This presentation explains what are the health benefits of fasting and how can it can be achieved.This presentation explains what are the health benefits

• This presentation explains what are the This presentation explains what are the health benefits of fasting and how can health benefits of fasting and how can it can be achieved.it can be achieved.

• Please go through as it can change Please go through as it can change your health as well as life.your health as well as life.

Physiology of fasting.


• Here we are discussing Here we are discussing about the what happens in about the what happens in your body while you are your body while you are fasting,fasting,


• There are many behavioral and spiritual There are many behavioral and spiritual benefits like patience, self control, benefits like patience, self control, discipline, concentration, sacrifice, discipline, concentration, sacrifice, understanding the sufferings of hungry understanding the sufferings of hungry ones, sharing, get rid of bad habits etc. ones, sharing, get rid of bad habits etc.

Physiology of fasting

• But it is not the subject of this But it is not the subject of this presentation. It is focused on the presentation. It is focused on the fasting during Ramadan but applies to fasting during Ramadan but applies to all types of fasting including water all types of fasting including water fasting or any other long clinical fasting or any other long clinical fasting. fasting.


• We will go through what benefits you We will go through what benefits you can achieve physically from fasting.can achieve physically from fasting.What really happens when you fast?What really happens when you fast?The common answers are hunger and The common answers are hunger and starvation, but is it true? Or is there starvation, but is it true? Or is there any thing beyond?any thing beyond?


• Fasting and starvation are two Fasting and starvation are two different things, even though different things, even though physically both are similar. physically both are similar. The mental intentions are The mental intentions are different, while fasting you are different, while fasting you are sacrificing the food which is sacrificing the food which is available to achieve some available to achieve some goals. Your mind is peaceful goals. Your mind is peaceful and relaxedand relaxed. .


• Where as you will be starving Where as you will be starving only when you don’t have any only when you don’t have any means to find some thing to means to find some thing to eat, eat,

• your only goal is to find some your only goal is to find some thing to eat. You may go to any thing to eat. You may go to any extent to achieve it.extent to achieve it.


• What your body is doing when you What your body is doing when you fast?fast?Body relaxes and internal organs Body relaxes and internal organs take rest. The digestive system is take rest. The digestive system is free of its burdens and uses this free of its burdens and uses this time to perform repairs. time to perform repairs.

• With the modern (?!!) food habits a With the modern (?!!) food habits a normal human being’s 65% energy is normal human being’s 65% energy is spent on digestion.spent on digestion.


• Your internal organs like kidney and Your internal organs like kidney and liver are always busy with filtering the liver are always busy with filtering the toxins produced as byproducts of toxins produced as byproducts of digestion.digestion.Once the digestion is stopped, Once the digestion is stopped, production of toxins from the process is production of toxins from the process is also stopped. Kidney, liver and other also stopped. Kidney, liver and other internal organs are free from its normal internal organs are free from its normal toxic load.toxic load.


• What your kidney and liver What your kidney and liver will do then?will do then?Internal organs use this long Internal organs use this long waited golden opportunity to waited golden opportunity to excrete the backlog of toxins excrete the backlog of toxins and wastes accumulated in and wastes accumulated in your body due to the your body due to the unnatural eating habits and unnatural eating habits and lifestyle.lifestyle.

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• What do you What do you achieved?achieved?Lesser toxins and Lesser toxins and wastes in your body, wastes in your body, higher energy level higher energy level and vital energy, less and vital energy, less body weight etcbody weight etc


• What does it mean?What does it mean?High toxic accumulation is the root cause of High toxic accumulation is the root cause of 99% of degenerative diseases like cancers, 99% of degenerative diseases like cancers, tumors, leukemia, malignancy, diabetes, high tumors, leukemia, malignancy, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis,

• Eczemas, skin allergies and many others.Eczemas, skin allergies and many others.Once you have achieved lesser toxic levels Once you have achieved lesser toxic levels you are immune to these diseases, your you are immune to these diseases, your immunity is fortified, you have a healthy and immunity is fortified, you have a healthy and vibrant body.vibrant body.

