Cocoa, oysters, rhinoceros horn, "miracle honeys" sold online... Aphrodisiacs fuel a persistent imagination, but science paints a much more nuanced picture, where ineffectiveness sometimes vies with danger.

In recent years, hibiscus tea has been popping up in Belgium and the Netherlands as well many other countries, and is often associated with a healthy, environmentally conscious lifestyle.

In Brussels, a reform of the European Cosmetics Regulation is under discussion which, if adopted, could change the safeguards that today protect consumers from exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Major food manufacturers have figured it out: the perfect balance of salt, fat and sugar in a food can be entirely addictive.

As the household settles down and the lights go out, some minds are just beginning to race.

There comes a time when your body stops pretending nothing is wrong.

We are used to seeing life as a linear sequence: you grow up, you work, you grow old. But the body tells a different story. It changes pace, it changes needs, it changes the way it functions. The stages of life according to ayurveda are based on this observation: not all ages require the same things and living as if everything is always the same.

The international trade in fish not only moves tons of food from one continent to another. It also circulates an invisible risk: that of PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals. That's according to a study published in Science. In it, for the first time, a global map of exposure to these substances through the consumption of marine fish was drawn up.

A fragrant, crisp, golden crust? The appearance of a loaf of bread, the part that attracts us most at the time of purchase undoubtedly plays a decisive role in encouraging us to choose one loaf over another.

American dietician Lauren Manaker decided to conduct a small experiment by including one egg a day in her diet, and documenting the experience for seven consecutive days.