Lifestyle and Prevention

Small daily decisions that change the odds: sleep, movement, quitting cigarettes and shisha, fasting, heat and hydration, dust and air quality, and travel, Hajj and Umrah health.

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Lifestyle & Prevention

Smoking in Syria: The Scale of the Problem, the Truth About Waterpipe, and How to Quit

Smoking is one of Syria's widest health problems, with studies suggesting more than half of adults use tobacco. Learn the harms of cigarettes and waterpipe, and how to quit with practical steps.

6 August 2026 · 8 min read
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Fasting Ramadan Safely with Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, or a Chronic Condition

A simple health guide to fasting Ramadan with diabetes, high blood pressure, or a chronic illness: suhoor and iftar tips, hydration, warning signs, and why to see your doctor first.

6 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Travel health: vaccines, medicines and what to pack

Good preparation prevents most travel illness. Learn which vaccines you need, how to carry medicines across borders safely, and what belongs in your travel kit.

4 August 2026 · 8 min read
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Teeth and Gums: Prevention and the Gum Disease Diabetes Link

Brushing and flossing done right, the miswak evidence, and the two-way relationship between gum disease and diabetes most people have never heard of.

4 August 2026 · 8 min read
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Staying healthy during Hajj and Umrah

Required vaccinations, heat safety, managing chronic conditions, and what medicines to carry for Hajj and Umrah. Practical medical preparation from start to finish.

3 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Weight Loss: What the Evidence Actually Supports

An honest guide to losing weight: energy balance, why crash diets backfire, the weight loss plateau, and the injectable GLP-1 drugs that are now widely sought in the region.

2 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Home First Aid: the Situations That Matter Most

Choking, burns, bleeding, fainting, and seizures: what to do and what not to do. Corrects the dangerous folk remedies for burns that are widespread across the region.

28 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Exercising Safely When It Is 45 Degrees Outside

How to keep moving in extreme heat: the best timing, hydration rules, indoor options including mall walking, heat acclimatisation, and how to start from zero safely.

28 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Lower back pain: what helps and what makes it worse

Movement beats bed rest for most back pain. Learn when imaging is unnecessary, which red flags need urgent care, and which exercises actually help.

28 July 2026 · 7 min read
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Walking: Realistic Exercise and What Science Actually Says

The evidence on daily step counts versus the 10,000-step myth, how to build a walking habit, and where to walk when it is too hot or unsafe outside.

22 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Heat exhaustion and heat stroke: prevention and first aid

How to tell heat exhaustion from heat stroke in minutes, the cooling first aid that saves lives, and who is most at risk in Gulf summers and outdoor work.

22 July 2026 · 7 min read
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Sun exposure and vitamin D: getting the balance right

Why vitamin D deficiency is widespread in the Middle East despite year-round sunshine, how much sun you actually need, and how to protect your skin at the same time.

14 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Sitting all day: the health cost and what offsets it

Sitting for long stretches raises heart disease and diabetes risk even if you exercise daily. Learn what the evidence shows and practical ways to break the sitting cycle.

14 July 2026 · 7 min read
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Shisha: what one session actually does to your body

The water filter myth, carbon monoxide levels, cancer risk and infection from shared mouthpieces. What the research shows about shisha and hookah smoking.

14 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Eye Strain, Screens and Children's Vision: What You Need to Know

Find out what digital eye strain is, how the 20-20-20 rule works, why outdoor time matters for myopia, and when to get a vision check for your child.

14 July 2026 · 8 min read
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How to Measure Blood Pressure at Home Correctly

Most home blood pressure readings are taken wrong, making them useless or misleading. Learn the right technique, cuff size, timing, and how to keep a log your doctor can use.

14 July 2026 · 7 min read
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Better Sleep: A Practical Guide That Actually Works

Why sleep matters for your immunity, mood, and weight, how many hours you really need, simple habits that really work, and when poor sleep needs a doctor.

13 July 2026 · 6 min read

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