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UAE Residents are at a Boiling Point with Day to Day Stress - Survey
U.A.E. - AUG 10: AS WORKING hours and the time spent commuting on congested roads in the summer heat increase, UAE residents are reaching boiling point. Findings from a recent survey published by Maktoob business.com showed that people living and working in the UAE blame their work environment and the constant traffic for being the major sources of stress.
The Swiss Academy of Scientific Acupuncture (SASA) at Dubai Healthcare City recommends dealing with stress before it escalates into a major health issue.
Job stress, caused by conditions in the workplace that have a negative affect on individual's performance and overall well-being of the body and mind, is not uncommon and during a person's career and it is inevitable one will experience some degree of stress.
The survey reported that 33 per cent of the respondents attribute stress to emotional disorders such as anxiety, nervousness and irritability, while 13 per cent said that it causes heart diseases, high blood pressure and headaches. The remaining participants complained that they suffer digestive problems when stressed.
To prevent stress from having a detrimental effect such as these on an individual's health, symptoms need to be identified and any necessary treatments and precautionary measures taken sooner rather than later. While reducing stress by eliminating its root causes may seem the ideal answer, in a reality where most lifestyles include some form of stressors that cannot be completely removed, the most sensible option is to identify and manage stress and its symptoms before they become a problem.
With a staggering 90 per cent of all visits to primary health care providers reportedly due to stress-related illnesses it is hardly surprising that many people are turning to holistic therapies to reduce the effects of stress.
"Acupuncture therapy releases endorphins, the brain's natural painkillers and serotonine, commonly known as 'feel good hormones'. Through acupuncture we clear the blocked energy in the muscles and nerve channels, and enable the flow of fresh energy. This ensures relaxation of muscle and mind, and relief from stress and tensions," said SASA's specialist Dr Sandi Suwanda.
SASA's renowned and trained acupuncturist practioners believe that energy circulates through the body and that stress can result when this energy is blocked from moving along specific pathways and remains stagnant. When chi/Qi (life energy) inside the body becomes stagnant and congested, all kinds of mental and physical illness follow. According to the principles of acupuncture, a state of well-being can be restored by removing energy blocks and naturally rearranging the level of your body's chemicals to achieve balance.
Acupuncture, the most widely applied Chinese therapy, is best-known for control of pain and can be utilised to treat a wide variety of common and uncommon disorders. According to the science of acupuncture there are 361 acupoints on the meridians of the body that can be used during treatment. The modern research of acupuncture can release the Endorphine and Serotonine, which important to treat the burn out per stress and pain.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of extremely thin needles through your skin, to various depths at strategic points on your body. Acupuncture originated in China thousands of years ago, but over the past two decades its popularity has grown significantly around the world. Common areas that acupuncture treats are Pain management, gynecology, pregnancy & post-delivery, mental conditions, allergies and other related syndromes.
For those who are afraid of needles, Dr Sandi recommends acupuncture using the Laserneedling system developed by the Swiss company Laserneedle. In contrast to conventional acupuncture, the painless laser light protects the burn out syndromes, penetrates the tissue with high-energy light particles, and is able to stimulate areas of tissue in the surface and depth of the body.
Besides conventional Acupuncture, the Swiss Academy of Scientific Acupuncture combines high-end medical laser technology with the ancient natural science and theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and aims on an integrative rebalance of a healthy constitution for the body and mind. Treatment methods used at the SASA clinic include the conventional TCM applications of Acupuncture, Tui Na, Qigong and Taijiquan as well as the modern medical achievements of Laserneedle-Acupuncture, Ear-Acupuncture and Shockwave therapy.
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RTA awards Dhs91m contract of Bypass Road landscaping
DUBAI - AUG 10: In implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to expand greenery and maintain the civilized appearance of the emirate of Dubai, appreciating the importance of landscaping and beautification at both sides of bridges across Dubai Creek, and responding to the requirements of growing plants that suit the local habitat, the Board of Directors of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) endorsed, in a meeting chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, awarding the 72 km-long Dubai Bypass Road Landscaping Contract, against a cost of Dhs91 million.
"Dubai Bypass Road ranks among the strategic projects of the structural roads network undertaken by the RTA. The Project provides an alternative corridor to Emirates and Sheikh Zayed Roads, and enables motorists coming from the northern emirates heading to the emirate of Abu Dhabi and vice versa, an external road to their destinations without having to pass through downtown areas."
"In the design of Dubai Bypass Road landscaping, which extends 72 kilometres, attention has been given to grow plants that match the location and importance of this road. Therefore we opted to select plants which fits well with the local habitat and considered the best in acclimatising to the prevailing weather conditions and soil nature. The flora will also save much of irrigation and maintenance costs, besides acting as wind-breaker and a means of curbing sand movement from both sides of the road."
"The Project will add 3 million square metres (about 289 hectares) of greenery to the emirate. Works in the project will begin next October marking the beginning of Phase I; which encompasses plantation extending 27 kilometres along Dubai Bypass Road over a period of 120 days."
"Dubai Bypass Road, which costs around one billion dirham, was divided into three phases. Phase I, which was completed in last March, extends 24 kilometres from Al Rawiya Interchange at Al Ain - Dubai Road to Jebel Ali - Al Hebab Road. It incorporated construction of a dual carriageway of six lanes in each direction at a cost of Dhs363 million."
"Completion rate exceeded 95 per cent in Phase II, which extends 23 kilometres starting from the outskirts of Dubai emirate near Sharjah (Al Saja'ah Interchange) up to Al Rawiya Interchange at Dubai - Al Ain Road. This Phase includes widening the existing road from two to six lanes in each direction along with internal & external shoulders separated by the existing median. The Project also includes upgrading Al Khawaneej R/A to a full clover-leaf interchange, allowing free traffic in all directions. The contract includes construction of water drainage systems, utility lines, camel walkways, as well as improving the existing road elements such as the median, shoulders, metal rail, safety fence and lighting works."
"In July 2007 RTA started construction of the third and final phase of Dubai Bypass Project at a cost of Dhs289 million. It extends 25 kilometres starting from Jebel Ali - Al Hebab Road Interchange up to the outskirts of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The contract comprises construction of a dual carriageway of six lanes in each direction to accommodate the anticipated traffic on this road. It also includes construction of three camel crossings that can be used as turning points, in addition to water drainage channels, utility lines, metal rail, safety fence and lighting works."
"RTA is proceeding ahead with developing works in a number of key roads in Dubai as part of a series of vital projects currently underway aiming to improve roads and provide better services at residential areas. These projects come in the context of RTA strategy and relentless efforts to keep pace with the requirements of urban development, growth and population expansion in the emirate," added the Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA.
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