Ramadan daylight fasting is one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.

This June, our blog site Guest Author is Teba Abdul Lateef, a Registered Dietitian from Pakistan who is contributing to a two-part blog series on Ramadan. Teba is sharing some of her expertise as a devout Muslim when it comes to Islamic traditions. Please see Part 1 of this two-part blog series for links to Teba’s background. (Grand Mosque picture courtesy of barunpatro at rgbstock).

Part 1 covers some background from Teba concerning Ramadan as well as some reported culinary trends during Ramadan for Muslims living in various parts of the world. This Part 2 includes some thoughts from Teba for devout Muslims to consider when it comes to maintaining their health during Ramadan.

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As Fall heads into Winter, many people become more concerned about themselves or a family member or close friend succumbing to a cold virus, or worse yet a strain of flu virus.

Besides following vaccination recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), along with their recommendations for hand washing, covering your nose and mouth when sneezing, etc., they are eager to know if there is anything else they can do to boost their own defenses and those of their loved ones and friends against a  viral illness this Winter.

Image of vitamin pills (and bottle) courtesy of http://www.stockfreeimages.com/ and © 2008 Fotoplanner

Some may wonder if “tweaking” their diet and/or taking nutrient supplements might have any potential to improve their level of resistance to assault by viruses as Winter approaches.

Are you perhaps curious about how nutrients impact immunity in a normally healthy person?

Might you be looking for authoritative advice when it comes to the question of should you consider purchasing nutrient supplements and if so, which ones and from where?

Read on for potential sources of reliable & helpful information when it comes to nutrient supplementation issues. Please keep in mind that the following is offered as infotainment only, as is always the case for any pieces of information mentioned on this site. You are encouraged to seek personal advice for your individual health situation status from your own state licensed, nationally and/or state registered and/or certified health care practitioner(s).

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