June 8, 2017

Heliopolis

Popstika

Egypt’s first gourmet popsicle shop making 100% natural fruit ice pops, with no additives, that are sugar free and guilt-free (don’t we love the last one?). Satisfy your thirst and sweet tooth craving with a healthy, cool, and natural treat for all ages. Available for catering and private events.

Popstika

Telephone: +2 01061867777

Facebook and Instragram: @popstika

Maadi

Misha

Following her passion for art and hand drawn pieces, designer Mai T. Abbassi created her brand Misha – displaying a wide variety of handmade and unique drawings, printed t-shirts, coasters, trays, mugs, mobile covers, clutches, bags, pillows, frames. She always brings each holiday season special ethnic items to make the festivities more fun and joyful. This Ramadan, Misha offers a Ramadan Calendar that makes for a creative and authentic gift. Her products are exclusively sold under orders or at Style Treasure website.

Misha

Telephone: +2 0100 077 7605

Facebook and Instagram: @mishabymaitabbassi

SHEA Egypt – Premium organic cosmetics

Inside this tiny shop, you will find a big variety of organic cosmetics like Dead Sea mud and salt, Shea butter, aromatic oils and natural soaps. Shea Egypt is the sister company of Anwar Pharmacy. This is their first outlet! At the shop you also find a selection of handcrafts from all over Egypt. You can check their line on their website and get your products delivered.

SHEA Egypt

Address: Street 205, Degla, Maadi – in front of Seoudi supermarket

Telephone:+2 0122 1612611

Facebook and Instagram: @sheaegypt

Website: www.sheaegypt.com

The Four Fat Ladies – Maadi

Incredibly passionate bakers, specialized in traditional American desserts and pastries, The Four Fat Ladies just landed in Maadi. Bringing their famous cheesecake, and mouthwatering cookies, brownies and cakes to their latest branch. At their shops, there is something for everyone’s palate like sweet and savory scones, and quiches. Their recipes have been tested and tried over years and generations.

The Four Fat Ladies

Telephone: 16679

Facebook and Instagram: @thefourfatladies

New Cairo

Brass Monkeys Dance Studio

A dance studio aiming to revolutionize the dance scene in Egypt. Be part of this community of passionate dancers. Cheerobics, Ballet, Pole, Zumba, Salsa, choose your rhythm and let the music take you. Currently operating under BEFIT Katameya Heights.

Brass Monkeys Dance Studio

Telephone: +2 01013237701

Facebook and Instagram: @brassmonkeysdance

Leila Aromatherapy – Coming Soon

Don’t we all love to pamper ourselves? We were absolutely thrilled to come across Leila Aromatherapy a new line of natural products developed by Eman Wahab to treat and care for serious skin and hair conditions and imbalances. Eman has taken her passion and love for natural products a step further, studying in Canada and bringing to Cairo her secrets for body and hair healing and recovery. Using only 1^st grade essential oils, Leila Aromatherapy will soon be available for orders.

Leila Aromatherapy

Telephone: +2 01005285678

Summer Camps Around Town

June 8, 2017

School’s out, and as we all know, it doesn’t take long for high-spirited kids to go searching for something to fill their time and burn off energy. Here we go with a whole lot of great activity packed options that will suit kids of all ages. Summer has never been more fun…

Almaz Bay

Almaza Bay Camp by Les Elfes

Almaza Bay Camp by Les Elfes gives wonderful opportunities for kids to develop new skills, discover and enjoy great activities, and build character.

new activities, leap into waves of joy, and develop layers of skills

and character. There is no shortage of entertainment and challenges, including stand up paddle board, DJ classes, baking, and kayaking.

Everything is geared to build new leaders, brimming over with a zest for life and with important self-confidence. What better way to enjoy a fun summer holiday, with lots of new friends and memories to treasure for a lifetime!

Location: Almaza Bay, North Coast – Located 38 km East of Marsa Matrouh

Age Groups: 7 – 14 years

Time: 6 day camp – Drop off Sunday at 11 am, Pickup Friday at 5 pm
Children will be staying for the week at one of Almaza Bay’s luxurious hotels operated by Jaz Collection.

Dates: Six 6-day sessions

Session 1: 9^th to 14^th of July

Session 2: 16^th to 21^st of July

Session 3: 23^rd to 28^th of July

Session 4: 30^th July to 4^th of August

Session 5: 6^th to 11^th August

Session 6: 13^th to 18^th of August

Meals provided: The hotel buffet caters for specific dietary requirements, intolerances, religious diets, or other specifications.

