Nutrition, Fasting & Detox
The professor's advice on eating well, fasting in good health and cleansing the body: beneficial foods, gentle detox, hot/cold balance, the Sunnah of eating. 96 articles in English.
8 rules the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept to preserve his health
The Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ holds the best way to preserve one's moral and physical health. Indeed, Allah…
How many dates should you eat per day?
A hadith of the Prophet recommends eating 7 dates a day: according to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, the Prophet ﷺ said that…
Does tea or coffee interact with herbal remedies?
Tea and coffee support health, but should be consumed in moderation and at the right times. Tea…
Remedies for underweight children
To start, to open the child's appetite, cod liver oil is given over three months in the form of…
Remedies for water retention
Sometimes the body stores water and struggles to eliminate it — this is called water retention. There are several ways…
Diet recommendations after breast cancer surgery
After breast cancer surgery, favor hive products like royal jelly, plus Professor Akim Bouterra's dietary advice and…
The balance between hot and cold foods
The Prophet ﷺ always balanced hot and cold foods, a principle still relevant today when seeking a healthy, balanced…
Salt
Ibn al-Qayyim devoted a chapter to salt in his book Prophetic Medicine. Salt is a crystalline mineral essential to the…
The Citron
The Prophet ﷺ said about the citron: “the believer who recites the Qur'an is like the citron. Its taste is good and its…
The benefits of prophetic talbina
Ibn al-Qayyim cites barley and talbina in his book. Talbina varies by region — in the Hijaz it was prepared as a soup…
Cleansing the colon
The goal of colon cleansing is to remove food residue. The intestine—also called the second brain—plays a key role in…
The Prophet's ﷺ eating habits
The Prophet ﷺ never limited himself to a single kind of food, since this harms health. In fact, without variety…