This form of relaxation is suitable for everyone. After a busy day, chances are you have trouble fully relaxing before going to bed. Some people suffer from insomnia and would like to let things go. You don’t need much: just a place to meditate and you need to practice getting into a situation of total …
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The lingonberry bush is a low-growing plant; it grows at most 30 centimeters high. The plant blooms in May and June, after which matte red berries appear between the leaves a few weeks later. These are perfectly edible; they are odorless, sour and fresh. The fruits of the lingonberry are a time-tested medicine from ancient …
It is an incorrect assumption to think that bilberry and blueberry are the same species. The blueberry is definitely not a cultivated version of the blueberry, as some people proclaim. Therefore, do not make the mistake of drying leaves from the common berry bush instead of the bilberry bush. We all know that blueberries are …
Asthma and obesity: it has been clear for some time that the two often go together. Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the lungs that cannot be cured. Overweight or obesity is having too high a fat percentage. Fortunately, in most cases something can be done about this. What is the relationship between asthma and …
The blueberry is super healthy but rarely available. Nowadays blueberries are for sale in every supermarket, but that is a different variety that looks a lot like them. The blueberry is a tasty berry with many medicinal qualities. In World War II, British pilots used it to treat night blindness. In addition, the blueberry is …
Pregnancy and stress: do the two go together? More than 30 percent of all pregnant women suffer from anxiety and depression. In short, we call this stress. Long-term stress in a pregnant woman can have adverse effects on the baby. But a child can also experience problems later in life if his mother was stressed …
Muscular dystrophy represents a group of hereditary progressive muscle diseases that manifest themselves in progressive paralysis and muscle atrophy. Duchenne’s disease is the best-known form of muscular dystrophy and occurs almost exclusively in boys. In the Netherlands, six hundred boys have Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Because the heart muscle becomes increasingly weak, Duchenne is ultimately a …
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A cauliflower ear, in English a cauliflower ear, is an ear that has the shape of a cauliflower. People who have had a blow to the ear sometimes develop cauliflower ear. Unfortunately, this does not go away on its own. Although a cauliflower ear has no harmful effects on health, it is not a pretty …
Cowberry is a tasty fruit that grows on a low-growing shrub that likes to grow in small clumps on heathlands. Not only the fruit of this shrub has medicinal properties, but also the leaves. The leaf is dried and used in tea as an effective means of treating bladder infections. In addition, it is an …
Wellness at home is becoming increasingly common and more efforts than ever are being made in all kinds of areas to make the bathroom ‘wellness-proof’. If the space is too small, we will ensure that a wellness area is set up in an extra bedroom or attic. So we think it’s more important than ever. …
