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you missed the century for the trick monarch. this final time. sequence which. starts to see who can see. the. things on nearing their conclusion britain and the european union are reportedly on the cusp of striking a coast bragg's of trade deal which would end grueling long negotiations of the e.u. duque a relationship after britain left the bloc almost one year ago also on the show we take a look at. exporters from all particularly anxious of both sides to reach disagree. on the program a bumper. 3 of pizzas helped fuel negotiators through

a night of talks and now britain and the european union are close to agreeing to a post brags that trade deal according to multiple media outlets announcement is expected later today according to the irish foreign minister there has been a last minute hitch with the wording of the deal but he emphasized there is still likely to be a formal announcement the pound left on the news as britain appears close to avoiding a damaging no deal brecht's it after 9 months of turbulent negotiations. for more let's bring in correspondent max sander and brussels max what exactly is the hold of there. there you said across so talks have been going on well into the

night through the night until the early morning we have limited insight on what's happening behind closed doors but there was cautious optimism that a deal is in arm's reach so to say it seems that this did that one of the major sticking points the level playing field and the competition rules for the u.k. has access to the e.u. internal market has been resolved now it's still the table is the issue of fish the issue of fisheries access for e.u. fishers to u.k. waters it's a relatively small issue compared to the overall trade volume of the block but it's a very emotional issue a very political issue and political on both sides vow to stand by their fisherman who have to wait and see if and how this was resolved the last word hasn't been spoken on this just yet nevertheless everybody is hopeful that the deal will actually come to happen if it does get all the necessary thumbs up what are the next steps. so yeah time is time is running out there are only

a few days left after the holidays this year and there is no might not enough time to do the formal ratification process now council would have to make a call the e.u. member states would have to make a call and and they could sign a provisionary deal to put this in place that would cushion the the hard affects of the bricks and wants of the u.k. u.k. . leaves the transition period and at the end of the year and this could be done on the entire deal it depends really depends on the complexity or maybe just on on parts of it but the actual ratification the process would have would have to be finalized next year when the european parliament comes together scrutinize the deal and then signs off on it and then the last step the e.u. council would have to give their and their thumbs up you know your correspondent max enter in brussels where officials are still negotiating final details of the proposed e.u. u.k. trade deal max thank you meanwhile e.u.

food exporters are watching nervously as the braggs of that line which is december 31st approaches this would be the time to rush through as much of their produce as they can into the u.k. right now though that's not possible. several 1000 trucks are backed up in dover and that number is growing they won't be home for christmas but they at least want to avoid new border checks and customs controls that will come at the end of the year at this food wholesaler in the netherlands they're also worried about the fast approaching end of your deadline december 31st coconuts citrus fruit asparagus all of this has to go to great britain as quickly as possible if the u.k. left to the brits a transition period without a deal there'd definitely be delays in the movement of goods. over day. long of course it depends on the product you have stronger product and we could

products but it. will lower deprives of the project. comes humor wants to consume. very 1st products. great britain is one of the most important markets for dutch fruit and vegetable traders last year fruit worth 2000000000 euros went to the island and of course other industries across the e.u. are also facing a last minute panic. as of now officials still wrangling over a post brags that trade deal band is a member of the social democrat democrat party here in germany and a member of the e.u. parliament and the head of the committee on international trade let's get more from him welcome to w. now this agreement on fishery rights continue to be the hold up issue here is this economic the small issue worth the wait for this very important agreement. no it's not really an economically in part but politically it's important to look her to

school to france a bit of them we have crossed by being populist parties are on our no rising wait. we're not little really like to see yellow vests protesting against the agreement and do spirit for the populace and on the you glitter side of course. i do don't accrue progression on top of 3 which is really 1st in. the on the good it waters so it's more politically than. now a level playing field when it comes to competition as one of the main sticking his been one of the main sticking points between the 2 assize here you are having the ears parliament committee on international trade and have been pushing for a level playing field when it comes to competition do you see the goals that you set out there accomplished with the agreement as on the table. i think so it's

