New year … and life goes on!
Each year, when the new year arrives, people always make a lot of projects and promises to themselves … for a new way of life. Most times it all has
Cardiovascular risk evaluation
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of disability and premature death worldwide. The fundamental issue is atherosclerosis, which is a degenerative disease of the arteries caused by the progressive accumulation
How to fix a “broken diet”
The four-step fix to get your eating on track In this article I will share the four main steps I use to help my patients fix a “broken diet” and
Physical exercise and chronic disease
In the last few decades, there have been significant changes in the various types of diseases and causes of death, especially in the western world. Primarily due to factors related
Smoking and low back pain sufferers
Health is everyone’s concern. We all are looking for better health and good quality of life. Every time a new patient comes to our office, we start by finding out
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be parties for hosting When friends come to call And hearts will be glowing When the loved ones are near It’s the happiest season of all It’s the best
High levels of uric acid – what to do?
Have you ever been to the doctor and been told that your levels of uric acid were excessively high? There are certain alterations to the diet which, together with medication
Researchers find that ‘aguardente’ fruit Medronho is good for you
A recent study has found that medronho, the fruit commonly found in the Algarve’s Monchique and Caldeirão mountains and used to create the hugely alcoholic Medronho aguardente (firewater), is actually
Under attack
When we read or watch the news headlines, we feel that the world is under attack from everywhere, everybody and everything. It feels like a dangerous, negative world to live
A third set of teeth
My maternal great-grandfather, an old generation Algarvian gentleman, based his daily diet on fish. I can still recall his toothless smile. Mr. Estevens had not one single tooth in his