Its just a phase. You keep telling yourself when the vegetables are refused by your toddler again. According to research, you can apply a simple trick. Turn on a cartoon in which vegetables are eaten. When your child sees a cartoon feasting on vegetables, vegetables suddenly become attractive. The

Nutritionist and guest blogger Anita Mulderij about apple cider vinegar and kombucha. Anita Mulderij: When it comes to your gut, one thing is now clear:the diversity of gut bacteria is important. You may already know kombucha. A fermented tea that has a purifying effect on our micro-organism, but

It is usually one of the first pieces of advice you get when you start losing weight:stop drinking alcohol. There are several reasons for this. An alcoholic drink consists of empty calories. Your body does not get any nutrients from it. In fact, your body treats alcohol like poison. Your liver has

Would it be that easy? Smell &Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago studies the effect of smells on your mood. They found that certain smells help curb your appetite. When you suddenly feel like something tasty, it is better to smell an apple or a banana instead. The sweet smell would

You long for your bed all day long. At work you sometimes have trouble keeping your eyes open, but as soon as you lie in bed at night, you seem awake again in one fell swoop. How is that possible? Feeling awake as soon as you are in bed is a common sleep problem. In many cases, it is because your b

Does it make a difference whether you eat a product dried, roasted or melted? 1. cheese vs. melted cheese A sandwich may look fatter, but melted cheese contains no more calories than regular cheese (assuming the same amount and type of cheese). Read more about cheese vs. melted cheese. 2. fruits v

The number of people who develop skin cancer has almost doubled since 2005. This makes it the most common type of cancer in the Netherlands. Since 1990, the number of patients has even increased by 308 percent. According to KWF Kankerbestrijding, the increase is partly due to excessive exposure to

You know you dont have eternal life, but how long will you actually live? Prevention listed a number of factors that can indicate a shorter life. 1. Your parents or grandparents died young Our genes have a 25 percent influence on how long we will live, according to the author of Genetics of Health:

When you hear someone smacking, do you sometimes feel like dragging them away by their hair? Getting angry at eating noises is a condition that has been known for a while, but more research has now been done. The condition is called misophonia. In the Netherlands there is already the Misophonia Ass

From the moment you want to get pregnant, you may start to worry more about what can improve your fertility and what cant. The Massachusetts General Hospital surveyed 500 women who underwent fertility treatment between 2004 and 2015. They looked at possible biological explanations for their reduced

It is well known that a high concentration of particulate matter from traffic is not good for health. What perhaps not everyone realizes is that fine dust is also released in the house. The source of particulate matter in the house appears to be the kitchen. Baking and frying sometimes releases mu

Have you ever wondered whether your doctors diagnosis or treatment plan is correct? One in five people would like a second opinion, but is afraid to give it. A reason not to give a second may be that you dont want to damage the relationship with your doctor, but a doctor wont just be offended if yo

DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) is discovered in several thousand women per year. These are abnormal cells in the milk ducts in the breast. Sometimes this can develop into breast cancer, often not. But how do doctors know when that is the case? A pathologist from the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

We still react to stress the same as we did hundreds of years ago. Stress earlier Our stress system is set up for life as it used to be. At the sight of a dangerous animal our heart started to beat and our body was ready to fight or flee. A stress response increased the chance of survival. Stress

Another benefit of exercising:it helps you control your hot flashes. This is stated in a study published today in the scientific edition Menopause. It was tested on a group of women who did not get much exercise. After a 20-week training program, they felt fitter, more flexible and had better contr

Ordering groceries online has become increasingly popular in recent years. The University of Ghent has discovered that online shopping ensures that we make more healthy choices. If you go to a physical supermarket, the chance that you will succumb to chips or chocolate is greater. In the digital sh

Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint diseases. 594,000 people in the Netherlands suffer from it. There is now a place where you can find all the information together. What is knee osteoarthritis? Knee osteoarthritis is a joint disease in which the cartilage is damaged. This could be

Proteins are important building blocks for your body. Do you want to know what proteins do for your body and how you get enough of them? 1. How much protein do I need? As an adult you need about 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. Do you weigh 70 kilos? Then you need about 56

Our columnist Jet van Nieuwkerk is going like a rocket. After her first book, there is already a second and a second book by her in the store. In Tips from Jet, Jet gives 100 tips to start the new year right. If you come across the book in June, it will of course also work. Jets slogan is:a happy

Taking regular breaks is good for your productivity and health. An investigation is now arguing for a rather special break. A coffee break, a short walk or a smoke break? No, in 2017 we should take a masturbation break, according to the website Ravishly. Last year, a survey by Guyfi, a pop-up mastu