Crisps, chocolate and Chupa Chups, but also granola, ice cream and strawberry yoghurt: supermarket shelves are packed with ultra-processed food. Why is the temptation of ultra-processed food so hard to resist? And does 'processed' automatically mean unhealthy?
Palpitations, breathlessness or chest pain are sometimes dismissed around the time of the menopause as stress or 'just part of the process'. In this advance extract from De overgang: Een nieuwe fase, the new book from the Foundation for Biosciences and Society, cardiologist Janneke Wittekoek describes why the years around the menopause represent a crucial turning point for the heart and blood vessels.
Blood stem cells in the bone marrow are responsible for the production of blood cells. Image: allinonemovie from Pixabay
The blood stem cell reservoir becomes...
