Types of Love

Love is the most powerful feeling and is present in our most important relationships: parents, offspring, best friends, lover, spouse, neighbours, colleagues. 

However, we don't love everybody the same way. According the ancient Greek philosophers, there are 8 different types of love. 




1. Eros - named after the Greek God of love. 
It's the love of the body - physical, sexual and passionate love. Driven by attraction, lust, beauty, pleasure.

2. Philia - means Brotherly love 
It's the love of friendship- the love of the mind. Dependable, loyal, understanding.

3. Storge - means natural or instinctual affection. 
It's the love between family members: as of a parent for a child and vice versa, between siblings, grandparents towards grandchildren.

4. Agape -  means the highest form of love.
It's the selfless love. The love for God, nature, charity, for strangers, for the entire world. Guided by altruism, empathy and compassion. 

5. Ludus -  means play, game, sport.
it's the falling in love with someone - the beginning of love. Playful, teasing, flirtatious, fun, seducing. 

6. Pragma - comes from the word pragmatic.
It's the long lasting love. Built in commitment, reason, practicality, mutual interests, compatibility and tolerance.

7. Philautia -  Means self-love.
It's the self-love. Based on self-esteem, confidence, the relationship with ourselves.

8. Mania - means madness.
It's the obsessive love - If it can be considered love - Co-dependent, jealous,  possessive, stalking, aggressive.
To love healthily others and ourselves (Philautia), it's essential to have lived a solid familiar love (Storge). If not, real friendships can help (Philia). Sometimes, we have to choose our own family.

 Many romantic relationships starts as Eros or Ludus and end up in Storge, Pragma or Mania. 

 People who suffers and makes suffer with Mania love have to work their self-love (Philautia).

 All forms of love helps our spiritual growth (Agape).



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What to Eat in a Vegan Diet?


Vegan diet seems so restrictive and limited, but actually, we can eat everything. The only exception is meat, fish and animal derivades. 



  • Nuts
  • Nut butters
  • Fruits
  • Dried fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Legumes
  • Grains
  • Pastas
  • Beans
  • Seeds
  • Some processed foods, like potato chips



Recurrent questions about Vegan Diet


Where can I get the Protein?
Almost every food has protein. Some of the vegetal sources higher in protein are: 

  • black beans,  
  • yellow corn, 
  • almonds, 
  • peas, 
  • oats, 
  • broccoli, 
  • quinoa, 
  • lentils, 
  • pumpkin seeds, 
  • brussels sprouts, 
  • seaweed, 
  • peanuts,
  • potato, 
  • cauliflower, 
  • chickpeas, 
  • chia seeds, 
  • pistachios, 
  • avocado, 
  • asparagus, 
  • many others. 
Where can I get B12 vitamin?
B12 is found in the meat because of the grass the animal eat. We could just directly eat the grass! But there are other tastier ways, as: 

  • Fortified cereals. Look for the one that are whole grains and high in fiber. 
  • Fortified breads
  • Fortified non-dairy milk
  • Nutritional yeast
  • Nori
  • Shiitake mushrooms


Where can I get the Calcium?
  • Kale
  • Beans
  • Broccoli
  • Sweet potato
  • Carrot
  • Dried fig
  • Many others


Where can I get the Iron?
  • Peas
  • Beans
  • Lentils
  • Nuts
  • Seeds
  • Flax seeds
  • Spinach
  • Kale
  • Potato
  • Mushrooms
  • Oats
  • Quinoa
  • Dark chocolate
  • Many Others
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What do We Need to Feel Happy?

Happiness comes from the inside. It is a feeling, an emotional state of mind.


Health - Feeling full of energy and vitality.

Safety - Feeling physically, psychologically and monetary comfortable.

Positivism - Feeling optimistic and hopeful about the present and the future.

Validation - Approving of yourself and your reality.

 Self-worth -  Feeling that your life has a purpose.

Love - To love and feel loved (family, friendship, romance)

Love is very important but comes in last - without the others, it is very difficult to healthily love and be loved.


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Best Salads



Salads - Quick, Tasty and Nutritious!


Salad ideias
Cold salads

  • Strawberry + avocado + cherry tomato + pecans + red bell pepper + pomegranate. Doesn't need seasoning. 
  • Cooked broad beans + raw sliced tomato + onion + garlic + olive oil + vinegar + chopped fresh coriander or parsley or dried oregano
  • Raw shredded beet + raw shredded carrot + chopped garlic + lemon juice + olive oil
  • Canned tuna + cooked black eyed pea or cooked chickpea + sliced raw tomato ( optional) + raw garlic + boiled egg + olive oil + vinegar
  • Raw mashed avocado + canned tuna + raw chopped onion + drops of lemon juice
  • Cooked green beans + chickpea ( optional) + chopped garlic + chopped boiled egg + olive oil + vinegar + pinch of salt
  • Smoked salmon + lettuce or raw baby spinach + feta cheese
  • Natural plain yogurt + fine chopped cucumber + chopped raw garlic + olive oil + pinch of salt

  • White fresh cheese + tomato or tomato cherry + dried oregano + olive oil + salt
  • Raw chopped tomato + raw chopped cucumber + raw chopped garlic + raw chopped onion + olive oil + vinegar + chopped bread + pinch of salt + dried oregano + fresh water to cover all

  • Boiled and sliced carrot (not mushy) + chopped garlic + chopped parsley + olive oil + vinegar + pinch of cumin + black olives + baby spinach (let sit 30 mt)
  • Cold pasta + cooked chicken + raw baby spinach  + mayo

  • Cold pasta + canned tuna + mix of cooked vegetables (corn, carrot, peas, others) + black olives + mayo
  • Crab sticks + chopped lettuce + mix of cooked vegetables (carrot, pea) + boiled egg + mayo
  • Bulgur + chopped cucumber + chopped raw parsley + chopped raw mint + chopped raw garlic +lemon  juice + olive oil

Warm salads
  • Warm spaghetti + mushrooms cooked in olive oil and garlic 
  • Warm black squid spaghetti + Shrimps cooked in olive oil and garlic


Add salt and black pepper to preference


Extra ingredients that adds more flavor to the salads:

  • Cheese
  • Garlic bread croutons
  • Boiled egg
  • Black olives
  • Unsalted roasted nuts
  • Unsalted seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, others)


Extra ingredients that adds extra nutrients to the salads:

  • Chia seeds
  • Flax seeds
  • Unsalted roasted nuts
  • Unsalted seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame, others)


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