Contact info:

Tel: 16160 – 010 1047 7799

Facebook: Almaza Bay Camp By Les Elfes
https://www.facebook.com/Almaza-Bay-Camp-By-Les-Elfes-403939983146076

Art Café

A multi art camp that is a perfect camp for young artists, who get to learn different techniques every day among a variety of fine and applied arts. Every week they will feature one of the famous artists.

Skills acquired: Visual art, creativity, building and problem solving.

Location:

Art Café Maadi – 10 B Road 11, entrance from Canal St. – Maadi

Art Café Galleria 40 – Culture Lab, Sheikh Zayed – 6^th of October City.

Age Groups: 4 – 12 years

Time: From 9 am to 4 pm.

Dates: Weekly camp Sundays to Thursdays, starting June 18^th 2017 to August 31^st 2017

Art Shot: With a variety of crafts – painting – drawing – cooking – sculpturing, from 9 pm – 1 pm.

Skills enhancement: With one of our partners: Little Stark, Brix4kids, Little Bits, Nutty Scientist, and Geeks.

Meals provided: Snack box with extra fees (optional).

German Camp – In Maadi Branch only

Weekly camp Sundays to Thursdays, starting June 18^th 2017 to July 20^th, 2017

Time: From 11 am – 2 pm.

Art Shot: With a variety of crafts – painting – drawing – cooking – sculpturing.

For more information please contact us:

Art Café Maadi: 012 270 50 7553, e-mail: info@artcafe-egypt.com

Art Café Zayed: 012 111 70 729, e-mail: galleria40@artcafe-egypt.com

FB page : https://www.facebook.com/ArtCafeegypt/

Clubliko

Clubliko Ramadan and Summer Day Camps

Little campers will experience a great variety of activities that include Clubliko’s famous cooking, art projects, theater skits, treasure hunt, water games, sports competitions and much more. As well, there are organized outside field trips to use the practical skills received during the camp.

Location: Clubliko, Al Karma 3, 6^th of October, Giza

Age Group: 5-10 yrs

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Dates: Ramadan Camp 18^th to 22^ndJune

Summer Camp 16^th -20^th July

23^rd to 27^th July

20^th -24^th August

27^th to 31^st August

Meals Provided: Snack, Juice, Lunch

Activities: Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ClubLiko

Tel: 1737080213187944/

Contact: 01028888335 Customer Relation Team

Creative Academy

Creative Academy Summer Camp

Magician show, cooking, drama, trips, pool, movies, gymnastics, bubble show, dancing, water fight, art and craft, Disney show, competition games and messy activities
Location: The Curve Mall, Behind Tivoli Dome

Age Group: 3-7 years

Dates: from 3rd of July to 25th of August 2016

First Session: from 3rd of July to 6th of July

Second Session: 10th of July to 31st of July

Third Session: 1st of August till 25th of August

Time: from 8 am to 3 pm

Meals provided: Two meals (breakfast and lunch)

Facebook Group: Creative Academy

Facebook Page: creative academy preschool sheikhzayed
Contact info: 0128007000 – 01280070000 012880030000 – 01220069800

instagram: creative_academy_2014

Hewaya

Hewaya Summer Camp

Hewaya Summer Camp offers lots of fun, art, games and sports activities. Overnight camping by Carpe Diem is available for the older age group of 7-11. Places are limited so reserve a spot for your child now.

Location: Tara Compound, Sheikh Zayed

Age Group: 3 – 11 years

Dates: 2^nd to 13^th of July 2017

For more information and reservations please call: 385 04601/0100 1031870

k art center

K&A Art Centre

K&A Art Centres offers an extensive menu of exciting programs and activities.

Core activities include painting, clay work, fashion design, tie-dye, creative art, animation clay, 3d model making and a lot of workshops. Each course offers students the opportunity to learn new skills and develop techniques.

Location: Zayed City, 7th District, 4th Mejawra, Villa # 6,

Age groups: 4 to 14 years

Time: From Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 3.30 pm

Date: 28th of May to 31st of August 2017

Tel: 011 4796 1028, 011 1193 2718

https://www.facebook.com/KA-Art-Center252611351441669-/

https://instanonymous.com/u/kaartcenter

Kemet

KEMET has a very exciting season ahead. The camp is introducing enriching summer programs for our young talents that will inspire their curiosity and creativity. Children will have a chance to explore jewelry design, fashion design, photography, interior design, sketching, drawing and much more.

