August 2018

by Alexa Mena

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Community Mental HealthGet creative this weekend

August 30, 20184 min

An award-winning play, dance workshops, upcycling and painting can be part of your creative weekend.

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Community Mental HealthTurquoise Boutique Studio helps you get calm and happy with DIY sessions

August 30, 20188 min

A 2016 study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology, for example, found that engaging in creative activities contributed to an “upward spiral” of positive emotions and psychological well-being

by Sarah Al Bakeri

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Community ExpertThe Emirati life coach: Before you speak or write, just THINK

August 29, 20186 min

How are we going to evolve as a species if we cannot “feel” compassion and love for others?

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CommunityFlow Dubai has a powerful (and healthy) lineup of speakers for Emirati Women’s Day

August 28, 20182 min

Dubai's Flow at Jumeirah Emirates Towers brings together five inspiring Emirati women, several who have broken boundaries in the fitness world.

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Fitness15 minutes with Emirati CrossFit athlete Shaikha Al Qassemi

August 28, 2018415 min

This gym owner knows how to navigate a setback – and don’t get her started on the word "diet."

by Dr Nasr Al Jafari

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Expert Fitness Mental HealthThe doctor: Tired and can’t concentrate? It may be adrenal dysfunction

August 27, 201813 min

Adrenal dysfunction is frequently given the misnomer of adrenal fatigue in popular health articles and media.

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FitnessThe study: Dehydration + heat + exertion is hard on your brain

August 26, 20183 min

Exertion combined with dehydration can cause fluid-filled spaces in the brain called ventricles to swell.

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Community7 healthy things to do this week: Aug 26-Sept 1

August 26, 20185 min

Rent - don't buy - your next dress, try out a Bollywood trainer's new studio and pick up a metal straw this week.

by Nick Leech

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SustainableAn Opportunity to Convince the Region to Build Sustainable Cities — One Botanic Garden at a Time

August 25, 20189 min

At a recent ceremony in London, the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE announced its latest architectural commission, the new 600,000 square meter Sharjah Botanical Garden. Located on a site the size of 70 football pitches on the emirate’s border with Dubai, the project is being designed by Grimshaw, the architectural firm responsible for the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, which transformed a disused quarry into a temperature-controlled environment for a rainforest, and the Oman...