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Why is it so hard for a diabetic to keep blood sugar levels stable?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  14-04-2019

Why is it so hard for a diabetic to keep blood sugar levels stable?

Why is it so hard for a diabetic to keep blood sugar levels stable? Most of you will know how food containing starches or sugars will raise blood sugar levels, and those of us who are dependent on insulin to control blood sugar levels, either because...

Six reasons why eggs are awesome superfoods
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  10-03-2019

Six reasons why eggs are awesome superfoods

Six reasons why eggs are awesome superfoods Eggs are so nutritious they can be nicknamed nature's oldest superfood. Eggs are abundant in essential vitamins and minerals as well as unique antioxidants and brain nutrients many people are lacking in their...

Pets and your health: six ways in which a pet can improve your health
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  24-02-2019

Pets and your health: six ways in which a pet can improve your health

Pets and your health The strength of the human animal bond has been known for a long time, but scientific studies were only conducted fairly recently.  The very first study was published only about 40 years ago when 2 American psychology researchers...

How to get in enough fluids and not feel embarassed about finding a toilet
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  10-02-2019

How to get in enough fluids and not feel embarassed about finding a toilet

How to get in enough fluids and not feel embarassed  Whomever is interested in health and fitness will have been told countless times to drink enough fluids to stay healthy! What they never tell you, is how to combine drinking plenty fluids with being...

Exercise or diet, what's better for weight loss?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  27-01-2019

Exercise or diet, what's better for weight loss?

Exercise or diet, what's better for weight loss? Especially in January, we are asked whether it is better to lose weight by exercise or by diet. The response I mostly give is that diet is the more efficient method but makes you grumpy and if you overdo...

Return to sports after knee surgery, is it possible?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  13-01-2019

Return to sports after knee surgery, is it possible?

Return to sports after knee surgery, is it possible? Whether you are a top athlete or an amateur, it will happen to you do one day or later: you will have a sports injury. One of the most common dramatic sports injuries is a torn anterior cruciate...

What is the relationship between religion and food? On Jewish and Muslim food laws
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  15-12-2018

What is the relationship between religion and food? On Jewish and Muslim food laws

What is the relationship between religion and food? In the past few weeks two different incidents made me stop and pause to think how much eating or not eating meat is starting to divide our society. A vegan lifestyle, which once was a complete rarity...

How to reduce stress with ASMR
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  02-12-2018

How to reduce stress with ASMR

How to reduce stress with ASMR Our brain is programmed to stress us. It does that a lot and on just about any subject. Like a lot of behavioral reactions, stress used to be and still is a survival mechanism that our brain used in order to inject...