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2025 in Review: A Year of Experiments
A year I wouldn’t change I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this year. It started with a lot of unknowns. It ends with a lot of unknowns too. But I loved how one project led to another and how they all cross-pollinated. Instead of pulling on the grass to make it grow, it felt……
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Scapegoat or Superstar? What Cholesterol does in the body
If we’re already talking about building blocks for cell membranes, signaling, and transport then we can’t skip a molecule that spent decades with a bad reputation and is only slowly making a comeback as the biological all-rounder it is: cholesterol. It’s not a fat in the classic sense, but a so-called sterol; chemically related, but……
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12 on 12 – August 2025: Nature, Movement, and Skipping Dinner
So, I finally remembered to join in this time: 12 of 12 is about posting 12 photos from an ordinary day (the 12th of the month). For the last three months I meant to do it and every time I either forgot or thought of it too late. And the English version as you can see by……
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My To-Want List for the third quarter of 2025
What?! Third quarter already?! The year has barely started… or at least, we’re only halfway through it. True: quarter three begins right when half the year is officially over. Feeling the teensiest bit stressed now? I can relate. And I’m really putting myself out there with this one. Because honestly? I really hate to-do lists. That’s why……
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Studying nutrition without a ‘dream body”? Yep. And that’s a good thing.
My relationship with my body, like for so many of us, hasn’t always been straightforward.As a child, I was completely normal; during my teenage years, I gained weight due to extreme stress. It had nothing to do with boredom. I ate because I had to cope somehow. All fairly stereotypical… But when I think back……
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Three Values and an Untamed Racehorse: Acceptance, Freedom, and Curiosity
This article was written as part of a blogging program that helps me to not completely lose the plot. It’s one of the early pieces we create simply to get into the habit of writing. By the way, my blog mentor’s motto is “Blog like nobody’s reading.”1 And yes, it feels terribly self-indulgent to write exclusively……
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Long Covid: The (Not So) Ultimate Survival Guide
This isn’t your average Long Covid survival guide. This text isn’t a promise of healing. It’s not a collection of biohacks. And it’s definitely not a shortcut back to life. I’m writing it because living with an illness that turns everything upside down, leaving nothing in its place, was almost more than I could bear.……
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Understanding Fat: A Little-Known Love Story
Few nutrients are as polarizing as fat. Sometimes it’s blamed for weight gain, sometimes it’s praised for protecting the heart and brain. Cholesterol, especially, tends to appear only in the same sentence as heart attack. No wonder many of us feel confused. If you’re interested in understanding fat metabolism, you’re not alone. But fat is more……
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How I Found Biohacking – and What it Means to Me
In this article, you’ll learn what I mean by biohacking, how I got here, why it might be more familiar than you think. And why you should absolutely give it a try. What I Mean by Biohacking Biohacking? At first it sounds like tracking rings, Silicon Valley tech-bro charisma, and way too much money that……
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Galloping Through the Grey Zones: My Life with Giftedness
A contribution to Susanne Burzel’s blog parade: My / Our Story with Giftedness A Dirty Little Secret Giftedness is a sensitive topic—and a stigmatized one. Susanne Burzel is right when she writes: “Every single story of a gifted person is interesting. It helps dismantle stigmas and opens our eyes to this delicate topic.” Still, I found……