By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well-being Writer. Its so easy to put weight on as the weather gets colder, something many of the early Muslims didn’t experience, the primitive part of our psyche thinks we are still living in caves and so responds to cold weather(and tiredness) by craving starchy carbohydrates like cakes,…
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Facts relevant to food and its nutrtional value from an islamic scientific perspective
NO MEAT 365 Day 2
NO MEAT 365 Day 2 By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & wellbeing writer For those of you who read the first blog post about NO MEAT FOR 365, you will remember that I didn’t exclude fish from my new diet. Please remember that I have been eating meat for the last 12 years since…
NO MEAT 365
No meat for 365 day 1 By Karimah Bint Dawoud Well I was out on a date, yes date, courting is allowed though some would disagree my wali al amr (guardian) is aware who I am with. We went to have juice and ended up eating wonderful healthy meat free Middle Eastern tabouleh, babagnoush, humous, pickles and…
NO “MEAT “ FOR 365
NO “MEAT “ FOR 365 By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well being writer. As the last of Hajj Eid’s meat finally finishes, the moon of Dhul Hijjah is waning and the new moon of the new Islamic year starts with the lunar month of Muharram, meaning “forbidden” but that’s another story, another soon…
MY FIRST SUSHI
By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Wellbeing Writer. Sushi is one of those things, you love it or you hate the idea of it and are too caught up in your own culture to try it. Alhamdulillah I don’t have that problem so I luuuurrrve it! I had a nutritional blood test a few years ago when I went…
The Perfect Porridge
The Perfect Porridge By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well-being writer. As I sip on a tall glass of green juice, even I have to reluctantly admit that summer is over, off on a mission this afternoon to photograph autumn leaves and trees, the days of salad and boiled egg for breakfast are packed…
A REMINDER TO MYSELF- AUTUMN WEIGHT REMINDER
By Karimah bint Dawoud, As its approaching winter, I remind myself this is the time we put on weight, those lovely comfort foods, loads of starchy carbohydrates to keep those fats reserves in place protecting us from the cold. We need to remember these days we do not live in caves but in houses with heating…
PUMPKIN SOUP FOR THE PROPHET
PUMPKIN SOUP FOR THE PROPHET by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain & well being writer Serves 4 persons Cooking time 45 minutes We normally think of pumpkin at Halloween time, sitting on a window ledge with a scary face cut out of it to ward away the jinn and evil spirits that maybe be walking…
ISLAMIC MEDICINE, FLU REMEDY,
FLU REMEDY, THE ISLAMIC WAY “Rollin down the mouse, no smoking zone, sipping on ginger juice, honey lemon, with my mind on my deen and my deen on my mind” KBD Honey with a herb, roots ,powder 3 mornings a month in good health is from Islamic Medline, when you are unwell we need it…
ISLAMIC MEDICINE -GREEN JUICES
ISLAMIC MEDICINE -GREEN JUICES YOUR DAILY FLU SHOT! By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & well being writer. When you are feeling under the weather, changes of season and you are all bunged up, inflamed sore throat, nose, chest, the last thing you want to do is make juice, if you are seriously…
Karimah's Cuisina Quranic Cooking 