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4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Aminat508(f): 2:31pm On Jun 05, 2016



Muslims view the fasting month of Ramadan with much sanctity and honor. The fasting month brings about a personal reflection of where we are, what we have done and where we hope to go. Many Muslims feel a heightened sense of excitement as well as anxiety. In this state of excitement, we try our best to welcome in the fasting month with as much preparation as possible. However, at times, we tend to forget the little things. Here are some practical tips to fasting during this blessed month.

1. During Ramadan, it is important to make a serious conviction to follow the Ramadan routine.

Wake up before dawn, have the pre-dawn breakfast (suhoor) and perform the dawn prayers (fajr). This routine must be ingrained in your mind, body and soul. It is common to have a boost of faith during the early days of Ramadan. The spiritual energy is vibrant and you feel that it is easy to meet Ramadan head on. Then, we may get weak and lose our conviction. We may get lazy and tell ourselves that we have another 3 weeks or so to get back on track. It is best to stay the course and be moderate.

2. Reduce sodium in your diet, especially during suhoor.

This will help to reduce your urge to drink throughout the day. Extreme foods should be avoided as well. These include super spicy dishes (again to reduce the urge to drink after suhoor), high sugar content (to avoid the ‘crash and burn’ feeling), fatty foods and anything else that normally disagrees with you. Try to include foods that have high fiber content (for easy digestion) and that are ‘filling’. It’s important to eat ‘complex carbohydrates’ as they break down slowly. These include grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, wholemeal flour, and unpolished rice. Lots of fruits and vegetables are not only healthy but also provide a good balance to your meals. These will help sustain yourself until you break your fast. If you are already taking multi-vitamin supplements, don’t stop.

Check with a health advisor if you plan to start a new multi-vitamin supplement. Don’t look far to find a vital health supplement. Dates are abundant throughout the year and especially during Ramadan. Dates are known to provide a wide range of essential nutrients and potential health benefits.

Another important tip: hydrate! Drink lots of water in the night and before dawn. During suhoor, remember that coffee and tea are known to be diuretics. This could cause you to lose fluids faster.

3. Don’t binge.

Having an empty stomach during the day and then gorging yourself at night can cause lethargy and other gastrointestinal discomforts. The last thing you need is a sloth-like behavior at night and then you miss the precious dawn breakfast.

4. Bonus tip: meet the community.

Many mosques hold community iftar sessions on weekends. Meeting the community has numerous benefits including hearing about recipe tips, community events and hopefully some iftar invites

Source http://muslimvillage.com/2016/06/05/55239/4-practical-fasting-tips/

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by ikbnice(m): 2:35pm On Jun 05, 2016
this is informative. Ramadan kareem to every single muslims all over the world.
Let the piousness you exhibit during this Ramadan continue even after Ramadan.
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The blessings of Ramadan shall be bestowed on us all by Almighty Allah(S.W.T)

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by binajiya(m): 2:46pm On Jun 05, 2016
[quote author=Aminat508 post=46297314]


Muslims view the fasting month of Ramadan with much sanctity and honor. The fasting month brings about a personal reflection of where we are, what we have done and where we hope to go. Many Muslims feel a heightened sense of excitement as well as anxiety. In this state of excitement, we try our best to welcome in the fasting month with as much preparation as possible. However, at times, we tend to forget the little things. Here are some practical tips to fasting during this blessed month.

1. During Ramadan, it is important to make a serious conviction to follow the Ramadan routine.

Wake up before dawn, have the pre-dawn breakfast (suhoor) and perform the dawn prayers (fajr). This routine must be ingrained in your mind, body and soul. It is common to have a boost of faith during the early days of Ramadan. The spiritual energy is vibrant and you feel that it is easy to meet Ramadan head on. Then, we may get weak and lose our conviction. We may get lazy and tell ourselves that we have another 3 weeks or so to get back on track. It is best to stay the course and be moderate.

2. Reduce sodium in your diet, especially during suhoor.

This will help to reduce your urge to drink throughout the day. Extreme foods should be avoided as well. These include super spicy dishes (again to reduce the urge to drink after suhoor), high sugar content (to avoid the ‘crash and burn’ feeling), fatty foods and anything else that normally disagrees with you. Try to include foods that have high fiber content (for easy digestion) and that are ‘filling’. It’s important to eat ‘complex carbohydrates’ as they break down slowly. These include grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, wholemeal flour, and unpolished rice. Lots of fruits and vegetables are not only healthy but also provide a good balance to your meals. These will help sustain yourself until you break your fast. If you are already taking multi-vitamin supplements, don’t stop.

