Preventative Medicine of Gastrointestinal Disease
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is among the most common chronic diseases in the Western world, affecting up to…
Eating
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Frequency of Meals and the Example of the Prophet
It is widely accepted in modern culture that people should eat three meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nutritionists…
One Man, Equal to a Species
It was an interesting dream. In ancient times, creatures that were destined for destruction questioned why they were…
Being the White Crow
Abandoned. Pushed away. Cornered. All alone. Betrayed. Away from home… these are very familiar human feelings, things we’ve…
The Suitability of Food to the Digestion System
Nourishment lies at the center of the lives of animate creatures. The continuation of life is bound to…
“As if I ate” diet is effective
1- “As if I ate” diet is effective Original Article: Morewedge C.K. et al., Science 330, 1530 (2010).…
Will and Balance in Nourishment
Once, Shaykh ‘Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani, one of the greatest poles of spirituality, may God sanctify his holiness, had a…
Ruminants and Their Contribution to Our Life
And surely in the cattle (feeding on the pastures of the revived earth) there is a lesson for…
It’s me, Peter, your Stomach!
Dear Peter, when your heart was telling you about itself in the previous issue (and perhaps you got…
The Month of Ramadan and Discipline
Question: What benefits can the month of Ramadan provide for us to become disciplined people? What good habits…
Eating Habits and Time
“The things that I fear most for my people are being overweight, sleeping too much, laziness and a lack…
Making Meaning with an Islamic Wordview
The role of meaning is of paramount importance in human life (Frankl, 1963). Human beings have a natural…
Nutrition in Classical Islamic Medical Sources
Malnutrition is not the result of only insufficient food. It can also result from too much of the…
Disciplining Obesity: A Healthy Life Style
No religion commends self-indulgence;all religions, and all traditional ways of life inspired by religious principles, commend self-discipline,…
Effective Use Of Time
Human beings own, use and lose many things such as money, power and knowledge. But we can earn…