JAKARTA - Maintaining body resistance during fasting in the month of Ramadan is important, especially because of changes in eating patterns and rest times. Proper nutrition intake, including supporting supplements, can help the body stay healthy during fasting.
General practitioner graduate of the University of Indonesia, dr. Irwan Heriyanto, said that supplements containing vitamin C and zinc are enough to help maintain the immune system during Ramadan.
"For the body's defense, preventing infections and so on, usually vitamin C and those containing a lot of zinc are actually enough," said Irwan in a health discussion with Halodoc in Jakarta, Wednesday.
He explained that Ramadan, which falls in February, is likely still in the rainy season period. This condition makes the body still vulnerable to disease, so that the body's resistance needs to be well maintained.
According to Irwan, vitamin C and zinc play an important role in helping the body fight infections, especially during fasting in the midst of humid and rainy weather.
On the other hand, the rainy season is also considered to provide its own benefits for Muslims who carry out fasting. The relatively cooler temperature can reduce the risk of dehydration compared to fasting in the summer.
Irwan also assessed that cooler weather conditions can reduce the risk of health disorders such as vertigo or sudden spinning dizziness, which is often experienced by some people during Ramadan.
"If it's the rainy season in the month of fasting, it's really more pleasant, it's not too hot, not too dehydrated, not too much sweat. So that the hydration related to vertigo and so on may be reduced," said the Board of Medical Excellence Halodoc.
Furthermore, Irwan said that the month of fasting is a moment for the body to carry out the process of "self-cleaning" naturally. During fasting, body cells have the opportunity to regenerate and remove residual substances that accumulate over the long term.
However, he reminded the importance of maintaining a diet, especially during the fasting month. To prevent inflammation or infection during Ramadan, Irwan advised that the consumption of sweet foods should not be excessive.
He explained that excessive sugar intake can trigger various health problems, ranging from blood sugar spikes that are at risk of causing chronic diseases to skin disorders such as acne.
Irwan added that the source of sugar does not only come from sweet foods, but also from carbohydrates such as rice that are consumed daily. Therefore, awareness is needed in regulating eating patterns and controlling the desire to consume sweet tastes.
"It actually feels like it's just in the mouth. From here the neck is no longer tasted. It tastes good only here (in the mouth). So that's what we might say in us that what we eat is just enough, don't overdo it. Just want to taste it, want to try it, yes please. But anything that is mostly not good," said Irwan.
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