Ramadan Fasting Tips: Staying Healthy in Extreme Heat

While fasting is an obligation for every sane and adult Muslim, believers are nevertheless recommended not to observe the fast if they are not physically capable of doing so.

The lifestyle in this month of Ramadan changes completely, but if the diet is healthy, fasting has no impact on health, but rather countless virtues, say the specialists, for whom it is essential to drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day.

For Iftar (breaking the fast), a vegetable-rich soup is recommended, as well as fruits, for their vitamin intake.

The main meal should be served two to three hours after Iftar. Among the essential foods recommended for this meal, we mention rice, pasta, potatoes, lean meats, or chicken and fish, in addition to cooked vegetables, these foods being necessary to regenerate the cells.

Specialists favor during this Ramadan period recipes made from steaming or grilling. Season with natural spices and herbs, and avoid fatty sauces.

It is essential to keep fit throughout the day of fasting, to eat well at suhoor (pre-dawn meal, marking the end of the breaking of the fast).

Suhoor gives strength and provides the faster with the necessary energy for the long days of fasting. This meal, if it is correct, prevents thirst and hunger during the day.

Semolina, cereals and whole wheat bread, rich in slow sugars, are among the foods recommended for suhoor. Milk and white cheese are also favored.

The faster must not expose himself too much to the sun and must avoid physical exertion. Diabetics must regularly check their blood sugar level and hydrate abundantly.

During Ramadan, a real euphoria seizes people. The holy month, supposed to be a period of recollection and economy, turns into a daily feast, which exhausts the budgets of low-income families, but also their health.