For children, - Nutrition suggestions for a healthy life

Almighty Allah Who created the universe from nothing has made human
beings responsible not only for acting as His servants but also for
looking after their bodily existence. He has entrusted to them what
needs to be kept as best as can be. We must not forget that robust
health is the greatest blessing that Allah has given us. When we
protect the bodies entrusted to us from illness, there are a few
things about nutrition that we should keep in mind:
- Do not eat animal fats, butter or margarine.
- Eat lost of fruits and vegetables, even before meals.
- Be careful of salt and cook your food without using salt.
- Eat small amounts frequently.
- Do not eat late. If possible, get used to not eating after 9 o'clock.
- Use cold pressed olive oil in your food and on your salads. But
don't use too much olive oil; no more than 2 tablespoons a day.
Otherwise the consumption of unsaturated fats will cause you to gain
weight.
- Watch your carbohydrate intake. You should eat only one kind of
carbohydrate per meal, such as bread, rice or pasta.
- Avoid refined sugar and white bread. Eat brown sugar instead of
white and whole grain bread instead of white bread. Refined sugar and
carbohydrates dissolve quickly in the blood producing an excess of
insulin that could overwork the pancreas. This could hasten the onset
of diabetes. Whole grain products contain vitamin B, leave a person
feeling full and supply fiber that facilitates the working of the
intestines.
- Balance your cholesterol with omega oils. Omega oils balance the
cholesterol produced in the liver. Omege-3 is found mainly in fish;
Omega-6 is found in walnuts and hazelnuts. Omega-3 found in canola oil
has recently become popular.
- Cold water oily fish are especially rich in Omega-3 but because they
contain lots of cholesterol they must be eaten sparingly. You can eat
two small servings twice a week.
- We do not need more sugar or sweets than we get in our daily diet.
The bread and rice that we consume is changed by the liver into the
sugar that the body needs every day. One way to keep the blood sugar
stable is to eat whole grain bread and brown rice which pass into the
bloodstream after being slowly absorbed by the intestines. The
stability of the blood sugar caused by these foods make us feel
satisfied for a long time. This balance is delicately adjusted, but in
any case if you are craving for sugar satisfy it by eating natural
sweets such as dates, figs or a dried apricots.

What do you know about cholesterol?

