Proper food habit in Ramadan

photo: Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo

The holy month of Ramadan is a great opportunity for bringing back a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Through fasting we can learn how to manage eating habits, how to improve self-control and discipline. This month gives the stomach a break, and so we are able to break down and expel the accumulated toxins from our body. The fasting in Ramadan can improve a person's health, but if the correct diet is not followed it can worsen one's health.
To fully benefit from fasting, a person should spare a great deal of thought to the type and quantity of food that he will consume in this blessed month. Overeating not only harm the body but it also 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 this month. Foods to avoid are the heavily-processed, fast-burning foods that contain refined carbohydrates, and obviously too much fatty foods. Be sure to aim for 2 litres or more of water daily and lots of fresh fruit juices. May this month be blessed for us.