Articles: one question, one answer with sources.
Each article starts from a question we hear in the appointment and answers it with what the studies show, in plain language and with the references in view. They do not say what is happening to you: that is a conversation for the appointment.
How many steps a day make a difference?
The 10,000 steps came from a Japanese pedometer launched in 1965, not from a study. What today's evidence says about the number at which risk falls, and where it stops falling.
Read the article Article · Sleep and recoveryDoes a regular sleep schedule matter more than sleeping a lot?
For decades the question was "how many hours". A study of more than 60,000 adults showed that regularity predicts mortality better than duration. What that means, and what it does not.
Read the article Article · Nutrition and hydrationHow much salt is too much?
Five grams a day, says the WHO: a teaspoon. In Portugal we eat between 7 and 11. Where the salt you do not see is, what a modest reduction does to blood pressure, and how to read a label.
Read the article Guide · Appointments · OsteopathyWhat does an osteopath do? A practical guide to osteopathy
What happens in an appointment, what it is for, and how osteopathy fits a routine of preventive health.
Read the articleCaring for health means thinking long term.
In the appointment, we look at your health, movement and context to define an approach suited to your needs.