Dr. Zeina Moukarzel

29/08/2025

19/08/2025

*World Humanitarian Day 2025 | 19 August*

❤️‍🩹 For , we honor humanitarian workers and stand with millions in crisis. Attacks on health care have become horrifyingly routine, facilities destroyed, and convoys targeted, leaving those in need without life-saving care.

*Did you know?*
💡 From 2024 until today, WHO recorded 2,450 attacks on health care in 21 countries, causing thousands of deaths and injuries.
💡 This year, there have already been 821 attacks on health care with 1,121 deaths and 645 injuries of health workers and patients.
💡 Still, health partners in 27 countries keep delivering care.

*How you can take action:*
✔ Raise awareness of health care attacks and risks to humanitarian workers.
✔ Advocate for leaders to uphold international humanitarian law.
✔ Support trusted humanitarian organizations with funding or volunteering.

🙌 Saving lives should not cost lives.

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19/08/2025

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.

… 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲: 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁.

I discovered Lifestyle Medicine as both a science and a healing path for myself.
I found in Narrative Medicine a way to honor patients’ stories—and my own—as part of the healing journey.
And I embraced Longevity as more than just adding years to life, but adding life, vitality, and meaning to those years.

Today, I have found my niche in Lifestyle Medicine, Longevity, and Narrative Medicine:
💡 Helping others prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic diseases before they reach the ICU.
💡 Supporting physician wellbeing and burnout prevention through evidence-based daily habits.
💡 Using stories—ours and our patients’—as powerful tools for connection, compassion, and lasting change.
💡 Guiding my community toward longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives.

If you’re a healthcare professional who has ever felt the weight of burnout, know this: there is another way.
And if you’re part of the community I now serve, know that your health story matters, and every small habit you choose today shapes your longevity tomorrow.

📸 October 2019, a beautiful day at Long Branch Beach (New Jersey), with a dear classmate, friend, and colleague, when I traveled from Montreal to New York to attend my first workshop in narrative medicine (first experience) at Columbia University.

13/08/2025

I once stood in the ICU,
surrounded by machines,
fighting for minutes,
pulling people back from the edge.

But the faces were the same.
Heart attacks at fifty.
Kidneys failing from silent diabetes.
Lungs collapsing after years of smoking and stillness.

I realized I was meeting these illnesses
at their final chapter.

So I walked upstream…to the roots…

I traded ventilators for vegetables,
emergency calls for evening walks,
crash carts for conversations.

Now, instead of saving a life in crisis,
I help build a life that never reaches the ICU.

Because medicine isn’t only about adding years to life —
it’s about adding LIFE to those years.

Be Mindful.

📸Few years ago, when I decided to make the move.
📍Holmdel, New Jersey

08/08/2025

🌿 Snapshots from a day of mindful living 🌞

Today reminded me that wellness is in the little things:

🏡 2 hours of housework = 4,000 steps 💪
Yes, household chores count as physical activity — every step matters!

🥣 Lunch was light but powerful: homemade fattet hommes (chickpeas + Lebanese laban) — packed with plant protein, fiber, and probiotics. Simple. Fresh. Nourishing.

🌹 Boredom led me to buy roses… and I ended up walking among flowers, learning planting tips from George the agricultural engineer 🌱
Nature + human connection = therapy for the soul.

🏃‍♀️ Finished strong with 30 mins on the treadmill (pente 10, speed 5 km/h) — 3,500 steps more and a full body sweat 😅
Hydrating all day, of course 💧

✨ Reminder:
✔ Everyday movement is valuable
✔ Plants (on your plate + in your garden) heal
✔ Connecting with people and nature is good for your heart

Be Mindful.

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04/08/2025

A growing body of research suggests that swimming provides a unique boost to our brain health. Neurobiologist Seena Mathew explains what scientists know — and what they’re still figurin…

03/08/2025

Breastfeeding not only protects the newborn, but is also beneficial to the mother, reducing the risk of:
❗ Postpartum haemorrhage
❗ Breast and ovarian cancers
❗ Heart disease
❗ Type 2 diabetes

🤱🏻 However, breastfeeding is easier when moms have our support.

🙌 Every mother should have the support and information to breastfeed as long as she chooses.

On the occasion of let’s recognize breastfeeding moms, ensure they are seen and heard! ❤️

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30/07/2025

In 1968, the American Heart Association made an announcement that would influence people’s diets for decades: they recommended that people avoid eating more than three eggs a week. Their reasoning was that the cholesterol packed into egg yolks could increase cardiovascular disease risk. So, what e...

29/07/2025

Welcome to Lifestyle Medicine Insights, your essential newsletter for evidence-based strategies to optimize your health and well-being.

Welcome to Lifestyle Medicine Insights, your essential newsletter for evidence-based strategies to optimize your health.

28/07/2025

Hepatitis B and C cause 1.3 million deaths annually, making hepatitis a leading cause of liver cancer and a growing global killer. ❤️‍🩹

The worst part❓
Most people don’t even know they’re infected—only 13% of those with hepatitis B have been diagnosed.

Key facts:
🔹 Hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by viruses or other harmful substances.
🔹 There are 5 main types of hepatitis virus; A, B, C, D and E.
🔹 Types B and C can lead to chronic disease, such as liver cancer.
🔹 Most often spread from mother to child at birth or through blood and bodily fluids.
🔹 Some types of hepatitis are preventable through vaccination.

To protect yourself:
✔ Get vaccinated against hepatitis B.
✔ Use sterile needles and screened blood.
✔ Avoid sharing razors or toothbrushes.
✔ Practice safe s*x.
✔ Ensure newborns get the hepatitis B birth dose within 24h.

22/07/2025

It'S World Brain 🧠 Day.

5 foods good for your brain health according to Harvard:

1- Green veggies 🥬

2- Fatty fish 🐟

3- Berries

4- Tea + Coffee ☕️

5- Walnuts

Be Mindful.

Ref. https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/foods-linked-to-better-brainpower

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20/07/2025

I am grateful to have earned my certificate in Lifestyle Medicine (Health and Fitness advisor) from the European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO). 🌿

Grateful for this global learning opportunity and for connecting with like-minded professionals from all over the world. 🌎

Special thanks to Ioan Hanes MD for his inspiring guidance and deep commitment to advancing lifestyle medicine across Europe and beyond.

I look forward to integrating what I’ve learned into my practice — to support others with compassion, especially in the areas of heart health and stress management for women over 40 and older adults (seniors).

Because caring for ourselves at every stage of life isn’t a luxury—it’s a quiet act of strength and self-respect. 💛

Be Mindful.🧘🏻‍♀️
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