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Slimming and Healthy Food Programme
We are Miosotis Healthy Life Programme
We are the healthiest way to:
- Transform nutrition in a longevity science
- Promote younger and longer life, through the power of food
- Promote weight loss, healthy life and support to control chronic diseases
- Your guide to weight loss and healthy eating.
- An innovative programme for the treatment of obesity and for learning healthy eating.
- A programme based on scientific evidence. It is not a "miracle diet" or a fad diet.
- Supported by the food preferences of each subscriber.
- The healthy food plan includes a customized menu for each phase and week.
The program is designed to facilitate customized access for all citizens and is provided:
- In book edition, with high-quality printing and metal ring binding for easy reference.
- In an online edition, in PDF and eBook format for easy access anytime, anywhere.
- With customized dietary supplements to maximize the effectiveness of the healthy eating programme.
Miosotis Healthy Life Programme
- It's an innovative healthy eating and weight loss programme for 18 weeks.
- It includes:
- a healthy eating programme;
- an optimized and customized weekly menu,
- a physical activity programme;
- a psychological motivational support programme;
- a customized teleconsultation programme;
- cardiovascular risk assessment (risk of diabetes, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis, death from cardiac causes, etc.).
- Advices on super, functional and sirt foods and on dietary supplements;
- It is provided in a print edition and an online edition;
Miosotis Healthy Life Programme offers:
Miosotis Healthy Life program is an innovative programme that combines a healthy eating and weight loss programme with a motivational programme and a physical activity programme.
As a health and wellness programme, it also assesses the risk of each individual suffering from a heart attack, stroke, or death from cardiac causes, provides nutritional supplements and offers training in healthy eating.
- A complete programme for healthy eating and living, available in book and online format.
- Standard menu in each phase
- Customized menu for each phase and each week
- Menu advice on super, functional and sirt foods
- Motivational advices and a complet weekly motivational programme
- Advices on physical activity and a complet weekly physical activity programme
- Teleconsultation support
- Weight and waist monitoring at each stage
- Customized cardiovascular risk assessment
- Weekly literacy programme on healthy eating
- Dietary supplements
- Customized report at each week
Mediterranean dinner at the Portuguese Parliament, with the President of the Parliament, Dr. Jaime Gama, the President of Tourism of Alentejo, Dr. Ceia da Silva, Deputies and friends
Miosotis Healthy Life Programme is intended to:
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Treat obesity and overweight.
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Promote healthy eating.
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Determine and follow-up cardiovascular risk of subscribers (risk of diabetes, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis, death from cardiac causes, peripheral arterial disease, etc.).
The programme is accompanied by:
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A motivation programme
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A physical activity programme
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Personalized teleconsultation
The programme also includes:
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Personalized assessment of cardiovascular risk.
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If necessary, to enhance the healthy food plan, the inclusion of food supplements and replacements.
Obesity and overweight
- Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.
In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. Of these over 650 million were obese.
- Most of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. 39 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2020.
- Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016.
- Obesity is preventable.
WHO, 9 June 2021
Healthy diet
- A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition as well as non-communicable diseases (diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer).
- Unhealthy eating and lack of physical activity, are causing global health risks.
- Healthy eating practices should start with breastfeeding that promotes healthy growth and reduces the risk of being overweight or obese.
- Energy intake (calories) must be in balance with energy expenditure.
- Total fat intake should not exceed 30% of total energy intake.
- Saturated fat intake should be less than 10% of total energy intake and trans fat intake should be less than 1% of total energy intake.
- Limit sugar intake to less than 10% of total energy intake. A further reduction to less than 5% of total energy intake is suggested for additional health benefits.
- Keeping salt intake below 5 g per day helps prevent hypertension and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke in the adult population.
WHO, 29 April 2020
Weight reduction:
>12% in 18 weeks
- Are you looking for a result-oriented slimming and healthy eating program?
- Are you looking to lose weight and eat healthily?
- Well, we understand your fears and challenges.
- That is why we are here to provide you with the best result-oriented slimming and healthy eating programme.
- Your satisfaction is our utmost priority.
Wake up and change your life
Be active. Don't just dream
It's never too late to start
Miosotis Healthy Life Programme
is the right solution for you
It's a programme designed to treat obesity and overweight, to promote healthy eating and to evaluate cardiovascular risk of subscribers.
Miosotis Healthy life programme is:
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A complete 18-week programme
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Started with a low-carb diet
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Based on the Mediterranean Diet
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Rich in fibre and low in sugars
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Rich in healthy carbs and low in harmful carbs
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Rich in vegetable fat and low in saturated fat
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Rich in vegetable protein
Why a weight loss programme?
