Understanding Ramadan’s Health Benefits.
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Hi Ayah,
It’s great to hear your perspective on fasting during Ramadan and how you’re experiencing its health benefits. The article you mentioned, “Ramadan 2019: The Health Benefits of Fasting” by Sami Rahman, indeed sheds light on the positive aspects of fasting and intermittent fasting during this holy month.
You’ve made a valuable point about changing the stereotype associated with Ramadan. Often, people focus on the restrictions like not eating or drinking during daylight hours, but they may not fully understand the spiritual and health benefits that come with it.
The article you shared highlights some of these benefits, such as reduced risk of certain health conditions like cancer and dementia, as well as improved heart health and weight management. It’s essential to emphasize that fasting can also have mental and emotional benefits, as you mentioned, including reduced anxiety and depression.
Sharing personal experiences, like how you haven’t felt very hungry and have noticed positive changes in your digestive system, can help others better understand what Ramadan is really like and perhaps encourage them to learn more about it.
Education and understanding are key to breaking down stereotypes and fostering tolerance and respect for different cultural and religious practices. Your perspective can be a valuable contribution to this process, and I hope it helps others see the positive aspects of Ramadan as you do.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and the article. It’s a great step towards promoting awareness and understanding of Ramadan’s true nature and benefits.
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please respond to ayah:
The article “Ramadan 2019: The heath benefits of fasting” by Sami Rahman from AlJazeera is about the multiple health benefits fasting and intermittent fasting provides for the body. In Ramadan, one cannot eat, drink, smoke, or have sexual relations from dawn to sunset each day. Reading the Quran is also emphasized much more in Ramadan than any other month in order to develop a closer relationship to Allah. Heath benefits include reduced risk of some cancers and developing dementia. It helps prevents high cholesterol, heart disease, and obesity. It also cleans the gut and removes dangerous toxins since the digestive system is resting. It could even reduce anxiety and depression.
I chose this article because people always look at Ramadan in a negative light. I want to change this stereotype and show people how great it really can be (or at least not damaging). I always get the “not even water?” question around this time, but it is nowhere near as bad as it sounds like! I am currently fasting, and after today there will be 11 days of Ramadan left. I haven’t felt hungry at all, just a little thirsty, and I can really feel the cleansing of the digestive system. I hope more and more people can get educated on Ramadan and just understand what it is actually like, not what it is portrayed to be.
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/ramadan-2019-health-benefits-fasting-190505051542870.html