totally clear that we need if we have a really open market to result in eternal boost and any critters then we have to be a safety net have a safety net that does not undermining our standards and of course adds to the conditions on live of our it's an environment to lights on state so now the libyan new instrument dispute settlement because this mine which has also impossible possibilities to control there is no longer really difference in the level of paper that. most along. with a deal in place which we're all expecting to happen later today what will trade between the e.u. and britain look like in the future. of course number would be straight without any year or complication but of course there is

a change we will have. different customer procedures i'm permitted to use and of course. there is some truth to simply on any murton and emote with knots so there is a trade. extra cost for companies but never less reliable. and i am social democrat and member of the european parliament thank you for talking to you know. it's like a merry christmas. i here's an idea the german government is considering a parcel charge for every online retail sale is intended to support brick and mortar retailers around the country after all since the start of the pandemic e-commerce sales have been surging which also means the amount of parcels that delivery workers have to transport has more than doubled and we want to see what exactly that looks like for a parcel delivery driver joachim going to the

d starts early he says vandana delivery base in south berlin just like several 100 of his colleagues every day then they set out to deliver their packages and parcels to customers in the german capital the 55 year old says it's always crazy a few weeks before christmas but since the coronavirus pandemic there's been a boom in online shopping logistics companies have been inundated since march back into i definitely noticed a difference of course the number of parcels has gone up after the 1st wave there was massive growth. this december i'll definitely have to work overtime and on my days off to. d h o currently delivers of levon 1000000 parcels a day in germany alone before the pandemic they used to deliver some 5000000 a day. after a 20 minute drive arrives in his delivery district he has 160 parcels to deliver

today on some days it can be up to 200 and they can wait up to over 31 kilograms. that's where we have a lot more large parcels and also more heavy parcels i really noticed that i think the tendency to order online was already there. but the virus has made it so much stronger still people have been shopping online for a while now and then think. with the onset of the pandemic and closed stores the benefits of online shopping become apparent ordering from the comfort of your sofa no risk of infection in crowded stores no climbing stairs or lucky when it comes to working conditions however none of the major delivery companies has a good reputation whether it's amazon's own delivery service hermes geo less or other providers many parcel services employ subcontractors and unions have pointed

out countless cases of overtime hours and low wages post subsidiary d.h.l. pays their delivery people according to chair a figure lation has been trying to prevent the boom from overwhelm in their delivery drivers as can fuck we don't have enough people to fill all the jobs in the logistics field we've hired more than a 1000 temp workers and have an additional $13000.00 vehicles in service. you walk england does more than halfway through a shift he's pushed his pack to parcel carts through narrow stairwells a dozen times today. he says the silver lining to the pandemic is that people now have a new respect for his job. and a quick reminder of our top story at this hour britain and the european union are close to agreeing bragg's a trade deal according to multiple media sources close to an agreement has been filed on the sticking points fair competition and fishing rights french prime

minister boris johnson is expected to hold a press conference soon. and following that story for you in the coming hours on our shores and it. thanks for watching ever self a success. what

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depression anxiety and personality disorders they're on top of the world health problems even more than cardiovascular diseases welcome to good shape according to the world health organization w h o 90 percent of affective patients don't get adequate help and even friends and family might sell the patients come on pull yourself together but make no mistake it can affect any office. chills is in her element on the tennis court she's vibrant energetic reliable just like in her day to day life. but a year ago she felt like the she has come off. i'm i was i was kind of my demand for. all of a sudden i had a new sense of joy. i just felt empty inside. like my life had no meaning.

it was hard for me to imagine a more positive future. and they all smile and. jules has always been a high achiever and it was hard to accept that something was wrong. and out with me she seemed fine. for me going to sources of dear. to my son but i'm not sure very many people even noticed that also it's not really something you can see it's kind of an invisible illness kind of kind of. it to jo's quite a while to realize that she was suffering from depression she tried to ignore how she felt i'm pretty good face on things then she decided to quit her job. not too long after that she suffered another blow. and that was the breaking point. why did. my basically it was breaking up with my partner there really sent me over the edge i really lost my grip on my life at that hope i was dead inside i was

