When Ahmad Obaid Al Mazrooei feels unwell he goes straight to his homeopathist.
"The logic behind homeopathy - its ability to boost the body's natural immune system rather than taking medication to attack the disease - complies with my thinking," he said.
Mr Al Mazrooei, an Emirati, said the experience of his late grandfather, who had a cancerous tumour in his bladder, changed his outlook on medicine.
"The doctors wanted to take interventional methods and take out the tumour," he said. "But I came across a homeopathic doctor and he told me that because my grandfather was very old, he would be left living on conventional equipment and that he could treat him without taking invasive measures.
"We didn't want him spending his last years this way."
After the homoeopathic treatment, his grandfather lived another nine years. He did not suffer and died of natural causes. Now, Mr Al Mazrooei, 54, turns to homoeopathy as his first line of care and often recommends it to his eight children.
"Since then, I've been dealing with homeopathy for nearly everything," he said. "I mostly use it for when I have stomach illness or indigestion. Many times when you take medicine, either the condition isn't cured or you end up with many unpleasant side effects."
After losing his nephew to cancer when the teen's family took him for conventional treatment in the US, against the advice of the homeopathist, Mr Al Mazrooei's views were further reinforced.
He acknowledges that his experiences may not reflect the majority. They have, however, influenced the way he approaches health.
"I strongly recommend people try it," he said. "If it doesn't work, then you can always see a doctor, take the medicine and go the conventional route."
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Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year
Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month
Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30
Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse
Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth
Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances
Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
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The bio
Studied up to grade 12 in Vatanappally, a village in India’s southern Thrissur district
Was a middle distance state athletics champion in school
Enjoys driving to Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah with family
His dream is to continue working as a social worker and help people
Has seven diaries in which he has jotted down notes about his work and money he earned
Keeps the diaries in his car to remember his journey in the Emirates
