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Quest week 2: ginger
There is still a universe to conquer in the field of non-alcoholic drinks. I'm not talking about the zero-zero percent drinks that are offered as an alternative to their alcoholic brothers…
Tasty tea recipes from food blogger Judith
IkPas tea sommelier Barbara Veldhuizen of Teastreet taught us that tea has endless variations. And that tea is more versatile than you initially think. Food blogger Judith also knows tea…
Heart Thief
I have corona. For two years I worked around the lockdowns at school: hundreds of children around me, sometimes even half a class at home sick, and…
Difficult moment? Make a mental video!
Ever since you took part in IkPas, do you prefer to sit at home on the couch and friends start complaining that they haven't seen you in ages? When you are determined…
To the extent that
Last week I came to the realization that I had not drunk a drop of alcohol in 10(!!!) weeks. Not that that's so special (well, maybe it is for me), but…
8 questions for an addiction doctor
Petra Ooms first worked for years as a general practitioner, before she made the step to become an addiction specialist. She is now associated with Jellinek as an addiction doctor and practitioner. We asked her 8 questions about…
Wednesday Facts: you didn't know this yet
You will be surprised what all alcohol is really not good for. Drinking (too much) alcohol affects your overall constitution. These facts will keep you…
Become friends or say goodbye?
Bad news from Statistics Netherlands last Friday. Despite the National Prevention Agreement from 2018, we are still overweight. And we smoke and drink too much.…
How sober is the Netherlands compared to the rest of Europe?
Some time ago, the European statistical office, Eurostat, published research figures on alcohol consumption among adults in the European Union. This shows that our image of sober people…
Temptation
At the weekend, go to the supermarket for some groceries. I walk past the wine in the store. Pffff...the offer is huge! Red, white, French, German, Spanish…too much…
Fasting is of all times and all religions
Fasting is not necessarily more one religion than another. Fasting has always been there and it belongs to everyone. After some digital sleuthing you get there…
Quest week 1: kombucha
My pitfall, as it turned out after more than two months of (almost) total abstinence, is that I am too busy not drinking alcohol. So I introduce myself as a quest…