Health Library
An educational library broader than the weight paths: blood sugar, women's health, kids' nutrition, and common conditions — explained in plain language with documented sources.
42 articles in 7 sections.
Diabetes & Blood Sugar
4 articles
Cinnamon and Blood Sugar — What the Evidence Actually Shows
EEINA's guide to cinnamon and blood sugar — what meta-analyses actually show, evidence limitations and quality.
One-Quarter of Adults — Saudi Diabetes Numbers 2026
24.3% of Saudis are projected to have diabetes in 2026 — the second highest rate in the Middle East, seventh globally.
Type 2 Diabetes: Your Complete Guide to Blood Sugar Control
Type 2 diabetes affects one in five Saudi adults. HbA1c calculator to average glucose, target values.
Insulin Resistance: When the Body Stops Listening
Insulin resistance before diabetes · Visual guide on how the body stops listening to insulin, warning signs, HOMA-IR test, insulin-sensitizing foods.
Women's Health & Pregnancy
8 articles
Breastfeeding Nutrition: What a Nursing Mother Should Eat
EEINA's guide to nutrition for nursing mothers in Saudi Arabia.
Folic Acid Before Pregnancy — The Element That Precedes Knowledge
EEINA's guide to folic acid before pregnancy in Saudi Arabia.
Gestational Diabetes: How the Plate Method Helps Before Medication
EEINA's guide to gestational diabetes nutrition in Saudi Arabia.
Iron in Pregnancy — Building New Blood
EEINA's guide to iron in pregnancy in Saudi Arabia — why the need doubles, practical Saudi sources, what enhances absorption and what hinders it.
Menopause Nutrition: A Plate to Soothe Symptoms and Protect Your Bones
EEINA's guide to nutrition for women in Saudi Arabia during menopause.
Postpartum Recovery: Nourishing Your Body Gently
EEINA's guide to postpartum nutrition in Saudi Arabia — rebuilding iron stores after blood loss, energy and hydration amidst sleep deprivation.
Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain: How Much to Gain and Why
EEINA's guide to healthy pregnancy weight gain in Saudi Arabia.
PCOS: When the Feminine Balance is Disrupted
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) · Affects 1 in 5 Saudi women · Rotterdam criteria, tests, foods, and a 12-week plan. Based on ESHRE 2024 guidelines.
Kids & Teens
7 articles
Preventing Childhood Obesity — A Practical Family Guide
EEINA's guide to preventing childhood obesity in Saudi Arabia.
Baby's First Foods — When, How, and What to Delay
EEINA's guide to introducing your baby's first solid foods in Saudi Arabia.
Kids' Food Allergies — The Complete Parent's Guide
EEINA's guide to food allergies in children in Saudi Arabia — the nine common categories, the difference between allergy and intolerance.
School Breakfast & Lunchbox: A Practical Guide for Moms
EEINA's guide to school breakfast and lunchboxes in Saudi Arabia.
My Child is a Picky Eater — A Practical Guide for Parents
EEINA's guide to picky eating in children in Saudi Arabia — why your child suddenly becomes picky, repeated exposure, role modeling.
Teen Nutrition — Fueling Growth and Independence
EEINA's guide to teen nutrition in Saudi Arabia — growth spurts, calcium and iron needs (especially for girls), protein, breakfast and focus.
Your Child Refuses Vegetables: A Scientific Guide for Parents
Why does your child refuse vegetables? The science of food neophobia and bitter taste genes, age-specific needs.
Heart & Metabolism
6 articles
Cholesterol and Food: The Truth That Changed Science
EEINA's nutritional guide to cholesterol in Saudi Arabia — the difference between LDL, HDL, and triglycerides, the real culprit (saturated fat, not eggs).
Metabolic Syndrome: The Dangerous Cluster
EEINA's guide to Metabolic Syndrome in Saudi Arabia — the five criteria.
Blood Pressure: Less Salt, More Vitality
Blood Pressure Between Salt and Wellness · A visual encyclopedia on systolic, diastolic, pulse pressure, how to read your monitor, hidden sodium in Saudi food.
