RIYADH: Unhealthy consuming and health habits are on the rise amongst younger Saudis, and sustaining a wholesome weight has change into a priority.
24-year-old Salam Farid Aazam’s weight reduction milestones have been a motivation for a lot of who wish to obtain their weight objectives.
Aazam’s precedence is to take care of a wholesome way of life. He misplaced 25 kg via his balanced habits, which had been cultivated via his instructional background in human vitamin and behavioral science.
Now, he is on a mission to assist others ditch their weight reduction cycles of dangerous habits.
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• Salam Farid Aazam’s precedence is to take care of a wholesome way of life. He misplaced 25 kg via his balanced habits, which had been cultivated via his instructional background in human vitamin and behavioral science.
• Now, he is on a mission to assist others ditch their dangerous behavior weight reduction cycles.
Aazam arrange his consulting platform, Sehha W Salam, two months in the past.
“Sehha W Salam is a platform that seeks to enhance the general well being of individuals within the society via private consultations tailor-made to them,” Aazam informed Arab Information.
“The advisors will attempt to enhance the behaviors and vitamin of the individuals who come. They may attempt to perceive the issues individuals are dealing with,” he stated.
Certified consultants create an in-depth case examine of consumer issues. Dietary meal plans, train and a mix of behavioral consultations are then utilized, costs relying on how complicated a case is.
“I’m a registered Affiliate Nutritionist with the Diet Affiliation of Nice Britain. I may recruit extra certified individuals with each behavioral science and vitamin {qualifications},” he stated.
“Essentially the most handy option to attain me is thru Instagram, which is @sehhawsalam. Consultations will happen just about on any video assembly platform, or we are able to do it by visiting one another.”
Aazam began his journey within the UK after highschool. He was impressed to review vitamin as a result of he was chubby throughout his teenage years.
“I thought of learning vitamin as a result of I used to be chubby (at) round 13. I used to be affected by it. It affected my confidence, my general well-being, I used to be shy, I did not socialize normally. I believed, ‘I’ve to decide as a result of I am not who I’m,'” he stated.
“I stayed at dwelling on a regular basis and performed PlayStation and video video games. I used to eat lots, on a regular basis and was not aware about my well being. I used to play heart again, the defensive place in soccer, from main college till I used to be 14. My teammates and members of the soccer staff (on the time) informed me I needed to play goalie — I do not give a nasty impression of being a goalie, however it’s normally given to individuals who do not give a very good impression of working. I felt rejected,” he defined.
Shopping the web site and Instagram accounts with dietary info was Aazam’s first supply of weight reduction consciousness earlier than increasing his ardour for vitamin at college.
“I selected Kingston College. I did my BA in human vitamin and was one of many prime college students in (at) the college,” he stated.
Azam accomplished his undergraduate diploma with a grasp’s diploma in behavioral science at Durham, one of many UK’s main universities.
“I discovered lots concerning the behavioral elements of psychology. Alternative structure is an idea that appears at whether or not objects are at eye stage,” he stated. “Altering the place of those unhealthy meals impacts individuals’s decisions. They crave these meals after they see them.”
Shedding weight was troublesome at first for Aazam, particularly with out surgical procedure. His deal with meals high quality, avoiding quick meals and train have given a constructive spin to all elements round his life.
“After I misplaced weight, I could not describe how comfy I felt. I began to socialize, to anticipate. I turned very assured in myself. I began becoming a member of societies, main them, moving into positions of belief and all that. Diet may also help individuals obtain their finest,” stated Aazam.
Generosity is a key element of Saudi tradition, and Aazam believes that generosity and appreciation shouldn’t all the time be tied to meals – gratitude may be expressed in some ways. Meals for him is just not all the time for pleasure, however principally for survival.
“Saudi society is beneficiant and we mix that with meals. I see individuals giving company a beneficiant quantity of meals and treating it as generosity, which isn’t all the time wholesome,” he stated.
“Present doll physique requirements may be harmful,” he added.
Aazam stated he locations significance on a hadith which interprets to: “Nobody fills a vessel worse than his abdomen. Just a few items that hold his again straight are sufficient for him. If he should, then he ought to hold one-third for meals, one-third for water, and one-third for respiration.”
He extremely appreciates the Kingdom’s efforts to take care of the well being of the individuals of Saudi Arabia.
“I’m very pleased to assist my nation. Saudi Arabia is doing an excellent job in the meanwhile, particularly in well being. I’m very proud to be a Saudi and I additionally stay up for bettering my neighborhood and taking pleasure in doing so,” he stated.
