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3Apr, 2018
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WHAT ARE SOFT FOOD DIETS?

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The soft food diet is one that includes foods that are easy to chew and swallow and excludes foods with a hard texture. The mechanical soft food diet is another name for the diet, and refers to using equipment, such as blenders or food processors, to make food into a smooth puree. There are many situations where people are advised to follow a soft food diet, such as following surgery. Then doctors may recommend that people who have had surgery to the stomach follow a soft food diet for a […]
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2Apr, 2018
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PICK AN OLIVE

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Did you know that olives, due to their high level on vitamin E, protect us from free radicals that are responsible for ageing and various diseases? The vegetal, natural fat present in olives (olive oil) helps to lower the risk of diseases, especially cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. This anti-inflammatory action is beneficial for asthma conditions, arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, which major damages are caused by free radicals.
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2Apr, 2018
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RATHER PLANT-BASED FATS

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Plant-based fats are tied to lower risk of death, according to the results from a long-lasting research in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Over an average follow-up period of 22 years, 20,672 of the subjects died — including 4,588 from heart disease. Using this information and that of fat consumption, the researchers found that: Having a diet higher in plant-based monounsaturated fats was linked to a 16 percent lower risk of dying from any cause over the follow-up compared with having a diet that […]
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29Mar, 2018
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BENEFITS OF FIBRE IN THE DIET

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A good balance of fibre in the diet is associated with a host of health benefits. These include reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and colorectal cancer, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, improved gastrointestinal health, help with weight management and fat elimination, and more regular bowel movements. There are two basic kinds of fibre, soluble and insoluble. Although the body cannot digest either of them, they are both necessary for a healthy diet. Soluble fibre breaks down in the water found in the digestive system and forms a gel. It helps keep stools soft and […]
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27Mar, 2018
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SAY NO TO LONELINESS!

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Today was release an article referring that solitude, living alone and seeing few people increases the risk of death due to a heart attack or a CVA. The same medical magazine Heart, strengths this evidence adding that “Social isolation and sense of loneliness are linked to an even larger risk of myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accident or stroke”. Unfortunately this is a proven scientific observation. But even worse than solitude, that especially exists among elderly population, it’s overweight and fat in excess that affect half of the Portuguese people, […]
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26Mar, 2018
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BODY BEAUTY

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Biotime® is an innovative and exclusive treatment by Clínica do Tempo® of generating infrared bands, stimulation current and 1 Mz ultrasound therapy for full body beauty. Ultrasounds have 3 different power levels and 4 kinds of impulses, infrared thermic therapy has 2 to 3,5 cm reach capacity, and electric stimulation 18 sorts of currents. Ultrasound prepares the body for treatment and applying both thermic and muscle stimulation  therapy enables to perform them in a single one: thermic stimulation that increases the efficiency of both techniques. Biotime® has different procedures possibilities to adapt […]
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23Mar, 2018
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PROVEN TECHNOLOGY

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Based on proven therapeutic focused ultrasound and low-power laser that has been used safely and effectively for decades, and since 2008 as an exclusive treatment by Clínica do Tempo®, the Liposhaper® procedure and technology selectively targets and breaks down fat cells, releasing their contents (fat), which are safely cleared by the body’s natural metabolic processes. The Liposhaper® system also features a state-of the-art tracking and guidance technology to ensure smooth, uniform results that leave no dimpling or contour irregularities on your body. The Liposhaper® treatment is part of the Food […]
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22Mar, 2018
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BREAKFAST LIKE A KING…

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Three main meals per day — starting with a big breakfast — could promote weight and fat loss and better glucose control. Surely you have already heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day (eat breakfast like a king – lunch like a prince – dinner like a pauper) and a new study helps to support this. It found that eating a big breakfast and reducing lunch and dinner size may be key for people looking to lose weight and fat and improve their blood glucose levels. […]
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21Mar, 2018
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THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES

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According to the association Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BFCI) that made the first universal study about trees, published in 2017, there might exist more than sixty thousand different tree species in the whole world. Trees play an important role on the terrestrial ecological functioning, because of their capacity to stock carbon and they have an active participation on the cycle of water, and, in a general way, they form complex ecosystems such as forests, source material and biodiversity refuges. They are also for human society an important source of material […]
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20Mar, 2018
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HAPPINESS INTERNATIONAL DAY

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Joie de vivre is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit. It can be a joy of conversation, the pleasure of having a healthy diet, the motivation of anything one might do… And joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life, an exalting feeling felt by the whole conscience, that is, involving one’s whole being. All this gets easy if we take a little more care of ourselves, our looks, controlling our […]
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