LivingHalal

Happy Marriage, Happy Heart Thursday, March 20, 2008; 12:00 AM THURSDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) — Happily married people have lower blood pressure than unhappy married people or singles, a Brigham Young University study says. On the other hand, even having a supportive social network did not translate into a blood pressure benefit for singles [...]

Alhamdulillah that Muslims care a lot about consuming halal food, but other than halal, Allah also asked us to consume good and healthy food, i.e. Tayyeb. يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, lawful and good; and [...]

A nice NPR story about eating better. Author Michael Pollan summarized it nicely, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Eat Food: As Muslims, when we eat, it’s not just about Halal, but it has to be good too. As mentioned in the Quran. [16:114] So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for [...]

[16:68] And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men’s) habitations; [16:69] Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for [...]

First of all, even if a product is halal, it doesn’t mean it’s healthy. The following image is taken from BK’s menu for their fried products (anything other than French Fries). Click on the image to enlarge it. LivingHalal friendly reminder: Calories always count! Check this site.