18 Surprising Health Benefits of Fasting (Roza) in Ramzan

Introduction – Fasting (Roza) is an important practice, which is associated with every religion or festival and is beneficial for health. Ramzan is an important festival for Muslims and is based on fasting (Roza) and is celebrated across the world. Fasting (Roza) is compulsory for Muslims worldwide during the holy month of Ramzan. Every Muslim fasting (Roza) for 29 or 30 days, which is based on the sighting of the moon. Fasting (Roza) helps in reducing weight, improving brain function, lowering or controlling blood pressure, good for heart health, decreasing or maintaining cholesterol, and many more.

Muslim individuals are instructed to avoid food, drinking liquids including water, sex relations with partners, smoking, and many other bad habits during fasting (Roza) between sunrise and sunset. Fasting (Roza) is beneficial for your health by reducing fat stores in the body, lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and obesity for a healthy heart, boosting immunity and also promoting the elimination of toxins from the body, and many more.

Health Benefits of Fasting – There are several health benefits of fasting (Roza) in the holy month of Ramzan are discussed below –

  1. Enhance Spiritual purification and self-discipline – Fasting (Roza) helps in enhancing spiritual purification and self-discipline by purifying their hearts, minds, and their bodies via self-control, and self-discipline. Muslim individuals may develop humanity, self-awareness, empathy, and closeness to God (Allah) by avoiding drinking liquids including water, food, and many physical requirements during the whole day.
  2. Improve Brain functions – Fasting (Roza) increases the production of proteins, which boosts or improves brain functions. It also improves brain functions by increasing memory and learning capacity, enhancing BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) levels, lowering oxidative stress and inflammation, and encouraging neuroplasticity, Severa research suggests that fasting (Roza) is beneficial in protecting against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Disease.
  3. Help in Quitting Bad Habits – Muslims are instructed to avoid smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, avoiding lying, and many more during fasting (Roza) in the sacred month of Ramzan Thus, fasting (Roza) helps in quitting bad habits that is beneficial for your health.
  4. Boost immune system – Fasting (Roza) is beneficial in fighting common sicknesses before they even start. During fasting (Roza) these white cells can regenerate and replace old white cells thus it leads to a stronger immune system in your body.
  5. Maintain Blood Sugar – Regular fasting (Roza) in Ramzan is beneficial in lowering or maintaining sugar levels in the blood, which is good for heart health. It also lowers insulin resistance and improves insulin sensitivity to maintain blood sugar levels and is good for heart health.
  6. Encourages detoxification – During fasting (Roza), when no food is consumed by the human body, the body converts or changes the stored fat into energy which releases chemicals from the fatty reserves and results in the elimination of these chemicals through the organs in the human body. The fat is burned and the toxins are released from the kidneys, bladder, colon, lungs, respiratory tract, and many more in the human body during fasting (Roza)
  7. Decrease blood pressure – During fasting (Roza), decreases the body’s salt intake, which reduces the blood pressure of the body and is also good for heart health.
  8. Reduce Weight – Fasting (Roza) may help to decrease weight, which lowers the risk of other severe diseases including high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and many more, which is also good for heart health.
  9. Better digestive system – Fasting (Roza) helps in improving digestive system by increasing metabolism to burn through calories more efficiently. It may improve digestion and promote healthy bowel function, which also improves the metabolic function of the human body
  10. Lower cholesterol – As per research, observing fast (Roza) in Ramadan helps in reducing cholesterol in the blood which lower the risks of heart attack or stroke
  11. Decrease Inflammation – Fasting (Roza) helps in reducing inflammation, which is the important or main cause of aging. As per research, fasting (Roza) may reduce several indications of inflammation and can be helpful for the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
  12. Better Muscle Performance – Fasting (Roza) may help to enhance human growth hormone levels that is beneficial in maintaining muscle performance and is good for health.
  13. Good for Heart Health – Fasting (Roza0 is good for heart health by reducing hypertension or high blood pressure, cholesterol, blood pressure, maintaining sugar levels in the blood, and lowering the weight of the human body.
  14. Prevent Obesity – The main advantage of fasting (Roza0 is to decrease obesity, which reduces the risks of severe diseases including heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, and is good for heart health.
  15. Better Sleep – Fasting (Roza) helps in lowering obesity and stress hormones and enhances the production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin, which is good for better sleep and is good for health.
  16. Increase SelfControl – Fasting (Roza) helps in enhancing self-control in overeating any food which reduces weight or extra fat and lowers the risk of several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart problems, and many more.
  17. Better insulin sensitivity – Fasting (Roza) helps to improve insulin sensitivity, which lowers the risk of type-2 diabetes.
  18. Better Mental Health and Mood – Fasting (Roza) is beneficial to reduce anxiety, stress, and depression and improves mood and mental health.  

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