Healthy Ramadhaan Eating Plan
This should be a light meal generally eaten about half an hour to one hour before dawn. A diet that is less than your normal amount of food intake…
Category: Medical Aspects
A Fasting Diabetic’s Experience
To All my Respected Fellow Diabetics in Islam My name is Ismail Badat from South Africa and I would like to share my personal fasting experience...
A Ramadan headache ?
If this time of spiritual reflection is spoilt by caffeine-withdrawal headaches, take the following advice from headache specialist Dr Elliot Shevel to heart. Take action:To prevent...
Losing Weight During Ramadan
By Karima Burns Fast [the month of Ramadan] so that to heal your bodies from diseases,” says a Hadith, or saying of the Prophet Mohammad (SAAW). Weight gain could...
Smoke-free Ramadhan and Beyond
It has been reported that about one third of smokers try to quit smoking, but only 20 percent of them seek help. Less than 10 percent of smokers who attempt to quit on their own are successful over the long term……
Diabetes and Fasting in Ramadaan
Diabetes mellitus affects people of all faiths. Muslims are no exception. Many diabetic Muslims have a desire to fast during the month of Ramadan, although if they cannot for health reasons……
Medical Aspects of Fasting
When one fasts (or decreases carbohydrate intake drastically), it lowers one’s blood glucose and insulin level. This causes a breakdown of glycogen from the liver to provide glucose for energy needs…….
Diet during Ramadan
Restraint from food, water, and undesirable behavior makes a person more mentally disciplined and less prone to unhealthy behavior. In an investigation in Jordan (1), a significant reduction of parasuicidal cases was noted…….