Care 2025: Which benefits will be increased in January?

The 2023 nursing care reform already brought about changes last year – such as higher contributions to nursing care insurance. A lot has also changed in nursing care in 2024. For example, the benefit amounts for nursing care allowance and nursing care benefits in kind were increased by five percent. According to the Federal Ministry […]

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Lower cholesterol: 5 misconceptions and many tips – What you can do yourself if your cholesterol level is too high

Misconception 1: If you have high cholesterol, you shouldn’t eat fat or eggs Fortunately, this is not true. There are even fatty foods like nuts that can help lower cholesterol levels. That’s why former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his wife have nuts on their breakfast table every day! Other foods – such as toast or […]

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Combat depression via app with online therapy

Online therapy programs have been available on prescription in Germany since 2020. Free of charge for patients with statutory health insurance. The “app on prescription” should be available in Austria this year. Sarah is not feeling well. The 27-year-old’s mental state has worsened with the corona pandemic. Her part-time job in the catering industry is […]

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“No team player currently eats vegan”

Martin Rinderer has been active in elite sport for 15 years. First as Physiotherapisttoday mainly as Nutrition coach“Through my work as a physiotherapist, I got into the topic of nutrition because I saw that athletes get fit faster when they focus on nutrition and sleep,” says the 39-year-old Vorarlbergerwho eventually studied nutritional sciences, is currently […]

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Sugar tax on soft drinks: What the measure could achieve – Health

At their recent conference, the consumer protection ministers from nine federal states spoke out in favor of a measure that professional associations in Germany have long been calling for: introducing a tax on sugary soft drinks in order to reduce their consumption. The World Health Organization (WHO) also strongly recommends taxes or similar levies on […]

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Lower cholesterol: Five misconceptions and many tips – What you can do yourself if your cholesterol level is too high

Misconception 1: If you have high cholesterol, you shouldn’t eat fat or eggs Fortunately, this is not true. There are even fatty foods like nuts that can help lower cholesterol levels. That’s why former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his wife have nuts on their breakfast table every day! Other foods – such as toast or […]

9 mins read