Yvana van den Hork
Rank: Senior Editor
Position: Director
Yvana holds an MSc degree in Toxicology and Biology of the Wageningen University. She graduated in 1992. She travelled around the world and holds the record for the only woman finishing the The 100 Cols Tour solo without any external help. In 2005 she founded Pasio Ingredients, a sole proprietary ship  that was inspired by her then boyfriend Anthony who started importing and selling dietary supplements back in the late 90s and pioneering the iconic Jarrow Formulas brand as well as OSMO nutrition out of California USA.
Healthy bowel function: how does normal poop look like?
30-08-2020

Healthy bowel function: how does normal poop look like?

Healthy bowel function: how does normal poop look like? One of the major challenges during a heatwave is to drink enough water, so you don't end up dehydrated because the body evaporates so quickly.  One of the more painful results of...

Tips and tricks to keep your house cool without airconditioning
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
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
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...

Low-dose radiation therapy may help COVID-19 patients
05-07-2020

Low-dose radiation therapy may help COVID-19 patients

Low-dose radiation therapy  Last week I listened to a Dutch podcast , which in general discusses news and politics, but for once, talked about low-dose radiatian therapy as a way to treat COVID-19. This made me curious enough that I wanted to find out...

Vitamin K and heart health in relation to COVID-19
21-06-2020

Vitamin K and heart health in relation to COVID-19

Vitamin K and heart health Experts are recommending that people do what they can to boost their immune systems to work on their immunity and strengthen their defense mechanisms to better combat infection and spread of this virus. According to a recent...

Zinc and HCQ: HCQ acts as an ionophore to improve zinc uptake in order to boost immune health
07-06-2020

Zinc and HCQ: HCQ acts as an ionophore to improve zinc uptake in order to boost immune health

Zinc and HCQ In the past few months, nearly everyone will have become familiar with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and how it has been welcomed as a miracle drug, only to be set aside as being too dangerous to expose sick patients with...

What causes grey hair? Can it be prevented or treated with dietary supplements?
24-05-2020

What causes grey hair? Can it be prevented or treated with dietary supplements?

What causes grey hair? Can it be prevented or treated?  One of the results of a lockdown during the current COVID-19 pandemic was that all hair parlours were closed down and those of us, why rely on their hair being dyed by professional hair stylists,...