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Belvoir Ginger Spice
Every week D-drinks surprises us with a recipe that will -hopefully- evaporate your craving for an alcoholic snack. Finding your own alcohol-free success song can take a while…
Boost your resistance
Colds, flu, muscle aches: all examples of ailments that can plague us during the winter months. There's nothing you can do about it, you might think. Anyway! Because did you know that during the break period…
Train your brain: water makes you extra happy
Alcohol makes you happy, looser and more exuberant. In addition, it is tasty and relaxing. These are all examples of reasons why we drink alcohol. And there's another reason...
Water with: spicy rose water
Following on from the hopeful article 'Train your brain: water makes you extra happy', we present you a nice water recipe. Because water can be surprisingly spicy. This…
IkPassers' favorite alternative drinks
Three IkPas participants shared their favorite non-alcoholic drink with us via email. Because also, or especially, during your dry trip you need a nice replacement. Also on Facebook we received…
The big why
Day 8 or week 1…. Luckily I don't have any pre-vocational secondary education ;-), because it's not as easy for me as I thought beforehand. Maybe it's just like…
Benefits? What benefits?
Survived the first week…..the worst shaking is over, I can finally shave myself again without getting life-threateningly injured, and most of the soup goes back into my…
Hello baby skin: this is what a break period does to your skin
Do you also dream of that peach skin with a healthy blush? And that you come to work in the morning and your colleagues say: gosh, you are glowing! You see…
IkPas behind the scenes: in conversation with research leader Rob Bovens
Alcohol researcher at Tranzo, research center for care and welfare at Tilburg University, Rob Bovens has been working in (alcohol) addiction prevention for almost forty years. He is also 'a man of the first hour'…
Sugar cravings: what can you do about it?
Newsflash: Alcoholic drinks are loaded with sugar. So if you take the alcohol out of a drink, you're left with a certain amount of sugar. Not to have a candy,…
The first ten alcohol-free days are a fact
My first 10 days without alcohol, I started on December 29, are already over. In concrete terms, this means that I have already completed one tenth of my 100-day IkPas Challenge…
Celebrating a party without alcohol and with self-confidence
'Break up your courage', is a well-known expression. A rule that many people 'enthusiastically' observe when they are at a party or event where they feel uncomfortable. Because…
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