Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - In addition to maintaining a healthy diet based on high-fiber food items such as vegetables, and drinking plenty of fluids, you also need to make sure you refuel your reservoir of sugar, by consuming ... Read More

Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - التركيز على الأطعمة الغنية بالألياف مثل الخضار و الفاكهة بقشرها و الفواكه المجففة، و شرب كميات وفيرة من الماء النقي يشكلان العنصران الرئيسيان للتخفيف من إحتمال حصول إمساك خلال الصيام. بالإضافة إلى عاد... Read More

Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - When making the most out of fasting during the month of Ramadan, your health can actually benefit from the process if you apply it correctly.First off, a proper understanding of the energy dynamics an... Read More

Dr. Jihad Irani, Family Medicine - What time of fasting you're talking about? Fasting is variable from person to person, from religion to another one.

Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - There are a number of categories of healthy people and patients who are exempt from fasting. These include pre-pubertal children, or women during pregnancy, breastfeeding mothers; travelers) or people... Read More

Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - Anytime is a good time to quit smoking! So why not give it a try since you are already fasting and thus cannot smoke? Go for it!

Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - There are degrees to dehydration: we look at certain physical signs (heart rate, blood pressure, skin hydration, eyes, tongue, superficial veins) to estimate the extent of dehydration. A healthy adult... Read More

Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - Kindly refer to my answer to your previous question.

Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - Eating in small increments upon breaking your fast, and not all in one shot, is key to avoid getting bloated. This also applies to drinking water and fluids upon iftar, which could pose a problem give... Read More