When is the best time to floss? Do you do this before brushing your teeth or after? Opinions on this issue are rather divided. For brushing teeth When you floss first, you avoid forgetting or being too lax to floss or burn after brushing. You loosen the plaque in advance, so that the fluoride can d

You know that:one minute nothing is wrong and the next you turn into a witch? Sandra van Leeuwen, Hormone Factor trainer and specialized in menopause, explains what your cycle has to do with this. A well-known male comedian hit the nail on the head. In his show he mentioned the differences between

Do you suffer from sleeping problems? Then you have probably been advised to try chamomile tea! Chamomile tea is known to help you relax and help you sleep better. But is that really so? We looked it up for you! Chamomile tea before going to sleep Chamomile tea is indeed a good choice right before

Recent research raises an interesting question:Can morning light help you stay slim? It looks like it. The investigation To answer that question, a survey was conducted on 54 adults with an average age of 31 years. They wore a wristband that tracked their sleep and light exposure. The participants

Stretching not only feels good, it also helps you physically when you wake up… 1. Your muscles become looser When you sleep, you often lie in the same position for extended periods of time, which can cause you to wake up a little stiff. By stretching, you loosen up your muscles. Read also: This so

February 4 is World Cancer Day. On this day you can get acquainted with (care) organizations that can support you in dealing with the consequences of the disease. When you have been diagnosed with cancer, your world is turned upside down. Not only for you, but also for your loved ones. Even if you

Today is Warm Sweater Day. A day invoked to make you aware of the climate. Because did you know that with one degree lower you can save as much as 6 percent CO2 and 6 percent energy? 1. You save energy By turning the heating down one degree, you save 6 percent energy and therefore 6 percent CO2. It

Now that life is slowly returning to normal, we have almost forgotten how it was before the corona time. Everything that seemed so obvious suddenly became so different… With her drawings, Illustrator Irina Blok clearly shows what our life was like before the corona outbreak and what it is like now.

We have often reported that tea is very healthy for you and now another large-scale study shows that tea drinkers live longer and healthier. It is then about tea from a tea leaf and not about mint or ginger tea. The study was conducted in China among more than 100,000 participants. Two groups were

With the extreme cold of the week you can probably use some tips when it comes to a healthy lifestyle. These are the absolute winter dos and donts. Winterdos ✔ Keep drinking when you exercise outside Even now your body needs extra moisture to absorb the moisture loss through sweat. Read also: Pre

Do you also like a massage and can it last for hours? That is very nice, but a massage does not have to take that long before you really relax. Research at the University of Konstanz in Germany shows that just ten minutes of massage provides the necessary relaxation of your nervous system. Read

We mainly get caffeine from drinking coffee, but also from tea! How much caffeine is in tea? Our mini survey on Instagram shows that we are quite tea lovers. For example, 74 percent of our readers prefer tea to coffee. There are many health benefits to tea. And especially in tea from a tea leaf. Be

All those vaccines being developed against corona… You read a lot about them, but how useful would it be if you could compare them at a glance? You can compare the vaccines that have been approved in the Netherlands on Coronavaccin comparer.nl. The differences can be clearly seen at a glance. If th

The funny thing about habits is:you actually do them without thinking. For example, pick up your phone right away in the morning. Or a chocolate after dinner every day. Breaking a habit is not that difficult, but getting into a habit might be even more difficult… Do you want to tackle your health t

We chew between 800 and 1,400 times a day. Although it comes naturally, it is an important activity. That is why we have listed some facts about chewing. 1. How often do we chew? Chewing well is important, but how often should you chew a bite? 20 to 30 times is a commonly heard answer to this que

Just across the border in Belgium you will find beautiful nature with lots of special places. You can walk there, but also do silent supping or other activities. Everything to relax and recharge. You can enter the tree Spending the night in a bed &breakfast is of course nice, but sleeping in a tr

Parents are increasingly suffering from health problems. That is why no fewer than seven large parent organizations are sounding the alarm. They warn the House of Representatives about the consequences of the continuing school closure for working parents. The parent organizations are outraged abou

What about children now; whether or not they spread the British variant of the coronavirus faster than adults. The Outbreak Management will probably be able to tell you more about this next week. Based on the research results, the cabinet will decide whether schools can reopen or should remain clos

Very annoying, such a sleeping feeling I feel your foot or arm. How is it caused and what can you do about it? Christiaan Roosendaal, neurologist at the Slingeland Hospital in Doetinchem, explains. Christiaan Roosendaal:“If there is a lot of pressure on the nerves in your arm or leg, for example if

Your stomach is so tight that you can hardly close your pants, which is not nice. What can you do to prevent or reduce a bloated stomach? What is it? A bloated stomach is a typical female ailment that is often caused by gas. This can be caused by overeating and drinking a lot of carbonated drinks o