02-05-2021
Should I get the vaccin against COVID-19 or not? On vaccines, ivermectin, paracetamol and fever
Should I get the vaccin against COVID-19 or not? On vaccines, ivermectin, paracetamol and fever
By late April most older adults in the Netherlands will have received an invitation from the government or their physicians to get vaccinated. My own...
11-04-2021
Thrombosis, blood clotting and vitamin K
Thrombosis, blood clotting and vitamin K
In the past month we've heard about a startling effect of vaccins on some people's immune system: a spontanous auto-immune reaction towards someone's own blood platelets causing both internal bleeding and...
28-03-2021
Hearing problems and COVID-19: tinnitus explained
Hearing problems and COVID-19: tinnitus explained
Among people suffering from what is called 'long-COVID' a new ailment sprang up, tinnitus. Not one that is commonly reported, but it came to the headlines recently when a the founder of a restaurant...
14-03-2021
Nutritional deficiencies can be a main cause of depression during and after pregnancy
Nutritional deficiencies can be a main cause of depression during and after pregnancy
or expecting moms, a pregnancy is or at least is supposed to be the happiest period in their life.
Yet, for quite a few of them, that isn't the case. By now...
28-02-2021
Forget about exercising to lose weight: you can't outrun a bad diet!
Forget about exercising to lose weight: you can't outrun a bad diet!
A few days ago, an article showed up in my newsfeed about a remarkable result of research done on the Hadza tribe in Tanzania, which still leads a traditional hunter-gatherer...
14-02-2021
What's the relation between histamine and gluten intolerance?
What's the relation between histamine and gluten intolerance?
A short while ago, I was alerted to research that is being conducted on histamine intolerance. The reason it piqued my interest was the remark on how perceived gluten intolerance may in...
31-01-2021
Influence of the moon on our behaviour
Influence of the moon on our behaviour
For the longest time, people have felt the influence of the (full) moon on their behaviour. Especially on cloudless nights, many of us feel an urge to go outside and enjoy watching the full moon. Some will even go...
17-01-2021
Why can resistant starch improve your blood sugar balance?
Why can resistant starch improve your blood sugar balance?
Among the most popular good intentions we have before the new year starts is to improve health and lose weight. Sadly, for many of us, those good intentions fall by the wayside within as little...
