Forty years ago, Type 2 diabetes was a rare disease almost unknown outside of the elderly. Today, it’s running rampant through the global adult population and alongside obesity is a new epidemic amongst children and teens. In the Middle East, a staggering 35 million people are diabetic, many millions more are pre-diabetic. How are our changing lifestyles contributing to the soaring rates of thi...

Einstein described it as ‘spooky action at a distance’. Can someone heal someone despite not being in the same room – or even in the same country? Economist turned healer and author Evelyn Brodie investigates distance healing.  It is common these days to find energy healers advertising distance healing to people that are unable to attend a therapis...

From the daffodil fields of northern England to the lavender fields of the South of France, Melanie Jane Nightingale is a lifelong fragrance and essential oil enthusiast. It’s this passion that led her to become the founder of ‘Masterclasses with Melanie’, a fun and interactive aromatherapy workshop that started life in the iconic Dubai World Trade Club....

Last year, Alexandra Salkova Mckenzie was told she had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). She set about healing herself through a combination of body, mind and spirit techniques and today she is completely clear of it.   In May 2014, during a random check up by my doctor, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). It came as a big sho...

By Zakariya Adeel As the busy Rooster year draws to a close, the Dog herds us dutifully towards his home territory on 16th February 2018.  Creative, witty and confident, the next twelve months promise to be a roller coaster of extreme emotions.

Clean eating guru Hannah Swanston knows first-hand how going all natural can transform health. Here she writes about how ‘clean eating saved my life’.     “I moved to Dubai in 2008. I was a carefree 20-something, thinking my fresh-faced glow and fast metabolism would forever be on my side. Partying non-stop with...

Jeffrey Sachs pulls no punches on climate change The transcript of Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director Earth Institute, Columbia University, speaking at the ADSW Global Leaders’ Summit, part of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi on 20 January 2014. Moderator Nima Abu Wardeh: Jeffrey, you wrote a book called The Pric...

An interview with Natalie Daghestani, co-founder and creative director of Dubai-based luxury vegan brand, Eurthlin   Tell us who you are, where you are from and the name of your brand.