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Healthy living

Living more sustainably is, of course, also about taking good care of yourself. A happy, healthy lifestyle is good for everyone, including you! We’ve got great ideas for that too and love doing a bit of detective work. After all, in that health corner, we sometimes stumble upon some rather questionable health claims. What’s really true?

PFAS-free pans: better for the environment and your health

  • October 5, 2026

After a broadcast of Keuringsdienst van Waarde about pans and the film Dark Waters, Saskia looked at her old pans with the worn anti-stick coating differently….

PFAS in drinking water: what can you do yourself?

  • October 5, 2026

Do you live in the area of Amsterdam, Zaandam, IJmuiden, Alkmaar or Den Helder? Then you probably got quite startled when you saw the red-colored map of...

Is it better to peel an apple (due to pesticides)?

  • 16 September 2026

Late summer and autumn are the prime time to pick apples. It's extra fun to do that yourself in a picking garden and with a bag…

Looking for a more sustainable mattress? Take a look at Greensleep

  • 1 September 2026

You don't buy a mattress every year. Fortunately, because it's quite a purchase. But sooner or later, yours really is…

Many or few pesticides? These fruit and vegetables stand out

  • 28 August 2026

Because we’ve been really diving into the topic of pesticides lately, we were left with one more question: on which fruit and vegetables are…

PFAS on fruit and veg? Not a nice thought

  • 26 August 2026

PFAS on your strawberries, cucumber or head of lettuce: it is not a palatable idea. We now know these ‘forever chemicals’ from non-stick pans, raincoats and polluted water....

Do you need to peel fruit and vegetables because of pesticides?

  • 24 August 2026

Do you actually need to peel fruit and vegetables because of pesticide residues? We regularly get that question from readers. And honestly, we ourselves regularly stand...

Litter during marathons: how it can be improved!

  • 19 August 2026

Along the Amstel it came as a shock after the Amsterdam Marathon. The runners had crossed the finish line long ago, but gel wrappers, cups, sponges and other litter...

Plastic lunchbox and drinking cup with plasticisers replaced?

  • 17 August 2026

It could just be that your plastic lunchbox and drinking cup contain substances that could end up in your food and drink and not...

Done with plastic? These are the cutest sustainable stainless steel lunchboxes and breadboxes

  • 17 August 2026

Plastic does not have a too good name: it is made of petroleum and you find it as litter. Yet it is not per...