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Maria Monem
Oct 27, 20217 min read
Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes – Part 2
What you can do to prevent or reverse insulin resistance and prediabetes. Losing weight and becoming more active is a very good start...
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Maria Monem
Oct 25, 20216 min read
Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes – Part 1
What it is, what can cause it, symptoms to look out for, and how to diagnose it. Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by...
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Maria Monem
Apr 20, 20213 min read
My own story with Diabetes
The reason that I have chosen to help people with chronic disease, is because of my own experience with both being married to a man who...
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Maria Monem
Mar 21, 20213 min read
The link between gut health & happiness
“Gut health is the key to overall health” – Kris Carr. Have you heard of the gut-brain connection? It may sound strange that our gut and...
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Maria Monem
Dec 13, 20202 min read
What does Holistic Health Coaches do?
"I believe that health is more than merely the absence of disease. It is a total state of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and...
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Maria Monem
Jul 31, 20203 min read
How to set SMART goals that leads to success.
“A goal is a dream that we make come true” Setting goals is so important when you want to change your behavior. When you are ready to...
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Maria Monem
Jul 14, 20203 min read
How a food journal can help you lose weight.
Did you know that studies show, that keeping a food journal is one of the best ways to ensure successful weight loss. In fact, diet...
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Maria Monem
Jul 7, 20204 min read
Food labels, terminology and the law.
What do you think when you read Farm Fresh? You may think this is organic straight from the farm but actually, this is a meaningless...
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Maria Monem
Jun 30, 20204 min read
Do you know how to read a food label?
"The most important thing to remember about food labels is that you should avoid foods that have labels" - Joel Fuhrman How to read a...
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Maria Monem
Jun 22, 20203 min read
Going back to basics - Calorie counting.
Last week, I wrote about portion control. Knowing how to count calories can be really helpful when you are trying to figure out your...
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Maria Monem
Jun 15, 20204 min read
Are you getting your portions right?
Are you eating healthy but struggle to lose weight? Maybe your portions are not right, maybe you are overeating without even knowing it....
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Maria Monem
Jun 2, 20203 min read
Intermittent Fasting – A powerful weight loss tool!
“Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit.” - Ezra Taft Benson Intermittent fasting is...
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Maria Monem
May 26, 20202 min read
Greek stuffed tomatoes and peppers with rice (Gemista)
Here is another delicious Greek recipe. Stuffed vegetables, called Gemista. There are many variations to this recipe and this can also be...
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Maria Monem
May 22, 20202 min read
Greek Spinach & Feta Filo Pie
This is my favorite spinach and feta pie recipe. It has all the traditional flavors of Greece. I have made this pie a hundred times, and...
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Maria Monem
May 19, 20202 min read
Mediterranean Style Baked Fish
This week I will be posting a couple of Mediterranean and plant-based inspired recipes. Here in Dubai we are still pretty much on...
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Maria Monem
May 12, 20203 min read
The Mediterranean Diet - Best diet in 2020
“Eating well is a form of self-respect” The Mediterranean diet – ranked best overall diet in 2020 by U.S News and World Report for the...
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Maria Monem
May 5, 20203 min read
Benefits of plant based diets and how to get started.
"People eat meat and think they will become as strong as an ox, forgetting that the ox eats grass" - Pino Carusso Last week I wrote about...
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Maria Monem
Apr 26, 20203 min read
The Power 9 - Nine Lessons for long healthy living
I recently watched an interesting lecture with Dan Buettner, about something called the Blue Zones. Have you heard of it? Blue Zones are...
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Maria Monem
Apr 20, 20204 min read
Gut Food Recipes
Last week in my blog post; The secret to weight loss, I wrote about how researches and scientists have discovered that lean people have...
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Maria Monem
Apr 13, 20203 min read
The secret to weight loss
“The queen of the castle is the gut, if the gut is upset, she will take down the kingdom” – Jennifer Esposito Can you imagine if the...
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