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Lifestyle & fitness- page 15

16-10-2016

Dry, drier, driest

Now autumn finally arrived, some of us will notice the skin gets drier and drier. In a mild case of extreme dryness, we will notice flaky and a reddened skin. In a more severe case, you will get chapped skin due to the cracked upper layer, which can be...
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09-10-2016

Seize the day, crack an egg?

In the past week, a discussion started between a dietician-foodie and a paleo/fitness-foodie, who embraced eating eggs without really giving a lot of arguments. The dietician wrote a critical article (in Dutch ) to show the flaws of that bold statement....
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23-09-2016

Why should I care about meal frequency?

Why should I care about eating several times a day? A straight answer is, because it works! It works if you wish to burn fat and maintain a good muscular attractive physique when you are over 40. Back in 2009 I was pretty darn fit and strong and in the...
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11-09-2016

When is drinking alcohol bad for your health?

In the past decade we were told indulging in one or two glasses of alcohol (just one for women) a day is healthy. This was even one of the many recommendations in the national (Dutch) health guidelines. In the past year though, a drastic change occurred:...
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04-09-2016

What causes muscle soreness?

Delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) is a type of pain that most will experience after doing unusual exercise for the first time. There have been several theories to as what causes muscle soreness. At first lactic acid was blamed, but lactic acids...
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28-08-2016

BBQ-ing safely

This past week we were once again blessed with lovely warm summer weather. Nearly invariably, most meat lovers will almost instinctively take their BBQ out to prepare meat. But is having barbecued meat such a great idea? To be honest, it isn't,...
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07-08-2016

Blood flow and vasodilation

Vasodilation is the process by which the blood vessels in the body relax and widen, allowing for greater blood flow. One of the main triggers of vasodilation is nitric oxide (NO). Therefore, anything that increases nitric oxide production in the body will...
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24-07-2016

Urban gardening

If someone told you a few years ago to enjoy gardening, there's a good chance this remark was met with a condescending smile as it was deemed to be a rather boring passtime. Not so anymore as especially growing your own food has become quite popular and...
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