Still more Books on my Desk.
Yes, it has been some time since my last blog entry. Well, everything has been running smooth on this on this side, find a little update below. A few things that contributed to the delay: …
Author: Henk Kraaijenhof
Governments, “serving” its citizens.
Yesterday I drove through the vast emptiness of Semey, formerly known as Semipalatinsk. It was a long drive and for me it was a moment of awareness in this invisible monument of the absurd criminal …
The fearful animal.
The fearful animal Fear, anxiety, worry, rumination, sleep problems, phobias, anhedonia, depression, discomfort. Any idea how many people are suffering from any of these or combinations of these? Just count the number of prescriptions for …
Sports supplements: necessary of nonsense?
Nutrition for athletes has always been a topic of special interest to me. My first serious writing was in 1991, an article called “Orthomolecular Nutrition in Sport”, but I went overboard and it was more …
Terraforming: Terrific or Terrible?
“Perseverance Mars rover: NASA releases first-drive review”. Yes, it made the headlines last week. We are able to control and make a vehicle move along the surface of another planet, 54.6 million kilometers away and …
Widening The Gap
In the past many attempts have been made to bridge the gap between coaching and science, between practice and theory. At one hand we have coaches who work on the sports field every day, improving …
The Road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions
A well-known saying and appropriate for the current situation of anti-doping in sports. I am writing this article out of discontent with the direction anti-doping seems to be taking. In the past my point of …
From Nature’s Pharmacy: Chaga
Chaga or birch fungus, Latin name: Inonotus obliquus, is a famous folk medicine from Russia, mainly Siberia and has been used by local people for centuries. Already in the 12th century Chaga is mentioned to …
Cordyceps
Mother nature possesses a large medicine cabinet, much larger than all the products of the pharmaceutical industry together. A simple plant can produce 100-500 different chemical compounds, of which many have a special value for …
Taking the knee at the Tokyo Olympics, yes or no?
Of course, I won’t be asked if I would make this choice, since I am not an athlete with a chance to participate at the Tokyo Olympics. But if so, I would definitely not take …