Fasting
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And if you fast, you will be better off if you know.” And doctors have advised patients to fast for certain periods in order to prevent diseases and protect the body, in addition to the psychological comfort brought by fasting for the same fasting, and today we will focus in our article on the benefits of fasting for health of the body.
Benefits of fasting health
- Fasting gives the digestive system and especially the stomach a period of rest for at least 12 hours a day for thirty days and this gives it a chance to regain its activity. The choice of breakfast and Suhur health in terms of quantity and quality helps to improve its performance,
- Protects the body from tumors and saves it from weak and diseased cells and helps cells generally regenerate because the body consumes weak cells in order to cope with hunger.
- The pancreas is responsible for the secretion of insulin, which converts sugar to fat and carbohydrates to maintain blood sugar, and it is difficult for the pancreas to release the appropriate amounts of insulin when the amount of food significantly larger than Leads to blood sugar accumulation and diabetes.
- It is an opportunity to reduce the foods that enter the body, especially if the fasting person to eat breakfast and Suhour light, it is an opportunity for those who want to lose weight, and prefer to eat a grain of dates at the beginning of breakfast to provide the body with fast energy, and then work on eating hot soups that provide fluids, The digestive system to start receiving food.
- Increase the effectiveness of the immune system in the body by eating healthy foods and detoxifying toxins in the body.
- Protect the heart from strokes and prevent it from diseases because of the low percentage of fat entering the body and thus lower cholesterol in the blood.
- Disposal of waste and toxins, and prevent accumulation in the body, processed foods contain a lot of toxins that the body stores in fat cells, and when fasting the body burns these cells, and thus get rid of toxins stored in it, and this will treat arthritis and alleviate symptoms And protection of the liver and kidneys from various deposits and diseases.
- Fasting gives the person an opportunity for psychological calm and comfort of conscience that has a good impact on his health.