The magic of witch hazel
- Beauty
Witch hazel, its name alone has a magical ring to it. But that’s not where the magic ends because this is a miracle skin cleansing ingredient!
Halotherapy and eczema
- Health
When you spend the day at the thermal baths, you can take part in an extensive wellness programme. Among the rituals offered: halotherapy. During this ritual, you enjoy the benefits of salt as you lie down in a salt room, the walls, floor and ceiling of which are completely covered in mineral salts. On top of this, salt is also dispersed in the room.
The importance of being offline
- Health
No fewer than one in three Belgian people feel restless when they don’t have their mobile phone on them. On average, we hold our phones about nine hours a day. No surprise then that being offline now and then is vitally important!
Reframing
- Health
In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially recognised burnout as an illness. While there are no exact figures on burnout yet, approximately 150,000 people have been signed off work for more than a year due to a mental illness. Staggering figures.
Busy, busy, busy
- Health
A survey in which women’s magazine Cosmopolitan polled 2,500 of its readers revealed that we are all incredibly busy. Over 60% of respondents said they were very busy, 85% even reported being so busy that it affected their physical health, and more than half are struggling with stress-induced mental issues.