jungle of science

The term stress was first used in biology by Walter B. Cannon, an American physiologist in 1914. It was borrowed from the field of physics and describes the force that produces strain on a physical object. By that original...

A blurry field of hear and say In this article I want to straighten out some of the confusions out there in the marketplace. Biestmilch is a food supplement, it thus has to be processed according to the...

or why the species difference doesn’ t matter as much as we think. Before you read my musings about the importance of immunity you may want know the frame of reference my thoughts are rooted in. Beware, all the...

In February 2015 Herwig and I have been at Ronnie Schildknecht’s* home in Samstagern close by Zurich, a beautiful place at the lake of Zurich. The purpose of the trip was to record Ronnie interviewing me. Last year...

We cannot be more wrong, if we think that the body is idle during the recovery phase. On the contrary, periods of rest are highly active phases for the body build-up. You are probably pushing yourself as often...

Body perception is an athlete’s secret to success without long stretches of injuries and illnesses. But also in our everyday life it can very helpful, if we understand our body's language.   The better you learn to adequately...

I assume that there is not one athlete who does not know about the importance of food for peak performance, but probably few live this premise. Living it is yet another story Maybe one reason for this deficit...

Before the big triathlon race in Roth, 2014 we we met with Siri Lindley, Rebekah Keat, Yvonne van Vlerken and Rachel Joyce in the beautiful ancient yard of the "Black Horse", one of the oldest Hotels in the...