Safety in the garden
By DR THOMAS KAISER drsnotes@algarveresident.com Dr Thomas Kaiser is the Medical Director of the Vale do Lobo Medical Centre and is a specialist in traditional General Practice for the whole
Combat dry skin this winter
By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Winter can be a very brutal season for your body, especially when the weather is low in humidity and very windy, leading to dehydrated, chapped or
Photodynamic therapy
By Dr Kirk Groeneweg health@algarveresident.com Dr Kirk Groeneweg is a consultant dermatologist at the Family Medical Centre in Vale do Lobo. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new procedure used by
Fit your hair to your shape
beauty@algarveresident.com Everyone has a different face shape and your hairstyle is really important in bringing out some features and toning others down. If you have a square face, you are
Get fit with Reebok
beauty@algarveresident.com FITNESS, EXCERCISE, Workout. These are words of dread, fear, even boredom for many women. But if such things were made to be more exciting, would you no longer dread
Be a glamourpuss
By SUZY TURNER beauty@algarveresident.com Suzy Turner has lived in Portugal for 22 years and works as a freelance writer. As well as putting pen to paper for the Algarve Resident’s
Live healthily, eat smart
By DOREEN ZANDER health@algarveresident.com HEALTHY EATING is about feeling great, having more energy, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible – all which can be achieved by learning some nutrition
Safe drinking during the festive season
By SALLY VINCENT health@algarveresident.com THE FESTIVE season is virtually upon us but Christmas 2008 is destined to be different. The credit crisis and recession are bound to put a damper
Snoring and sleep apnoea
By MIKE DIKES health@the-resident.com Mr Mike Dilkes MS FRCS is a Consultant ENT Surgeon. MANY READERS will have, probably literally, heard of snoring. However, most of you won’t know what
A welcome end to the day
By SHIRLEY EMILIO health@algarveresident.com TO MANY, sleep is a necessity, a welcome end to the day, a restful playground to fall into the arms of the dream God Morpheus and