Feeding the Body and the Spirit: Rediscovering Ancient Wisdom Through Modern Biology
The careful manager in the cell Hidden inside almost every cell is a small sensor called mTORC1. It…
Fasting
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Intermittent Fasting, Ketogenic Diets and Neurological Disorders
Fasting has been practiced for thousands of years throughout the history of mankind, driven by various motives such…
Key to the World’s Greatest Treasure
Consider this scenario. A 60-year-old Muslim patient with diabetes makes an appointment with his physician to come up…
Ramadan: The Sum of Spiritual Joys
No month of the year can sail along with as much joy that never fades and everlasting pleasure…
Fasting and Cleaning
There are many ongoing studies into fasting, a practice prescribed across many religions. Increasingly, there is evidence to…
Ramadan and Yom Kippur: Why Afflict Ourselves By Fasting?
Jalal al-Din al-Rumi taught, “Ritual prayer can be different in every religion, but belief never changes” (Fihi Mafih).…
Recyling Cellular Trash: A Micro-level Fasting Phenomenon
Recycling in the cell (autophagy) is important to generate energy and to produce new cellular units. What is…
Fasting in Abrahamic Faiths
“O you who believe! Prescribed for you is the Fast, as it was prescribed for those before you,…
A Present of The Presence Through Three Dripping Snow-cones
“I want to start fasting this year during the month of Ramadan” she said with a serious tone…
Fasting on Ramadan and Yom Kippur
I am a Reform rabbi who has been studying Islam for more than 50 years. Reform Judaism is…
Fasting from the World
The true fast is fasting with Prophet Adam! Walking with him in the desert of existence with the…
Fasting in Ramadan and Developing Self-Control
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is a special month of the year…
The Fundamental Spiritual Benefit of Fasting
The prime goal of Islamic spirituality is to establish an intimate and personal closeness to God. While the…
Fasting: A Divine Treatment For Body and Soul
Fasting is a school for the training of both the physical body and the soul, and it has…
Ramadan
The month of Ramadan is a special time full of God’s blessings and great wonders. The Holy Qur’an…