Oh, but Doctor, I couldn’t possibly meditate
WELL, I have to agree. The word meditate does rather conjure up images of gurus sitting crossed-legged on the floor, wearing only a loin cloth and eating nothing but vegetables!
Endurance circuit training
WATCHING THE World Cup really got my heart racing. It also made me realise just how much aerobic style training footballers do, to be able to endure 90 minutes of
Summer buyer’s guide
THIS SUMMER go “healthy” shopping for… Sunglasses: style and UV protection Would you like to protect your eyes and look as chic as a movie star in your new sunglasses?
Cosmetic surgery boom for over-61s
LOOKING GOOD is no longer the domain of the young, a BUPA survey has revealed. Figures from BUPA Hospitals show that increasing numbers of older Brits are turning to cosmetic
Let’s have a drink … of water
By DR. MARIA ALICE LIFE TAKES place in an aqueous solution. The cells, the basic “bricks” that “construct” the human body, are mostly made of water, as is the blood
In the summertime, when the weather is hot …
IT’S SWIMMING pool time! For everyone, grown-ups and children. Sometimes we have doubts about who has more common sense and who behaves more rationally. Trust me, I have been a
A hearty walk
To commemorate Mês do Coração (Heart Month), São Brás de Alportel Câmara has been striving to educate people about the highest cause of death in Portugal – cardiovascular disease – by
Health and travel bug
WE HAVE really come a long way since the Wright brothers first successful flight just over a century ago, especially if we consider that their flight distance was only about the
Influenza pandemic – part 1
Influenza pandemic: to have it or not to have it, that’s the question! EXPERTS BELIEVE that avian influenza is a time bomb for human health and that a deadly influenza
Diabetes – you are what you eat … this means you!
IN MY first article on diabetes, I wrote about the disease from a medical point of view, and only briefly about how it should be managed by the individual who