Leticia Kawano-Dourado

@leticiakawano.bsky.social

Physician • Trialist • Guideline methodologist | Evidence-based metabolic health & T2D reversal enthusiast Posting about: methodology, RCTs, #metabolichealth #Brazil, #Portugal #womenInMedicine, #HumanRights, #meditation

1/ 🇵🇹 Immigrant Residency by Decree = Fragile Ground Crossing back into #Portugal after weeks in 🇧🇷 brought discomfort. The operational backlog in processing residency permits, with a record influx of immigrants in 🇵🇹, means that many live under temporary decrees rather than secure documentation +

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Spotted at Brasília #Brazil airport 👀😅 “Epic journeys begin with a warm welcome” — says the New York tourism ad, under the gaze of 🗽 the Statue of Liberty. Hard not to read it with irony, given how warm the US reception often feels for foreigners lately…🤌🤯

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Food is more than nourishment — it’s connection. 🇧🇷✨ Sharing a meal of fish with shrimp, roasted potatoes, and fresh fruit for dessert reminds us that well-being is also about joy at the table, presence with others, and the warmth of brasilidade 🇧🇷. When feeding the body also feeds the soul. 🍤🥔🍓

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Place matters for health: our biology & well-being are shaped by context: people, rhythms, foods & landscapes. Returning to my roots this summer - home country 🇧🇷 - was incredibly nurturing. About belonging, connection, familiar foods, familiar nature🌳 🟰 health resilience reinforcement💕 #exposome

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A morning at the 🇧🇷 market is also a walk through our exposome — every color, aroma, and choice shaping our health over time. Fresh, minimally processed foods from healthy soils reduce harmful exposures and strengthen protective ones. Prevention starts here. 🌱

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