Contents:
- Medical Video: Everything You Need to Know About the Keto Diet
- The principle of healthy life when fasting
- 1. Get enough sleep
- 2. Maintain fluid balance in the body
- 3. Don't skip sahur
- 4. Eat enough when breaking fast
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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in the month of Ramadan must be done for the sake of better quality of health and fasting. The following are various tips on applying a healthy lifestyle while fasting so that the body stays healthy in the month of Ramadan.
The principle of healthy life when fasting
1. Get enough sleep
A healthy lifestyle when the first fast that needs to be applied is not sleeping too late. In the fasting month, you need to get up earlier than usual to do sahur. Therefore, you should need to go to bed early so that your sleep needs are still met, at least for 7 hours.
With enough sleep, you will not oversleep for sahur. In addition, this can also help you to stay excited throughout the day. Lack of sleep can make you feel tired, sleepy, and have difficulty concentrating while on the move. This certainly can disrupt your work productivity during fasting.
2. Maintain fluid balance in the body
Even though you are fasting, your fluid needs must be fulfilled. Tan Sheau Kang, a nutritionist from Singapore General Hospital stated that someone who fasts needs to try to keep consuming at least 8 glasses of water per day so that the body's fluid needs are still met.
This can prevent him from dehydration which can make the body feel weak and not excited. You can consume water before and during dawn, after breaking fast, and before going to bed. However, not all water is consumed in the fasting month. Coffee, tea, and soft drinks are included in the category of drinks that are not recommended for consumption during Ramadhan.
3. Don't skip sahur
Breakfast is an important thing to do to start a day full of activities. During Ramadan, the breakfast you usually do experiences a change in hours, which is just before sunrise or time of prayer.
Therefore, the role of dawn is as important as breakfast. In addition to providing energy to go through the day, sahur can help you to concentrate more while carrying out activities.
Try to always take a meal every day. Eating good sahur is done near the dawn. This can help the body stay hydrated and prevent hunger that may come sooner if you are late at night.
The balanced sahur menu consists of:
- Complex carbohydrates which is a type of carbohydrate that is able to keep blood sugar levels stable and makes you feel full throughout the day. Foods consisting of complex carbohydrates such as whole wheat, brown rice, and whole grains.
- High-fiber foods slowly digested by the body which can make you feel full longer. High-fiber foods that you can eat like dates, bananas, avocados, broccoli, carrots and red beans.
- Foods rich in protein can help make the body more energetic and energetic during fasting. Eggs, cheese, and lean meat can be an alternative to your sahur menu.
4. Eat enough when breaking fast
The time to break the fast becomes awaited moment. Unfortunately, this is often a moment of revenge by eating all the food available at the table. In fact, overeating at one time is very dangerous for the body.
Too much eating when breaking fast can cause flatulence and lethargy. Especially if the food and drink you consume is rich in sugar and high in fat. As a result, you can get indigestion and drastic weight gain at the end of Ramadan.
In addition, this can also cause serious health risks if carried out continuously for a full month. Applying a healthy lifestyle while fasting can keep the body healthy and energetic throughout the day. That way, you can still live your day to the full even if you are fasting.
