One glass of alcohol a day is bad for your health
The idea that one glass of red wine would be good for your heart and blood vessels turns out to be incorrect. Moderate alcohol consumption also entails health risks.
A healthy diet can almost halve the risk of eye disease
Eating two ounces of vegetables every day, two pieces of fruit and fish twice a week can almost halve the risk of the chronic eye disease 'age-related macular degeneration'. Even people who are genetically predisposed to the disease can lower the risk.
New research: 'One cigarette a day is already deadly'
New research from University College London shows that even someone who smokes just one cigarette a day has a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Cutting down on smoking therefore has only a very limited health effect.
Muscle mass increases the chances of survival in serious illness and ensures longer life
Building and maintaining your muscle mass may be the best way to invest in your health, according to recent studies. When the years start counting, that muscle mass can ensure that you stay healthy and vital. And if you become seriously ill, that muscle mass can increase your chances of survival if you do become seriously ill.
Intestinal problems during holiday in Thailand
Those who come to Thailand for the first time will notice it: hygiene and food safety are clearly different than in the Netherlands or Belgium. You can therefore be affected by traveler's diarrhea or considerable food poisoning.
Too Much Salt Causes Kidney Damage: How Much Are You Taking In?
Salt, like sugar and acid, is a seasoning. Still, you have to be careful and know how much salt you're ingesting. Eating too much salt is unhealthy. The mineral sodium it contains causes high blood pressure and a greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
What can you do yourself against high blood pressure?
Those who get older almost always have to deal with rising blood pressure. For example, the vessel wall becomes stiffer with age. High blood pressure can cause health problems. What can you do to lower or control your blood pressure?
'Watch out for possible legionella contamination in Dubai'
If you fly to Thailand via Dubai and make a stopover there, be careful if you go to sleep in a hotel room that has been empty for a long time. More and more people who have been to the United Arab Emirates become infected with the dreaded legionella bacteria. It concerns sixty Europeans from thirteen countries in six months. They all fell ill after a visit to Dubai and stayed in different hotels. This is reported by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Health Council: The Dutch should exercise more!
According to the new exercise guidelines, adults should exercise at least two and a half hours of moderate intensity exercise every week and children for at least one hour daily. Muscle and bone-strengthening activities are also recommended for both groups.
Tips to keep your gut healthy
Your gut is too important to neglect. After all, the intestinal system is the energy factory of our body. Much of the digestion takes place in your intestines. Digestion is the entire process in which food is processed into 'bite-sized' chunks for the body's cells. This provides the entire body with energy and nutrients.
NCI warns: Thai women are at high risk of breast cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) warns Thai women of an increased risk of breast cancer due to genetic factors, diabetes and lack of exercise. It is important that women pay more attention to their health and adjust their lifestyle in order to reduce cancer risks.
Do you wear a face mask in Thailand?
When I'm in the dental chair here in Pattaya again for a checkup and cleaning, the dentist and his assistant wear a face mask. Nothing special in itself, because wearing a face mask is very common in the medical world.
'A lot of sex good for men's heart and blood vessels'
Sex is good for men's heart and blood vessels because it may reduce the harmful amino acid homocysteine in the blood, researchers say in a publication in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Magnesium supplementation prevents bone fractures
Magnesium supplementation can prevent bone fractures in the elderly, according to research from the universities of Bristol (UK) and Eastern Finland. The research also indicates that eating more magnesium-rich foods alone is not enough.
I'm going on a trip and I'm taking back: yellow fever, malaria and hepatitis. Rather not, huh. Get vaccinated and make sure you leave those contagious diseases behind at the holiday destination. Which vaccinations you need differs per country and area. What is certain is that all vaccinations come with a price tag. Fortunately, there is supplementary health insurance, with which you are often (partially) reimbursed for vaccination costs.
The Vachira Phuket Hospital has announced the possibility for women between the ages of 30 and 60 to have themselves checked for the presence of breast and/or cervical cancer.
During the heat of the past week in Thailand, many people choose to wear flip flops. But did you know that wearing flip-flops all day can cause serious foot and back problems?