Location: Kemet Art and Design, El Jameel Building, Greek Campus

28 Falaky Street, Bab EL Louk

Age Groups:

From 8 – 12 years

From 13 -17 years

Time:

From 10.30 am to 3 pm

Dates:

Each session is one week

Sessions starts

From June 18^th

From July 2^nd

Meals provided:

Snacks

Contact info:

Tel: 011 1161 6611

W: www.kemetartdesign.com

Facebook: Kemet Art & Design

Email: info@kemetartdesign.com

Kiddles

Kiddles Daily and Weekly Summer Camp

This summer, Kiddles is offering a summer camp where campers will be led through a variety of games, arts, cooking, science experiments, gardening, and music activities, themed based and designed to broaden your child’s learning and experiences while keeping the fun fresh and exciting the whole month long! The camp accepts children from 3 to 8 years old (must be potty trained) at Kiddles’s both branches, and 7 to 14 years at Kiddles Up. The program will feature weekly themes this year with supervisors from different countries to teach the kids about new cultures.

Location:

Kiddles Up: Arkan Plaza, Bldg. F4 – 1st floor. 6th Of October City.

Kiddles: Arkan Plaza, 6th of October City

Kiddles: Downtown Katameya Mall – Bldg. S3 – 2nd floor – 5th District – Road 90 – New Cairo

Age Groups:

Kiddles – 3 to 8 years

Kiddles Up – 7 to 14 years

Time:

Sunday – Thursday

From 10 am to 3 pm

Dates:

2^nd of July to 31^st of August

Meals provided: Healthy lunch, snack and a drink provided

Facebook Page:

https://m.facebook.com/Kiddles-411697005594807/?tsid=0.25423119962215424&source=result

Facebook page:

Kiddles

Kiddles Up

Instagram:

kiddlesegypt

Kiddlesupegypt

Tel:

Kiddles: 0102 0450010

Kiddles Up: 0100 0477062

Kiddy Corner's

Kiddy Educational Summer Camps :

Name of Program: Camp Champ

Location: Sheraton Heliopolis- indoor & outdoor
Age Groups: 4-6 & 7-12
Dates: Starting 1st of June 2017
Time: from 9 am – 4 pm
Meals provided: 3 Meals (breakfast, lunch & snack)
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KiddyEducational/

Kidiology

Survivors 101 Summer Camp

Activities include: swimming, golf, tennis, skateboarding, MMA, karate, hip-hop dancing, engineering for kids, origami, drawing, graffiti, team-building activities and cooking.

Location: Palm Hills Club 6th of October

Age Groups: 4-12 years old

Dates: July 2nd-24th August

Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm

Meals provided: Hot meal included

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/kidiology.developing.Talents.Center/

Peek-a-Boo Park

Peek-a-boo park is a kids playing area located in the heart of Maadi, Degla one block from the CAC (Cairo American College).

It’s a big play-ground of over 800 m2 with all sorts of outdoor games, such as trampoline, bouncy castle, play house, ball house, slides, swings, and more.

We also offer art activities and pizza making.

There is a drop off service for busy mommies with the help of our professional team, mommies get to leave the kids for an hour or two or even for the day .

Location: 3a Road 213, Maadi

Age groups: 1-12 years

Dates: Open every day of the week

Time: 10 am-10 pm (weekends 11 am -12 am)

Meals provided: For kids (pizza-making, pasta, nuggets and fries)

Adults (a café serving a variety of food)

Tel: 01001386630

Face book page:https://m.facebook.com/Peekaboo-406508086158978/

Instagram: peekaboopark

rizkallah summer camps

Value Fun Camps by Rizkallah

Combine fun with values, culture, sports and character education, with an ideal balance between outdoor and indoor activities, while protecting your little ones from summer heat. Different character education themes every week, for example – How to Face Bullying. A safe and nurturing environment with a well-trained team.

Rizkallah Art offers a unique theme every week with plenty of exciting art projects, along with a variety of physical, cultural and character education activities:

Football – tennis – swimming – self defense – fashion design – art – Zumba – yoga – character education – games

Location: Smash Club – Katameya Residence 1st Settlement, New Cairo.

