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Benefits: Pay for your first Uber journey using your RAKBank card and receive a Dh80 discount on your fare. To book, download the Uber app, register using your RAKBank card and apply the promotion code "RAKBANK" to receive the discount. The deal applies to any type of credit or debit card issued by the bank.
Beware of: The offer is valid until September 30 and only applies to new card registrations.
Buy now, pay later on Etihad with ADIB
Benefits: Book a flight on Etihad Airways before September 30 using your ADIB Etihad Guest Visa credit card and you can pay it off in your own time. Applicants will be entitled to a 100 per cent waiver of Murabaha monthly profit for three, six, nine or 12 months with no processing fees, depending on the type of ticket purchased.
Beware of: The minimum transaction that can be converted to the 0 per cent easy payment plan is Dh2,000.
50% off at Vox Cinemas with FGB
Benefits: Enjoy half-price tickets at Vox Cinemas when you book online using your FGB Visa Infinite, Signature or Platinum credit card. The discount can be applied to a maximum of six tickets per session and is valid on 2D Standard, VIP, Max, Mercato VIP, Vox Plus and standard 3D viewings only.
Beware of: The offer – which expires on September 30 – is only valid from Sunday through Thursday.
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Company: Eco Way
Started: December 2023
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Coffee: black death or elixir of life?
It is among the greatest health debates of our time; splashed across newspapers with contradicting headlines - is coffee good for you or not?
Depending on what you read, it is either a cancer-causing, sleep-depriving, stomach ulcer-inducing black death or the secret to long life, cutting the chance of stroke, diabetes and cancer.
The latest research - a study of 8,412 people across the UK who each underwent an MRI heart scan - is intended to put to bed (caffeine allowing) conflicting reports of the pros and cons of consumption.
The study, funded by the British Heart Foundation, contradicted previous findings that it stiffens arteries, putting pressure on the heart and increasing the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, leading to warnings to cut down.
Numerous studies have recognised the benefits of coffee in cutting oral and esophageal cancer, the risk of a stroke and cirrhosis of the liver.
The benefits are often linked to biologically active compounds including caffeine, flavonoids, lignans, and other polyphenols, which benefit the body. These and othetr coffee compounds regulate genes involved in DNA repair, have anti-inflammatory properties and are associated with lower risk of insulin resistance, which is linked to type-2 diabetes.
But as doctors warn, too much of anything is inadvisable. The British Heart Foundation found the heaviest coffee drinkers in the study were most likely to be men who smoked and drank alcohol regularly.
Excessive amounts of coffee also unsettle the stomach causing or contributing to stomach ulcers. It also stains the teeth over time, hampers absorption of minerals and vitamins like zinc and iron.
It also raises blood pressure, which is largely problematic for people with existing conditions.
So the heaviest drinkers of the black stuff - some in the study had up to 25 cups per day - may want to rein it in.
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