A good and helpful exercise for the winter, is the chest opener and it goes as follows. Stand up straight Your feet are hip width, feet firmly on the ground, toes pointing forward Place your hands on your low back, fingers are closed and pointed downward, thumbs stand more or less in your sides Bring […]
Daily Archives: January 17, 2020
What is vitamin B12?
Vitamins are essential nutrients that are necessary for the proper functioning of our body. They can be subdivided into fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K and water-soluble vitamins such as C and all B vitamins. B12 is an exceptional vitamin, because it is water-soluble and also has a stock like the fat-soluble […]
Gut cure after chemical antibiotics
Last month, I wrote a blog on antibiotics. If you are/were in need of chemical antibiotics, please know that those antibiotics don’t only kill bad bacteria, but also the good ones. The first step after chemical antibiotics is detoxify. Detox takes place via liver/gall bladder, skin and kidneys. You can help your liver/gall bladder by […]
Ayurvedic recipe: Mungbeansoup
Take yellow mung beans and let them soak overnight or for at least a few hours. Mung beans contain a lot of fiber, which you need for good digestion. Fry an onion, a clove of garlic and a piece of ginger in a soup pan. Put water in the soup pan and add the mungbeans. […]
Ayurveda
As I already announced at the end of last year, Ayurveda will also be a common thread in the 2020 blogs. This is a brief introduction, just brief because Ayurveda is a comprehensive medical, scientific, philosophical and spiritual system. Ayurveda comes from India and the oldest writings are more than 5000 years old. Before that, […]
Your digestive tract
An ever increasing number of people are suffering form their digestion in one way or another. So, as I already announced at the end of last year, our digestive system is one of the common threads in the 2020 blogs. Now, let’s start by describing what happens when you eat and drink. You can see […]
Sustainability
As you might have read in the blog of Phili last month, your surroundings have an impact on your health too. Sustainability is on this year’s agenda too, since we all live on this beautiful planet, that carries, feeds and nurtures us. I want to start with bringing baking soda to your attention, because it […]
Body positivity
Last month I wrote a review on the book: ‘Am I ugly?, One woman’s journey to body positivity’ from Michelle Elman. The following consideration in this mini thread on body positivity comes from Hollie Holden: ‘Today I asked my body what she needed, which is a big deal considering my journey of not really asking […]