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16Apr, 2018

MOON IS LIKE A POTATO

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A Chinese experience will take potato seeds to the Moon before this year is ending, but other alimentary species as well, like cress, intending to study the seed’s respiration and photosynthesis on the Moon. Cress may be eaten raw, it is tuber that should be ingested green, at it state of greater freshness, a premise of the true healthy foods: the more it’s green and fresh, the better! Be also aware that it has little calories, it is exempt of fats and it also stands out for its encouraging results […]
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12Apr, 2018

BENEFITS FROM VITAMIN B7

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: The benefits from vitamin B7, or biotin, include helping us to have a young and attractive look, once it plays an important role in keeping our hair, nails and skin, healthy. Truth is that biotin is many times called vitamin “H”, as a derivative from the german words Haare und Haut, meaning “hair and skin”. Vitamin B7 / biotin is usually added to beauty products for hair and skincare, although it is thought not to be well absorbed that way, […]
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11Apr, 2018

BENEFITS FROM VITAMIN A

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Healthy eyes, growth and proper development in children including teeth health and immunity system, are some of the benefits from this vitamin. Rich in vitamin A sources are, for instance, carrots and other orange coloured foods, including sweet potato and mellon for they all get their tone from the carotene pigment, being very rich in this vitamin.
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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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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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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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2Apr, 2018

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

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

BEST TEAS FOR HEALTH

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: It’s likely that we all enjoy a hot cup of tea — or herbal infusion — at least from time to time, if not on a daily basis. You may get the most important health benefits from tea infusion Life Factor T from Clínica do Tempo®, with diuretic and lipolytic properties that stimulate an efficient elimination of toxins and fat in excess, so regenerating body’s life functions.
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