23 Jan 2020: Samantha Wood, AKA Foodiva, joins us to talk food, reviewing some of the new openings around town, including Chuan, Nammos and Kimpo, as well as the best Chinese restaurants to head to for Chinese New Year celebrations.

23 Jan 2020: Samantha Wood, AKA Foodiva, joins us to talk food, reviewing some of the new openings around town, including Chuan, Nammos and Kimpo, as well as the best Chinese restaurants to head to for Chinese New Year celebrations.

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Dubai resident Dunia Obaidy says she tried numerous diets, two bariatric procedures and GLP-1 medication, but continued to struggle with hunger and weight regain. She has now lost 19kg following a new, minimally invasive endoscopic treatment called gastric mucosal ablation. Dunia joins us alongside the doctor who performed the procedure, Dr Mohamed Abdelhafez, Consultant in Gastroenterology at Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital in Dubai.

Former Emirates cabin crew member Sharlene Lowe visited more than 200 cities and became the person passengers and colleagues turned to for honest, practical travel advice. She has now turned that experience into Tripsy, an AI-powered travel companion designed with women’s safety in mind.

What are the laws around plagiarism on social media? Ankita Dhawan, Founder and Principal of Consilium Advisors and Technology Policy Advisors, explains how copying someone's work can get you in legal trouble. 

Family holidays are supposed to be the reward for months of work, school runs and relentless routine. But the person researching the hotel, packing the cases, remembering the medication, booking the activities and anticipating everybody’s needs may arrive already exhausted. Recent mental-health guidance warns that the gap between how we imagine a holiday should feel and how it actually unfolds can create stress, disappointment and resentment. Dr Haneen Jarrar is Director of Child and Adolescent Services and a Child Psychologist at The Free Spirit Collective.

Dubai resident Dunia Obaidy says she tried numerous diets, two bariatric procedures and GLP-1 medication, but continued to struggle with hunger and weight regain. She has now lost 19kg following a new, minimally invasive endoscopic treatment called gastric mucosal ablation. Dunia joins us alongside the doctor who performed the procedure, Dr Mohamed Abdelhafez, Consultant in Gastroenterology at Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital in Dubai.
Former Emirates cabin crew member Sharlene Lowe visited more than 200 cities and became the person passengers and colleagues turned to for honest, practical travel advice. She has now turned that experience into Tripsy, an AI-powered travel companion designed with women&rsquo;s safety in mind.
What are the laws around plagiarism on social media? Ankita Dhawan, Founder and Principal of Consilium Advisors and Technology Policy Advisors, explains how copying someone's work can get you in legal trouble.&nbsp;
Family holidays are supposed to be the reward for months of work, school runs and relentless routine. But the person researching the hotel, packing the cases, remembering the medication, booking the activities and anticipating everybody&rsquo;s needs may arrive already exhausted. Recent mental-health guidance warns that the gap between how we imagine a holiday should feel and how it actually unfolds can create stress, disappointment and resentment. Dr Haneen Jarrar is Director of Child and Adolescent Services and a Child Psychologist at The Free Spirit Collective.

New weight loss treatment changes Dubai woman's life 

Following a viral article about post-divorce realisations, we’re exploring heartbreak, accountability and what both parties can learn from the end of a marriage with Karen Sutherland, family-law mediator and solicitor, and Of Counsel at Ibrahim Alserkal Advocates and Legal Consultants.

An exceptional ruling from the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court has placed a 12-year-old expatriate boy in the full custody of his maternal aunt. 

We learn the details from Byron James is Head of the Expatriate Law team in the UAE, an international family-law expert and author of The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court Practice.

Having bigger thighs has been linked to a longer life, but before we all reach for the tape measure, what does that actually tell us about our health? Helen was joined by Dr. Shefali Verma integrative medical doctor at The Flow Space, with a particular interest in functional medicine and the importance of sport for children. 

“Wash your face in the morning and you’ll age faster." We're debunking skincare myths with Consultant dermatologist Dr. Natalia Spierings.

Following a viral article about post-divorce realisations, we&rsquo;re exploring heartbreak, accountability and what both parties can learn from the end of a marriage with Karen Sutherland, family-law mediator and solicitor, and Of Counsel at Ibrahim Alserkal Advocates and Legal Consultants.
An exceptional ruling from the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court has placed a 12-year-old expatriate boy in the full custody of his maternal aunt.&nbsp;
We learn the details from Byron James is Head of the Expatriate Law team in the UAE, an international family-law expert and author of The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court Practice.
Having bigger thighs has been linked to a longer life, but before we all reach for the tape measure, what does that actually tell us about our health? Helen was joined by Dr. Shefali Verma integrative medical doctor at The Flow Space, with a particular interest in functional medicine and the importance of sport for children.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Wash your face in the morning and you&rsquo;ll age faster." We're debunking skincare myths with Consultant dermatologist Dr. Natalia Spierings.

Men and divorce: What they're not telling us 

It might be so busy on a weekend, but what do you do from Monday? We have top tips for restaurant operators on how to distinguish between a temporary squeeze and a business model that isn't working.

We also meet the man behind a pizza place who is so confident in opening during COVID and during more uncertain times.

We fill you with lots of foodie talk from hand rolls to new restaurants opening in September.

Goin' for donuts? We're sharing a hidden gem with you.

And more camps for your little ones and teens are ready be it in a theatre or on the golf course.

 

 

It might be so busy on a weekend, but what do you do from Monday? We have top tips for restaurant operators on how to distinguish between a temporary squeeze and a business model that isn't working.
We also meet the man behind a pizza place who is so confident in opening during COVID and during more uncertain times.
We fill you with lots of foodie talk from hand rolls to new restaurants opening in September.
Goin' for donuts? We're sharing a hidden gem with you.
And more camps for your little ones and teens are ready be it in a theatre or on the golf course.
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