An irresistible drink

Source: Maganews.

 

Health and wellbeing

An irresistible drink

In the summer months nothing beats [1} a drink of cold [2]  coconut [3] water to quench [4] your thirst. As well as being delicious and refreshing, it is very good for your health  

The sun, the beach and coconut water – the three ingredients that guarantee a perfect summer for millions and millions of Brazilians.  Nothing beats drinking cold coconut water to quench your thirst. It is such a healthy drink that it should not be left only for summer, but should be drunk year round [5]. Coconut water contains a high level of vitamin C and is rich in minerals. Nutritionists say it is very beneficial to human health. It is good for the skin, and digestion, and is also a kind of natural tranquilizer. During the Second World War coconut water was used as saline [6] solution to treat soldiers injured in combat. 

Audio - David Brien

Photo – Davi Carriel (Ag. Vanderlei Alvarenga)

Vocabulary

1 nothing beats – exp. idiom. = nada melhor do que

2 cold – aqui = gelado

3 coconut water – água de côco

4 to quench – dissipar (to quench one’s thrist = matar a sede)

5 year round – o ano inteiro

6 saline solution – soro fisiológico

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 Health and well-being

Cigarettes more addictive for women than for men

Research carried out in SP concludes that women find it harder [1] to quit [2] smoking [3]  than men

Women have more difficulty quitting smoking than men. This is the conclusion arrived at by research carried out amongst 6,000 people in São Paulo. The study was coordinated by psychiatrist Célia Lídia da Costa. “Most men only smoke for pleasure [4]. On the other hand, depression affects many more women than men. Many women smoke cigarettes to forget the negative symptoms of depression and anxiety. This means women are psychologically more dependent on cigarettes than men are”, Costa says in an interview published by Folha Online. According to Costa, when men and women look for medical help to quit smoking, men manage to quit in less time. Men take an average of three months to quit, while women take a year.

Áudio - Alline de Paula

Vocabulary

1 to find it harder – encontrar mais dificuldades

2 to quit – abandonar / parar de

3 smoking - fumo

4 pleasure – prazer