Allah has created human beings with bodies equipped with systems
superior to even the most splendid machines. All of us have a
responsibility to maintain this body in the best way so as to maintain
our good health.
Cholesterol, recently described in the press as a cause of heart
attacks even in young people, heads the list of those agents that pose
a serious threat. In light of the latest statistics, it has been
established that currently, one of the main causes of death cardiac
and artery diseases linked to cholesterol. In this article, we shall
examine how cholesterol forms and how best to protect yourself against
it.
What is Cholesterol?
This is a fatty substance, of a wax-like consistency, that is
essential for life. It is widespread throughout the body, but
particularly in the brain, nerves, liver intestines, muscles and
heart.
Every year, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on
17 October 2002, heart attacks and strokes cause the deaths of 12
million people worldwide. Individual efforts aimed at reducing these
major threats, together with simple, low-cost measures taken at the
national level, can reduce these major risks to health—such as high
blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and cigarettes—by over 50%.
The body uses cholesterol to produce hormones, Vitamin D, and the bile
acids that digest fats. In order for these processes to take place,
very low blood levels of cholesterol are sufficient.. But if there is
too much cholesterol in the blood, it accumulates in the arteries and
causes them to harden and narrow. We absorb excess cholesterol through
animal food products causing the level of cholesterol in our
bloodstream to rise to dangerous levels.
As you know, a network of blood vessels interpenetrates the entire
body, carrying blood to such organs as the heart, brain and kidneys,
thus permitting them to function. If cholesterol accumulates in any
organ's blood vessels, then in that organ diseases appear.
If cholesterol accumulates in the coronary arteries that nourish the
heart, for example, problems such as chest pains or heart attacks
develop. On the other hand, accumulations of cholesterol in the renal
arteries may lead to kidney defects and high blood pressure. The
higher a person's cholesterol level, the greater the risk of heart
disease.
Anti-Cholesterol Nutrition
- Balance Your Cholesterol with Omega Oils
Omega-oil acids moderate the amounts of cholesterol produced by the liver.
Omega-3 is most present in fish, and Omega-6 in walnuts and hazelnuts.
Lately, canola oil has become popular for the Omega-3 it contains.
- Chicken Breast Is Low in Cholesterol
People with weight problems and high cholesterol should eat breast of
chicken—the so-called white meat—keeping in mind that wings and
drumsticks are rich in cholesterol, however. Skinning the chicken
first helps lower the fact content. Even so, in terms of cholesterol,
soya mince or soya meat are still preferable to animal products.
- Beware of Cheddar Cheese!
No matter how carefully you shop for diet products, the cheddar cheese
you buy will still contain a high level of cholesterol. Therefore,
cottage cheese is recommended instead.
- Seafood Is High in Cholesterol!
Shellfish (mussels, lobster, squid) contain high levels of
cholesterol, for which reason you should eat them only occasionally
and other forms of seafood are preferable.
- Regular Walking Raises Levels of Good Cholesterol and Lowers Harmful
Cholesterol
The more physical activity you do, the higher your level of HDL (good
cholesterol). To balance cholesterol, exercise is essential along with
a proper diet. For a healthy heart, walking is the ideal form of
exercise. One should walk at least half an hour every day. Three
kilometers (1.8 miles) in 30 minutes will be enough to maintain a
healthy heart rhythm.
In order to lower your levels of LDL (harmful cholesterol):
- Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.
- Eat 3 to 4 portions of vegetables and 3 to 4 portions of fruit a
day. The ideal regimen is to consume five portions of both every day,
as in a home-made fruit salad.
- Eat more salads, complete with tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet corn,
lettuce, carrots…
- Eat less fat, and trim fat from cuts of meat before cooking.
- Cut back on sugar.

Dua to ward off the deception of obstinate devils

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ
بَرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ، وَبَرَأَ ، وَذَرَأَ ،
وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَعْرُجُ
فِيهَا ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا
يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا ،
وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ
طَارِقٍ إِلَّا طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ ، يَا رَحْمَنُ
Translation
I seek refuge with Allah's perfect words which no righteous or
unrighteous person can transgress, from all the evil that He has
created, made and originated.
(I seek refuge) from the evil that descends from the sky and the evil
that rises up to it. and (I seek refuge) from the evil that is spread
on Earth and the evil that springs from it.
And I seek refuge from the evil of the tribulations of night and day,
and the evil of one who visits at night except the one who brings
good, O Merciful One.
Transliteration
a‛oodhu bi kalimaat-illaahit-taammaat-illatee laa yujaawizuhunna
barrun wa laa faajirun min sharri maa khalaqa, wa bara'a , wa dhara'a,
wa min sharri maa yanzilu minas-samaa'i wa min sharri maa ya‛ruju
feehaa, wa min sharri maa dhara'a fil-arḍi wa min sharri maa yakhruju
minhaa,
wa min sharri fitanil-layli wan-nahaari, wa min sharri kulli ṭaariqin
illaa ṭaariqan yaṭruqu bikhayrin, yaa raḥman
Sources: Ahmad No# 15461 with an authentic chain and Ibn As-Sunni
#637. See Al-Silsilah Al-Sahihah No# 2995

Dua to heal the afflicted by the Evil eye or other afflictions

بِاسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكَ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ
نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ، اللهُ يَشْفِيكَ بِاسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكَ
Translation
In the Name of Allah. I recite over you [for purpose of healing] from
all that troubles you, and from every harmful mischief and from the
evil of the eyes of an envier. Allah will cure you; and with the Name
of Allah, I recite over you.
Transliteration
Bismil-laahi ar-qeek, min kul-li shai'in yu'dheek, min shar-ri kul-li
naf-sin aw 'ayni kul-li ḥaa-sid, al-laah yash-feek, bismil-laahi
ar-qeek
Sources: Muslim No# 2186 ; At-Tirmidhi No# 972