Now that it’s warm, fruit ripens and spoils faster. NU.nl investigated how to store your peaches and strawberries for as long as possible. “Fruit stays fresh the longest if you store it in the right place,” says Maartje Boot of the Nutrition Center. Apples are best stored in the refrigerator, especially in warm weather. “In […]
Drie keer in de week naar de sportschool en vervolgens in het weekend een pakje sigaretten roken of goed borrelen. Kun je door regelmatig sporten de rest van je levensstijl compenseren? Experts leggen uit hoe je gezond oud wordt. Dat kan, maar ik zou er niet voor kiezen, zegt Andrea Maier, hoogleraar Veroudering aan de
Is it enough to keep a sprayed apple under the tap before you eat it? And how harmful is it for your health if you don’t? The vast majority of pesticides are on the outside of the fruit or vegetables, so on the skin. “It can sometimes happen that low concentrations of these substances end
It is the start of the herring season. But how healthy is herring actually? And how often is it best to eat fish? Pascalle Stijger from the Nutrition Center answers the best and most frequently asked questions. Is fish healthier than meat? “Fish and unprocessed lean meat are both in the Food Wheel and fit
On hot summer days it can happen that your phone gets overheated and does nothing more. How do you cool your smartphone again? And what should you not do? The processor in your phone is busy with it: working all day, so that you can stream YouTube videos, send an app and scroll through Instagram.
Op hete dagen zweten we meer – ook tussen de benen. Als vochtige dijen langdurig tegen elkaar wrijven, kun je last krijgen van een geïrriteerde huid, blaartjes, jeuk en pijn bij elke stap. Zo voorkom en behandel je schuurplekken. Wil je een zomerdag in een rok doorbrengen dan zijn er hulpmiddelen op de markt, zoals
In Scheveningen wordt vandaag traditiegetrouw het eerste vaatje Hollandse Nieuwe geveild. Het is de start van het haringseizoen. Maar hoe gezond is haring eigenlijk? En hoe vaak kun je vis het beste eten? We zijn benieuwd naar jullie vragen over vis. Hoe gezond is vis? Hoe vaak moet je het eten? En hoe duurzaam is
Eye care organizations are increasingly seeing that parents cannot afford glasses for their children. NU.nl asked experts if there is anything you can do to protect children’s eyes so you can prevent needing glasses. “Parents can do little about farsightedness,” says Andrea Vergunst of the Oogfonds (Eye Fund). You are farsighted if you see objects
You open the container and encounter five generations of flies in all stages of their lives: egg, larva, pupa, and fly. This scenario is not so strange when it has been sunny for a while. Here’s how to tackle them. The maggots you find in the container are often the larvae of a carrion fly,
Nhaan, Janny van der Heijden’s beloved dog, has passed away. Grieving for a pet is painful and takes time. These tips can help with the loss of a beloved animal. At Dierencrematorium Zaanstad, a deceased parrot of 62 years old was recently brought in. The bird had been with the family for fifty years, and