Wellness

Fasting, fitness and self-care, with eating well through Ramadan.

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Medjool dates in a white bowl on a linen cloth by a window

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Can you fast in Ramadan with a health condition? Diabetes, pregnancy, medication and who is exempt

What the Quran says about illness and travel, what the health bodies say about diabetes, pregnancy and medicines, and why the conversation starts with your doctor and your scholar.

A plate of natural yogurt topped with figs, berries, honey and granola

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What to eat for suhoor and iftar: the best foods to keep you going through Ramadan

Slow-release carbs and protein before dawn, dates and water at sunset, and an iftar table that is generous without leaving you flat. How to eat well all month.

Three runners in silhouette along an empty seafront promenade under a pink evening sky

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Can you exercise while fasting? The best time to work out in Ramadan

Before iftar, after iftar or at dawn: how to time, pace and fuel your training through the holy month, from the sports-medicine guidance.

Eating well through the fast: suhoor and iftar

All suhoor and iftar recipes

Gulf States Coast

Kuwaiti Red Lentil Soup (Shaurabat Adas)

1 hr 25 min · Serves 6

Lebanese Coastal & Mountain

Fattoush - Lebanese Salad

10 min · Serves 4

Moroccan Imperial & Coastal

Chebakia

2 hr 10 min · Serves 12

Egyptian

Egyptian Yellow Lentil Soup

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4