Age Groups: From 4 -12 years
Ages 4 – 6
Ages 7 – 8
Ages 9 – 12

Time: Day starts from 9:00 am till 3:00 pm (extra hours till 5:00 for free).
Dates: Starting from 2^nd of July till end of August (9 weeks)
Week 1: Sunday 2^nd of July
Week 2: Sunday 9^th of July
Week 3: Sunday 16^th of July
Week 4: Sunday 23^rd of July
Week 5: Sunday 30^th of July
Week 6: Sunday 6^th of August
Week 7: Sunday 13^th of August
Week 8: Sunday 20^th of August
Week 9: Sunday 27^th of August
Meals provided: Provided by Smash Club
Facebook Page: Rizkallah Art Foundation
Contact info:

Instagram: adlirizkallahartfoundation

Tel: 012 1111 2671 – 012 7151 3666
– Camp Address: Katameya Residence 1st settlement, New Cairo.

Smart Art

Smart Art – Around the World in 90 days

In cooperation with Yo7ka Anna and Bizzari (jewelry), Smart Art is bringing a multicultural art camp, giving children a passport to visit and learn about the history, art and culture of different countries without leaving home. Activities include storytelling, painting, drawing, crafts and jewelry making.

Location: 3, Al Shareka Al Suisriah Street, off Gazaer street, New Maadi

Age Groups: 5-10

Time: 10 am to 4 pm

Dates: June, July and August

Facebook: Smartartegypt2015

Instagram: smartartegypt2015

Website: www.smartartegypt.net

Tel: 010 1084 6025

Tiny Feet

Children will explore and enjoy through sand, art, storytelling, games, movement and water play as they balance the daily schedule with outdoor and indoor activities. The camp fosters creative, cognitive, social, emotional and fine motor development with imaginative “messy” projects. Each week is separate and offers a different theme.

Location: Maadi – 12 Road 232, Degla, Maadi, Cairo

New Cairo – Area 1, 3^rd District, 5^th Settlement – New Cairo

Age Groups: 2 to 5 years

Dates: Session 1: 2^nd to 6^th July

Session 2: 9^th to 13^th July

Session 3: 16^th to 20^th July

Session 4: 24^th to 27^th July

Time: 8 am until 2 pm

Meals provided: Breakfast and Lunch provided by the parents.

Facebook Page: Tiny Feet / Tiny Feet Maadi

Maadi

Tel: 010 9893 3098 / 010 9893 4177

Email: tinyfeetmaadi@outlook.com

Facebook: Tiny Feet Maadi

New Cairo

Tel: 010 2050 2700 / 010 2050 3339

Email: tinyfeet@live.com

Facebook: Tiny Feet

Instagram: Tinyfeetpreschool

Wellspring

Day Camps are an incredible, high-energy experience offering a variety of fun-filled, age appropriate activities. These include different sports, fun competitions, arts and crafts, cooking, dancing, and team building games, just to name a few. Although each of the activities creates an ideal setting for physical growth, the primary focus is for each camper to develop their character, and to have a blast while doing it! Campers will also be given the opportunity to choose specialized activities in their personal area of interest; this chosen interest is called “Majors”. Let your children experience something new.

Locations: Metropolitan School New Cairo – Roots International School in Nasr City – GPIS 6 of October (Greenland School)

Age Groups: 4 – 12 years

Time: 9 am -3.30 pm

Dates:
Roots International School in Nasr City:

Week 1: 14^th to 18^th of May
Week 2: 21^st -25^th of May
Week 3: 28^th of May to 1^st of June
Week 4: 4^th to 8^th of June

Metropolitan School New Cairo & 6^th of October (Greenland School)
Week 1: 25^th to 29^th of June
Week 2: 2^th to 6^th July
Week 3: 9^th to 13^th July
Week 4: 16^th to 20^th of July
Week 5: 23^rd to 27^th of July
Week 6: 31^st of July to 3^rd August
Week 7: 6^th to 10^th of August
Week 8: 13th to 17th of August

Meals provided: Optional, cost is 250 EGP/week

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WellSpringEgypt/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellspringegypt/
Tel: 012 8081 1185 02 22706262

Whats new June 2017

June 8, 2017

Al Rifai
The original taste of Nuts, Coffee, Sweets & Chocolate
A name of thirty years story of success & series of Syrian shops, this is the first branch in Egypt.
Unique Taste.
We present the fresh and outstanding products by any national and international standers, Our products made by our manufacture, We have a variety that matches general tastes.

