Name: Day 16: Detox by Day and Indulge By Night | Ramadan Strong
Uploaded: 2019-05-21T09:30:45.000Z
Channel: Ustadha Lobna Mulla
Description: Showing self restraint this Ramadan when it comes to our food choices.

Showing self restraint this Ramadan when it comes to our food choices.

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Rituals and deeds performed to demonstrate submission and devotion to God, such as prayer and fasting. These acts purify the soul and strengthen the believer's connection with their Creator.

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Day 1: Not Just Another Ramadan | Ramadan Strong

Day 3: Mindful Fasting to Feed Your Soul | Ramadan Strong

Day 4: So That You Attain God-Consciousness | Ramadan Strong

Day 5: Be Present | Ramadan Strong

Day 6: Being Excused from Fasting is a Gift From God | Ramadan Strong

Day 7: The Importance of Documenting Progress | Ramadan Strong

Day 8: Talking to Allah | Ramadan Strong

Day 9: Desire, Dedication, Discipline | Ramadan Strong

Day 10: Your Qur'an Goals | Ramadan Strong

Day 11: "...but I've already fallen behind in my Ramadan goals" | Ramadan Strong

Day 13 | The Need for Consistency and Balance | Ramadan Strong

Day 14 | Praise be to Allah | Ramadan Strong

Day 15 | Overcoming the Mid-Ramadan Slump | Ramadan Strong

Day 16: Detox by Day and Indulge By Night | Ramadan Strong

Day 17: Ramadans of Yore | Ramadan Strong

Day 18: When Ramadan Breaks | Ramadan Strong

Day 19: The Man Who Thought He Thanked God Enough | Ramadan Strong

Day 20: The Extra Good Deed | Ramadan Strong

Day 21: Ten Days Ahead, Another Chance? | Ramadan Strong

Day 22: Charity in the Last 10 Nights | Ramadan Strong

Day 23: Maximizing the Last Ten Days | Ramadan Strong

Day 24: When the Night Draws its Curtain —The Importance of Tahajjud | Ramadan Strong

Day 25: The Value of Seclusion - Ihtikaf | Ramadan Strong

Day 26: A Date with Destiny | Ramadan Strong

Day 27: Meeting the Best Version of Ourselves | Ramadan Strong

Day 28: Practicing Istiqama for the Long Haul | Ramadan Strong

Day 29: Beware of Ramadanitis | Ramadan Strong

Day 30: Farewell, Ramadan | Ramadan Strong

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 As-salamu alaikum and welcome to the second 10 days of Ramadan. Congratulations that you've  made it this far and I'm sure by now many of you have settled into some sort of routine.  And that's exactly what we want to shake up right now. How do we take our Ramadan experience  to the next level? Alhamdulillah we've been blessed with this month to really be able  to take ourselves and improve not only spiritually but also mentally and physically. How many  times have we wished throughout the year that we would adopt certain lifestyle changes or  even diet changes but we say you know what it's just too hard. Well let's take all of  these skills that we're learning right now in this month and developing and be able to  make it last throughout the year. How can we do that? Let's take for example you know  giving up a nice cold drink that you've been offered on a hot day. In the month of Ramadan  you'd give it up in a heartbeat. Why? Because you have conviction and you have commitment  to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So you're going to implement patience and self-restraint to  really be able to fulfill that goal of completing the month of Ramadan. So how do we take these  skills and make them last throughout the year? I say let us look at how we break our fast  and how we start our fast. Can we show self-restraint when it comes to food choices for example?  You know a lot of research is out there talking about how diets that are high in refined carbs,  processed food, artificial food coloring and flavors, preservatives, those type of diets  are really inflammatory and they're linked very much so to diseases that are plaguing  our society like diabetes, cancer and really a lot of the mental illnesses that are really  plaguing our youth today like anxiety and depression and ADD. So knowing that those  type of foods contribute to inflammation that causes or really contributes greatly to all  of those diseases that we've mentioned and many more, shouldn't we take this opportunity  in Ramadan to really hold ourselves accountable and really show self-restraint when it comes  to breaking our fast? So science has proven that throughout the fasting period our cells  are constantly detoxifying and this is a great blessing. This actually prevents a lot of  disease for us. We remove a lot of toxins from our body during this process which Allah  Subhanu wa Ta'ala has ordained for us. But what do we do when we break our fast? A lot  of times we're breaking our fast on drinks that are loaded with artificial food coloring,  with high fructose corn syrup. Again, all inflammatory type of foods that cause a lot  of harm without us knowing it. And at the same time we're also lead on to dessert or  we're starting our fast with foods like donuts and cookies and all kinds of things. So instead  of thinking that our patience and commitment and self-restraint is only within the day,  let's apply that to the nighttime routine as well. Let's go ahead and switch out all  of your favorite drinks that have high fructose corn syrup or that have artificial food colorings.  Let's switch out those types of foods that we like to break our fast with or have desserts  or even start our day with and switch them out with healthier options. Yes, you may get  a lot of backlash from family members who may tease you and say, what, you're not going  to eat the same food we're eating? Or you may get backlash if you are the one providing  the meals. You may get a lot of commotion from your family members saying, what are  you talking about? This is Ramadan. We should be enjoying our food. We should enjoy food  that is going to be good for us and that's not going to harm us. Then we're really reaping  the benefits of this month of fasting. So let's do these, let's show self-restraint  when it comes to our food choices. Then we'll be able to carry on this practice of showing  commitment and self-restraint to our bodies, which Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la has entrusted  to us throughout the entire year. JazakAllah khairan. Wasalamualaikum.

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