The largest maps in the world are to be found in the floor of the Citizens’ Hall, in the heart of the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The three circular mosaics, each measuring over six metres in diameter, together depict the known world and the night sky. They remain to this day an iconic and beloved part of the majestic palace, which was originally built in the mid-seventeenth century to serve as Amsterdam’s town hall. At that time, the city was the world’s leading cartography centre. The pro...

The Sit Smart Diet

The lifesaving plan for health and longevity for wheelchair users

By Annemarie de Vries-Postma en Dr. Kees Hein Woldendorp

What exactly happens in your body when you end up in a wheelchair? How do you stay slim, healthy and fit? How do you prevent, treat or reverse the many secondary conditions of living in a wheelchair through nutrition?

The Sit Smart Diet is a practical nutritional guide for wheelchair users as well as and their families, friends, caregivers, health care...