As a medical doctor, I provide well-researched and science-backed articles on a wide spectrum of topics. Sometimes it’s a personal experience that makes me bring this, research and facts together. I include
Smaller Portions = Decrease in Obesity?
Posted on December 03, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
My blog link today might not be from a scientific source but nevertheless, it gets the point across I’ve been wondering about for so long: I’m at an age where I still remember what portion sizes used to be like …
When You Really Need an Antibiotic
Posted on November 29, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
The American Centers for Disease Control, CDC, has a great column called “Get Smart”. My favourite one at the moment is this one on “When Antibiotics Work“. With increasing resistances being a global problem, it is important that you as …
Giving Birth at the Weekend
Posted on November 26, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
I just read this article on Medical News Today and just had to share: Is giving birth at the weekend more dangerous? It’s not new but the study presented is a large one and came up with some shocking results. …
Crib Death
Posted on November 25, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
For years, the number of SIDS cases, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, were decreasing, making new parents feel reassured and safer by following the recommendations of putting a baby to sleep on its back or not to some during pregnancy. But …
The Benefits of Music
Posted on November 20, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
Where words fail, music speaks. We could not agree more with this quote by Hans Christian Andersen. Music can lift you up, or pull you down, is can energise you or calm you, it can motivate you to run faster …
A Myth: Detox & Cleansing
Posted on October 19, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
I am no expert on nutrition but do my share of reading and learning about it. I have always wondered what people actually mean by cleansing your body. As a medical student I learnt that our kidneys and our liver …
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Posted on October 14, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
No words needed, just watch!
Becoming an Organ Donor
Posted on September 15, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
You might have noticed quite a few ads and posters talking about Organ Donation. One of the reasons that in Switzerland far fewer organs than in most other European countries. The current campaign wants to change that. Organ donation is …
“Failing” at Breastfeeding
Posted on August 23, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
This is an incredibly honest report of an obstetrician’s path to succeed at breastfeeding by all means and her decision, twice, to “give up”. There are many women who can relate to her experience and I have no doubt she …
Lying about Flossing?
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Luitgard Holzleg
I cam across this interesting article on NPR and the number of adults who either lie to their dentist about it or tasks they’d rather do than floss. Another survey actually showed that only 40% of Americans floss every day. …
