Five Reasons Why You Need To Open Your Fast With Dates

Opening your fast with dates is the best way to open your fast. Not only that it is Sunnah but also it is scientifically proven that it is great for your body. 

One date has approximately 23 calories with countless benefits. Some of the benefits are listed below. Also, there are the reasons WHY one should break their fast with dates.

1-      Preparation

Since fasting is about abstaining from food for a certain period of time so our digestive system goes in to inactive mode. In order to activate it, we need to consume something that will swiftly activate the digestive process by activating the digestive juices as well as the enzymes for the incoming food.

2-      Easily digested

Your stomach has been not working and what best could you eat that digest quickly? Dates, of course. A dose of dates will provide you with instant energy that you have been lacking for the past few hours.

3-      Nutrient for brain cells

Due to their natural surgery energy property, there are the best source to your body controller, the brain. After all, all the wise decisions that you are going to make after opening your fast will be controlled by your brain or will you let the stomach control you?

4-      Constipation

Well, as dates are loaded with tons of fiber, they are going to save you from having a bad constipation day or days.

5-      Alkaline Nature

Due to the alkaline nature of dates, they are going adjust or say maintain your blood acidic, which in turn will save you from consuming too much of carbs and proteins, mainly meat.

Excess of carbs and protein can cause hereditary problems such as stones, diabetes, gall bladder inflammations, high blood pressure and gout.

So, open your fast with dates only!