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Are eggs good or bad for diabetes?  Lies, damned lies and statistics of a flawed observational study.
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  22-11-2020

Are eggs good or bad for diabetes? Lies, damned lies and statistics of a flawed observational study.

Are eggs good or bad for diabetes? Outside of COVID-19 very little health news catches the attention of newspapers, unless it is something out of the ordinary. One such news item was the result from an observational study among Chinese citizens of whom...

How much protein do we really need? What are signs of protein deficiency?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  27-09-2020

How much protein do we really need? What are signs of protein deficiency?

How much protein do we really need? A short while ago, we received an urgent message from Jarrow Formulas with an apology on how they erroneously had created a faulty label their bone broths. Upon questioning what was wrong, it was stated how the %...

Are white teeth healthy?  Advantages and disadvantages of dental veneers
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  13-09-2020

Are white teeth healthy? Advantages and disadvantages of dental veneers

Are white teeth healthy? Advantages and disadvantages of dental veneers Over the past few weeks, people couldn't stop talking over how a couple of famous Dutch celebrities have undergone dental surgery procedures so they could flash a truly blinding...

Tips and tricks to keep your house cool without airconditioning
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  16-08-2020

Tips and tricks to keep your house cool without airconditioning

Tips and tricks to keep your house cool without airconditioning After having survived the hottest two weeks of the past century, and hearing about the deliberate choice to switch of the power in some areas of California as it became impossible to match...

How to make better food and lifestyle choices ; the art of nudging
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  01-08-2020

How to make better food and lifestyle choices ; the art of nudging

How to make better food and lifestyle choices  Ever since Boris Johnson barely survived an infection with COVID-19, he embraced a healthier lifestyle. He doesn't just want to live healthier himself, but also wants the British people to eat and live...

Particulate matter and your health
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  18-07-2020

Particulate matter and your health

Particulate matter and your health As the Dutch government decided to move away from natural fossilized energy sources, we are moving towards solar and wind energy. Because solar and wind energy cannot provide all energy and a decision to also move away...

Food poisoning: how do we get it, what are the symptoms and how should we treat it?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  26-04-2020

Food poisoning: how do we get it, what are the symptoms and how should we treat it?

Food poisoning By this time of year, it has become warm enough to spend more time in our gardens. We don't just spend time gardening, but will want to dine here, too. And possibly prepare food on the BBQ or at least prepare a food buffet on holidays...

Skin hunger: why we crave touch
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  12-04-2020

Skin hunger: why we crave touch

Skin hunger: why we crave touch As we are in the midst of the Easter Holiday, we can't help but feel sad. While Mother Nature is showing abundant signs of spring during a period of incredibly sunny weather, we are barely allowed to go outside other than...