The temperature is rising sharply again today, and more warm days are coming. On our reaction platform NUjij, readers shared tips to keep cool during sticky nights. A frequently heard advice is air conditioning. “I hate heat above 25 degrees and that’s why we have installed three air conditioners in our house. To keep it […]
A bottle of wine comes across as very impersonal, according to etiquette expert Lilian Woltering. There isn’t a single answer to how it should be done. It not only differs per person, but also depends on the company you work for. Woltering thinks that a gift should mainly radiate that it has been thought about.
If you’re hitting the road around The Hague, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam in the coming days, the NATO summit might just disrupt your travel plans. Many roads are (partially) closed. You’ll have better luck with the train. The NATO summit takes place in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday, but road disruptions will start much earlier.
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