Simply Abu Dhabi XXIV

2 2 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I Spain is known for beautiful weather but here there is a microclimate that guarantees reliably warm temperatures all year round. The World Health Organization even recognised and recorded it as having one of the world’s best climates – this in itself is an important factor for optimum health. SHA was founded by Alfredo Bataller, essentially as a way to share the fruits of his own personal experience. Mr. Bataller endured painful digestive problems for thirty years and constantly sought the advice and treatment of numerous doctors, who all instructed him to take various drug treatments – all of which were ineffective. In the wake of a worrying diagnosis in 2002, Mr. Bataller saw a doctor educated in natural therapies (now a member of SHA’s medical team) who knew about the profound benefits that proper nutrition can have on health. After just one month of treatment his health had drastically improved – he’d finally found the solution which had been eluding him for decades. Mr. Bataller conducted more research into the benefits of natural therapies and healthy eating and devised SHA, combining the wisdom of centuries with the latest advances in Western medicine. The knowledge has always been there but in our hectic, million-miles-an-hour lives, it can be so easily forgotten. We have known since the time of ancient Greece the healing power of our diet. The father of medicine Hippocrates of Cos (ca. 460 BC – ca. 370 BC), who is widely honoured as one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine, said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Over the centuries that message has become what we hear today as “You are what you eat”, meaning that whatever we put into our bodies has a bearing on our health and our state of mind. If you eat unhealthy foods and smoke – you’ll be unhealthy. If you eat well – you'll be well.