Physiology of fasting.• Apart from the religious or spiritual Apart from the religious or spiritual

significance, fasting is widely used as a significance, fasting is widely used as a shock treatment to many life threatening shock treatment to many life threatening diseases like cancers, tumors, leukemia, diseases like cancers, tumors, leukemia, malignancy, diabetes, high blood pressure, malignancy, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, etc. by Natural high cholesterol, arthritis, etc. by Natural hygienists and Integrative medicine hygienists and Integrative medicine practitioners world wide.practitioners world wide. There are thousands of people saved their There are thousands of people saved their life from these life threatening diseases by life from these life threatening diseases by fasting.fasting.


• How can you reap optimal health How can you reap optimal health benefits from fasting?benefits from fasting?Do not burden your body, avoid Do not burden your body, avoid physical activities which may exhaust physical activities which may exhaust you, keep away from any thing which is you, keep away from any thing which is going to create mental strain, relax and going to create mental strain, relax and take complete rest as much as take complete rest as much as possible. (It doesn’t mean you should possible. (It doesn’t mean you should be lying in bed, you can perform be lying in bed, you can perform normal physical activities like walking normal physical activities like walking or normal jobs). or normal jobs).

Physiology of fasting.• Avoid hard digesting foods like fried Avoid hard digesting foods like fried

foods, barbecue, red meat, egg, diary foods, barbecue, red meat, egg, diary products, pastries, foods made of sugar products, pastries, foods made of sugar or fat, cakes and chocolates. or fat, cakes and chocolates.

• Eat fresh fruits or vegetables as much as Eat fresh fruits or vegetables as much as possible, remember when you eat fruits possible, remember when you eat fruits do not eat any other foods together (It will do not eat any other foods together (It will jeopardize digestion and creates gas).jeopardize digestion and creates gas).Fruits digest perfectly if taken in empty Fruits digest perfectly if taken in empty stomach.stomach.


• Do not over eat,Do not over eat,



• Do not over eatDo not over eat,


• What is the most What is the most physiologically important physiologically important thing to take care during thing to take care during fasting?fasting?

• It is the break fast; most It is the break fast; most people are unaware of its people are unaware of its importance. If you don’t importance. If you don’t follow the right procedure follow the right procedure it can harm your systemit can harm your system..


• What is important about breakfast?What is important about breakfast?While fasting your digestive system is While fasting your digestive system is taking rest, its doing system repair. It is taking rest, its doing system repair. It is not prepared for food intake and digestion. not prepared for food intake and digestion.

• You can compare it with a chemical plant You can compare it with a chemical plant under shut down maintenance. When you under shut down maintenance. When you are breaking fast extreme care should be are breaking fast extreme care should be taken. You should start with easily taken. You should start with easily digesting foods like dates, tender coconut digesting foods like dates, tender coconut juice, honey with water or fresh fruit juice juice, honey with water or fresh fruit juice etc.etc.


• If you dump heavy foods while breakfast and overload the system it is really harmful. The system which was unprepared to take the heavy load will be in turmoil, as the digestive system is forced to wind up the maintenance activities before completion and have to process the heavy foods.

• By doing this you are giving jerk to your system.


• You might have noticed; after taking You might have noticed; after taking heavy meal at break fast you are feeling heavy meal at break fast you are feeling tired, dizzy, sweating, head ache and tired, dizzy, sweating, head ache and you are not able do any thing.you are not able do any thing.

• This is nothing but the result of the jerk This is nothing but the result of the jerk created by dumping heavy foods.created by dumping heavy foods.


• What can I do instead?What can I do instead?You should act like an operator starting You should act like an operator starting up a chemical plant. Start it with light up a chemical plant. Start it with light easy digesting foods in small quantity easy digesting foods in small quantity and after some time take fresh fruits or and after some time take fresh fruits or vegetables then after a break heavy vegetables then after a break heavy foods foods

• Don’t forget to leave enough time for Don’t forget to leave enough time for digesting the food you already had.digesting the food you already had.


• By this method you are slowly ramping up the By this method you are slowly ramping up the system, so there is no jerk or havoc it is just system, so there is no jerk or havoc it is just getting ready gradually to cop up. You haven’t getting ready gradually to cop up. You haven’t compromised any of the benefits you gained compromised any of the benefits you gained by fasting. by fasting.

• Also it fortifies benefits. Try this and find out Also it fortifies benefits. Try this and find out that you are more energetic. You will have that you are more energetic. You will have enough energy even to pray whole night.enough energy even to pray whole night.


• Our forefathers had gone through critical situations while fasting. Like wars of Badar and Tabook, and they have won them too.

• No body will argue that they were tired from fasting. They were the strongest people mentally as well as physically.


