Columns by Ralph

Here's to a healthy 2026!
I find these days between Christmas and New Year fascinating every year....

Better a 'dry December' than a 'dry January'?
Dry November, dry December, dry January...

New Good Nutrition Guidelines Health Council
The Health Council's new Guidelines for Good Nutrition were recently presented.

How important are proteins?
There have been several items on protein in the media in recent months.

Doctor gives advice on nutrition at RTL Tonight
Recently, television clips on nutrition have often been forwarded to me from the Dutch media asking me if I have any

Is insulin a fattening hormone?
When I talk about insulin in my lectures and training, it often strikes me that this hormone is a

Hormone coach to support doctor (gynaecologist)
On Saturday afternoon, I was positively surprised by an item about the 'hormone coach' on the television programme Eenvandaag. The title was: 'Number of hormone coaches

Gluten intolerance is the same as Celiac disease
Over the last few weeks, I have been giving a lot of lectures and classes again. What I still hear is the term 'gluten intolerance'

Preventing autumn blues / winter blues?
Yesterday, I didn't wake up until 8.30am. I hadn't set my alarm because in the past few months I had always