1. “If you want to avoid colon cancer by not eating red meat, you have to do it for the rest of your life”: everything you didn’t know about your gut
The gut hasn’t been the sexiest internal organ for a long time. However, things have changed: the large intestine contains a huge collection of bacteria, the microbiome, which are believed to have a huge impact on our health. We would almost forget that even the intestines cause a lot of misery, and are the slimy seat of one of the most common cancers. Professor Danny De Looze: “The statement ‘Aje moe kakk’n, moeje kakk’n!’, There is a lot of truth in this.”
2. The best doctor on your liver:“Alcohol is always harmful to the liver and there is no safety limit”
The liver, a couple of three-and-a-half-pound bloody lumps perched in the abdomen, may not be the sexiest organ, but don’t get me wrong: unless the skin is also considered an organ, it’s not just our biggest. , but also the – after the supreme brain – the most laborious and versatile part of our body. So you better take care of it. The best doctor Hans Van Vlierberghe from UZ Gent can tell you how.
3. “The most common brain disorders are strokes and you can do a lot on your own”
All organs are essential, but only one can be the most important, and that is the brain. Our expert guide through gray matter is Professor Veerle Visser-Vandewalle, who warns that we drink our brains all the way: “Each glass kills thousands of brain cells. ‘
4. How do you keep your heart healthy?“Make sure you don’t get overweight, get enough exercise and go for a walk, preferably with a dog”
The heart is by far our most important organ after the brain, but that doesn’t mean the average Belgian treats it with care. But even the heart sometimes suddenly gives up the ghost due to congenital ailments that can be detected, but which many walk around unknowingly. It’s just one of the reasons why Professor Pedro Brugada has been advocating for general cardiac screening for years.
5. Gynecologist Hendrik Cammu: ‘It’s actually simple: you should stay away from body cavities. The secretion ensures that the vagina stays clean ‘
No one will deny that the vagina is an important organ, but medical science seemed to think otherwise for a long time. As unlikely as it may seem, it is only since the late 1990s that we have known how the clitoris really works, a not insignificant part of the female anatomy. It took until 1990 before a gynecologist came up with the idea of thoroughly examining the pelvic floor structure – crucial during childbirth – and just last year in Flanders was the first large-scale vaginal health study. . It says something about the priorities of medicine, which has long been dominated by gentlemen in white coats.
6. Urologist Piet Hoebeke: “There is some controversy about it, but a large penis seems to give a woman more pleasure than a long one”
The cliché wants men to think about their penis 24/7, but the opposite is true. Men therefore often have a misconception of what is normal and often go to the doctor or urologist concerned about problems that are not there. Professor Piet Hoebeke, urologist and dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Ghent, has been fighting all this ignorance for years with lectures, books and infinite patience.
7. “If you often hold your bowel movements too long, you will get in trouble”
Probably one of the most underrated parts of the body, especially yours down there, with that constipated look, is the anus. Throughout his life, he faithfully and tirelessly maintains bowel movements in the rectum and discharges them at the appropriate times, which is more complicated than it sounds. Doctor Bart Van Geluwe reveals all the secrets of the pink exit to us during the third stage of our journey through the body and reveals how to best take care of it.
8. Pulmonologist Eva Van Braeckel: “Half of pneumonia patients who end up in ICU die a year later”
When a raging virus stopped the world two years ago, we were reminded how fragile our lungs are and how happy we can be when they’re functioning properly. They are therefore an unmissable stop on our journey through the human body, with Dr Eva Van Braeckel from Ghent University Hospital as a guide this week: “It always makes sense to quit smoking.”
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