Simply Abu Dhabi XXVIII

2 1 7 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I How do you stay motivated? By being passionate about what I do every single day. I identify myself with my brand and, above all, put the clients’ needs at the centre of my attention. It's rewarding to be close to our clients and being able to establish meaningful relationships. We take time to listen to our clients’ needs and have great joy in celebrating their successes. We are on a mission to help people become healthier and happier by taking little steps in the right direction. We feel fortunate and at the same time very blessed that we can touch so many lives. We receive great feedback and high satisfaction levels. Listening to the success stories of our clients keeps us going and inspires us day by day. Simplicity and convenience are key with most people's eating habits. How do you ensure not much time is taken up with their meal preps? Our fresh, hand-prepared meals and cold-pressed juices are ready to enjoy instantly out of the bottle or jar. Should someone prefer to gently heat something like an evening meal or a soup, of course this can be done, but it's not very time consuming. We deliver all orders directly to the doorstep, or, should the client prefer, they can be picked up from our production site. Tell us a little about the Detox Delight option. Do you recommend this programme for everyone? We offer a great variety of programmes for various requirements. We also personalise as much as we can in accordance to our clients’ wishes. There is the choice between juices, soups, vegan meals (clean and lean eating) and raw food snacks. Our clients can have each one as an individual cleansing option, or we have programmes providing a mix of juice, soup and meals. What is a typical cleanse day like, based on juices? During a juice cleanse, you will consume six 440ml portions of fruit and vegetable juice throughout the day. The day starts off with our alkaline lemonade. During the day, you will then drink four juices approximately every two hours. Each juice contains at least 40% vegetables. A balanced mix of vegetables and fruit is especially important for keeping the blood sugar level constant – a pre-requisite for a smoothly functioning lipometabolism. The grand finale of the day is a vegan nut or almond milk in the evening, which delivers an extra helping of plant-based protein. With cleanses featuring soups and vegan evening meals, one or two of the juices and the nut milk are replaced with a soup or meal. We also offer an intense cleanse, whereby our juices contain no fruit but only vegetables, which are very low in fructose, extremely alkalising and low in calories. What about people who may have allergies or intolerances? All our products are gluten free and 100% plant-based. You will find no artificial dyes or preservatives, no flavour enhancers and of course no added sugar or artificial sweeteners. What you taste is 100% pure nature! Detox Delight products are never pasteurised or preserved. If you have identified intolerances, we will do everything we can to replace juices containing the ingredient in question with other juices from our daily menu or customise a cleanse just for you. All ingredients are listed on the bottle labels. As our juices and nut milks are all made at the same location, they may contain traces of nuts (in particular cashews and almonds). If you have known intolerances, please contact us directly and we will do our best to customise your cleanse. Wheat, gluten, dairy, red meat, sugar – there are so many bad things a lot of us consume…What's your advice to minimise this? A well-balanced healthy eating style is important for our overall wellbeing. Eat and enjoy a variety of food, all in moderation. When buying food, look for high quality produce and non-processed foods, untreated, natural, fresh, seasonal and local produce wherever you can. Check the origin of your products –are they grown locally or imported from far away? Take your time going through the grocery store and checking the ingredients on the packet. If you feel that a certain food type is not agreeing with you, one option could be to cut out that particular food for a few days to see how you feel – but remember that this is just a testing out phase and must not be a solid commitment for the rest of your life. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? When it comes to diet, the views are often divided on this subject – in particular whether a healthy breakfast should be on the lighter side or more robust. I personally believe this is a very individual question, and you should to listen to your body. It also largely depends on factors like the kind of work or activities you engage during the day, how old you are and so on. Breakfast should give you the necessary fuel to kick start the day, allowing you to feel energetic and focused. I find breakfast is also a great opportunity to socialise and enjoy quality time with family and friends, especially at weekends when everyone is more flexible. What is your favourite meal? I love my salads and I try to incorporate leafy greens into meals every day. I always add avocado, olives, sunflower seeds, sprouts, blueberries and pomegranate as basic ingredients and add any other fresh items I might have available. For example, quinoa and sometimes a piece of grilled wild caught fish. For a dressing, I take a high quality olive oil, freshly ground pepper and a pinch of sea or Himalayan salt. Should we all be drinking two to three litres of bottled water a day? As we are all well aware, staying hydrated is very important, especially in Dubai! I always recommend you have a bottle of water next to you and keep refilling it. If drinking plain water gets somewhat boring, try to add some flavours like fresh lemon, grapefruit, cucumber or berries to give you a light and refreshing infused water. Our range of products includes Beauty Water with hibiscus, rosewater, lime, berries, ginger and other secret natural ingredients. Water in general has so many benefits – it helps keep your skin looking good, energises your muscles, supports bowel function, maintains the balance of body fluids and, very importantly, it helps to transport and eliminate waste products/toxins out of the body. What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given? My parents taught me to never lose sight of my goals and to never give up. Even if I were to fall down, they told me get up, fix my crown and move forward in the direction of my dreams. What does the future hold for your business? Through the passion for our business we aim to further expand our footprint in the UAE and in the Middle East. We will stay true to our mission and values in helping more people transform into the best versions of themselves and get them feeling healthy, happy and fulfilled in their lives. We are visionary, entrepreneurial and always keep ourselves up-to-date within our industry. We keep on adding to and changing our ingredients and product range to achieve the most beneficial results for our clients. We will never make any compromises when it comes to the ingredients of our products, as they have to be as fresh, seasonal, local and naturally produced as possible. We will continue to prepare each meal with care a love. Our clients can expect an excellent level of service and we will never stop listening to their feedback. (Please note that Detox Delight will be rebranded to Pure Delight in early 2018.)