Tehran – Given its thousands of years of history and its focus on improving lifestyles and maintaining health, Iranian traditional medicine has a wealth of ability to promote self-care, especially during the sacred month of Ramadan.
This idea has a major impact on preventing the outbreak of disease and improving social health. Fasting may give people the opportunity to improve their physical and mental health.
However, there are reasons why you might excuse yourself for fasting (thinking each person’s health). People suffering from conditions such as diabetes, hypotension, and hypertension may or may not be able to fast.
Ramadan is a short spell of asceticism, as God, who created us all, considers it human worthy to limit food intake for several days throughout the year. Fasting is also observed to some extent by reducing food and drinks in some other religions and other philosophies.
According to Mehdi Mirghazanfari, a researcher of traditional Iranian and Islamic medicine, fasting is recommended by Islam to avoid eating and drinking from dawn until sunset, and is the best way to ensure a healthy body.
Similarly, if someone is sick due to martemperament, or as used in the Persian word “Sou-e-mizaj”, doctors advise against refraining from using foods that make them sick in the first place, and start consuming foods and drinks that will help them recover their health.
Eat lightly
Those who start eating after sunset just before bed may lose their appetite in Suhar – the meals consumed early in the morning by Muslims before fasting – this is an important meal, and skipping it can cause problems. In general, you should eat lightly before going to sleep and try to eat less.
I’ll wake up early for Suhar
It is better to wake up early for Suhar (an hour or an hour and a half before asking for prayer), starve and stay awake until the true dawn grows. Therefore, people will not be full.
Let your body decide
It’s fine if you don’t want to eat it right after sunset (for example, someone with an optimistic temperament). Let your body decide the right time to eat.
The digestive tract is empty for about two-thirds of the day and needs to be dealt with carefully. Plus, don’t forget to consume enough fruit, milk, wheat, its derivatives, rice and meat.
Nafisini Yekta, director of the office of Iran’s Ministry of Health, Traditional Medicine, says there are special measures based on the person’s temperament, the temperament of eating and drinking, modifying eating and drinking habits, and the appropriate time to eat and drink.
It is appropriate to start iftar with a warm, slightly sweet, light, simple and easy to digest drink. The best option is to consume dates, honey, figs, or raisins along with hot drinks.
In addition to rapidly increasing blood sugar levels and eliminating weakness, it does not weaken stomach function and prevents overeating.
It is a suitable time to consume fruits 1-5 hours after breaking your fast, and in addition to reducing the intensity of thirst, drinking natural juices is also considered a useful way to provide the body with the minerals and vitamins it needs.
Consuming dried, sweet, fried, high fat, starchy, spicy food, drinking too much meat, drinking coffee, cocoa, strong tea is some of the things that cause thirst and it is better to stay away from the suhur diet.
Exercise at peak hunger is not recommended at all. To prevent thirst, do not exercise in hot or hot places throughout the day.