Overcome insulin resistance in three easy steps
Carbs are addictive, there’s no doubt about that. Overcoming a sugar addiction has been likened to giving up heroin – it’s no easy feat. However, here are just some of
Tubeless thoracic surgery? Yes, because the future starts today
The main advantage of non-intubated surgery is to avoid the perioperative morbidity derived from the deleterious effect of general anaesthesia and one-lung ventilation, in addition to the beneficial effects of
Back to Covid – Facts update
WHO – 10 September 2020 ■ No disease in history has seen such rapid development in research. The world’s ambition to develop these tools as fast as possible must be
Deaths ‘at home’ continue to skyrocket: health chiefs mount investigation
More and more Portuguese are ‘dying at home’. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a “very abrupt increase” in the number of deaths recorded in people’s homes.
Back to school: help your child’s posture, breathing and vitality
September is back and the new school year begins. After being at home for many months, our children used computers and cell phones a lot more than before. It certainly
Female depression. Begin with prevention
Depression is not only more common in women; it tends to appear earlier, to last longer and to be recurrent. Why? Depression “includes several types of depressive syndromes,” of which
Insulin resistance: what is it?
Insulin resistance is on the rise, and so are people’s waistlines. The ‘obesity epidemic’ is, in fact, an epidemic of diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease – conditions that put
Rejuvenating retreats
East meets West in a trip around the Algarve for Yogi balance. Slightly off the beaten track is where you would expect to find a yoga retreat, but they are
Cholesterol: What you need to know
We’ve all heard of cholesterol, but what is it all about? Cholesterol has been in the spotlight for its bad reputation and for good reason: the higher your blood values,
Flu vaccination in the times of Covid-19
The prospect of a flu season during the coronavirus pandemic is frightening to health experts. What disease are you most concerned about catching this autumn? Probably not the flu! More










