“Oxygen is my big secret!” Interview with managing director Nathalie Beck
The interview below with our CEO Nathalie Beck has been published in VROUW, the magazine of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
Do you feel your age?
“I’m 45, but I have the life experience of a 60-year-old. Mentally I feel like I am in my twenties and physically in my early thirties. I’m fitter right now than I’ve ever been! That’s because I radically changed my life ten years ago. Together with my husband and an oral surgeon, I started a company in oral care products, and started to learn about a healthy lifestyle. Every day at six o’clock in the morning, I stand next to my bed to go to do a workout”.
Do you have a beauty secret?
“Oxygen is my big secret! I am very aware of how I breathe and do daily breathing exercises by Wim Hof (also called ‘The Iceman’, a Dutchman who has several cold records to his name, ed.), after which I take a cold shower. In the winter I sometimes splash in an ice-cold river. The oral care products I use contain so-called active oxygen. This oxygen improves the blood flow in my gums and immediately helps to keep my teeth white. Since last year I don’t drink alcohol anymore and I definitely take a handful of food supplements every day”.
Do people rate you at the right age?
“No, always younger. I think that’s a compliment and I actually hope that it shows that people need to get moving in order to feel so fit.”
What do you like best about yourself?
“My radiant smile combined with my light teeth and bright eyes.”
What are you less happy with?
“I’m less happy with my nails, that’s because I’m a nail-biter. In the end I learned to accept it from myself that this belongs to me and that’s why I’m not going to hide it with fake nails or anything like that. It may not look so pretty, but that’s the way it is!”
What do people compliment you on?
“Most compliments I get about the discipline with which I take care of my body: for example, I get up early every day to do a workout. In my opinion, staying in bed is a choice. It takes on average thirty days to build up a new routine and you have to get that motivation out of yourself. You can achieve a lot with a positive mindset and sufficient exercise”.
Are you where you wanted to be?
“Yes, I’m living my dream! I have a beautiful family, I live on the edge of an endless forest and my business is doing well. I’m incredibly balanced.”
What keeps you young?
“Over the years I’ve surrounded myself with energetic, positive and often young people. They give me a lot of energy.”
Do you have a life lesson?
“What’s between your ears is what you radiate and that’s what you control. Put yourself ‘on’, sport and move, put on cheerful music, do a dance. Buzz of energy, share that with your surroundings and it will come back to you by itself!”