• A typical diet is suggested below; don’t A typical diet is suggested below; don’t follow it word by word, I would like to follow it word by word, I would like to show it as an example or guideline only.show it as an example or guideline only.

• For Suhoor (food before Morning For Suhoor (food before Morning Prayer) take light food, Fruits, fruit juice Prayer) take light food, Fruits, fruit juice (remember fruits should not be eaten (remember fruits should not be eaten with any other food) or fresh vegetables with any other food) or fresh vegetables and any cooked food (rice, bread, and any cooked food (rice, bread, boiled vegetables etc.).boiled vegetables etc.).

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• Avoid heavy food as it will make the digestive Avoid heavy food as it will make the digestive system busy whole day. Do not eat spicy food system busy whole day. Do not eat spicy food as it increases acidity. Papaya, dates or radish as it increases acidity. Papaya, dates or radish (with vegetables) are good for people with (with vegetables) are good for people with acidity. Avoid dairy products as they creates lot acidity. Avoid dairy products as they creates lot of acid during digestion.of acid during digestion.

• Do not over eat, it will be optimum to fill one Do not over eat, it will be optimum to fill one third of stomach. Stop eating when you receive third of stomach. Stop eating when you receive first bowel. first bowel.

• Do not drink too much water on top of your Do not drink too much water on top of your food as the water dilutes gastric juice and food as the water dilutes gastric juice and prolongs digestion.prolongs digestion.


• For Iftar (break fast) use dates and water For Iftar (break fast) use dates and water or tender coconut juice, fruit juice in or tender coconut juice, fruit juice in small quantity. Then proceed to prayer.small quantity. Then proceed to prayer.

• Once you are back from prayer eat Once you are back from prayer eat sweat or citrus fruits (not together) in sweat or citrus fruits (not together) in moderate quantity. Or you can drink moderate quantity. Or you can drink more fruit juice if you likemore fruit juice if you like..


• After returning back from Tharaweeh After returning back from Tharaweeh (late night prayer) (late night prayer)

• EAT WHAT EVER YOU WANT. EAT WHAT EVER YOU WANT. • But it will be ideal to start the meal with But it will be ideal to start the meal with

fresh vegetables and then to other fresh vegetables and then to other foods, do not over eat. foods, do not over eat.

• A believer should not fill more than A believer should not fill more than one third of his/her stomach. one third of his/her stomach.

• Avoid spicy or fried food. Avoid Avoid spicy or fried food. Avoid sweets.sweets.


• As fasting protects from many health As fasting protects from many health problems, we should not see a fasting problems, we should not see a fasting person hospitalized. But what is the person hospitalized. But what is the reality?reality?

• The hospitals are full with fasting persons The hospitals are full with fasting persons after Eid and during Ramadan, people gain after Eid and during Ramadan, people gain 5-10Kg body weight in Ramadan, the 5-10Kg body weight in Ramadan, the reason is most people doesn’t follow the reason is most people doesn’t follow the discipline taught by the Prophet(PBUH). discipline taught by the Prophet(PBUH).

• He preached believers to fill nights with He preached believers to fill nights with prayers, but rather they are busy in prayers, but rather they are busy in overfilling their stomachs and reaping the overfilling their stomachs and reaping the side effects from over eating.side effects from over eating.


• Try it once you can feel the Try it once you can feel the differencedifference

• And finally do not jerk your system And finally do not jerk your system by over eating on the day of Eidby over eating on the day of Eid

• Religion promotes modesty in all Religion promotes modesty in all fronts of life. fronts of life.


• This is a humble step to help you to This is a humble step to help you to reap maximum health benefits while reap maximum health benefits while you are fasting. you are fasting.

• Your first priority should be to achieve Your first priority should be to achieve the spiritual and behavioral goals by the spiritual and behavioral goals by fasting. fasting.

• But health goals are also equally But health goals are also equally important as the religion considers all important as the religion considers all aspects of life with equal importance.aspects of life with equal importance.


• I am certain that you can achieve them by the grace of Almighty the most beneficent and merciful.


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• More references about fasting are available at the following sites

• http://www.healingdaily.com/juicing-for-health/fasting.htm

• http://www.islamicmedicine.org/medmiraclesofquran/medmiracleseng.htm#ramadan

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This presentation explains what are the health benefits of fasting and how can it can be achieved.This presentation explains what are the health benefits