By Catherine Kunath | April 20, 2021 at 2:05 p.m Healthy foods or sweets and convenience foods? This is often not only a question of taste, but also of price. A supermarket chain in the Netherlands is therefore starting a nutritional experiment with its customers. Wholemeal bread or white flour toast, natural yoghurt or chocolate […]
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Getting enough sleep slows down production of protein that causes dementia
Of FITBOOK | Aug 31, 2021 2:07 p.m US researchers have discovered another factor in how sleep affects brain health in old age. A lack of sleep seems to boost the production of a specific protein that is associated with the development of dementia. It is a well-known fact that those who sleep too little […]
Playing in the ball pool can make you sick
Heavily contaminated with bacteria and germs Of FITBOOK | Jul 02, 2019 7:03 am Ball pools are fun. However, the colorful balls are sometimes contaminated with dangerous pathogens, as a recent study has shown. Ball pools are often the biggest thing for children. The pits filled with countless colorful balls are not only found in […]
«Flow» – Silicon Valley expert explains the secret of the world’s best athletes
By Alexandra Grauvogl | June 06, 2021 at 5:33 p.m «Flow» enables absolute peak performance. But what is it exactly and how do you reach this state of consciousness, which is considered to be optimal? FITBOOK spoke to one of the world’s leading flow experts, Steven Kotler. In the early 1990s, Steven Kotler, as a […]
Everything you need to know about a colonoscopy
From dpa | Nov 17, 2019 7:03 am A colonoscopy is considered a quick and safe examination. Unlike other types of cancer screening, polyps and other abnormalities can be removed right away. A colonoscopy is due. The patient lies in a comfortable lateral position on an examination table. The doctor is standing next to him, […]
The fittest people in the world! Tia-Clair Tommey and Mat Fraser win «CrossFit Games»
Of FITBOOK | Aug 05, 2019 3:28pm The CrossFit Games came to an end at the weekend, the showdown of the fittest people on the planet. With Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey, last year’s winners won, but a German also came up trumps. Mat Fraser has done it again! For the fourth time in a […]
Ministry of Health places information about diseases prominently on Google
Of FITBOOK | Nov 11, 2020 6:38 am Migraines, colon cancer, Covid-19: With one click, people should find essential information on the current scientific status on the government’s official health portal on the Internet. The Ministry of Health is now working with Google on this. When searching on Google for specific diseases, Internet users have […]
Does too little REM sleep increase the risk of death?
By Anna Christina Kessler | July 07, 2020 at 9:03 p.m The overall increased risk of death from long-term sleep deprivation that is not compensated is well known. A new study sheds light on mortality in relation to a shortened REM phase – the part of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements. We spend around […]
Consequences of little exercise and bad food as a child for adulthood
By Catherine Kunath | Apr 13, 2021 5:34 am Our childhood shapes us like no other time in life. A new study now shows how important healthy nutrition and exercise are when you are young: those who don’t grow up with it can notice it mentally and physically as adults. Junk food, sweets, no fruit […]
The effect of walking after a meal on blood glucose levels
By Olivia Dittrich and Melanie Hoffmann | Aug 22, 2022 at 4:56 p.m Regular exercise is important for health. When it comes to blood sugar levels, just a few minutes’ walk can be effective, according to a study. Especially after a meal. More scientific evidence confirms that the digestive walk should not be underestimated for […]