5 Super Foods For The Brain

Freshly Brewed Tea: Up to three cups of freshly brewed tea a day can provide the brain with a modest amount of caffeine that can enhance memory, focus and mood.

Blueberries: They can improve memory and motor skills. They may help reduce the effects of age-related conditions.

Avocados: They promote brain health and contribute to healthy blood flow. They also lower blood pressure.

Pomegranate Juice: It has antioxidant benefits, which protects the brain from the damage of free radicals.

Wild Salmon: It is rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are necessary for brain function.

Medical benefits of Fasting (IMAGE)

 

 Fasting Ramadhan is useful as it has a restraining power over the soul’s whimsies, and an urge to abandon bad habits, specially when the smoker is obliged to abstain from smoking even if for a temporary period, on the hope such abandon will be permanent. This is also applied to drinking too much coffee and tea.

⇨Fasting promotes elimination of toxins from the body, reduces blood sugar ans fat stores. It promotes healthy eating habits and boost immunity. Fat is burnt during fasting, especially when it is prolonged. And the toxins are released. The liver, kidneys and other organs in the body are involved in detoxification.

Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph glands, and skin.

⇨During fasting, the consumption of sugars decreases, and so does the level of sugar in blood. This makes the body rely on providing the needed calories for metabolism by burning sugar stored in the body.

Glycogen stored in the liver, and fats in tissues are decomposed and transferred into calories and energy needed by the body. This results in moderate shortage of body weight. Therefore, fasting is considered of great value for overweight persons and stable non-insulin diabetes.

Allah says: “and fast, it is better for you, if only you knew” [al-Baqarah, 2:184]

→The psychological benefits are numerous.

Quick Health Benefits of Fasting:-

1- Fasting initiates rapid weight loss with little or no hunger. Once the ‘ketosis’ of fasting sets in, it becomes quite easy to go without food.

2- Fasting promotes detoxification. As the body breaks down its fat reserves, it mobilizes and eliminates stored toxins.

3- Fasting gives the digestive system a much needed rest. After fasting, both digestion and elimination process are rejuvenated.

4- Fasting promotes the resolving of inflammatory processes such as rheumatoid arthritis.

5- Fasting helps in controlling allergic reactions, including asthma and hay fever.

6- Fasting promotes the drying up of abnormal fluid accumulations, such as edema in the ankles and legs and swelling in the abdomen.

7- Fasting corrects high blood pressure without drugs. Fasting will reduce blood pressure to a safe range within two weeks or less in the vast majority of cases. And the blood pressure will remain low after the fast if the person eats correctly and lives healthily.

8- Fasting makes it easy to overcome bad habits and addictions. Many people have overcome tobacco and alcohol addictions by fasting, and even drug addictions. Fasting rapidly dissipates the craving for nicotine, alcohol, caffeine and other drugs.

9- Fasting clears the skin and whitens the eyes. It is common to see skin eruptions clear while fasting, and the whites of the eyes never look so clear and bright as they do after a fast.

10- Fasting restores taste appreciation for wholesome natural foods. People say that their taste buds come alive after fasting and that food never tasted so good.

11- Fasting is the perfect gateway to a healthful diet and lifestyle. Going on a fast gives you the motivation and enthusiasm to make a fresh start and commit yourself to a new and better way of life.

12- Fasting actually shrinks the stomach – not in a harmful way, but restoring it to its normal size. People tend to be satisfied with less food after fasting.

⇨The fasting person feels complacent, attains mental and psychological rest, refrains from all that disturbs the integrity of his fasting, and maintains the proper behavior controls, that all reflect positively on the general community.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said; “Fasting is restraining. When anyone of you is fasting, he should refrain from obscene language or any acts of ignorance. And if anyone slanders him or quarrels with him, he should say; ‘I am fasting, I am fasting.'”

Several studies revealed that crime rate in Islamic countries decreases during Ramadhan. Yes Ramadhan is a month of practice and training.

O Allah; grant us good health during Ramadhan. Ameen!

5 Stress Busters to Enhance Your Productivity

In this deadline-demanding, rat race society, it seems like we’re pushed to run and run everyday beyond our capacity. Suddenly, one day passes like an hour, and an hour seems like a passing mosquito. But now, instead of making stress a scary green monster that’s ready to eat you alive, we’re going to find out how to manage stress and keep it under control.

1. Address the Root Problem

What would you do if suddenly in the middle of night, your fire alarm rings? Would you switch off the alarm and go back to sleep? Of course not! You’ll search the house and try to find the source and spring into action to douse it out.

Likewise, your stress. You don’t just slap a “this too shall pass” attitude then turn on the TV comedy show to distract yourself from the problem. Stress is merely a smoke, and fanning the smoke alone won’t save your house from the fire.

Now do a quick contemplation: write down the things that stress you. Stuff you have to accomplish, including those you must do but you’re just “finding no time” to do. Just write them all down, from big stuff like “I want to publish a novel!” to something as trivial as giving your cat a bath. This is only the start. Next you’ll have to:

Surround yourself with people who motivate, inspire and enhance your.

 Surround yourself with people who motivate, inspire and enhance your.
 Rodéate de personas que motivan, inspiran y mejoran su.
 Omring jezelf met mensen die motiveren, inspireren en verbeteren van uw.
 Entourez-vous de gens qui motivent, inspirent et améliorent votre.
 Umgeben Sie sich mit Menschen, die motivieren, inspirieren und verbessern Sie Ihre.
 Huánrào zìjǐ de rén shuí jīlì, gǔwǔ hé zēngqiáng nín.
 Omge dig med människor som motiverar, inspirerar och förbättra din.
 Okruzhite sebya lyud’mi, kotoryye motiviruyut , vdokhnovlyayut i uluchshit’ svoyu.
 Circondati di persone che motivare, ispirare e migliorare la vostra.
 Kelilingi diri Anda dengan orang-orang yang memotivasi, menginspirasi dan meningkatkan Anda.