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 Visiting Verdi's Italy on an Opulent Opera Cruise   Travel & Tourism Italy is known for many things: its mouth-watering food and drink, breathtaking architecture, and warm, Mediterranean climate are just a few that come to mind. Because the country has so much to offer, many visitors can feel overwhelmed trying to discover the “real” Italy. Seeing the country through the eyes of one of its most favourite sons, the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, is a perfect way to truly understand its culture. Better yet, you can do this while travelling gently down the River Po from Venice to Mantua on a luxury Italian river cruise. The Life of Verdi Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 near Busetto, just north of Venice. He began studying music at an early age and was playing organ in his local church by the age of nine. Because he was too young to study at the  conservatory, he moved to Milan at age 20 and became well-ingrained in the city’s artistic scene. He quickly became recognise...

 Summer Fitness in Trophy Club by Chiropractor Cody Doyle - Small Diet Tweaks with Big Payoffs   Cooking,Health Changing your habits is never easy. Changing the eating habits that led you to gain weight can seem downright impossible at first. But it is possible to train your body and mind to reach for the right foods and beverages more often, and learn how to make good choices. These are some of my favorite diet tweaks that can help you change your habits gradually and intentionally, so your body gets less of the stuff you don’t need (fat, sugar, and food additives) and more of the stuff you do need (fresh whole foods and fruits and vegetables). Cutting Out and Cutting Back on Soda Sugary sodas and sports drinks are the worst. Diet sodas aren’t much better, as they have been proven to increase sugar cravings even if they don’t deliver the same amount of sugar as the original versions. We guzzle them to quench our thirst and take in loads of extra sugar in the process. If you r...