Hello, I am Dr. Carla Habib Mourad
I am a licensed dietitian nutritionist, and through my years of experience, I can help you reach your goals.
Hello, I am Dr. Carla Habib Mourad
I am a licensed dietitian nutritionist, and through my years of experience, I can help you reach your goals.
Hello, I am Dr. Carla Habib Mourad
I am a licensed dietitian nutritionist, and through my years of experience, I can help you
reach your goals.
Balance and moderation are the keys to a happy and healthy life include them in your life everyday.
Every time you open the internet or turn on the TV, you learn about a nutrition topic or a specific
food. Nutritionist, dietitians and other non-food experts are almost everywhere around you!
Many times the information is conflicting and you end up more confused than informed.
However, the truth is simple and obvious; I learned it from college, of course, during my journey
of learning, but also from my personal life experiences, while raising up my two beautiful
children (who are grownups by now) my travels and my encounters with so many inspiring
people.
I want to share with you my philosophy in life, summarized in three simple rules:
1) You have to love yourself
We are born with different shapes and sizes and we have to love ourselves no matter what. Do not be deceived with model images in magazines and on social media that are often retouched to appear perfect. Take care of yourself by eating well and exercising regularly.
2) Focus on wellness
Find ways that work for you, what makes you feel well and happy. There are no magic potions, just listen to what your body needs and provide it.
3) Make it easy and simple
When you set unrealistic goals or make complicated plans this is surely a recipe for failure. Start slowly, make simple steps to change your habits and be patient.
How to follow a healthy diet plan?
Why Dr. Carla’s way is so special?
I rely on solid scientific resources when preparing my media topics,lectures and during consultations with patients. Consultations with patients. Speaking of private consultations, I only believe in the personalized approach. To me, individuals differ a lot in their nutritional needs and food preferences. According to me, those are the criteria for a SOUND diet plan if you need to lose, gain weight or have any health problem:
- All your nutritional needs should be met. This means that you have to be consuming foods from all food groups.
- The diet should help you achieve a steady weight loss or gain, and this differs again from an individual to another.
- The diet plan needs to be flexible to meet your social life and should include common food items available in your kitchen.
- You must consider ‘Weight maintenance’ the moment you start the diet. If you believe that you cannot sustain this diet all your life then you should never start it.
- Hunger or fatigue feelings are not allowed when you are trying to lose weight.
That is Dr. Carla’s way
This is my formal Bio…
Carla Habib Mourad, PhD, LDN (@drcarlaofficial)
Dr. Carla is a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist with long years of experience in clinical and community nutrition, education and media communication. She holds a PhD degree from Durham University- UK, a Bachelor’s, and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the American University of Beirut.
In 1997, Dr. Carla became a pioneer in the Arab world as she started the first television program dedicated to nutrition. Dr. Habib-Mourad is a public figure and participates regularly in conferences, webinars, workshops in Lebanon, and the Arab countries raising the knowledge around food and exercise for a healthy life. She is also the founder of the healthy food concept Carla’s Good Food.
Currently, Dr. Habib Mourad is a lecturer at the Department of Nutrition at the American University of Beirut. She is the scientific director for the Nestle for Healthier Kids programme-Ajyal Salima; a Nutrition Awareness program for schoolchildren in the Middle East, a joint collaboration between the American University of Beirut, Nestle and the Ministries of Education in the Arab region. She counsels patients on healthy eating habits to prevent and treat chronic diseases, with special emphasis on weight management, diabetes cardiovascular diseases. She
also spreads nutrition awareness messages and participates in health and wellness campaigns
through her social platforms. She received in December 2007 the Award for Outstanding Achievements in Nutrition Awareness and Education from the American University of Beirut. She has published several books in Arabic and has many publications in scientific-peer reviewed journals.
This is my formal Bio…
Carla Habib Mourad, PhD, LDN (@drcarlaofficial)
Dr.Carla is a Community Nutritionist with long years of experience in clinical and community nutrition, education and media communication, all in the field of nutrition. She graduated from the American University of Beirut with a Bachelor’s degree and a Masters degree in Nutrition. And she holds a PhD degree from Durham University- UK.
Carla started her professional career as a community nutritionist through her work with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Save the Children fund. She also started her own private clinic, giving nutrition consultations. Within a couple of years she realized the need for a broader nutrition awareness campaign, capable of reaching a larger audience. The opportunity to present a special TV segment on nutrition was presented to her and this is how she became a pioneer in the Arab world as she started her TV career, hosting a special program dedicated to nutrition since 1997. The show is presented on Future Television, ‘Khafif ndif’, as part of ‘Alam el Sabah’ a daily morning show that is broadcast nationally and internationally.
Since 2010, she is the project leader and coordinator for the Nestle Healthy Kids School programme- Ajyal Salima, a Nutrition Awareness project in Lebanese public and private schools, and a joint collaboration between AUB, Nestle and the Lebanese Ministry of Higher Education. She also collaborates with Health Authorities in the region, specifically, Dubai Health Authority for the implementation and roll out of the programme in the Middle-East Region.
The obesity epidemic has reached Arab countries and with it the risks of disease. This is becoming a major concern in our society. Carla has contributed a lot to the increase in Nutrition awareness in the last few years through her participation in conferences and health awareness campaigns, in the Middle East region, raising the knowledge around food and exercise for a healthy life. She contributes also to this mission, through her continued work at AUB as a lecturer at the department of Nutrition and Food Sciences.
