Your children throw their towel on the floor after one use, while you think they could use it a little more often. Do your children have a point? Personal preference How often you wash towels is entirely up to your own preference. You can put a towel in the wash after using it once, but there is no

Advertorial – Do you take the same medicines from the shelves for your child as for yourself? Medicines for adults are not always suitable for children. Drugstore Cristina: We notice in the drugstore that parents often come up with questions about drug use. Logical, because you are extra careful w

More than half a million women died of AIDS last year, which is more than all the female residents of Amsterdam. World AIDS Day Today is World AIDS Day, a day to remember AIDS, the worlds number one cause of death among women aged 15 to 45. More care is needed In the Netherlands you can lead a hea

Coconut water as a sports drink, coconut in your oatmeal… And plenty of reasons to eat (and drink) this superfood. About the coconut A coconut is not a nut, but a drupe of the coconut palm. The fruit consists of four layers:brown coconut fiber, the skin, pulp and water. You can eat coconut as it is

Little things you can do for a healthier day. 1. Sleep a little longer Stop snoozing, instead it is better to set your alarm a little later and get up immediately as soon as it goes off. Discover why getting enough sleep is important. 2. Plan the exercise Agree to go for a run with a friend tonigh

Do the test! Answer with YES =well done. Position 1 I make healthy choices to provide my body with energy and vitamins, not because I want to look toned and slim. Yes/No This is really a fallacy. Grocery shopping and preparing your meals on the basis of slim and toned is not a good foundation. The

Artists are just people, they too have their insecurities and fears. Dutch artists even suffer from anxiety and depression more often than people in other professions. Caberetier Marjolijn van Kooten wants to break through a taboo with her book Schijtluis. Policy for performing artists In 2008, Est

Are you doing the shopping for the whole week today? With these tips you shop consciously and choose healthy products. Make a list Go through your lockers to see what you have left. What do you need to make healthy meals out of that? Which products are on offer? Make a complete shopping list and s

Sarah is 47, she enjoys life, but suddenly there is the transition. Is the menopause synonymous with the end of her sell-by date, her waistline and her sex life? Sarah is not waiting for all those physical and emotional changes. She googles herself blankly, reads books, asks advice from everyone ar

Today at 13.00 the national commemoration for the victims of flight MH17 starts. More than 1600 relatives gather for the service. The commemoration was established in close consultation with the relatives. Relatives speak during the service, the names of the victims are read, there is music by Marc

If your trolley is full of healthy groceries, you will still be tempted to buy candy at the checkout. Temptations Everywhere And not just at the supermarket. Candy is also available at the checkout at gas stations, the drugstore and even the hardware store. Push checkouts The Nutrition Center be

John David Glaude (21) lost more than 90 kilos in seven months. In a video he shows that he is proud of what he has achieved. Despite losing almost half of his body weight, he suffers from excess skin. John David:I feel comfortable in my clothes, but as soon as I take my clothes off, I feel insecur

About ten years ago I was pregnant with my second child. After a few months we knew that a girl was expected and, like everyone else, a name had to be made up. It had to be a short, powerful, simple but not everyday name. A nice short name Soon my husband (then still a friend) and I found out that

Put a cucumber in your shopping cart more often. They contain a lot of water and other substances that appear to help with weight loss. Friend listed the benefits.

Are you afraid that you will not get enough sleep tonight and are you going to bed early tonight? So that doesnt work... Worrying is often the cause One in three women suffer from sleepless nights. This is mainly due to worry, for example about work and family. If you suffer from insomnia, it is b

Every day about 2,000 people contract a food infection, a large part of those infections are contracted in their own kitchen. With these 8 tips you prevent yourself from getting sick because of your own kitchen. 1. It already starts in the store When shopping, pay attention to the best-before date

Something must be done about this, otherwise diseases that are now easily curable can become dangerous again in the future. Call Edith Schippers, Minister of Health, makes this appeal today in the context of European Antibiotic Awareness Day. If we dont pay attention, bacteria will beat us. She add

Low-fat yogurt, cereal and apple juice. Does that sound like a healthy breakfast? It contains 20 teaspoons of sugar. Damon Gameau lives for 60 days on products that seem healthy, but are full of hidden sugar. 3 years ago Damon stopped eating sugar. For That Sugar Film he starts eating sugar again.

Do you live in one of the big cities? Then there is a greater chance that you will become lonely or overweight. Increase According to a study by GGD Haaglanden, in 2020 even half of the inhabitants of The Hague will be lonely and overweight. The number of residents with an increased risk of anxiet

Measures are being taken worldwide against the Ebola virus. We have listed what you should know about Ebola now. Number of infections and deaths According to the World Health Organization, nearly 10,000 people are infected with the Ebola virus. Nearly 5000 patients have died, mainly in Liberia, Si