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10Apr, 2018

THE BIOLOGICAL AGE OF A SUPERMAN

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A recent Spanish report announced that CR7, aged 33, has a body of a young man of 23, based on physical data and performance of the Portuguese Superman! This above average performance is directly related to the physical capacities of the player who only has 7% of body fat, while the majority of football players remain between 10% and 11%. On the other hand, CR7 has 50% of muscle mass, and the majority of footballers do not exceed 46%. But if all this is the result of many years of […]
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9Apr, 2018

BEER OR RED WINE?

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Flavonoids compounds found in beer hops, normally used to produce beer, have been seen as playing an important role in chemoprevention of cancer, including prostate cancer. It’s the grains used for fermentation that has shown to be efficient fighting cancer, as it happens with red wine.
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9Apr, 2018

WEIGHT CHANGES

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To weight too less is a problem that one must seriously take care for it may be a symptom of a developing  disease. Whilst a balanced weight is desirable and healthy, too much meagreness is not. To be overweight or obese is also a sign of malnutrition. It simply means that too much food is being taken for the body’s needs, and that excess is being stored as fat. Just the same as with too less weight, it must be dealt with gravity, because besides being poorly attractive, too much […]
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6Apr, 2018

ORGANIC FARMING

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Foods produced by organic farming are called biological food or organic food. Organic foods are extremely popular all over the world! It’s easy to understand the reasons for this success, considering that many studies and investigations proved that organic foods are more beneficial for general health, especially because they are richer in antioxidants comparing with non-organic foods.
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6Apr, 2018

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SQUIDS

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Squids contain sufficient copper that fulfils the 90% of the body’s requirement. Copper, being a trace mineral, is essential for absorbing, storing and metabolising iron and stimulating the formation of red blood cells. Individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis are often found to have low selenium levels in their blood. Since squids have an abundance of this mineral, it helps in relieving symptoms of arthritis and controlling damage caused by free radicals. Proteins, found in squids, are extremely beneficial for the healthy functioning of the human body. Squids are quite nutritious, and 78,5 […]
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5Apr, 2018

TOO MUCH WEIGHT OR TOO MUCH FAT

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Anybody who wants to correct its weight must know its body composition and understand the difference between having too much weight or fat in excess. A certain person may weigh more than recommended for someone of its age and body structure without, however, having too much fat (for instance people who regularly practice body building) or, on the contrary, having a normal weight but lacking muscle mass and having fat in excess. Its not the total extra weight that makes us a […]
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5Apr, 2018

A SINGLE HIGH-FAT MEAL IS BAD ENOUGH

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New research, published in the journal Laboratory Investigation, finds dramatic and almost immediate changes in the blood vessels of healthy persons after they have consumed a single high-fat meal. In other words, this is how a single high-fat meal can lead to heart disease. It is well known that a diet high in saturated fat is a contributing factor to the risk of heart disease. It’s a must to warn that a diet high in fat and cholesterol may raise the risk of heart disease and cardiovascular illnesses, such as atherosclerosis […]
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4Apr, 2018

PEAS

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: A healthful diet, varied and well-balanced help us to live longer, but there are especially remarkable foods in regard of longevity, and peas are one of those. Peas contain lutein, an antioxidant that supports protecting our cells, eyes and skin. Because it is so rich in fibres, peas tone the stomach stimulating the hepatic function. Especially rich in calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, complex B vitamins, folic acid, potassium, zinc, iron and betacarotene, peas reinforce the immunity system and protects the […]
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4Apr, 2018

FACTS ABOUT ANTI-AGEING

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It’s a fact that people from developed countries leave longer and longer. A Spaniard life expectancy in 1900 was 40 years old, a Portuguese in 1960 was 60 years of age, and life expectancy of new-borns in this century is more than 80 years foreseeing that individuals of this generation may have a life expectancy close to a hundred years. The increase in life expectancy is essentially due to the general improvement of sanitary conditions at all levels, the large reduction of perinatal mortality, the efficiency of new ways to […]
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3Apr, 2018

AFTER EASTER

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Easter is not just the Holy Week, with regard to a less healthy diet. Easter is a period of time when not everybody eats meat, for religious reasons and not because of any food health protection, but on the other hand most people abuse on eating nuts! To detoxify the body from this goodies excess, I advise tea infusion Life Factor T from Clínica do Tempo ® (4 sachets dissolved in 1,5 litres of water) each day, to drink in-between […]
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