Fasting Ramadan for Health

STUDY ISLAM - Prophet said that  fasting during the month of Ramadan was divided into three phases. Namely, the first ten days contains Rahmah or Grace. Ten second day contain Mercy aka Maghfirah. And the last ten days filled with Blessings.

In the context of 'healing', have similar processes. Namely, the detoxification process or flushing toxins, rejuvenation process, and the stabilization processor or stabilization of the condition. This could mean physically as well as spiritually.

Physically, the three stages in the fasting of Ramadan, describing the process of balancing the health condition of a person's body. Before entering the fasting of Ramadan, some people, doing health checks in the laboratory to measure the levels of uric acid, cholesterol, glucose and aspartate amino transferase (AST)/ alanine aminotransferase (ALT). They want to compare its condition after doing fasting. So what happened quite interesting to observe. And I want to do more research on the effects of Ramadan fasting on one's health condition.

But in general, three phases of fasting is indeed the case. In that observation, I found the conclusion that the first ten days, the health conditions we experience the process of detoxification, aka a massive flushing toxins. The process can indeed be slightly different on each person. But in general there is a decrease levels of cholesterol, uric acid, glucose and aspartate amino transferase (AST)/ alanine aminotransferase (ALT) dramatically.

For example, among those, some have very high levels of cholesterol before fasting. Total cholesterol 245 (normal under 200 mg / dl), HDL 42 (normal over 55 mg / dl), LDL levels reach 'countless' (normally less than 150 mg / dl), and TG is 513 (normal 30 150 mg / dl).

After fasting for the first ten days, they do check back to the lab. The results were interesting. Total cholesterol dropped to 216. HDL increase to 55. LDL that are too high (not counted) is normalized at 111. And Triglycerides which 513 down to 249.

Detoxification process that occurs during the first ten days of fasting was proved very significant. In fact, normally within conditions not fasting, to obtain the same results, it can be done within four weeks using a drugs. And that's not cheap. Through fasting, can be done in just ten days without using drugs at all. The body rebalancing in naturally with very effective when fasting. If too high, passed down. And if too low, raised automatically.

When the detoxification in process. There is a feeling of suffocation. There is also a feeling of dizziness and mild fever. Or, sometimes followed by mild diarrhea. All was normal course, because flushing toxins is happening on a large scale in our body. The symptoms usually disappear within a few days, after our bodies adapt.

On the second ten days, the process of flushing still continues. But with a lower speed. Flushing a large scale only in the first ten days. And with the low-speed detoxification, rejuvenation is taking place in parts that were damaged. Body systems began to lead to a balance.

Laboratory results  showed the pace of reduction getting slowed. On day 21st, the lab results show all levels of cholesterol is gradually become normal. Total cholesterol reached 182 mg / dl. While HDL is constant at 55 mg / dl. The LDL getting lower to 96 mg / dI. And Triglycerides to 148 mg / dl. In addition to cholesterol, uric acid was also experience re-balancing. Before fasting, in level 7.7 (normally below 7 for men). It turned out that within the first ten days in the same person uric acid down to 6.6. And on day 21 of uric acid decreased again to 6.2.

In the last ten days, the condition leads to a state of balance. There is a reduction, but with lower speed. Interestingly, body weight was also experiencing the same rhythm of the process.

In the first ten days, body weight decreased considerable. Based on the data, that before the fasting body weight reached 70 kg. Apparently, on day 11 body weight down as much as 3 kg to 67 kg.

On day 21st, measured her weight continued to decrease, although not as much as in the first period. He declined approximately 1.5 kg to 65.5 kg. And interestingly, weight loss did not take place in the third period. When the last day of fasting, the weight actually rose again to 66.5 kg. An ideal weight, because he has a stature with height 169 cm.

It turns out that the true expression of the Prophet, that in Ramadan, we will experience three stages of the process leading to a natural state of balance. The first stage of Grace or Rahmah, Allah cleanse our bodies of toxins that endanger health through detoxification.

The second stage is maghfirah or forgiveness. Allah, Almighty God really gave forgiveness to His servants who fasted to restore the body that had contained a lot of metabolic waste to be clean. And then rejuvenates the damaged parts.

And on the third stage, Allah revealed His Blessings to people who fast properly. In the third stage, our bodies gradually toward its natural balance. In fact, body weight was decreased, at this stage to actually experience gains back toward normal conditions. Supreme true God with all His words, as delivered by His Prophet.

Like i said, in the beginning of this article, besides affecting physically, fasting in Ramadan also affecting Spiritually, but I'll discuss in my next article, insha Allah.