Address: Downtown Mall Sheikh Zayed 6th of October

Phone: 02 38500480 – 01211073044

Facebook page/ Al Rifai

Ariaf

Presenting real, country-inspired furniture since 1999.

Our philosophy is to fuse the traditional with the “out there” into distinctive furnishing solutions that will stand out, yet integrate seamlessly into the beauty of your home. We are about marrying the principles of organic design with quality craftsmanship in an aesthetic that is sometimes different, often unique, always authentic.

Contact details:

Ariaf Showroom

54 Michael Bakhoum St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Phone number: +202 37623913

Mobile: 01221004560

email: hub@ariaf.net

Website: www.ariaf.net

Sheikh Zayed residents, all you guys living north of El Mehwar, the time to indulge your senses and tickle your taste buds has arrived with the opening of Zamalek’s beacon of debonair dining La Bodega in Galleria 40.

Location: Sheikh Zayed, Galleria40.

Tel: 010 912 911 44

www.labodegaegypt.com

This is where we come in, our job is to take your parcels and have them delivered the next business day, consequent to receiving your order request that you upload to our website using your personal account. Upon receiving your order, we will call you for the pick up, and deliver the parcel the next business day to your client. Our efficient bugs are everywhere and they are just patiently waiting to be loaded. Loadbugs can help you to maintain your high-quality service standards by delivering your products on time, which will lead to satisfied customers.

Contact info:

Company Address

62, Street 13, Maadi Sarayat Al Gharbeyah
Cairo Governorte

Email: loadbugs@gmail.com

Phone Numbers:

01019267245
01019267652

Website: loadbugs.com

Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/Loadbugs/

https://www.instagram.com/loadbugs/

https://twitter.com/loadbugs

Whatever time of year, occasion, or festivity you are planning; Nona’s Favours will provide you with any customized theme you wish for.

With our diverse collection of artistic brilliance and creativity, we will always target the spirit and energy you desire!
Our services will add a blissful essence to all your special occasions!

Tel: 012 2111 1118

Facebook: Nona’s Favours

Instagram: Nona’s Favours

Email: nonas.favours@gmail.com

Okhtein

Degla Center, 11 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tel: +201200027319

And here is the brief on Okhtein

About Okhtein:

Okhtein is a high-end accessories brand aiming at bringing luxury back to the Egyptian fashion scene. The brand name translates to “two sisters” in Arabic since the designers are siblings Aya and Mounaz Abdelraouf.

The brand focuses on creating art through their designs, combining high craftsmanship and innovation through their pieces and has been worn by top international celebrities, such as Emma Watson andGigi Hadid

The Abdelraouf sisters were born and raised in Cairo and have high appreciation for art. Aya studied Communication and Media Arts along with Digital Arts and Design at the American University in Cairo. Mounaz studied Marketing and Art at the same university and is a skilled painter, having exhibited her work in Egypt and France.

Rabie Mrad Beauty Lounge

Now open in Heliopolis

47 El Horeya Street, Heliopolis Cairo

Facebook: Rabie Mrad Beauty Lounge

Instagram: rabiemrad

Phone: 0222905060-01090772222

We are a leading Egyptian textile group which its ultimate goal is to offer the most high quality fabrics & wallpapers to the market. And lavish our clients’ homes with elegance and allure.

Address: Mall of Egypt

Tel: 0122 2598 604

Website: www.sedacollection.com

Heliopolis: 01286830199 (Address: 58 Beirut Street)

Katameya Heights: 01026019175

Facebook: TheSmokeryEG

Instagram: thesmokery

The Smokery is a chain of upscale restaurants that started in Katameya Heights almost 5 years ago by Karim and Angela Henein. This year they celebrated the opening of their fifth venue in Heliopolis, making it the largest local fine-casual dining chain in Egypt. They offer an immersive, chic yet relaxing ambiance from the moment you walk through the door to the moment you finish what’s bound to be a memorable meal. They are also renowned for hosting a large number of Weddings, Engagements and Events, making The Smokery much more than just a restaurant. Their 5 venues include:

The Smokery Katameya Heights

The Smokery El Gouna Yacht Club

The Smokery Marassi

The Smokery Beach – El Gouna

The Smokery Heliopolis

Stefanel’s dedication to fashion appears clearly in its knitwear range. Its passion dates back to 1959 while today the same family is still at the helm of this all-Italian company. Over the years the relentless drive towards innovation and a sparkling taste for fashion made this brand the epitome of style and elegance. For this reason Stefanel is proud to dress women from all over the world.

