Healthy habits (and why we don’t have them)

How is health related to lifestyle? Following the release of the new book Organisch by Giulia Enders, we will talk with her, Teun van de Keuken, and Inge van der Wurff about healthy living: what it is, and why it often proves so difficult.

How do our lungs, muscles, skin, and immune system work? That is what the German physician and author Giulia Enders explores in her latest book Organisch. She shows how interconnected our inner organs are with the outer world we live in – and how big their influence is on our mental state and wellbeing.

Tonight we will discuss the relationship between (mental) health and lifestyle. In broad strokes, we know quite well what is healthy: getting enough exercise, eating nutritious food, sleeping regularly. So why is it so often hard to actually live by that? And to what extent is our health our own individual responsibility in a world where bad habits are stimulated and unhealthy food is unavoidable?

Giulia Enders (1990) received her medical degree from the University in Frankfurt am Main. She is a resident doctor for Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Her book Darm Mit Charme has won several awards. Additionally, she was a columnist for Die Ziet.

Teun van de Keuken (1971) is a journalist and program maker. For many years he was the face of the television program De Keuringsdienst van Waarde, through which he helped launch the chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely. He is a columnist for Vrij Nederland and published in 2024 De mens is een plofkip.

Dr. Inge van der Wurff (1989) studied Nutrition and Health in Wageningen. She teaches at the Open University and conducts research on the relationship between nutrition, lifestyle, and mental health. In 2025, she published Eet jezelf gelukkig.