Tell Me Why

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Dr. Ahmed Shatila, Neurology Consultant at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), joins Maria Botros in this week’s Tell Me Why podcast episode to talk about the characteristics that distinguish a migraine from a headache.

• A migraine is a severe, throbbing headache that can last from 3 hours to 3 days, impacting a person's quality of life
• A migraine is not a curable condition; you learn to live with it
• Around 10-15% of people suffer from migraines, which account for 1 billion people worldwide

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Joining Maria Botros in this week’s Tell Me Why podcast episode is Nasser Al Messabi, CEO and Founder of Low Calories, whose company recently underwent a rebrand.

• Rebranding is part of a company’s development, and part of it’s journey into a new era 
• I needed a logo, colors and branding that can portray healthy living and cater to healthy people 
• Colors have a greater meaning than their visual appearance, which is why we chose orange for our new logo, to portray health 

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Dr. Haneen Jarrar explains to podcast host Maria Botros why, as a psychologist, she is very conservative when it comes to prescribing medication to people with ADHD or ADD. 

• I look at medication as an added value to my therapy plan, not as a replacement 
• We know from scientific research that therapy changes the composition of the brain 
• Let’s say I have 50 ADHD cases, only 2 will require psychiatric medication 

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In part 1 of our Tell Me Why podcast with Dr. Haneen Jarrar, Maria Botros explores with the child psychologist the different neurodevelopmental disorders and their physiological causes.

• At the age of 6-7 we start developing ‘executive function skills’ in our frontal lobe, but children with ADHD may not 
• Children sometimes develop self-esteem issues or social anxiety as a result of their ADHD 
• Three areas of functioning to look into when you want to know if a child has ADHD: home life, social life, and school life 

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Christine Juatas, Physiotherapist at NeoHealth, explains to Maria Botros on this week’s Tell Me Why podcast episode why physiotherapy is for everyone, not just those with serious injuries.

• When we do daily tasks repetitively, it causes micro traumas on muscle fibers 
• Physiotherapists are like detectives, they look for the root cause of a problem 
• The most common cases I’ve seen in patients are knee osteoarthritis, lower back pain and cervical pain 

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In the second part of our 'Tell Me Why' episode with Dr. Carla Cyrino, a dentist at Cornerstone Clinic, Maria Botros inquired about myths surrounding mouthwash and how a person’s overall health starts from the mouth.

• Recent studies showed that mouth wash increased blood pressure in patients, says Dr. Carla 
• "If you don’t floss, it means you haven’t cleaned 40% of your tooth" 
• "Gums bleed when the plaque or tartar cause inflammation, which can lead to gum diseases like gingivitis"

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Dr. Carla Cyrino, a dentist at Cornerstone Clinic, joins Maria Botros on this week’s episode of the Tell Me Why podcast to discuss dental hygiene and reveal the top causes of cavities.

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Maria Botros spoke to Ann Marie McQueen, Founder of HotFlash Inc., about women's chances of conceiving during the perimenopause phase in part 2 of the Tell Me Why podcast episode.

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Ann Marie McQueen, Founder of HotFlash Inc., joined Maria Botros on this week’s Tell Me Why episode to discuss the distinction between perimenopause and menopause, symptoms women experience, and misconceptions surrounding these pivotal phases in a woman’s life.

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Dr. Ramez Sawiris, R&D lead for Haleon Middle East & Africa and Vice Chair of the MENAP-SMI, tells Maria Botros about the importance of prioritizing self-care in this week’s special episode of the Tell Me Why podcast.