Tel: 036120054/55

01223103853

Instagram: stefanelcairo

Facebook: Stefanel Egypt

Tayebat Specializes in manufacturing Dates. We offer the best and highest quality of Dates, Maamoul, Honey, Tamreyat and Arabic Coffee.

Located in Dandy Mega Mall at the ground floor beside El Nady Pharmacy and Mazaya Store.

0238284202- 01140604514

Contact info

FB page: Tex Home / @texhomeegy

Business owner: Rehan Medany

email: Rehan.medany@live.com

About us:

Tex Home is an online store which introduces a variety of unique double sided beach, medium & small sized towels, featuring a colorful patterned fabric on one side and a 100% cotton on the other side for supreme softness along with our trendy pompoms. They are also multipurpose towels which can be used as sand-proof/beach mat and are ideal for camping, yachting & traveling.

Your Little Corner of Paradise

June 5, 2017

With such inviting weather, and the prospect of long Ramadan nights, it’s time to create an idyllic outdoor ambiance where you can relax in the balmy evening air with family and friends and while away the hours. Take a peek at some of our favorite ideas, and be inspired…

ART-OF-FORM

Beit Matta

IKEA

Jawhara

Style Design

Upcoming Events June 2017

June 5, 2017

Art Scene June 2017

June 5, 2017

al-Kahila GALLERY

Exhibition: Art Lovers

Artist: 95 Artist, All of Our lovely artists “ Omar El Nagdi, George Bahgoury, Gerges Lotfi, Ahmed Selim, Adel Tharwat, Emad Rizk, Emad Abou Zeid, Hassan Rashed, Ahmed Sakr, Mohamed Damarawi and many others ….

Address: 6, Brazil St., Zamalek

When: 1st June – 10th June, 2017

Gypsum GALLERY

Exhibition: Paper Trail

Artist: Amy Arif, Nada Baraka, Shahira Hammad, Mustafa El Husseiny, Ahmed Nagy, Fadwa Ramadan, Hany Rashed, Nehad Said, Noura Seif, Aya Tarek, Moustafa Youssef, Islam Zaher

Address: 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate

When: 22nd May – 6th September, 2017

Details: Gypsum Gallery is pleased to collaborate with Saida Al Harakany, founder of

Adsum Art Consultancy, for our summer group exhibition entitled “Paper Trail”.

The show is exclusively devoted to works on paper and brings together almost 150 new and old drawings and prints by twelve artists living and working in the City of Cairo

SOUL GALLERY

Exhibition: Tale Detail

Artist: Salam Yousry

Address: Galleria Soul, Marina, El Gouna

When: 9th June – th June, 2017

Mashrabia GALLERY

Exhibition: My Favorite Things

Artist: Marwa el Shazly, Souad Abdel Rassoul, Fadwa Ramadan and Azza Mustafa

Address: 8, Champollion Street

11511 Cairo, Egypt

When: 4th June – 22th June, 2017

Keeping Weight Under Control

June 5, 2017

Psychiatrist Dr. Rehab Naguib Looks at the Major Stumbling Blocks

Pretty much everyone can relate to weight issues, from the simple kind to the severe.

Why do we eat? Well, reasons are many. Important to note however, is that food stimulates some brain areas to secrete the pleasure neurotransmitter that elevates our mood and increase our sense of achievement. We also tend to subconsciously associate some foods with emotions and/or places, which can eventually condition our brain to be triggered to want certain foods at certain times.

A very good example of food conditioning is “Ramadan”, as we change our daily habits to include an increased amount of food consumption, resulting in weight gain rather than the logical weight loss after a month of fasting.

Cairo West Magazine chatted with Dr. Rehab Naguib to learn more about how to keep our weight in–check during this season of over-eating and over-indulging.

CWM: What mistakes do people commonly make when trying to lose extra kilos?

Dr. RN: Usually people put a short term plan and construct a limited duration target, like “I want to lose the extra 10 kg”, or “I want to lose weight before attending a special event. when the target is reached the motivation to keep on dieting is usually lost. Eventually, eating right should be a lifelong decision, aimed at changing my approach towards food and not only to lose weight, and this is the cornerstone of sustainability after losing some weight.

