2024-03-02 10:15:00
Written by Muhammad Sobhi Saturday, March 2, 2024 12:15 PM
The ritual of fasting occupies a prominent place in its effect on health in general and immunity in particular, as it was found that Fasting of Ramadan It helps reduce high blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels as well as blood sugar levels. It may also be a preventive and therapeutic agent for cancer, and it also has an effective role in strengthening the immune system.
In this context, Dr. Iman Mustafa, a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the National Research Center, said that fasting plays a major role in strengthening both natural and acquired immunity. Fasting stimulates the secretion of many proteins, which in turn help in regulating metabolic processes, repairing DNA, and strengthening immunity. And increasing cognitive abilities. Fasting also affects the intestinal microbiome, which sequesters nutrients when food is limited, which prevents germs from gaining the energy they need to contract disease.
Dr. Iman Mustafa continued in a medical bulletin issued by the National Research Center that fasting increases the secretion of endorphins that cause happiness, which in turn modifies the production of antibodies from immune cells, calming the immune system. Fasting also increases the ability of white blood cells, strengthening them to eliminate microbes, which reduces the chances of infection. .
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