totally numb. my parents picked up on it and realised that what i was going through was more than just normal hard. joes decided to get help 1st she spent 3 months in an inpatient clinic now she sees a therapist once a week. and sarah piece she's been learning to understand and accept herself this kind of behavioral therapy isn't always easy it takes courage to dig beneath the surface of things. makes you feel terribly vulnerable. to recover you need someone to take you by the hand and talk you through things. and then you can learn to do the same thing for yourself and. it's

a lot more. things are starting to look up again and jules is open about what she's been going 3. to celebrate 10 newly won self-confidence she's decided to get a tattoo. some callers ferments for me it's symbolizes self care and self love it reminds me to accept my body and my spirit to accept myself the way i know. i mean. the black and white stripes symbolise the ups and downs of her pass through depression and the tennis ball the joy she's now taking in life. those i really did it. with. prejudice and folds rumors make it very tough for those affected with mental illnesses it's very hard for them to talk about the situation in the us there's

a coffee shop called soup of hope and there you absolutely can talk about it and it's called on here in germany in munich there's a coffee shop to. what looks like an ordinary coffee house is actually much more it's the 1st mental health cafe in germany guests here in munich can only sit down for a nice hot drink they can also learn about mental health here. kind of things not often not a crisis center for someone with big problems there are other places in munich to get we're here for people who want to talk to someone get some advice it's easier to come here and say i have a coffee maybe take a flyer with me than it is to say. i need therapy or i have to go to the emergency room. dominic demonic came up with the idea for germany's 1st mental health café her role model is the soup of hope project

a cafe in chicago. dominick has dealt with the topic of mental health since 2015 as an author and a blogger she describes her own experiences. she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder about 15 years ago. as a scammer says have to still be several answers to admitting to yourself you need help is the hardest part i'm willing to get help for other things physical problems car problems learning to play an instrument we get helpful all sorts of things except for what's going on inside our own heads that was a big step for me a turning point when things started to improve if i hadn't been willing to open up to get help none of this could have happened as i was. within about a year of coming up with the idea dominick and her team found a good location. for friends all pitched in to help set up the space so the

cafe could open its doors. how's it going we just screwed the last bit together and now we can finally hang it from the ceiling in. the project also benefited from an online crowdfunding campaign. dominic was surprised and grateful at how many people were willing to pitch in. the crowdfunding crowdfunding campaign was incredibly successful we received 33000 euros we had different donation levels the smallest was 5 euros the largest 5000 euros a lot of people donated more than 540 people said what a great idea i want to support this. then came the grand opening of germany's 1st mental health café opened its doors. just like at an ordinary coffee shop there's food and drink on the menu but here there's also

a way to signal if you're up for a chat. or a red flag on your table means you want peace and quiet. the green flag means you're happy to talk to other guests. just less that it makes it easier whenever someone his about our flags they say oh i wish i had something like that. we all have those moments where we think i wish someone would also say how i'm doing or maybe don't talk to me i can't hope. this is a way of signaling what you're up for. the cafe also regularly hosts specialists who are willing to give a bit of guidance free of charge. and have studied medicine and spent a year and a half working in the field of psychosomatic medicine for children and adolescents . she's planning to help out in the cafe twice a week. can you sure not at least have the kinds of conversations people have when

they're talking about how they really feel and not how they wish they felt a much nicer and more honest you don't have to share everything but your entire life story on instagram that's not what this is about but it can feel really good to be authentic to give an honest answer to the question how are you today it can make a real difference and. the mental health cafe is no substitute for professional therapy it's a place where people can go to talk and maybe gain some insight or a way forward. there are books on mental health issues informational brochures and regular workshops and lectures plus meditation and yoga courses are offered in seminars on how to reduce stress. it's an idea that seems to be catching on. in the business months of misunderstanding it's nice to have a place where you can sit down and find someone to talk to you don't have to make but you can if you want. the most in the world be damaging one of the i care about

people and i want people to be happy mean clude it i find it hard warming that such a wonderful cafe is open tear coffee instead this is what i live a good while they put a lot of love into this it's wonderful that people with mental health issues or people who care about them can come here on simple. germany's 1st mental health café seems to be off to a good start. if somebody has let's say a heart attack or kidney stones this is usually socially accepted but what if he would have a psychosomatic disorder all excited his daughter friends and family will sometimes give unqualified advice and would react in disbelief why so i sent medical peter out. hello to the. broncos or was the victoria park hospital. and dr kristen stoppard hello pleasure when i was preparing the interview of

