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Ramadan is just around the corner, and I am just as thrilled as you are to experience both the spiritual and physical health benefits of fasting. Consider this guide a springboard to long-lasting healthful habits. Each page brings you dietary tips, delicious and nutritious recipes for foods and smoothies, as well as a 30-day printable planner to gauge your success. Let’s meet our health and wellness goals this Ramadan and make it the best Ramadan ever! Enjoy this guide and be sure to participate in the #RamdanReset challenge!

Dr. Batool Dawood

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Elderberry Cough and Cold Syrup for Kids

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This recipe is an amazing natural remedy for cold and flu relief that your kids will ABSOLUTELY LOVE! It doesn’t only treat cold, cough, and flu symptoms, but PREVENT them if given regularly as an immune booster.

Ingredients

1 cup dry organic elderberries
2-3 cinnamon sticks
1 piece of fresh ginger root
5-6 Cloves
5-6 Whole peppercorn
1 cup raw honey
5 cups water

DIRECTIONS

Pour water into medium saucepan and add elderberries, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorn (do not add honey yet, because the heat will destroy many of its medicinal benefits)
Bring to a boil and then cover and reduce to a simmer for about an hour until the liquid has reduced by almost half.
Take it off the heat, let it cool.
Pour it through the strainer into a glass bowl (Make sure to really squeeze all the liquid form the pulp). Discard the pulp
Add raw honey into the liquid, and stir really well.
Store the Elderberry Syrup in the fridge in an air-tight glass mason jar, it will last several months!

Enjoy! Let us know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments and be sure to share this recipe with your friends and family! Photos courtesy of Makeen Osman Photography

Pain Buster Smoothie

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Are you suffering from aches and pain or have a slower recovery time after workouts? Try this powerful anti inflammatory smoothie that tastes incredible! This delicious smoothie is full of antioxidants which will curb your pain and expedite the recovery time after workouts. Enjoy this pain buster smoothie after a workout session, for breakfast, or any other time of the day. Bonus – it will keep you full for long!

Ingredients

1 cup greens of your choice (spinach, kale, chard)
1 cup mixed fruits (Mango, pineapple, strawberries, and peach)
2 tbsp shredded coconut
½ Avocado
½ inch small piece of ginger
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp black seeds
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp black pepper
1 cup unsweetened almond milk

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until mixture is smooth. Enjoy! Let us know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments and be sure to share this recipe with your friends and family!

Photos courtesy of Makeen Osman Photography

Detox Smoothie

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Are you preparing for a wedding, or have a vacation coming up? Try this smoothie to look lighter and brighter. Detox smoothies are an easy and delicious way to flush your body of toxins and help lose weight fast. Drink this delicious and nutritious smoothie when you are feeling bloated for just need a natural detox cleanse.

Ingredients

1 cup Spring mix
2 pitted dates
1 green apple
1 semi raw banana
½ cup unbunched cilantro
1 tsp spirulina
2 tbsp Aloe Vera gel or ½ cup aloe vera juice
1 cup water

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until mixture is smooth. Enjoy! Let us know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments and be sure to share this recipe with your friends and family!