Check with a health advisor if you plan to start a new multi-vitamin supplement. Don’t look far to find a vital health supplement. Dates are abundant throughout the year and especially during Ramadan. Dates are known to provide a wide range of essential nutrients and potential health benefits.

Another important tip: hydrate! Drink lots of water in the night and before dawn. During suhoor, remember that coffee and tea are known to be diuretics. This could cause you to lose fluids faster.

3. Don’t binge.

Having an empty stomach during the day and then gorging yourself at night can cause lethargy and other gastrointestinal discomforts. The last thing you need is a sloth-like behavior at night and then you miss the precious dawn breakfast.

4. Bonus tip: meet the community.

Many mosques hold community iftar sessions on weekends. Meeting the community has numerous benefits including hearing about recipe tips, community events and hopefully some iftar invites

Source http://muslimvillage.com/2016/06/05/55239/4-practical-fasting-tips/[/quot
jazakallah khairan

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by mokoshalb(m): 3:38pm On Jun 05, 2016
Cool Informative write-up...
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Aminat508 ...?

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by asumo12: 3:43pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan is here!


kiss

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by hammedroyabat(m): 8:26pm On Jun 05, 2016
wow...it all starts tomorrow...month of months

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by 2poundz(m): 8:30pm On Jun 05, 2016
Jazakallahu khair

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by ikbnice(m): 8:30pm On Jun 05, 2016
Stay away from sin. Be pure during and after Ramadan. #RamadanKareem

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by sayyid(m): 8:33pm On Jun 05, 2016
if 11 months were stains let Ramadan be the cleaner.
Ramadan Kareem

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by sheftyxz(m): 8:36pm On Jun 05, 2016
May d almighty Allah it as an act of ibadal

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by zakson4real(m): 8:50pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Mubarak

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by islamics(m): 9:02pm On Jun 05, 2016
May Allah in his infinite mercy make us be among those who will attain his mercy and grant us his bounty in this month.
#StayCalmItsRamadan

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by PresidentT(m): 9:10pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Kareem

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by eluquenson(m): 9:14pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Mubarak to all my brothers and sisters in Islam

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by rileyy(m): 9:24pm On Jun 05, 2016
جزاك اللهُ خيراً. Wishing everyone a sincere ramadan fasting. Bless

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Haywhymido(m): 9:25pm On Jun 05, 2016
The king of all months of the year is here. Ramadan kareem

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by bintalabi(f): 9:29pm On Jun 05, 2016
why is no one talking about fasting tomorrow or not

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by abdullkabar(m): 9:29pm On Jun 05, 2016
Nice one Amina508

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by LAUWALI222(m): 9:34pm On Jun 05, 2016
ALLAH says (We prescribed fasting to you as it was prescribe to those before you so that you can learn and prostrained

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Taasii4change: 9:35pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Karim to all my Muslim brothers all over the world

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by lapazi(m): 9:41pm On Jun 05, 2016
As the candle light flame,
Ur life may always be happiness claim;

As the mountain high,
U move without sigh;
like the white linen flair,
Purity is always an affair;
As sunshine creates morning glory,
fragrance fills years as flory;
with the immaculate eternal smile,
attached to u mile after mile;
All darkness is far away,
As light is on its way;

Wish all of u a very Happy Ramadan

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Omotayor123(f): 9:43pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Mubarak to all Muslims!

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Omotayor123(f): 9:44pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Mubarak to all Muslims!.

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by mostyg(m): 10:01pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan mubarak

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Nobody: 10:23pm On Jun 05, 2016
MashaAllah
Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by drlateeph(m): 10:25pm On Jun 05, 2016
jazakallah khaeran to the op, and Ramdhan kareem to all.

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Abdulkatcha(m): 10:36pm On Jun 05, 2016
jazakha llahu khaira RAMADAN KAREEL

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Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by simplejayy(m): 11:01pm On Jun 05, 2016
ma sha allah
Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Walexz02(m): 11:09pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Kareem to all Muslim brothers and sisters
Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by Presbulg(m): 11:47pm On Jun 05, 2016
Ramadan Mubaraq
Re: 4 Practical Tips For Healthy Ramadan Fasting by gist4kidsblog: 5:16am On Jun 06, 2016
Allahu Akbar proudly Muslim

the Only Religion that will dominate the entire world:::


Ramadan kareem

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