Nutrition and Fitness

If you’ve been wondering: What should I look for in the grocery store if I’m trying to live my best healthy life? Is there anything I should avoid? How can I make meal prep more tolerable? 

It all starts with what you buy at the grocery store, so here are 7 juicy tips from a registered dietician in Dubai, Baraa El Sabbagh. 

When you go out to eat or decide to order in, do you look up the calories of what you’re about to eat? If you do, then you’re probably a big fan of nutritional facts on the menu. Today, we’re going to talk about the pros and cons of having those facts readily available to us on menus and  hopefully by the end of this post, you’ll know why it’s important to look for those facts and what to do with them when you find them. By Baraa El Sabbagh, a registered nutritionist in Dubai. 

Ready to find out the secrets to sugar? Not all sugar is bad for us, in fact, we need natural sugars to function and survive! I’m also going to tell you all the different, sneaky names given to added sugars that you may have unknowingly been eating. 

Today, we’re going to be talking about how often we should train each muscle group to really see progress and development. If you’re always hearing about leg day this and leg day that, keep reading to find out exactly how often you should be training your legs and other muscles to see results. Also, if you want to hear the episode instead, there’s always the podcast! Check out episode #88 of B for Better Health to hear this info on your next drive or walk. 

Should You Be Having Supplements? By Baraa El Sabbagh, Personal Trainer and Registered Dietician in Dubai. If you’ve ever walked into a GNC (which is basically the candy store of supplements) and you’ve felt tempted to buy everything because you believe it’ll turn you into the healthiest version of yourself, you’re going to like this topic.  

Today, we’re going to find out what we can do to our grilled chickens and our baked salmons to make them just as GOOD AS DINING OUT! Without all the trans fat and processed additions, of course. Sounds too good to be true, right? It isn’t! 

What is the key to losing belly fat? There is no magic move you can do on your belly to shrink it and reveal those abs, HOWEVER, there is a magic formula that will do the trick: Consistent exercise PLUS calorie deficit PLUS meditation WILL reduce your belly fat. Find out more with Baraa El Sabbagh, personal trainer, registered dietician, and sports nutritionist. 

Ladies and gents, today we’re talking about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS for short. This post is for you if you experience one of the many uncomfortable IBS symptoms like bloating and feeling like you're 5 months pregnant, rushing to the bathroom because of improper digestion and diarrhea, feeling gassy, and constant discomfort because of something you ate or another type of trigger.