DNA Dinner

DNA-Diner

On Tuesday evening, 9 October, Omnigen organized a DNA dinner in collaboration with vers+. At this dinner, people were served dishes based on what their DNA said, looking at the required amount of fat, carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins. Read the article by the AD about this evening here or Robbaan’s article here. In addition, Hutten has also written […]

Lifestyle and health

Lifestyle and health

Taking care of your health and working on it doesn’t have to be expensive. A number of things you can do are virtually free such as: drink water, yawn and sleep. Yawn? Yes, yawning is also according to=”research good for your health. Read more below why! Water We’ve all heard about it before: drink enough! The […]

Easter eggs: good for your heart

Easter eggs: good for your heart

“Happy Easter!”, it’s almost time. Get together with family, have brunch and don’t forget: eating chocolate Easter eggs. But we don’t just eat chocolate eggs during the Easter weekend itself. They have been in the store for weeks now. Here they are a temptation for everyone. And especially for people who are consciously engaged in […]

Are you also ready for the Rotterdam Marathon?

Are you also ready for the Rotterdam Marathon?

Omnigen is present at the Sport Expo of the Marathon in Rotterdam Because we at Omnigen want to support the participants of the Rotterdam Marathon and introduce other fanatic athletes to our products and services, we will be at the Rotterdam Marathon Sport Expo on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 April (for details see: zieMarathon […]

The button of the coffee machine: it’s in your genes

The button of the coffee machine: it's in your genes

“Coffee anyone?” is the question that is regularly asked at the Omnigen office. Almost everyone on team Omnigen drinks coffee, but the amount varies quite a bit. One is bouncing after two cups of coffee, the other drinks espresso all day and is still drowsy. Recognizable? The effect of caffeine is different for everyone. Genetic […]

Salt intake influenced by bitter taste

Salt intake influenced by bitter taste

Everyone suffers from a  bitter taste in your mouth. Research has shown that an increased intake of salt can help against this. But of course a lot of salt can also cause health problems. Interesting matter, in which our taste gene plays an important role. Research into bitter taste in your mouth In America aaresearch has […]

Lactose intolerance, where does it come from?

Lactose intolerance, where does it come from?

Another word for lactose is milk sugar. This is mainly found in dairy. There are people who cannot tolerate lactose. But how can this be? And what is lactose  exactly? Interesting studies have been done on this. What is Lactose? Lactose is a sugar that is mainly found in dairy and is also called milk sugar. […]

Do you see what I see?

Do you see what I see?

Your mother has probably always told you that carrots are good for your eyes. But is this really so? The story about roots started in the second world war. The British said that their pilots ate a lot of carrots and therefore could see well in the dark and so knew where to attack, but […]

Antibiotics from nature

Antibiotics from nature

Due to the increased use of antibiotics in recent years, many types of bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. This makes it increasingly difficult for us to get rid of bacterial infections. To discover new antibiotics we have to go back to nature. A study by a microbiologist at the University of Tübingen in Germany […]

Heat: can you handle it?

Heat: can you handle it?

We have had really summery weather in the Netherlands for many days. Some people really like the heat, while others absolutely can’t stand it. What could be the cause of this big difference? They did research on this at the University of Arizona. Habituation and evolution One of the possible causes can be found in […]