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4Apr, 2018
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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
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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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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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16Mar, 2018
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TO SKIP A MEAL IS AN ERROR!

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Did you know that the biggest nutrition mistake to do is to skip meals? There is consistent evidence that people who ignore meals, especially at breakfast, are more likely to become overweight. Besides skipping meals makes you eat a much larger quantity and a much lesser quality of foods, in an unhealthy way, for your next meal. We all need energy to burn calories!
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15Mar, 2018
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COLORECTAL CANCER: THE IMPORTANCE OF DIET

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Colorectal cancer is quite common, especially among the ageing population. An important risk factor for colorectal cancer is diet, and dietary choices are also vital during and after treatment. Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that affects a person’s rectum, colon, or both. This is also known as the large intestine. This type of cancer is more likely to appear in older individuals, but there are many other risk factors associated with its emergence, such as genetic and lifestyle factors. Of the latter, one of the most cited risk factors is […]
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13Mar, 2018
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PORTUGUESE OBESITY

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Did you know that obesity is more and more evident regarding many of the Portuguese health? In Portugal, more than 50% of the population has overweight, especially among males. However the increase of obesity in the last 10 years was more expressive mainly among women aged between 45 and 74 years of age. Take care of yourself, look for nutritional advice from Clínica do Tempo® and get rid, once and for all, of your fat excess, namely the abdominal fat, […]
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12Feb, 2018
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LITHIUM BATTERIES AND LIGHT WEIGHT

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The Jornal Económico was saying at the end of last year that Goldman Sachs named lithium the “new gasoline” and that Portugal is already where different companies are exploring this raw material. This subject is making the news, but not for health purposes, where lithium also has an important role. In the human body, lithium is a mineral that competes with iode at the thyroid level. Lack in lithium causes changes in the way we behaviour, anxiety, depression, head-aches, herpes and dermatological seborrhea. Lithium breaks down the production of cholesterol by […]
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9Feb, 2018
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BREAST CANCER – INHERITATED RISKS?

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A new research shows that exposure to a high-fat diet can increase the risk of breast cancer across generations. These findings may consolidate understanding of breast cancer factors and help to improve prevention. Breast cancer is the most widespread type of cancer among women in the world. The known causes of lifestyle-related breast cancer have so far included alcohol consumption, lack of physical exercise, obesity, choice of contraceptives, hormone therapy, and breast-feeding. The new research may add an imbalanced diet during pregnancy to this list, suggesting that eating foods that are […]
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