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Health tips on Ramadan

As'Salâm Alaikum Wa'Rahmatullâhi Wa'Barakâtuh This article provides some useful tips on how to avoid some common problems encountered in Ramadan. If followed, it would enable one to fast comfortably and enjoy fully the spiritual benefits of Ramadan. During the holy month of Ramadan, our diet should not differ very much from our normal diet and should be as simple as possible. The diet should be such that we maintain our normal weight, neither losing nor gaining. However, if one is over-weight, Ramadan is an ideal time to normalise one's weight. Consume Slow Digesting Foods In view of the long hours of fasting, we should consume slow digesting foods including fibre containing-foods rather than fast-digesting foods. Slow digesting foods last up to 8 hours, while fast-digesting foods last for only 3 to 4 hours. Slow-digesting foods are foods that contain grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, wholemeal flour, unpolished rice, etc. (cal

12 Foods of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

1. Barley: Food in fever, used in a soup form. 2. Dates The Prophet(saw) said that a house without dates has no food. It should also be eaten at the time of childbirth. 3. Figs: It is a fruit from paradise and a cure for piles. 4. Grapes: The Prophet was very fond of grapes – it purifies the blood, provides vigour and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels. 5. Honey: Considered the best remedy for diarrhoea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm; as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye soother and mouthwash. It is extremely beneficial in the morning in warm water. 6. Melon: The Prophetsaid: None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring that is good in countenance and good in character. 7. Milk: The Prophet said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the b

LIFE IN THE 1500's

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the1500s: Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children; last of all the babies. By then, the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, don't throw the baby out with the Bath water. Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) liv