by Monique | May 29, 2023 | Health & Fitness, Health Optimisation
I spent a lot of my weekend in “inner growth” mode. Reading, listening to podcasts, practicing kundalini yoga, contemplating. And somewhere in the middle of a meditation session a thought arose: I don’t love nutrition. My eyes popped open for a second. Wow. That...
by Monique | May 8, 2023 | Gut Microbiome, Health Issues, Health Optimisation
What do heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and most other chronic diseases have in common? They all begin with inflammation: a critical and natural response mechanism in our bodies that can turn against us when we are continuously exposed to an...
by Monique | Apr 22, 2023 | Health & Fitness, Health Issues
Who would have thought that certain healthy foods can actually be problematic for some people? An example of this are plant foods that are high in oxalates. Here is a quick guide to oxalates: what it is, why it is a problem for some people, what the symptoms are are...
by Monique | Dec 21, 2022 | Health & Fitness, Health Optimisation, Mental Health
I grew up in a small town in the Netherlands. A town so small you could bike everywhere: to the grocery store, school, a friend’s house, horse riding class or the swimming pool in summer. On the right end of the street where we lived began a stretch of farmland and...
by Monique | Dec 19, 2022 | Biohacking, Health & Fitness, Health Optimisation
Blood glucose monitoring is the practice of observing blood glucose level patterns in response to food, exercise, medications, sleep, and other lifestyle habits. It has been used for many years to help manage conditions such as diabetes but more recently it has become...
