FASTING FOR HEALTH BENEFITS.

Health is a blessing that can not be assessed with the property. To maintain health, the body needs to be given a chance to rest. Fasting, which requires not to eat, drink, and perform other acts that break the fast from dawn until sundown very useful for maintaining physical and spiritual health. Fasting may prevent diseases arising from excessive eating. Excessive food nutrition is not necessarily good for one's health. Excess nutrients or overnutrisi result in obesity which can lead to degenerative diseases such as high cholesterol and triglycerides, coronary heart disease, diabetes (diabetes mellitus), and others. Effect of fasting on the health of physical mechanisms covering various aspects of health, such as :

• Provide opportunities for digestion to rest. Freeing the body from toxins, impurities, and the residue is harmful to health.
• Blocking food for bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells so that germs can not survive.
• Increase the number of white blood cells and increase endurance. In the first week of fasting has not discovered the growth of white blood cells. However, starting the seventh day (second week), the addition of white blood cells very rapidly. White blood is a major element in the body's defense system.
• Balancing acid and alkaline levels in the body.
• Improve the function of a hormone that is needed in a variety of physiological and biochemical processes of the body. Hormones released by endocrine glands and the pituitary as the body's reaction to various pressures and environmental stress. Deficiency or excess production of certain hormones will have a negative impact on the health of the body. For example when subjected to stress, the hormone that regulates insulin and adrenaline when they're hungry impaired that loss of appetite or even come sooner. Production of the hormone insulin deficiency resulted in the emergence of diabetes, whereas when the body will suffer excessive hyperglycemia. At the time of fasting people will be patient and try to hold grudges and always surrender to God. It will make the normal hormone function so that more harmonious rhythm of life.
• Rejuvenate the body cells. When we fast, the body's organs are in a position to relax, so as to have the opportunity to renew its cells.
• Improve the function of organs. Fasting will provide a stimulus to all cells, tissues, and organs. The effect of this stimulus will produce, restore, and improve organ function according to its physiological functions, such as the senses become sharper.
• Fasting increases the function of reproductive organs. It is associated with the rejuvenation of the cells that affect cells of urogenital and other means of reproduction. The hormones associated with sexual behavior problems are not only generated by the organ ovary (estrogen) and testicular (testosterone), but also by the pituitary gland.

Recommended by the Apostle of Allah begins to break their fast by eating dates, or with fruit and drinks are sweet as honey. This doctrine implies health because fruits and sweet drinks that are ready-made fuel that can be immediately absorbed by the body to restore energy after a day the body is not supplied by food and beverages. Glucose contained in fruits and sweet drinks is the main energy source for cells of the body. Effective glucose needed when the body requires energy input needed. Suggested meal is not solely to gain power of the prime pilgrimage during fasting, but also implies that the necessary preparations for fasting during the fasting work productivity and daily activities are not disrupted. At the time of fasting and meal supplies need to strive to fulfill the nutritional elements needed by the body, including six kinds of nutrients are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. The importance of nutritional balance are often less aware of because the results are not seen directly. Someone who lack certain nutrients as dangerous as those given to excess nutrients. Eating well balanced meals and nutrition will affect the central nervous system and body's biochemistry. Eating a balanced meal that is not lacking but not excessive, adjusted for age, quality and quantity of motion and body condition. In some people, at the time of fasting have complaints such as feeling weak and lethargic or decreased stamina, as well as digestive disorders like flatulence and stomach upset. Some specific food ingredients such as honey, ginger, kencur, Intersection buffoonery, and other materials can be used to overcome the decreased stamina, bloating, and upset stomach during fasting. Here are some natural ingredients that can be used in order to stay fit and fresh fasting.

• MADU. Benefits: increase stamina and maintain stabilitias body to stay healthy and fit, launched the process of metabolism, for beauty and youth, prevent indigestion, etc.
• KURMA. Benefits: increases stamina and energy, prevent & resolve anemia (anemia), launched a disposal, as a sedative (merileksasi body tense muscle cells), prevents uterine bleeding.
• JAHE (Zingiber officinale ROSCs). Benefits: increased stamina, overcoming flatulence, colds, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, fever, etc.
• TEMU Lawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza). Usefulness: high cholesterol, improve stamina / tonic, anemia, gastritis / heartburn, flatulence, and others.
• KENCUR (Kaempferia galanga). Benefits: increased stamina, eliminate bad breath, stomach ulcers, bloating, nausea, vomiting, colds, and others.
• Ubi Red Potato (Ipomoea batatas). Usefulness: flatulence, fart peluruh, colds, stomach disorders
• KUNYIT (Curcuma domestica Val). Efficacy / effect; gastritis, gall expedite expenditure thereby reducing flatulence, nausea, and a sense of fullness in the abdomen.
• KAPULAGA (Amomum cardamomum). Indications: for stomach ulcers, nausea, vomiting, stomach obstruction and bloating.
• Kayu Manis (Cinnamomum burmanii). Indications: for stomach ulcers, nausea, vomiting, stomach obstruction and bloating.

copied from the writings of Mohammed Harli