Plant proteins and potential health problems
With all those scandals about factory-farmed meat and all this talk about how unsustainable and unhealthy it is to eat (too much) meat, many people are reducing the amount of animal foods they consume and are looking for plant-based alternatives to cover their bodies’ need for proteins.In this article I don’t want to discuss whether […]
Orthorexia – when eating healthy turns into sick
There is a dark side to all that talk about healthy food and lifestyle called orthorexia or the compulsory need to eat and live “healthy”. Anorexia and orthorexia are very similar in nature. While anorexic people are concerned with the QUANTITY of food, orthorexic people are concerned with the QUALITY of food. As a society, we strive for perfection […]
No guarantees
I cannot guarantee you anything, because there are no guaranteesThis week I got reminded in a quite painful way that there are no guarantees in life and that it is not me who is “in control” of things.Sometimes we feel like we only need to “figure it all out”, create a “masterplan” to follow and […]
Liver Detox – myth or truth?
It’s spring and all across the health world, you see liver detoxes or spring cleanses being announced. From juice fasting and taking certain herbs or supplements over coffee enemas, to liver flushes… you can find all kinds ofprotocols, some free, some costing several hundreds of Euros. While it’s true that according to Chinese Medicine spring […]
Let’s focus on health rather than body weight
We are a society obsessed with body weight. So many of my clients constantly worry about the fact that they are not losing weight quickly enough or are afraid that they might gain weight by following my advice (especially if I suggest they include more healthy fat in their diet). Even if their major concern is not weight, […]
Just pretend…
I made an interesting observation. Oftentimes clients feel resistance to changing certain dietary or lifestyle habits – for example to stop drinking alcohol or to go to bed earlier – as a means of preparing for pregnancy and optimizing fertility, while they would have no problem at all to drop those same habits if they […]
I was wrong about weight loss
At least partially. If you’ve followed me long enough, you have seen me claim that everybody can be healthy, fit and lean if only they eat according to their Metabolic Type and get rid of individual food sensitivities. When I say “eating according to their Metabolic Type”, I basically mean adjusting one’s macronutrient balance (the proportions of carbs, fat and […]
How unbiased are your experts really – a pledge for common sense
About industry influence on experts and opinion leaders and the importance to use your common sense.Rather than only relying on “scientifically proven” concepts, I appeal a lot to a concept often underused these days: Common sense and intuitive knowing. In my opinion, people often trust credentials blindly, even if what those “experts” say goes against […]
How sugar messes up your hormones
You’ve probably heard that excess sugar (especially if it comes from refined white sugar) is “bad” because it can cause caries and supplies only “empty” calories. However, these reasons don’t seem to prevent most people from continuing to eat it. Just brush your teeth and make sure you exercise enough to burn off those extra […]
Do you agree to be here?
Are you walking around alive on this planet, but are in constant rejection of your life or aspects of it (your work, your relationship, your family, your body, your health… ) – either silently or complaining openly? Then chances are you don’t fully agree to be here. You are likely either missing the “good old […]