Also most people label the diet process as boring and depressing, which makes them count the days until the end of this stressful activity.

Which diet plans have given the best results?

Usually it is not about the type of diet, it is about the decision to change. From the psychiatric point of view it is about how to build motives to change and how to train your brain to respond to the cues and triggers of food that can lead to a relapse during any type of diet.

Should diets be tailored to each individual lifestyle, age group, or gender?

Yes of course as there is no particular type of diet that suits everyone. A diet should be tailored according to age, gender, race, type of activities done at daytime, history of diet before and should also take into account some measurements like body-fat, muscle and water content in the body

Is there a particular age when weight will creep on and be harder to lose?

Well, this is hard to predict if that will happen to each of us or not, yet, usually aging slows down losing weight, it affects our metabolism, also some hormonal changes can lead to the same effect, as during menopause in females

So the younger the age when starting a healthy lifestyle, the better the results that will be obtained. Meanwhile, it is easy to practice the change when we are younger as we can accept some failures and redirect ourselves again.

What steps can we take to stop this happening?

Well, we have to start as soon as we feel the problem at an early age as much as we can. Avoid multiple relapses, build a strong support system and ongoing motives, redirect your plan regularly according to each situation and any life change happens.

Another important issue is to evaluate our work, regular evaluation aids us to predict negatives and overcome it later on.

What are your five top tips for keeping an optimum weight and staying healthy?

A lifelong strong decision to change to a healthy lifestyle
Putting attractive motives which are personal and chronic that aid people to overcome triggers to relapse
Make it lapse not a relapse, reward yourself regularly
It is not about losing weight, it is about living healthy
Think before you eat, and ask yourself do I need the “happiness” this meal will bring me for the next half an hour, or do I need a lifelong achievement

Which is more effective for losing weight? Diet or exercise?

Of course both of them, the hallmark of the healthy lifestyle is eating a low caloric diet, small frequent meals, and doing regular exercise to obtain the best results. We can lose fat from controlling our diet, but the only way to gain muscle and attain a good shape is by exercise.

Are there certain therapies that can be effective in dealing with eating triggers?

Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective therapy to help people deal with triggers, as food is an addictive substance just like alcohol and drugs. So far, “food addiction” is not categorized as a disease, but it will be identified as a disorder or a disease in the few coming years, so the aim of the therapy here is to construct a new lifestyle and help the person to acquire new skills for dealing with craving food and triggers for relapse. Also, other therapies like anger management, dealing with impulsivity, communication skills, and motivational therapy can help individually according to each one special problems in dealing with life stressors and how to cope with them.

Finally, obesity is a complicated disorder, and needs a multidisciplinary team to deal with; it is not about losing weight only, but also about dealing with the factors for gaining this weight and how to manipulate triggers and cues to guarantee optimum results.

Biography

Dr. Rehab Naguib

Lecturer of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

Consultant at AlMashfa Hospital

MD Psychiatry

Master Degree of Neuropsychiatry

Fasting with Diabetes in Ramadan

June 5, 2017

3D Diabetes Stop Crossword on white background

Now that Ramadan is here, many people have a lot of questions regarding their health, and how fasting can affect their health in Ramadan.

One of the most common health concerns in Ramadan for diabetes patients is fasting.

I have diabetes; can I fast?

Many people with diabetes can fast safely, but each person is different. It is important to schedule an appointment with your doctor before Ramadan to discuss how fasting might affect your diabetes. Your doctor may suggest a change in your medication plan.

People with diabetes have been divided into high risk, moderate risk and low risk for problems with fasting as shown in the following table.

High Risk

Advised not to fast

· Type 1 diabetes

· If you use insulin injections more than two times a day

· If you have poor control of your diabetes

· If you have problems with frequent low blood sugar levels

· If you have had a hospital admission within the last six months for very high or very low blood sugar levels

· If you have low blood sugar levels with no symptoms

· If you have problems with your kidneys, liver, heart or poor vision

· If you have an acute illness, including a diabetic foot infection or foot ulcer

· If you are pregnant

Moderate Risk

Do not fast unless agreed with doctor

· If you have moderate control of your diabetes and no major complications of diabetes

· Well-controlled diabetes with certain medications.