Fatty Liver: The Silent Guest in One in Five Saudis
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) · A silent guest in one in five Saudis.
Thyroid: When the Regulator Fails
Thyroid Hypo & Hyperthyroidism · 1 in 5 Saudis Affected · TSH, Hashimoto, Graves, Supporting Foods & a 12-Week Plan. Reviewed per ATA 2024.
Cholesterol: Friend or Foe
Cholesterol: Friend or Foe · Visual guide on LDL, HDL, and Triglycerides, how to read your lab test results, foods that lower and raise cholesterol.
Digestive Health
5 articles
Celiac Disease and Gluten — Celiac and Wheat Allergy
EEINA's guide to Celiac Disease and Gluten in Saudi Arabia — What is Celiac Disease and why is it an autoimmune disorder.
Gut Microbiome: How Your Food Governs an Unseen City
EEINA's guide to gut health in Saudi Arabia — What is the microbiome, how to feed it with prebiotic fibers and fermented foods.
Lactose Intolerance — When Your Body Rejects Milk Sugar
EEINA's guide to lactose intolerance in Saudi Arabia — what it is, how to distinguish it from milk allergy, how much lactose you can tolerate.
Heartburn & Reflux — Why It Burns & How to Soothe It
EEINA's guide to heartburn and GERD in Saudi Arabia — the difference between occasional heartburn and chronic disease.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome — When Your Gut Speaks
EEINA's guide to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Saudi Arabia.
Common Conditions
6 articles
Brain Nutrition and Memory — What Supports Your Long-Term Focus
EEINA's guide to brain and memory nutrition in Saudi Arabia — The MIND and Mediterranean diets and their observational link to slowing cognitive decline.
Gallstones and Diet: How Your Plate Can Protect You
EEINA's guide to gallstones in Saudi Arabia — what they are, risk factors like obesity, rapid weight loss, gender.
Kidney Stones and Diet — How Your Plate Can Protect You from Painful Stones
EEINA's guide to kidney stones and diet in Saudi Arabia — types of stones and the most common, hydration as the most important prevention.
Kidney Health & Nutrition: Protecting Your Silent Organ
EEINA's guide to protecting your kidneys through diet in Saudi Arabia.
Gout: When Your Big Toe Pays the Price for Kabsa
Gout, the disease of Kabsa and red meat · 5% of Saudi adults · Uric acid, crystals, uric acid checker, purine foods, and a 12-week protocol. Reviewed per ACR 2024.
Osteoporosis: When Bones Fracture Before the Fall
Osteoporosis · 40% of Saudi women over 50 · FRAX & DEXA scans, Calcium & Vitamin D, Medications & 12-week Protocol. Reviewed per IOF 2024.
Vitamins & Minerals
6 articles
Magnesium and Sleep — The Mineral That Calms Your Muscles and Nerves
EEINA's guide to magnesium in Saudi Arabia — how it calms muscles, nerves, and sleep, signs of deficiency, daily needs, richest food sources.
Vitamin C — Immunity, Collagen, and the Truth About Cold Doses
EEINA's guide to Vitamin C in Saudi Arabia — its role in immunity, collagen, antioxidants, and iron absorption.
Zinc and Immunity — The Mineral Guarding Your Defenses
EEINA's guide to zinc in Saudi Arabia — how it guards your immunity, why deficiency weakens your defenses, its richest sources on your plate.
Vitamin B12 Deficiency: The Silent Deficit That Erodes Your Nerves
EEINA's guide to Vitamin B12 deficiency in Saudi Arabia — how it harms nerves, why it's delayed for years, neurological and blood symptoms.
Iron Deficiency & Anemia: Your Complete Guide to Restoring Energy
Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia, affecting about one-third of women of reproductive age in Saudi Arabia.
Vitamin D: The Silent Deficiency in the Land of the Sun
Vitamin D and its silent deficiency in Saudi Arabia. Documented Saudi figures, paradoxical causes, 25(OH)D testing, sun, food.