Medical implications of controlled fasting

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF ISLAMIC FASTING

Implications of moral psychology for medical education

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF ISLAtvIIC FASTING

Several of the world's great religions recommend a period of fasting or abstinence, and of these, the Islamic fast during the month of Ramadan is strictly observed. One whole month of intermittent fasting every year is particular to Islam. The experience of fasting teaches Muslims self­ discipline and self-restraint and reminds them of the feel­ ings of the impoverished. Fasting is not obligato...

Controlled Fasting Treatment for Schizophrenia

The application of various modifications of fasting for its therapeutic value has been well documented during many different periods of our civilization. In the earliest eras of recorded civilization, humans found in fasting not only a method of treatment and prevention of some diseases, but a potent weapon for self-discipline and moral education. For this reason the fast became an integral par...

Social Accountability of Medical Education Curriculum: Barriers and Implications

Introduction: Social accountability of curriculum is considered as the director of all medical education activities towards the training of medical practitioners who could be able to contribute to health needs of a population. This study tried to investigate some barriers to medical education social accountability and summarize the experimental based proposals and recommendations in internation...