Do you eat breakfast? If so, what do you have? The first meal of the day has long been seen as the most important, with research showing links between having breakfast and better health through lower incidence of diabetes and heart disease and a lower body mass index. The rise in popularity of intermittent fasting…
The bustle of Ramadan markets has been reduced to a trickle of somber shoppers. A heavy silence has replaced lively chatter. No lanterns glow in windows, and the strings of lights that crisscrossed alleyways, flickering above children playing in the streets, have gone dark. “Ramadan used to shine,” said Mahmoud Sukkar, a father of four…
Before the war, Ramadan was one of the most joyful festivals in Gaza. The month of dawn-to-dusk fasting drew crowds into the mosques, and streets were festooned with colorful lanterns typical of the season. But an enormous gap stretches between the happy holiday memories of a seemingly irrecoverable past and the desolation and grief left…
With Ramadan approaching, expected to begin on the evening of 28 February, 2025, and to last until 29 March, 2025, depending on the lunar sighting, many Muslims are preparing for the fasting period ahead. Fasting from dawn until sunset is not always an easy task and can be a significant adjustment, especially for those who…
In the world of weight loss and health, the next fad is always just around the corner. If you’ve been around long enough, you’ve seen hundreds of strange diets, like eating only grapefruits several times a day or eating only cabbage soup in order to lose weight. Yes, you lost weight on those diets,…
Navratri is here, and it is that time of the year when devotees of Goddess Durga immerse their soul in the zeal of festivity and devotion. Interestingly, in India festivals are incomplete without fasting and feasting, and to celebrate this harmony, follow us through some interesting healthy Satvik delicacies that can be made at home….