Health

By: Nikki Martin Quinta Jacintina Sports and Thai yoga massage are two effective massages that balance physical and well-being needs. Today’s life leads to many things being done in excess

By: STEVE WEBSTER health@portugalresident.com Steve Webster has lived with his wife Maggie in the Algarve for nearly four years. His life was shattered in March 2007 by a diagnosis of

By: Fernando Neto – Massage Therapist fernando.neto@portugalresident.com BREATHLESSNESS (or dyspnoea) is described as the feeling of shortness of breath. It is a very common complaint associated with various medical conditions

By: Dr Graham Dexter and Dr Janice Russell Email: dexter.russell@portugalresident.com AS THE year draws to its end, towards what the South Africans call ‘Old Year’s Night’, we might pause and

Dr Graham Dexter and Dr Janice Russell On November 1, I advised the Ordem dos Medicos that I had just been abused by a doctor. As yet, I have not received any

By DR GRAHAM DEXTER AND DR JANICE RUSSELL Most people, at some time in their lives, have felt down, fed up, depressed. A few of us suffer with a clinical

IN THE Summer months, we are increasingly aware about the health of our skin. Recently, both Portugal and Spain have been registering very high levels on the UV index, which

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!

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