Detox with apples in the form of an apple day. Try it out for one day after, for example, you have indulged in all kinds of goodies on a weekend and want a little reset. Oh my gosh, how I let myself go with the Easter eggs, wine, Easter bread and other delicacies. I feel three kilos heavier and d

Did you know that there are more than 5 million people in the Netherlands who suffer from hay fever? And that varies from a stuffy or runny nose to itchy eyes. Shortness of breath and headaches can also occur. It is surprising what hay fever can do to you. But it is even more surprising that so few

Head lice are annoying enough. But what to do with head lice when youre really busy? In this blog you can read tips to combat head lice. And then in the simplest way. Preventing head lice is not always easy, especially when you see what kind of excesses there are at our school every now and then. Bu

I often write about coffee. About drinking coffee, for example, about my weird coffee habits and that Im such a jerk with coffee. But also about the question of whether coffee is healthy or unhealthy and about the well-known cup of coffee. This time I like to pay attention to Fairtrade coffee. Not j

Petra is new to us. She kicks off with a blog about cervical cancer. Perhaps a bit of a heavy subject, but her forties dilemma put her on the line when a teammate introduced her to cervical cancer, its devastating effects and the Ruby and Rose Foundation. Read and learn… to put things into perspecti

Fears come in all shapes and sizes. For scary critters, for example. But often fears are also much more personal. Like performance anxiety. Are you afraid of failure? There are many Dutch parents who suffer from this. This is apparent from the survey that Menzis recently conducted among more than 10

Its all over the news, father and son Pesser have developed the hangover pill. In themselves, they are not the first to venture into the development and production of a hangover pill, but they are the first with a horde of users who are positive about using this pill to combat a hangover. Table of

If anything gives me the creeps, its little tiny critters. Yet every day we live together with millions of small creatures, the house dust mite. And the Dyson V6 Matress pushed me to the core. EWWWW. It never occurred to me that there could be so much dirt in your mattress. Damn it! In any case, the

Everyday happiness is available to everyone! Why? Because being happy and the great happiness is in the small things. Secretly you know that too - just like me - but we often forget it again. Many people are looking for happiness or a happy life. Often this is a dream for the future, a state we hope

Premenstrual Syndrome, PMS, is a myth for some, but a fact for many. Many women suffer from it. Some women mainly have physical complaints (cramps, abdominal pain, back pain, swollen breasts). Other women mainly have emotional complaints (binge eating, emotional, irritated). Table of Contents The

How long can you use a mattress? If its up to my kids, thats forever and ever. They are so happy with their mattresses that they never want to have another mattress again. At least, thats what theyre saying very loudly now. However, I have already tested a lot of mattresses in recent years, and also

Since the menopause I suffer from more painful stiff joints. In addition, my knee suffered a blow during a skiing accident last year and that made my knee joint even stiffer than it already was. Because I was no longer allowed to run and Crossfit was at least temporarily on hold with the rehabilitat

Your child, you are careful with that. Everything you do is aimed at his or her safety. Yet there is one thing that many parents overlook. An eye test on their child. Because what about their eyes? Although the development of children is closely monitored, you rarely hear:you should do an eye test c

Ive actually doubted it for a number of years, boxing. And whether that should be boxing specifically for women or boxing in general, Im not quite sure yet. I thought… let me write a blog about it, maybe that will be my last push for me. Boxing for women, or kickboxing? First of all, I have some d

Emotional eating is probably not unknown to many women. I suffer from it myself. Eating emotion and drinking emotion. Im not proud of it, but thats the way it is. When Im going through a difficult time, I need more tasty things (read:chocolate) and a glass of wine every now and then than healthy foo

If you would like to eat fewer carbohydrates to lose weight, it is good to know how you can make the best start here. Below you will find the explanation if you want to start with a low-carbohydrate diet. That way you know what to look out for. Table of contents Eating less carbohydrates, thats h

Buying a baby mattress is probably not the first thing you think about when you are pregnant. Still, its good to think about the type of mattress you want your baby to sleep on. Your newborn baby sleeps about 16-20 hours a day, so it is important if there is a comfortable and safe mattress in the co

Who doesnt know it? No sense in sex anymore. Everyone experiences this from time to time. Of course there are now women who shout very loudly:“Well, I cant hear it!” I want to say to that:Girl, your time will come. Table of contents No more sex drive; the causes Dont feel like -normal- weekday s

Exactly five years ago, my oldest son Tygo started primary school. Quite a transition for a boy who previously spent his time at home, with grandparents and at the nursery. Fortunately, the male got used to it very quickly and so did I. However, there was one thing I couldnt get used to and that was

At the moment there is a tendency that people want to match their work with their private situation in an ideal way, often referred to as Work Life Balance. The ambitions nowadays are not only in the field of work, but also in social, sporting and creative areas. Hence. Working from home, teleworkin