a group through this group the terms mental health and mental disorders. can you explain the difference if you take the world health organization they state that health is the complete absence of psychological. physical and social problems which is a state that cannot be reached for a long period of time when the person who are into disorder on one hand if a spider and uses such horror to you that you have to avoid the situation where you find the spider. that it uses problems living your life like you would do normally. the other hand let's say you are afraid of using an elevator but you never are confronted with this problem because you live in a rural area where you don't need to use it then there is no suffering and

also then i would not suggest somebody to search for treatment people with circle of group programs of. the program. or to consider. if you have a person that is mentally ill and suffers from housing nation. or intense feelings that we cannot see we cannot touch we have never experienced by ourselves for many people this is this is something that induces intense fear and often people dislike what they what they fear and they exclude people due to this they're all looking for. people with a look for crew problems for instruments only. of rooms interesting point what is a weak person so we don't have the same talents some of us are good in sports

others are good in math and so forth imagine a strong person with with which is gifted they can suffer from mental flight. this can happen to basically anybody and then you are not capital of controlling your mental operation so in my opinion this has nothing to do with weak or strong. you have to. struggle for many of the mental disorders this is just not true and i think the best example will be the anxiety disorders the core of this disorder is that people have intense feelings of fear when you try to control it by avoiding the situation by doing something that that reduces the fear your brain learns that this situation or stimulus might be dangerous the more you try to pull yourself together the more

fear you would experience with number 3. it's only excuse for lazy people who are to book well actually here it's quite the opposite so if you look in our clinic we often treat people which suffer from severe depression who cannot experience joy anymore and let dr people suffering from depression oppression often suffer from thoughts and feelings of worthlessness they just wish to be healthy again not depressed anymore to have back their drive to go back to work another move. would just state that mental illness is physical and i think most other psychiatry's would say the same there is no difference between mental and physical disorders in this respect in some regions of the road there are no doctor experts who hope the people. who want

to do i mean not long time ago with the same situation has been true for. for europe as well and i think that although many of the symptoms cannot be treated without modern medical aid like medication like antidepressants or anti psychotics but the social problems like unemployment or other things that that result from the mental illness. can be treated by professional help here but maybe better treated in 3rd world countries by their surrounding like family friends or try at least but what's the best really for a problem of you or for them to hurt somebody with these problems if you do not have experience tell us nations yourself or. depression

the loss of dr depressed person suffers from you cannot directly empathize it but you can try to understand the person in how she or he is suffering and try to. communicate to connect to them to aid them to help them with their needs what they what they ask you for i think this is the most important part thank you very much for. mark rowsthorn. and this. recovery you you're welcome. good shape your weekly health show on t w covers many aspects of health care we look at what's new in medical treatment nutrition fitness and beauty. we talk about these topics in depth with experts and give you the chance to pose your own questions so do get in touch. why do people have mental problems well life crisis might trigger

them that's evident but there might be a genetic predisposition this well that recent research suggests that the immune system might play an important role and it's all about inflammation and if you fight inflammation you fight impression too. it's what causes depression these researchers believe they found evidence that inflammation is one of the trick is. we found initial. evidence in people who suffer from chronic inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis crohn's disease and also rate of colitis . in these patients we observed that the physical symptoms of the disease were accompanied by substantial mental health and mood changes. this is not just people with chronic illnesses who feel these affects many people notice that when they're coming down with a cold or infection they get

a headache feel lethargic and experienced mood changes this sickness behavior as it's called affects but the body and the mind. have heard anglo decided to investigate this phenomenon by carrying out an unusual experiment to understand how inflammation can effect. to the 1st we introduce the kind of temporary illness in our subject meaning an inflammatory response for experimental purposes. we didn't use a bacteria or a virus but a component from a microorganism a cell wall component from bacteria. when this cell wall component is injected into the subject's vein. it in the juice is a temporary inflammatory response that lasts about 4 to 6 hours. to test subjects were asked to document them made before during and after the experiment.

