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11Jul, 2025

LET’S GO

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Contact with nature is recognised for lowering stress and improving energy, as well as self-esteem, creativity, curiosity and the to enhance the hability to solve problems, it frees the spirit and relaxes both body and mind. To walk is distracting and can be done almost everywhere, with little equipment, adapting walks to each one’s capacities, from a simple promenade in the countryside or the beach, to climbing a mountain! A good walk is a complete physical training and improves cardiovascular health and resilience, at the same time strengthening all muscles […]
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10Jul, 2025

SLIMMING IS LIKE GARDENING

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TIP OF THE DAY of our nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Losing excess weight and too much fat is like turning arid ground into fertile soil that, in order to be productive, needs to be cultivated, cared for, and given attention to every day. To maintain a youthful, slim body, we must be willing to change our worst eating habits and the most misguided life behaviours. It is necessary to be on the move, to exercise daily, to  maintain a healthy diet and adopt healthful life practices. Call our International Call […]
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10Jul, 2025

VEGANISM AND VEGETARIANISM

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Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, decrease cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important to ensure that all essential nutrients are ingested. For example, plants do not contain vitamin B-12, so vegans and vegetarians need to consume fortified foods or take dietary supplements to make up for this lack. Call our International Call Center (+351) 21 458 85 00. There’s nothing like a complete and balanced healthful diet to control your weight and body fat, eating what you […]
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9Jul, 2025

EATING MINDFULLY

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: As most people lead busy lives, they often tend to eat quickly on the run, in the car, working at their desks, and watching TV. As a result, many people are barely aware of the food they are eating. Mindful eating is a practice where people pay attention to how and where they eat food. This practice can enable people to enjoy the food they eat and maintain a healthy weight. Call our International Call Center (+351) 21 458 85 […]
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8Jul, 2025

GET IN THE WATER THIS SUMMER

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Swimming benefits on weight, joints, cardiac activity and blood circulation are numerous. Freed from its own weight, the body can muscle the arms, legs and torso preserving joints, and so swimming is especially recommended for people with a ponderal overload (weight and fat excess). But not just in Summer, all along the year! Call our International Call Center (+351) 21 458 85 00 and schedule an appointment with our Fitness Adviser.
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8Jul, 2025

THE ONION’S COLOUR

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White onions contain a lesser quantity of antioxidants in comparison to the yellow and red ones. Red onions are richest in antioxidants with a more efficient action, in different stages of the oxidative process of the organism, than the other varieties of fade colour, preventing premature ageing. You will take more profit of the anti-cancer and antioxidant power of this legume, eating it raw. Cooking onions reduces the phytochemical compounds’ properties that protect from lung and prostate cancer. Join the onions in slices or cubes to tomatoes, avocado and peppers […]
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7Jul, 2025

SANGRIA ALCOHOL-FREE

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Peel the peaches, remove the stones, cut them in slices and place them in a jar, add other season fruits to your taste such as cherries, melon, cantaloupe, mango, papaya, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, apricots, add a lemonade you made yourself, oranges and sliced apples. Keep it in the fridge for an hour and, before serving (in a clay jug that keeps it cooler), drop some ice cubes and add stalks and mint leaves, making all the difference in aromatic terms. […]
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7Jul, 2025

EAT AND HEAT

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When heat comes we change our food habits. Fruits and vegetables at your discretion, 2 litres of water per day to avoid dehydration, and we must preserve the cold chain, meaning the whole process from conception, through storage, to food transportation, ensuring all refrigeration conditions and assuring its preservation. Appetite is less in Summer, but never skip a meal believing that will help you to get slimmer. When we skip a meal we usually compensate eating too much the next one. Furthermore, the organism remembers having been deprived, and reacts […]
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4Jul, 2025

PARSLEY

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Parsley is extremely rich in mineral salts, in vitamin C and in antioxidant carotenes. That’s the reason why, in the past, it was rather considered a medicinal plant. Burt this richness gets really interesting when parsley is eaten in large quantities. A pinch of parsley (ca. 1 gram) does not give you much… So it is most convenient to use it as much as possible in salads, or to give more taste and beauty to your cookings, namely using it in cold soups that are ideal for this time of […]
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3Jul, 2025

GOOD MARITIME AIR

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: At the seashore, the maritime air has plenty of iode and is extremely pure, well oxygenated, and germ exempt. It improves breathing capacities and helps digestion and the work of your heart. Take advantage of your holidays to take a healthy walk on the beach after meals, and whenever you have the time. Call our International Call Center (+351) 21 458 85 00 and ask someone who knows better – your nutritionist.
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