Title: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR ALL TO PREVENT LIFESTYLE DISEASES

Biography:

Dr. Basima Abbas Hajj edited Lifestyle TRIPLE M(3M) Project in English and Arabic according to her academic specialization and professional experiences after spending (40) years working in scientific research, training, and university teaching in the field of biological sciences, viruses, and nutrition in Canada, UK, USA, Switzerland, France, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Lebanon in cooperation with government programs and international organizations such as the World Bank, the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean, UNESCO, UNDP, the International Council for Iodine (ICCIDD). She is a Canadian Citizen originally Lebanese. Received Lebanon`s Award for Innovation and another award for performing the best research on children`s nutrition among the Arab countries. Established a YouTube channel named (Dr. Basima Abbas Hajj Healthy Lifestyle Channel). “The world's first art exhibition on prevention nutrition” was published on this YouTube channel last year.

Abstract

A healthy lifestyle is a global necessity for all individuals to prevent lifestyle diseases. International Efforts are continuing to provide the community with information and tools. One of these efforts is the establishment and implementation of a project named Triple M(3M) that aims to encourage all adults and children to plan their (M)meals, (M)Mood, and (M)movement a healthy lifestyle to protect themselves from lifestyle diseases as atherosclerosis, heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and diseases associated with smoking, alcohol and drug abuse. In order to accomplish Triple M(3M) objectives, many related activities were organized as well as special creative tools and computer applications were designed in  Arabic and English such as the Triple M(3M) Application that was published on Google Play and Apple Store as well as Website: www.drbasimatrilem.com.Triple M(3M) tools were evaluated by specialists and are registered patent. The triple M(3M) project was presented at a regional workshop organized by the World Health Organization for the Mediterranean Region (WHO). TRIPLE M (3M) activities and tools were prepared according to my specialization and professional experience after spending 40 years performing scientific research in the field of Biological Sciences, Virology,  Nutrition, and health education in collaboration with various Ministries and International Organizations as World Health Organization, World Bank, UNESCO, UNDP, International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD). To facilitate the reach of the TRIPLE M (3M) project to all communities of various ages, the Science of Nutrition was simplified and converted into ARTS. The Daily Nutritional Requirements of the individual were converted into ten colored smart interactive planning boards by using cups and spoons. These tools (boards)were used to plan and prepare around 1500 meals and dishes that were photographed and organized into a database called TRIPLE M (3M) DATABASE. TRIPLE M (3M) Food Planning Boards are very useful in training courses and workshops as the ones organized for leaders in international companies and for employees at various ministries and companies, doctors, nutritionists, health educators,  teachers, and university and school students.  In 2021 a YouTube channel named Dr. Basima Abbas Hajj's healthy lifestyle channel was established. Ten guides and over seventy YouTubes (videos) were published in the channel so as to reach the community internationally to encourage them to practice healthy lifestyle and even to guide them how to train others as well. An Exhibition was also published in the channel. It is called “The world's first art exhibition on prevention nutrition”. This exhibition is continuous and will be a source for  hundreds of food photos to show and train adults and children how to plan & prepare  balanced healthy meals for one person according to the individual`s nutritional requirements.  A Triple M(3M) video will be published in this conference to display some of the photos taken for the healthy balanced meals. Recommendations: It is worth adding TRIPLE M (3M) lifestyle project and its related activities and tools to other valuable international efforts related to a healthy lifestyle. Collaboration is welcomed to implement the following initiative “Healthy lifestyle for all and by all”. Each country is advised to organize a yearly campaign to promote a healthy lifestyle for all and by all. Such action and collaboration “By all” leaders and individuals in the government sectors as well as private sectors could prevent the population from lifestyle diseases and accordingly could economically save the money spent on medicine so as to use it in other economic benefits.