Days -10, 11

OBSERVATIONS

1.  I’m feeling mentally lethargic.

2.  Husband has informed me he does not intend to eat meat other than seafood after our 21-day cleanse is up.

3.  I’m mentally starting to feel a little strain.

4.  I’m happy to report no coffee cravings.

5.  I’m happy to report no junk food cravings.

So, these last 2 days I really have been feeling mentally sluggish, though not put off the change of eating habits.  I’m going to investigate what I need to do in order to reverse that.  I’m thinking I can eat more fruit to get more carbohydrates.  I was trying to watch my fruit intake in order to not over do the sugar.  I had heard that there would possibly be this sort of up and down emotional rollercoaster from making this change in my diet and I guess I’m just experiencing it.  Hopefully it will not last long and I can find ways to counteract it.  I don’t think it helps that the weather has been cold and rainy for days either.

21-Day Cleanse starts today!

Today was the first day of my and my husband’s 21-day cleanse. We are abstaining from meat, dairy, most carbs like breads, and refined sugars. I’ve also given up coffee for the next 21 days. We are loosely following a raw food type lifestyle as a way to jump start our good health. We bought a great juicer, the Breville Elite 800JEXL, and we make green juice every morning. For lunch we are doing salads and for dinner I’m planning on hot vegetarian meals.

Muslims Around the Web -2

Need a Quran resource?  Want to see how the quran is actually printed?  Look no further than King Fahd complex for the printing of the Holy Quran.   This site is a resource for memorization, translation, history of the quran, and a video tour of the complex that prints the qurans that are shipped around the world.  

The site is a treasure of information so check it out.

Umm Ebraheem

The Complex in Lines The Complex is one of the brilliant pictures which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia introduces for the service of Islam and Muslims all over the world. King Fahd Bin Abdel Aziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Shrines, laid the cornerstone of the Complex in 1403 A.H., inaugurated it in 1405 A.H. and patronized it since its inception and establishment and is patronizing its development since ever. The average annual production of the Complex is ten million copies, the distribution is the same. It has produced more than ninety editions and 165 million copies, and has so far distributed more than 142 million copies to Muslims all over world continents. The percentage of Saudi administrative and technical professions is 70%. The Complex has published 55 different translations of the Holy Qur’an in 39 languages. It always makes continuous studies and researches for the service of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah. The Complex has the most advanced printing technologies in the world.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad bin Salim bin Shadid Al-’Ufi Secretary General of King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an

Muslims Around the Web -1

I’ve decided to showcase Muslims around the web and our first stop on this tour is…  

Baabun Nasr (A Door to Help)  

I have several times posted about a Muslim charity by the name of Al Maun, but this time I’m expanding the love and posting about Babun Nasr.  A wonderful charity located primarily in Philadelphia, Pa but serving the tri-state area (which means Pa, DE, and NJ) and their goal is to help individuals and families and provide social services to the community.    

Want To Learn About Islam?

Knowing True Islaam is having a program tomorrow on their radio program at 5:30 pm EST tomorrow (Sunday, October 4, 2009).  If you have questions about Islam, want to get those questions answered or are just curious about what Islam is then take an hour and listen to the radio show.  The speaker is a native Arabic speaker and will be translated so don’t worry that you might not understand what he is saying.  Everything will be translated and there should be time for questions at the end of the talk.   Click the link below or on the side to get to Knowing True Islaam’s radio program.

WHAT IS ISAM AND THE BENEFITS OF ITS ACCEPTANCE

Donate in Charity

Al Maun, which is a wonderful charity that helps Muslim families who have fallen on hard times, is in a competition to win money so that they can continue to give to those in need.  InshaAllah, they need to collect 2000 hits on this youtube video in order to get the money.  Please click on the link below and see the nice video they made that explains their organization.  A few minutes of your time can help many families.  The deadline is the last day of Ramadan.  May Allah accept the fast of the Muslims and accept our good deeds, Ameen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0sDs3CYUpM