Saturday, September 5, 2009

What nourishment does the body need in Ramadan?

Make your Ramadan this year special, fruitful, and life changing.. It is a time to eat less not more food, helping the needy, organizing a food or gift drive for poor families, and strengthening family ties.



Fasting promotes healing and rejuvenation of the body, mind, and spirit. In fact, it frees up energy that your body normally spends on digesting food. The liver can break down toxic chemicals circulating in the bloodstream now with a lighter work load.



As long as you do not end your fast in a large feast, you can gain many health benefits: clearer skin, overcoming addictions, improved immunity, mental creativity, better attitude and motivation, weight loss, and lower blood pressure. Follow these steps to get through Ramadan with better health, some weight loss, and an elevated spirit:




Breaking the fast
At the call for maghreb prayer, start with a glass of water to replenish fluids, several dates, and a short prayer. A glass of water before mealtime diminishes your appetite. The sugar in dates will give you a quick boost of energy, which are much needed after a long fast. Dates are easy to digest and rich in B vitamins, fiber, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and iron.




Beverages
It is difficult to get enough vitamins, anti-oxidants and fluids during Ramadan. Drink one cup of freshly squeezed orange or grape juice to stimulate digestion. Try a glass of water with the fresh juice of half a lemon and a teaspoon of honey to cleanse the liver and help break down fat. Pineapple juice can promote weight loss and improve digestion. An excellent refreshing cold beverage common in Ramadan is licorice drink. Licorice is a mild laxative, a remedy for fever, coughs, lung problems, and ulcers, and is low in sugar. Use with caution if you have hypertension.


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3 comments:

  1. Actually, most of the time we aren't careful enough and we over eat during this month. We consume heavy meals at the break of fast and at suhoor and instead of loosing weight, we gain weight. This is a nice post for making us realize how we can control ourselves and our diets during this month Insha-Allah

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  2. Jazakallah Khair for stopping by my blog.
    I love this post because I have had to train my husband in this tought as well. I am a (newish) Muslim convert and he is born Muslim, so I was quite surprised, but, insha'Allah us Muslims will fast for the right reasons.

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  3. Haris: Yeah exactly !

    Salma: Wa iyyaki .... Insha Allah ...

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