Wellness with Crunchmoms, powered by Zone.Health

Enjoy a 45-minute yoga session with Nicole Dahlstrom, a certified yoga instructor and followed by a 30-minute talk with Nutritionist Begum Demircan. 

Talk topic: Lifestyle Hacks for Managing Blood Sugar and Insulin Resistance to Supercharge Your Health and Energy.

The session will take place in the upstairs loft at Pekoe tea & bread bar located in Alserkal Avenue.

Agenda

Arrival at 9 am

Yoga starts at 9:15 am

Talk at 10 am

Networking from 10:30 am onwards

A full breakfast including coffee, tea, and water will be provided by Pekoe tea & bread bar.

RSVP soon, limited spots are available! 

About the Certified Yoga Instructor and Lifestyle Coach – Nicole Dahlstrom

Nicole is part of the team of lifestyle coaches at GluCare. She is a certified Functional Nutritional

Therapy Practitioner through the Nutritional Therapy Association, RYT 200hr Yoga Instructor, and

Mindfulness Coach. Her interest in holistic wellness evolved after witnessing several family members

struggle with chronic illness. Through her studies in functional nutrition, she became aware of the

interconnectedness of the body and its profound capacity for healing. She believes that the food we

eat, how we move our bodies, how we sleep and manage stress, and how we show up for ourselves

and our community impact our health and the quality of our lives. Her life mission is to educate and

empower others to become health advocates, achieve their health goals through sustainable

lifestyle shifts, and build lifelong habits.

About the Clinical Dietitian Manager – Begüm Demircan

Begüm Demircan works as the Clinical Dietitian Manager at the GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center.

She has been working on insulin resistance, reactive hypoglycemia, glucose intolerance, prediabetes,

Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and obesity for 10 years. She has completed both her Bachelor’s and

master’s with honors degrees in Nutrition and Dietetics at Yeditepe University, Istanbul. Since

beginning her career, she has dedicated herself to improving individuals' health and quality of life.

Begüm has been acting as a Member of the Board of Trustees at the Turkish Diabetes Foundation for

years. At GluCare, Begüm supports people's progress by helping them monitor their weight changes,

blood sugar levels, and food intake. She educates on healthy eating and blood sugar-friendly choices

through both private and group sessions and motivates people by giving feedback regarding their

progress. According to Begüm, obesity, all stages of prediabetes, and diabetes should be taken care

of as a multidisciplinary approach, as a team. In this way, there will be no target that cannot be

reached.