Restless legs cause crawling feelings and an urge to move in the evening. Here is how to recognise them, what may play a role and what you can do yourself.
Mould in the house signals too much moisture. Here are the Flemish reference values, what damp does to your health and how to keep humidity under control in autumn.
A herniated disc rarely needs surgery. Here is how to help recovery yourself: stay active, walk, build up exercises step by step, manage pain wisely, and know the signs where you do not wait.
Does fruit ferment in your stomach after a meal? And is eating fruit before bed a bad idea? What Belgian experts and small studies on kiwi and cherries say.
With symptoms above the neck, exercising with a cold is fine, with a fever it is not. Here is how to decide with the neck check and how to build up gently after a fever.
Muscles get stronger quickly, tendons follow more slowly. How to train tendon-friendly at home after 50, with slow heavy exercises, a 12-week plan and clear pain rules.
A nagging ache on the inside of your shin? Here is how to tackle shin splints with smart load management, a gradual restart and three strength exercises, and how to spot a stress fracture.
Almost one in five people over 65 in Belgium recently took sleeping pills or sedatives. They give little extra sleep, and the new guideline focuses on an approach without pills.
You do not smell smoke when you sleep, and two out of three fatal fire victims die at night. Here is where to put your smoke alarm and how to test it every month.
Is sugar in fruit the same as the sugar in soft drinks? What EFSA, Gezond Leven and large studies say about whole fruit, juice and blood sugar.
A review of 29 studies links dancing after 65 to fewer falls, better balance and stronger legs. Here is how dance classes fit into Belgian activity advice.
Belgian health services advise limiting candles indoors, and a candle in a draught mainly emits soot. How to keep it cosy with airing and LED candles.
