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The heart’s not just for loving. The ol’ ticker also keeps a body going, day-in and day-out. Messing with it can have dire effects. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide.             The World Health Organization says that one of the major behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular diseases...

High Protein Vegetables: When you think protein, you probably think meat. And, honestly, you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Chicken gives you something like 40 grams of protein a cup. No vegetable has nearly as much as much. But vegetables do contain protein and some more than others. Besides, everyone agrees...

Why is it so disgustingly easy to just fall right off the eating-right wagon during the festive season? We usually point our fingers at dessert but it’s easy to blame the sweetest thing on the menus. Sometimes the guy that looks like the culprit is just a fall guy and...

Olive oil is the gold standard in vegetable cooking oils. There’s really no discussion. It’s got the monounsaturated fats, it’s got the phenolic compounds, it can help reduce blood pressure, and it can decrease inflammation. It’s the foundation of the widely-hailed Mediterranean diet. It tastes great. It can be enjoyed...

You might be surprised to hear the most people on this globe are lactose intolerant. Drinking milk after infancy isn’t as “natural” as we might have believed. The bodies of people who are lactose intolerant can’t process mammal milk and if they consume it they’ll feel or get sick. When...

The Dubai Fitness Challenge is fast approaching and while we get prepped with all the workout plans and schedules, we must not forget the most crucial part which is your Diet! Adjusting your eating plan according to your exercise routine is very important no matter your fitness goal because our...

It’s no news that eating healthy has become a trend everyone hops on, just as including fruits in your daily diet is also known to be the norm for having a healthy lifestyle. However, with these norms, not all fruits have the same health value and in fact, there are...

You know you shouldn’t be surviving on pizza and chocolate. Take-out is not a sustainable nutritional strategy. Your mom never said eat that entire bag of potato chips or you’re not excused from the table. You know it. I know it. We all know it.  Let’s start eating healthy.  It’s...