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Balanced Eating: A Guide to a Healthy Ramadan Diet 🌙

By Dr Rajarshi Mitra Maintaining a balanced diet during Ramadan is essential for your overall health and well-being. This guide, crafted by Dr. Rajarshi Mitra, a Laparoscopic Surgeon in Abu Dhabi, provides practical tips and advice on how to eat healthily during Ramadan, including what to eat during Suhoor and Iftar to stay energized and nourished throughout the holy month. Read on to discover how you can observe Ramadan while prioritizing your health. Understanding Balanced Eating for a Healthy Ramadan Diet What Does Balanced Eating Mean During Ramadan? As Dr. Rajarshi Mitra, a Laparoscopic Surgeon in Abu Dhabi with extensive experience in patient care, I often emphasize the importance of balanced eating, especially during Ramadan. Balanced eating during Ramadan means consuming a variety of foods from all food groups – carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals – in appropriate proportions. This helps ensure you receive all the necessary nutrients to maintain energy leve...
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Fresh Fruit Bowl 🍇🍓🍉🍍🍑🍏🍋

The glorious colors of the fruit make this a festive salad. Slightly sweet and chilled, it makes a nice accompaniment to a grilled entree. —Marlon Kirst, Troy, Michigan Ingredients 8 cups fresh melon cubes 1 to 2 tablespoons corn syrup 1 pint fresh strawberries, halved 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks 2 oranges , sectioned Fresh mint leaves, optional Directions In a large bowl , combine melon cubes and corn syrup. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, stir in remaining fruit. Garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired. Nutrition Facts 3/4 cup: 56 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 14mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein.  Diabetic Exchanges :  1 fruit. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/fresh-fruit-bowl/ Read more:  Fruit Guide
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Tips For Restarting a Workout Routine 💪

Restarting workouts and training after a prolonged break can be a daunting task. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed and at a loss after you’ve taken a long break from training. This is especially true when overcoming a big injury or illness that sidelined everything you were doing. If you feel like you’ve lost progress, then know you’re not alone. Everyone experiences a similar feeling when they’re on the mend and coming back to training.  Remember, there is more to a strong comeback than the physical aspect of performance. Yes, how you physically return to training is important—but how you mentally prep for this process is equally as important.  In this article, I’m going to discuss how to properly restart your workouts after recovering from illness and highlight several key nutrients that can support your return to fitness. Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and everyone’s return to training will be slightly different based on their individual experiences and anatomy. If you’ve bee...
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Why Fermented Foods Are Good For You ?

              A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Good Gut Health In our modern world, there are many of us that suffer from unhealthy gut flora . We can blame processed foods, added sugars, antibiotics, and prescription medications. This report will offer you vital information about how to add fermented foods to your diet to improve your gut flora. You'll gain an understanding of why fermented foods are good for you, and how to make them. As a culture, we've forgotten the healing magic of fermented foods and that we can do it at home ourselves! Much of the fermented foods available at the market lacked the nutritional value of our past when it was common to ferment foods. But necessity is the mother of re-invention! Thus, fermentation is helping many of us find a way back to health and a more toxin-free diet. You'll be amazed by how easy it is to ferment your foods! You'll also love the taste and nutritional value too! But first, let's define what  fe...
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Natural Home Remedies For Minor Burns 🔥

Natural Home remedies for Burns The use of natural remedies given below can be highly effective in managing such minor burns. These remedies are aimed at promoting healing of the damaged skin tissues and minimizing pain. Raw Potato Raw potato can be used to treat minor skin burns. It possesses soothing properties, which help in providing relief from the burning sensation caused by burns. It also acts as an anti-inflammatory agent and reduces redness and inflammation of the skin. It can also reduce the chances of having blisters. Research has proved the beneficial effect of raw potato in the management of minor burns. The histological examination of the burnt area and clinical studies made on the comparable burn wounds treated with either peel of boiled potato affixed to gauze bandages or just gauze dressings showed that the patients treated with raw potato had a faster rate of recovery from the symptoms. It was found that the usage of the potato peel dressing eliminated or reduced desi...
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Spring Detox Smoothie

When spring arrives, I can't help but think about cleaning up my eating habits. After all, spring detox is a thing (along with spring cleaning, which technically is a detox for your home). That's why I’m sharing with you a smoothie packed with nutrients your body will love. Drink it in the morning and you'll give your body a much-needed boost of energy to get you through the day. Ingredient Breakdown: Why Each One Matters  Before I get to the actual recipe, I'd like to shine the spotlight on each individual ingredient used in this smoothie. You'll quickly see why this is a great spring detox smoothie worth drinking. Green Tea Not only is  green tea tasty to drink on its own, but it's also full of health benefits. It's high in antioxidants and contains a large amount of catechins, polyphenolic compounds that are thought to exert numerous protective effects, ...
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Meaningful Spring Cleaning

               Spring is here! Before we can greet the newfound sunshine with ease, we’ll have to face the facts—it’s time for some good ol’ fashioned spring cleaning. Whether or not putting in some elbow grease is part of your springtime routine, there’s no better time to do deep cleaning. Why? Because spring is all about new life and freshness, of course! Plus, who wants a grungy, dusty home, while allergens are already filling the air? If the thought of a tidy house isn’t enough to convince you to embrace spring cleaning, maybe the idea of giving back will. This year, donate some of the material items that are cluttering your space to charity! The purpose and process of spring cleaning can have both your best interests and the interests of others in mind, as well; spread the word! Kitchen If you’ve been buying (or making!) canned goods like you’re 100% sure that the apocalypse is on the horizon, it’s time to cle...
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