When it comes to PCOS, the abundance of information on nutrition and lifestyle can be confusing and conflicting. Often, the typical approach involves simply being told to lose weight and take a pill to manage periods, with a follow-up recommendation to seek help when struggling to conceive. Let’s start from the basics and talk about […]
People might think that stretching exercises are only for athletes, yet never had a thought that it could be beneficial for everyone including kids, office-workers or even housewives. Stretching is also a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle, muscle group or tendon is intentionally loosened or stretched to impose muscle elasticity and […]
Walking very rarely receives a title on the cover of the fitness and health magazines we often read. We tend to forget how important walking is. We have read about the ‘feel-good” hormones, stress relieving abilities, and increased levels of oxygen as advantages of walking and staying active, but a recent study illustrates an actual increase […]
We’ve all done it before… deciding that we had enough of lazing around an endless amount of evenings, after someone or something inspired us to lift our butts off the couch and start with a running plan. Once this inspiration strikes, we want to run like an Olympic gold medalist, which leads us to overdoing […]
When it comes to fruits, the darker the fruit the better it is for you. Dark fruits like cherries, berries etc. have very thin skin compared to fruits like bananas and pineapples. So they have more antioxidants to protect themselves from the sun! These have a lower glycemic index and have great anti-inflammatory capacity. GI […]
With many of us ready to begin our journeys for summer holidays, Pamela & I thought it would be a good idea to write to you on this topic. Unfortunately, summer holiday fun can be cut short or even ruined by careless travel habits. Therefore, instead of winding up relaxing on some faraway beach, some […]
Here are some habits you’ve gotta pick if you wana lean out. Habits take a while to develop. You might not be able to get into it right away and that’s fine… As long as you’re getting better than when you started. 2. Start lifting! The way strength training affects your hormone system and metabolism. […]
A common myth about back pain is that you need to rest and avoid activity for a long time. In fact, bed rest is NOT recommended. If you have no sign of a serious cause for your back pain (such as loss of bowel or bladder control, weakness, weight loss, or fever), you should stay as active […]
Why do we instinctively know when a person has good posture? Simply because our basic instincts are to admire health, as it reflects good genetics for survival of the species! Since good posture reflects good health, we are naturally attracted to it. How can we recognize our own postural problems and if we find them, […]
Struggling to shake off those extra inches gained over the year? Rashi Chowdhary, renowned Dubai-based inch loss expert and resident Dietician gives us the secrets to shaking them off, like they never even existed, and shares her inch loss program highlights. The crux of the plan is to keep it simple! We get back to […]