Because obesity and excess weight are the leading diseases of the 21st century.
Why a healthy eating programme?
Because it's the cheapest and most effective way to treat obesity and excess weight.
Why a customized weekly menu?
Because it's the most effective way to adhere to a healthy eating regimen.
Why a physical activity program?
Because it's associated with weight reduction and a healthier lifestyle.
Why a psychological support programme?
Because it's very important in helping to control the compulsive eating habits associated with obesity.
Why a teleconsultation programme?
Because it's very important in supporting those who want to eat healthily.
Why a cardiovascular risk assessment programme?
Because the risk of heart attack and stroke is associated with obesity and excess weight.
Why the Mediterranean Diet?
Because it's the healthiest diet known.
Why dietary supplements?
Because they are sometimes necessary to enhance healthy eating.
Why an online version and a printed version?
Because the printed version makes it easier to follow the healthy eating plan, and the online version makes it easier to consult from anywhere.
Miosotis Healthy Life Programme recipients:
The Miosotis Healthy life programme is intended for any citizen, in particular for:
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Obese or overweight.
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Diabetics or who have diabetic family members.
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Hypertensive (on medication or not).
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With high cholesterol.
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Who has suffered from Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) or Stroke (Cerebral Thrombosis).
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Who has family members that have already suffered a heart attack
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Smokers or who live with smokers.
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Subscribers interested in:
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Treating his obesity or reduce his weight.
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Eat a healthy diet to improve control of a chronic disease (diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary or cerebrovascular disease, etc.) or to reduce the risk of it occurring.
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Miosotis Healthy Life programme:
The Program is provided for 18 weeks, but it may be extended at the subscriber's option.
Three alternatives are provided (Base, Standard, and Premium plans).
So, the subscriber can select the one that best suits their preferences.
Standard Plan
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Miosotis Healthy Life Programme – Printed Edition
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Miosotis Healthy Life Programme – pdf Edition
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Standard menu for each phase
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Customized menu for each phase
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Advices on physical activity
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Motivational advices
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Weight and waist monitoring at each stage
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Literacy Programme on Healthy Eating
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Menu advices on super, functional, and sirt foods
Premium Plan
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Miosotis Healthy Life Programme – Printed Edition
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Miosotis Healthy Life Programme – pdf Edition
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Standard menu for each phase
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Customized menu for each phase
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Advices on physical activity
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Motivational advices
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Weight and waist monitoring at each stage
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Literacy Programme on Healthy Eating
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Menu advices on super, functional, and sirt foods
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Customized weekly menu
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Customized Healthy Food teleconsultation
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Customized weekly physical activity program
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Customized weekly motivational programme
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Weekly monitoring of weight, waist and vital signs
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Customized cardiovascular risk assessment
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Customized report at each week
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Our Team.
We are a team of health professionals passionate about wellness and nutrition.
Our experts create personalized plans to support healthy and lasting results.
Together, we’re here to help you live better, feel better and stay balanced.
Carlos Baeta
Clinical Director
Nabor Canilhas
Psychologist
Director of Psychology Support
Nelson
Physiologist
Director of Physical Activity Support
About our Clinical Director:
- Doctor, graduated from Nova Medical School. Specialist in Internal Medicine, Consultant and Senior Graduate Hospital Assistant.
- Member of the Portuguese Medical Association – 24577 and of the IMC (Irish Medical Council) – 415934 (Specialist registration).
- 43 years of experience in clinical practice: 34 at ULSNA (Northeast Alentejo Local Health Unit), as a Specialist and Consultant in Internal Medicine; 4 as Consultant at AMAU - OLOL (Acute Medical Assessment Unit - Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ireland).
- He also has specific training in cardiovascular risk, obesity and nutrition (Postgraduate Degree in Mediterranean Diet - University of Barcelona; Postgraduate Degree in Clinical Nutrition - University of Navarra; Member of the Editorial Board of the scientific publication CPQ Nutrition.
- He developed several management activities, including: member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa; President of the Student Association of that Faculty; Director of the Internal Medicine Department; President of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee; Coordinator of the Intensive Care Unit and units of Cardiology and Arterial Hypertension;
- He is the author and co-author of several studies related to the organization and functioning of health units and knowledge representation, controlled natural language and biomedical ontologies.
- He participated, as a researcher and co-investigator, in several national and international multicentre scientific trials and was the national coordinator of two of them.
- He has presented more than 300 scientific papers, many of them at national and international meetings and he has organized more than 100 scientific events. He was the President of the 19th Portuguese Congress on Atherosclerosis.
- He is the author and co-author of 26 scientific articles published in several national and international specialist journals.