the people who received the test substance the end of toxin experienced a significant drop in mood the effect was strongest about 2 to 3 hours after the injection then it began to improve and normalize again after about 6 to 8 hours their mood was back to normal a lot switched on what happened and the test substance called bacterial l.p.'s increased the levels of cytokines in the blood proteins that. activate the immune response the researchers also found evidence of cytokines in the brain by doing alum but had to withdraw since the regress spinal fluid. when these inflammatory signals travel from the periphery of the brain they affect the neuronal activity of cells in important structures of the brain which are involved in emotional processing and that can lead to changes in behavior and move.

the experiment provides evidence that cytokines the immune substances that elicit an inflammatory response might trigger symptoms of depression but what factors can cause that inflammatory response. researches at the university medical center as a whole stein are interested in the impact of diet on cytokine levels and inflammation. we believe that cholesterol fatty acids and other dietary substances that our bodies register as problematic in some way and which we are constantly consuming can lead to a constant low level activation of the immune system. is the leading researcher in the field of information he's teamed up with other researches to develop new therapies to prevent chronic diseases. he's convinced

that diet and obesity are decisive fact his. diet plays a big role in inflammatory reactions an inflammatory reaction means that cytokines are released which can be triggered by over eating a classic example is when a person consumes too many calories which can lead to obesity. but other dietary components also play a role dietary fats in particular. studies show that trans fats such as those found in fried foods cookies and sweets raise blood fat and cholesterol levels causing barely perceptible inflammation how the intestines process these foods is also critical but. what we've had to learn in recent years is that it's not just what we eat and what our food is made of that's important our food is modified to our gut flora our micro biome as it's called what

ends up in the blood is a result of both our diets and our gut flora is due for. the interplay between diet and micro biome also influences our physical and mental health food speech help prevent or limit inflammation most beneficial. consents are a major 3 fatty acids which are found in fish but there are plant sources of omega 3 fatty. yes it's called alpha lemak assets or air lays there founded different kinds of vegetables. to a balanced diet with lots of fish and vegetables and not much meat is considered healthy losing weight also helps not only to reduce inflammation in the body there's even compelling evidence that this can reduce depressive symptoms in overweight people. risk there's also what's known as the gut brain axis today we know that there's communication between the gastrointestinal

tract and the brain it's possible that molecules like cytokines play a key role in the communication between both systems or. food nourishes our bodies and our minds many of us know that instinctively but the science is only now starting to catch up. to you. you can treat mental illnesses with drugs given the right medication you can compensate for the overproduction or for the deficiency of certain messenger proteins and combined with psychotherapy you can even cure patients over the last years doctors and scientists have found that sport might be equally effective in treating mental disorders like depression and if it's still looking for the right support why not try bouldering. more than 10 years ago 1000000 pocky was

hospitalized with anorexia a year later she began suffering from bolivia 'd then came depression n.a.d.h. deep 'd now she's doing much better thanks to climbing. up after often the timing has made me more open and more curious i approach problems differently now i see the most challenges it's not the destination but the journey that matters overcoming obstacles that's also a good lesson for everyday life. climbing is a great form of movement therapy because of the strength it requires but it also provides an opportunity to practice a variety of other skills like trusting letting go getting to know yourself finding new ways of doing things solving problems and so much more. anxiety disorders can affect anyone even people who think utterly fearless like alexander who's an expert rock climber he can master his fear on the mountain side

more easily than in daily life a therapist helped him master his anxiety. i can use the strategies i learned in mountain climbing for the problems in exile he's i have in everyday life. even my therapist said to me when you're climbing you know you can do it so that means you can do it in your normal life as well make it a project to get out of the crisis and develop strategies to help you do it but i think you get that. from me pocky climbing has made all the difference. she met her husband through climbing and she's already passed on her passion to her daughters. climbing in and it's what they know when my daughters were young they felt that everyone went climbing on the weekends that's what people do. for me i'm proud that in sports and climbing have become the key to a healthy and fulfilling life. that's it for today see you next weekend on so then

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played. the boat. this is d.w. news live from berlin and the deal is britain and the european union branch of brecht's a trade agreement british prime minister bars johnson is expected to make the announcement on the steps of downing street in london any moment now.