Niceties of fasting: All about eating during holy month of Ramadan

Although fasting affects the body during Ramadan, you can still enjoy it while capturing the spirit of this holy month

Muslims worldwide are observing the holy month of Ramadan. During this month, which is called the "sultan of the 11 months" among locals in Turkey, they generally focus on self-reflection, spiritual purification and becoming closer to God. For such reasons, they fast by refraining from worldly activities, including eating, drinking, smoking, arguing, lying and gossiping. Qazet.az presents this informatin:

By cleaning the soul of temporal pleasures and harmful impurities, they aim to grow spiritually. However, fasting during daylight changes eating and sleeping habits, which affects both our biological clocks and metabolisms. Therefore, while capturing the Ramadan spirit, Muslims should also pay attention to providing their metabolism, which slows down due to dehydration and hunger, with enough water and balanced nutrition to pass this period in a healthy way.

In iftar menus, foods that are easy to digest should be preferred.

Let’s go over what we need to keep in mind during Ramadan one more time with dietitian Özge Toy since we tend to ignore health-related measures toward the end of it.

Fasting can be therapeutic for the body as it facilitates the excretion of accumulated fat and damaged cells in the body as well as improves the functioning of the endocrine system and organs. However, she warned that people need to be careful about their nutrition throughout this complete detox.