Water can cure, the Romans knew it. Therefore wherever they went over more than 20 centuries ago, they sought the natural sources of water richest in sulphur, sodium and calcium. They found one such place in the southeast of Spain, along the Ricote Valley in the region of Murcia, by the Segura River. In semi desert surroundings full of palm trees, eucalyptus and lemon trees, tempered all year by the sun, we come to the Archena Spa, opened by the Romans. It was used in the Middle Ages by the Knights of Santiago and the order of St John. In the 19th century it was a place of rest for the bourgeoisie, and today its 3,000 square metres of spa are visited by hundreds of people

    Maybe you have never wondered why a tomato is red and not dark blue. This colour is due to the presence of a substance called lycopene, known for its powerful antioxidant action, which is also produced in watermelons and in other fruit and vegetables to a smaller extent. The human body does not produce it and when it eats it in a tomato, it is only capable of assimilating 5% of all of the lycopene ingested.     Extremadura University and a company from Badajoz decided to investigate how to make better use of this appreciated tomato antioxidant that many people take in tablet form because it protects the cells from oxidising stress. T