Low Risk

You should be able to fast with advice

· Diabetes controlled with diet

· Diabetes well controlled with certain medications.

What problems could I encounter in Ramadan with my diabetes?

These are the key risks:
• Low blood glucose – The risk of blood glucose levels becoming too low is highest in people taking insulin or certain diabetes pills. Limit physical activity during fasting hours and be more active after sunset. Talk with your doctor to find out if your medicine puts you at risk for low blood glucose and discuss how to prevent it.
• High blood glucose – While low blood glucose levels may happen during the day, after the fast is broken, there is a greater risk to overeat. Watch out for eating too many sweets and keep the portion sizes moderate

Dehydration – This is especially a problem during the longer and hotter summer days. Aim to drink sugar free and caffeine free drinks frequently throughout the evening and before dawn.

Is it okay to test my blood glucose in Ramadan while I am fasting?

Yes, checking blood glucose will not break a fast! Testing your blood glucose levels regularly is important and will keep you safe whilst fasting.

When do I have to break my fast?

You should immediately end your fast if blood glucose of <60 mg/dl [3.3 mmol/l]) occurs because it may drop further if treatment was delayed.

You should also break fasting if blood glucose reaches <70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/l) in the first few hours after the start of the fast, especially if insulin or some oral medications are taken at predawn.

Finally, the fast should be broken if blood glucose exceeds 300 mg/dl (16.7 mmol/l).

Do I stop taking medicine during Ramadan?

No. You continue taking your diabetes medicine, but you will take it at different times. Your dose may also change. This is why it is very important to talk with your doctor before Ramadan so you can plan ahead for how your diabetes medicines may need to change.

In the end, we would like to wish a happy, healthy and safe Ramadan for you and your whole family.

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Ramadan Tips for your Wellbeing and Fitness

June 5, 2017

By Hesham Khalil

Watch out for fat content. There is no point in eating heavy meals after fasting; they will not help you feel better. They will just make things worse. Highly nutritious food is what you need during Ramadan. This hardly seems like a scientific argument.
Brown bread, brown rice, beans, legumes, skimmed milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, boiled eggs, chicken, fish, nuts, olive oil, fruits and vegetables are all great choices for Ramadan.
Ensure adequate water intake during a workout and between iftar and sohour to avoid dehydration. Also, make sure that you exercise under neutral thermal conditions.
Aerobic training could be done either immediately before or at least 2 hours after iftar.
Aerobic training sessions before iftar should not exceed 30 minutes. This could be increased to 1 hour after iftar.
Weight training is better practiced after iftar due to the decrease in motor coordination and alertness during fasting. You have to wait for at least 2 hours before exercising.
Weight training sessions should be 45 minutes to a maximum of one hour.
Training intensity should be kept to moderate to moderately high for highly-conditioned individuals. Also, training frequency should be decreased to allow better recovery.

Meal Plan During Ramadan:

Break your fast with soup or dates or water

NB: Pray here if possible

Iftar

Protein= 1 x fist size or 150-200g of protein (chicken, turkey or red meat with the fat removed) and sauce.

Carbs = vegetables, salad, soup (noodle, pasta, cream and potato-free),

and if desired, 1 cup of boiled basmati rice, or 1 small potato, or ½ baladi bread loaf, or 1 cup of pasta

Choose a good fat: Half an avocado, or 2 tablespoons of hummus or labnah, or light yoghurt, or 30g cheese, or 1 handful of olives

Or protein plus 1 cup of rice, or 1 medium potato, or ½ baladi bread loaf and salad/vegetables.
Dressing: 1 tablespoon of olive oil with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar are best for fat-burning and aiding in digestion.

After iftar: 1 hour later

1 piece of cake and tea or coffee (or 2 pieces of cake if you don’t eat carbs at iftar or the cheese sandwich), so 2 carbs/sweets per day.

Note– you may snack on fruit anytime after iftar.

3 x 500ml bottles of water and tea across the afternoon before bed

Light sohour

½ baladi bread (if no carbs with iftar) + 30g white cheese, or 60g areesh or labnah + 1 fruit.
Or 2 fruits + 1 cup of low fat natural yoghurt
Or 1 cup of foul (fava beans) + 2 to 3 tablespoons of light labnah + salads – no bread
Or watermelon + cheese or labnah
Or 2 eggs + ½ cup of foul + labnah/yoghurt

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