{:en} Hello, sensitive souls of ArtTmodernmiami, So… how are you? Summer is here. Are you soaking in the sea, sun, beaches, and vacation vibes? Alternatively, are you, like some, stuck in the city? Whichever way it is for you, it’s all part of our life journey. Everything comes and goes—nothing stays the same. Life is made up of fleeting moments, and nothing is permanent. So let’s go with the flow. Believe me, it’s easier that way. Last month, I launched the series “The Journey to Self: One-Way Ticket!” Some of you may have read Part 1, and even if you haven’t, I’m sure that after reading Part 2, you’ll find...

{:en}Hello from Turkey Bonjour from Istanbul Hallo from Beyoğlu Ciao from Galata Tower Merhaba from Hagia Sofia Do you know what is the first step that carries a call for peace in all languages, turns all the bad thoughts in our souls upside down, brings the dialogue on the same colour, destroys distances, and brings people closer together? It's a warm “hello”. I wanted to start my first article in “Artmodern Miami Newspaper” with these sincere feelings. Although there are many reasons to explain when I was asked what writing means to you or why you are writing, a short “memoir” for me is the best answer to this question. I want to...

{:en} Nevi are common skin lesions that can be flat or raised, appearing in various colors and surface types. Sunlight exposure is a common factor in the development of nevi, especially in sun-exposed areas of the body. Protecting the skin from the sun is crucial to prevent the darkening of nevi and the potential increase in their numbers. Regularly applying sunscreen and renewing it every two hours is recommended. Nevi that exhibit certain changes should be evaluated by a dermatologist. These changes include growth over time, irregular borders, color changes, bleeding, or erosion. The ABCD criteria can help identify potentially concerning nevi: A (Asymmetry): Nevi are typically symmetrical, so asymmetrical...

{:en} Keeping the oral and surrounding tissues healthy becomes increasingly important as we age. Impairment of the health and continuity of these areas not only negatively affects our facial aesthetics, but also causes damage to the body, aging of tissues and organs, inability to function, and disruption of the continuity of our mental health. Systemic diseases that occur in older ages cause oral diseases to be given less importance, and issues such as infected teeth and deterioration of the integrity of the jawbones, which pave the way for these systemic diseases, are overlooked. Infections of teeth, surrounding tissues, and jawbone cause organ and tissue damage, causing a...

{:en} When evaluating nutritional status, it should be taken into consideration that each individual’s metabolism is different and that their body may react differently to different foods. Genetic, environmental, socio-economic conditions, intestinal barrier integrity, presence of dysbiosis, exercise, hormone levels, stress, etc. Many factors can cause foods to be perceived as friend or foe by the body. Food intolerance or non-allergic food sensitivity is the term used for various physiological responses associated with compounds found in foods. Although a food, beverage, food additive or a compound found in food may cause symptoms in one or more organs and systems, we cannot talk about true food allergy here....

{:en} Denmark, one of the countries I wanted to visit, attracted my attention. A country tops the list of happy people like other Scandinavian countries. We preferred to start our Interrail train trip from there. I flew from Miami to Copenhagen Airport. Since hotels in Copenhagen were very expensive, we chose to stay in Malmö, Sweden. Thanks to our İnterrail pass tickets, the trains did not cost us anything extra and it was always a pleasure to cross the beautiful Öresund Bridge on our way from Denmark to Sweden. Öresund is the world's largest cross-border bridge connecting the two countries and both land vehicles and trains can...

{:en} We start the week with the sign change of the Lunar Nodes, which takes place every 1.5 years and has fateful effects. The Scorpio-Taurus axis, which is related to the economy, leaves its place to the Libra-Aries axis, which is related to relationships. A new 1.5-year period begins, are we ready? Are we ready to learn the balance of giving and giving in love and relationships? Love requires effort… It is time to say goodbye to everything in our lives that we have compromised, taken but not given, given but not received… This process will teach us to love, it will teach us that love is...

{:en} We know many people in our lives who have overcome significant challenges and difficulties, emerging as heroes of their journeys. I like to call them "heroes of their mountains," and I want to write a bit about them and how we can be like them. We've all come across stories of individuals who have experienced profound traumas, such as war prisoners enduring the hardships of war, people with physical disabilities, whether from birth or acquired later in life, those who have battled diseases like cancer, or those who have faced significant personal losses. These stories serve as major sources of trauma. We hear these stories, and sometimes...