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Slimming and Healthy Food Program
We are Miosotis Healthy Life Program
- Your guide to weight loss and healthy eating.
- An innovative program for the treatment of obesity and for learning healthy eating.
- A program 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.
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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.
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- In an online edition, in PDF format for easy access anytime, anywhere.
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- With customized dietary supplements to maximize the effectiveness of the healthy eating program.
What is Miosotis Healthy Life Program​?
- It's an innovative healthy eating and weight loss program for 18 weeks.
- It includes:
- a healthy eating program;
- an optimized and customized weekly menu,
- a physical activity program;
- a psychological motivational support program;
- a customized teleconsultation program;
- cardiovascular risk assessment (risk of diabetes, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis, death from cardiac causes, etc.).
- dietary supplements;
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- It is provided in a print edition and an online edition;
Miosotis Healthy Life Program offers:
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Miosotis Healthy Life program is an innovative program that combines a healthy eating and weight loss program with a motivational program and a physical activity program.
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As a health and wellness program, 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.
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- A complete program 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 program
- Advices on physical activity and a complet weekly physical activity program
- Teleconsultation support
- Weight and waist monitoring at each stage
- Customized cardiovascular risk assessment
- Weekly literacy program 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 Program 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 program is accompanied by:
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A motivation program
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A physical activity program
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Personalized teleconsultation
The program 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.
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- Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016.
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- Obesity is preventable.
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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.
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WHO, 29 April 2020
Weight reduction:
>12% in 18 weeks
- Are you looking for a result-oriented slimming and healthy eating program?
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- Are you looking to lose weight and eat healthily?
- Well, we understand your fears and challenges.
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- That is why we are here to provide you with the best result-oriented slimming and healthy eating program.
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- 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 Program
is the right solution for you
It's a program designed to treat obesity and overweight, to promote healthy eating and to evaluate cardiovascular risk of subscribers.
Miosotis Healthy life program is:
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A complete 18-week program
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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 program?
Because obesity and excess weight are the leading diseases of the 21st century.
Why a healthy eating program?
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 program?
Because it's very important in helping to control the compulsive eating habits associated with obesity.
Why a teleconsultation program?
Because it's very important in supporting those who want to eat healthily.
Why a cardiovascular risk assessment program?
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 Program recipients:
The Miosotis Healthy life program 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 program:
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.
Base Plan
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Miosotis Healthy Life Program – printed Edition
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Standard menu in each phase (1)
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Weekly newsletter (1)​
Standard Plan
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Base Plan content
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Miosotis Healthy Life Program - PDF Edition
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Menu advice on super, functional and sirt foods
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Motivational advices
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Advices on physical activity
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Weight and waist monitoring at each stage
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Customized menu for each phase
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Weekly literacy program on healthy eating
Premium Plan
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Standard Plan content
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Customized weekly menu
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Dietary supplements
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Healthy Food teleconsultation support
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Complet weekly motivational program
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Complet weekly physical activity program
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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
(1) - Free online access.
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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.