Supplements

Breaking down differences between whey concentrate, isolate and hydrolysate. Which one is the best fit?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  19-04-2026

Breaking down differences between whey concentrate, isolate and hydrolysate. Which one is the best fit?

Breaking down differences between whey concentrate, isolate and hydrolysate. Which one is the best fit? A few weeks ago, a new customer asked me for advice what type of protein powder would best fit her needs. When I tried to explain the differences...

Essential nutrients for optimal thyroid function
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  14-12-2025

Essential nutrients for optimal thyroid function

Essential nutrients for optimal thyroid function  In our previous article we described how important iodine is for thyroid and general health, focusing mostly on kelp and seaweed as a source of iodine.    In practice, most people don't eat seaweed...

Importance of iodine for thyroid and general health
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  30-11-2025

Importance of iodine for thyroid and general health

Importance of iodine for thyroid and general health In some ways, my partner and I are polar opposites. Until I became interested in fitness, it was easy for me to get so caught up in my activities that I regularly forgot to eat. Sometimes it would...

Gut health and sleep: can your microbiome keep you up at night?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  16-11-2025

Gut health and sleep: can your microbiome keep you up at night?

Gut health and sleep: can your microbiome keep you up at night? By now, most of us will have become accustomed to an adapted day/night rhythm in which the sun sets way earlier than we were accustomed to just a few weeks ago and your sleep cycle is...

Wide awake at night but tired in the morning? How to cure insomnia!
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  02-11-2025

Wide awake at night but tired in the morning? How to cure insomnia!

Wide awake at night but tired in the morning? How to cure insomnia! Every year, the start of winter time or 'standard time' is a virtual slap in the face. The transition from almost no sunlight in the early evening to pitch darkness after six o'clock...

Two important supplements to combat diabetes: Alpha Lipoic Acid and vitamin D
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  19-10-2025

Two important supplements to combat diabetes: Alpha Lipoic Acid and vitamin D

Two important supplements to combat diabetes: Alpha Lipoic Acid and vitamin D. Over time we've had an avalanche of supplements which have become popular in order lower blood sugar levels, such as cinnamon, bergamot and berberine. But there are other...

Fall prevention tips for elderly people
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  05-10-2025

Fall prevention tips for elderly people

Fall prevention tips for elderly people   " Hey Yvana, can you recommend nutritional supplements for when you've broken a bone ", was the question posed to me last week.  It turns out the dear wife from one of our customers had a nasty fall when...

Acute versus chronic pain: what's the difference and how to get rid of it or learn to cope with it?
 •  Yvana van den Hork  •  20-04-2025

Acute versus chronic pain: what's the difference and how to get rid of it or learn to cope with it?

Acute versus chronic pain: what's the difference and how to get rid of it or learn to cope with it? After writing the article on spine and foot abnormalities, I realized to not have said anything about also having a 'weird back' as a result of a...