You see it less and less: women who are required to wear high heels at work. Readers wonder if wearing heels is unhealthy. It is not good to wear heels every day, says Cocky Hoogeveen. As a physiotherapist specializing in feet, she works at Voetentraining, a platform for treating foot complaints. “For your feet, it’s […]
Here’s the extracted, translated, and formatted content: Nail biting due to stress, nerves, or routine: for many people, it’s an annoying habit they want to get rid of. A dermatologist explains how to tackle it. Nail biting is generally harmless, says Jorrit Terra, a dermatologist at the Isala Dermatologisch centrum. Unless you bite your nails
Suddenly you feel your phone vibrate in your pocket. You quickly fish him out to see what there is, and then see that nothing has come in at all. Crazy, but that happens a lot of people. Already in 2006, a year before the first iPhone was released, The New York Times wrote about “pantomic
Do you ever wake up from your own snoring, or do you have a partner who snores? Then you know how annoying that can be. But is it just irritating, or is there more to it? And also: which remedies for snoring really work? Snoring is very common, says Ghizlane Aarab, professor of dental sleep
You often hear that drinking 2 liters of water a day is healthy. But can you drink too much? And how do you notice that? NU.nl asks the experts. “You can die from water intoxication by drinking too much water.” Water bottles, doppers, bidons and thermos flasks fly around you in an average office. The
More and more people are at home with psychological issues. In recent years, attention to mental well-being has grown. Singer Olivia Rodrigo is funding therapy for her band and crew members, her guitarist announced. What is possible with ‘just’ an office job? The mental burden of constantly packing and leaving while taking care of a
Men and women are equally capable of sexual arousal and orgasm. Yet, men climax (much) more often than women. These sexologists explain what can inhibit women from achieving an orgasm. ‘The little death,’ the French call the female orgasm. “There is absolutely nothing for a moment. A part of the brain is briefly switched off.
Iedereen heeft weleens een slechte nacht. Heb je daar in de zomer minder last van dan in de winter, of lijkt dat maar zo? Gemiddeld slapen mensen in de zomer zo’n elf minuten korter dan in de winter, zegt slaapcoach Tessa Dekkers. “Doordat het in de zomer langer licht is, start de aanmaak van melatonine
Thuis zijn er duidelijke regels over schermtijd. Maar die vervagen zodra de kinderen op de achterbank zit tijdens een lange autorit naar een vakantiebestemming. Kan het overmatige filmpjes kijken op een tablet kwaad? Bij kinderen tot en met twaalf jaar wordt aangeraden schermtijd te beperken tot ongeveer een uur of twee. Daarna worden de regels
This first half of the year saw a lot of cars stolen, according to new figures from the Vehicle Crime Insurance Bureau Foundation (VbV). Car thieves most often drove away with a Toyota RAV4; it was stolen 232 times. The Kia Sportage was stolen nineteen times in half a year last year, but now that