Dr. Zeina Moukarzel

02/11/2025

Menopause is a naturally life stage and marks the final menstrual period, usually between 45-55, marked by hormonal shifts (estrogen deficiency). The years leading up to it, called perimenopause, are characterized by hormonal fluctuations that can last about 4 years on average. For many women it brings many physical and emotional changes. These include significant symptoms: hot flashes (known as Vasomotor Symptoms-VMS), sleep disruption, mood changes, and shifts in body weight or energy levels.

After menopause, women spend up to 40% of their lives in the postmenopausal stage, a time that overlaps with normal aging and brings increased risks for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis, and cognitive decline.

“Menopause isn’t a disease to be cured; it’s a transition to be understood, managed, and embraced.”

Link to the full article in comment.

29/10/2025

🌅 Morning light: el dawa el tabi‘i la el nawm — Lebanese style!

We’re lucky in Lebanon 🇱🇧, sunshine almost every day 🌞 but most of us rush to work, sit indoors, or drink our morning coffee bel mghayem (indoors)!

Morning light helps your brain stop melatonin (the sleep hormone) and reset your body clock. It boosts mood, focus, and sleep quality, especially if you’re stressed or sleep late.

☕ Tip:
Take your coffee on the balcony, by the window, or during your morning drive with the window open, even 10 minutes of sunlight makes a big difference.

✨ In winter or cloudy days, open your curtains wide, Lebanese light is still strong enough to help!

💬 Jarrab ha chi bukra el sobeh w khabbirne kif 7assayt!

Be Mind Full. Be Mindful.

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28/10/2025

🍋 Two timeless Lebanese secrets for living longer & healthier 🇱🇧

Tip 1: Cook at home. That’s how our parents and grandparents did it — fresh, simple, full of love.

Tip 2: Embrace the Mediterranean diet — olive oil, veggies, legumes, fish, whole grains.

🌿 This is — inspired by Lebanese culture and Mediterranean wisdom.

Be Mind Full. Be Mindful.

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24/10/2025

World Polio Day 2025 | 24 October

Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that mainly affects children under 5 years old. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.

Symptoms and risk:
🦠 Polio spreads person-to-person, mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less often, by contaminated water or food.
🤒 Early symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, neck stiffness, and limb pain.
🧑‍🦽 1 in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis, and up to 10% of those affected die when their breathing muscles fail.
💔 Anyone unvaccinated remains at risk.

Key facts:
🔹 There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented through vaccination.
🔹 As long as one child remains infected, children everywhere are at risk.
🔹 Thanks to global vaccination efforts, wild poliovirus cases have dropped by over 99% since 1988.

💪 A polio-free world means no child will face lifelong paralysis again.

23/10/2025

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop organized by WHO Fides and offered to its 🌎community of healthcare professionals, entitled “Introduction to Headspace – an App for Mental Health.”

Led by Zoe Bancroft and Cyndi Manzano from Headspace , the session explored practical ways to integrate mindfulness, prevent burnout, and improve sleep, for both healthcare professionals and patients.

What’s truly inspiring is how the Headspace app now offers an empathetic AI companion, available to chat and support you through life’s ups and downs—right from your phone.

A great reminder that technology, when used mindfully, can bring compassion and calm into our daily lives.

22/10/2025

Excited to join online tomorrow! Looking forward to exploring the latest in lifestyle medicine and connecting with experts and fellow professionals in LM and women’s health. 💛

🌿 Excited to dive into sessions covering all 8 pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.

🤩Can’t wait to learn, reflect, and bring back practical insights for women’s health and wellbeing.

22/10/2025

Excited to join online tomorrow! Looking forward to exploring the latest in lifestyle medicine and connecting with fellow professionals in LM and women’s health. 💛

⏰ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐧!
We’re just days away from the 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐋𝐌𝐎 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬! 🇧🇪
If you haven’t registered yet, this is your last chance to secure your spot and be part of this landmark event in Lifestyle Medicine.
By 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐰, you’ll:
✅ Guarantee your place at the Congress
✅ Enjoy full access and networking opportunities via our Congress App
✅ Connect with leading experts and pioneers in lifestyle medicine
💻 Important information for 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬:
• 𝑂𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑀𝐸 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
• 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦
• 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑥 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡
• 𝑂𝑛-𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒, 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐶𝑀𝐸 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑠
🚀 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!
Join us 𝐎𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 in Brussels or 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 and be part of the movement shaping the future of lifestyle medicine.
👉 Register now: https://event.belmo.org/register

21/10/2025

Discover the power of Zentangle!

This mindful art practice reduces stress and anxiety, improves focus, and boosts creativity.

Stress management is one of the 6 / 8 pillars of lifestyle medicine (ACLM, ELMO), lifestyle medicine being an evidence-based medical specialty aiming to preventing, treating, and even reversing sometimes chronic diseases.

Be Mind Full. Be Mindful.

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20/10/2025

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025 | 19–25 October

⚠️ Lead is a toxic metal that builds up in the body and can harm many organs, especially in young children. There is no safe level of lead exposure; in 2021, it caused 1.5 million deaths, with children under 5 bearing half of the global disease burden.

Lead can be found in:
🏠 Paint and household dust.
🚰 Contaminated water from lead pipes.
🌍 Polluted soil and unsafe battery recycling.
🔥 Air, through inhalation of particles released when burning materials that contain lead.

Health impacts:
🧠 Affects brain development in children, reducing IQ and learning ability.
🫀 Causes high blood pressure, heart disease and kidney damage in adults.
🤰 Harms fetal development during pregnancy.

🙌 Together, we can raise awareness, prevent exposure, and build a world free from lead poisoning. 

19/10/2025

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