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In part 2 of our Tell Me Why podcast episode, Brendon Hansford, founder of IMD Breathwork, explains to Maria Botros how active breathing can improve people’s overall health and reduce stress. 

• When you breath in, you activate your sympathetic nervous system, and when you breath out you activate your parasympathetic 
• Sympathetic nervous system is fight, flight and freeze, while parasympathetic is rest and digest 
• Breathwork improves your sleep, immune system, release of glucose, and reduces stress and anxiety 

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Brendon Hansford, founder of IMD Breathwork, joins Maria Botros on this week's Tell Me Why podcast to discuss the importance of breath-work and its often-overlooked healing benefits.

• The way we breathe is determined by how stressed we are, how much anxiety we have and how happy we are, says Brendon
• Slowing down or speeding up our breath depends on what we want to achieve with the breathing exercise 
• A good test is to mindfully focus and count how many breaths you take in a minute 

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In part 2 of our Tell Me Why podcast episode, ophthalmologist Dr. Sandip Mitra explains to Maria Botros the differences between laser eye treatments and LASIK, and when each procedure is most appropriate.

• Laser and LASIK are actually different generations of laser correction, laser came first and LASIK is an advancement for it 
• Patients have to go through various investigations and meet certain requirements to qualify for laser treatment, it’s not for everybody 
• 90% of eye disease is preventable, treatable, and reversible 

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Ophthalmologist Dr. Sandip Mitra joins Maria Botros on this week's Tell Me Why podcast episode to discuss the importance of blinking and proper eye care in preventing blindness.

• A study by the DHA in 2023 showed that 60-70% of people in Dubai should be wearing glasses 
• Uncorrected error of refraction is the most common cause of blindness 
• If you don’t have tears in your eyes, you won’t see very clearly which is why several people suffer from dry eyes 

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Unlocking New Horizons: The St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme.

• The St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme offers investors and individuals the opportunity to obtain alternative citizenship
• Applicants can access numerous advantages that extend far beyond the initial investment
• Participants enjoy favourable business and tax conditions with enhanced global mobility

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Join Dr. Taghreed Almahmeed, Consultant General Surgeon at Al Zahra Hospital in Dubai, as she speaks with Maria Botros on this week’s Tell Me Why podcast about the importance of regular breast cancer screenings and recognizing the visible symptoms of the disease.

• Every 1 in 100 men can develop breast cancer, and it’s more aggressive with men 
• If there is a change in the shape of the breast, a lump in the armpit or even the collar bone, they should definitely get checked 
• For self-examination, use the pads of your fingers in circular motion on the breast or armpits to check for lumps 

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Maria Botros and Marisa Peer, an award-winning therapist and bestselling author, emphasize that managing negative thoughts is crucial, since the emotions we feel are fundamentally shaped by the thoughts we hold in our minds.

• Often times in certain situations, emotions defeat logic even if you’re completely safe 
• It’s our job to fill our minds with better words and better thoughts to have a better life 
• If you want to be the CEO of your mind, it only works in the present tense, and it likes to be excited with vivid words 

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Marisa Peer, Award Winning Therapist and a Best-Selling Author, explains to Maria Botros in the latest Tell Me Why podcast episode why positive and negative labels can limit individuals.

• The concept of not feeling “enough” is an epidemic that’s making people very ill 
• My clients taught me very quickly that they were all in pain, and the goal is to get out of pain as fast as possible 
• Rapid Transformation Therapy (RTT) allows you to become a detective, dentist, and a code  

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In part 2 of our Tell Me Why episode, podcast host Maria Botros and Devika Mankani, Divisional Dead and Chief Psychologist at Fortes Education, discussed the consequences tech can have on people’s mental health, cognitive skills and sleep. 

• The ability to focus on one thing for an extended period of time has diminished
• The latest statistic has shown that 87% of adults take their phones into bed with them
• We’re at a time where maybe we need to do less, and slow things down a little

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Devika Mankani, Divisional head and Chief Psychologist at Fortes Education, explains to Tell Me Why podcast host Maria Botros the dangers and benefits of AI, and how it dilutes human connections.

• It affects decision making, and critical thinking, in a way you’re more susceptible to believing anything you’re consuming online 
• Neuroscientists found that tech cause changes to your brain, biochemistry and critical thinking skills 
• Studies have shown that having a phone on the table, even if it’s on silent and faced down, affects the quality of communication