Foods that benefit and foods that harm
The fasts of Ramadan can improve a person’s health, but if the correct diet is not followed can possibly worsen it! The deciding factor is not the fast itself, but rather what is consumed in the non-fasting hours. To fully benefit from fasting, a person should spare a great deal of thought to the type and quantity of food they will indulge in through the blessed month. Overeating can not only harm the body but it is thought also to interfere with a person’s spiritual growth during the month. A diet that has less than a normal amount of food but is sufficiently balanced will keep a person healthy and active during the month of Ramadan. The diet should be simple and not differ too much from one’s normal everyday diet. It should contain foods from all the major food groups, as shown below.
Water is essential for every living organism and is great for the human body. Without going into much detail about water, i would like to share something very useful for all those Muslims, New-Muslims and Non-Muslims who are fasting in this month of Ramadan. Some of us feel very tired and sometimes thirsty in the morning. Half way through the day we sometimes don't have the energy to work or motivate ourselves and can feel the body dehydrate very fast with our mouths becoming dry and sticky. Generally on a normal day we drink enough water to last us a few hours, but now that Ramadan is here we tend to forget that the water we drink in the morning is to last us not only a few hours but for anything up to 18 hours without food or drink until the time comes to break our fasts.
