{"id":54105,"date":"2016-08-08T09:24:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=54105"},"modified":"2016-08-08T09:24:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T14:24:08","slug":"top-5-ways-make-fast-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/food\/top-5-ways-make-fast-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Ways to Make Your Fast Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title test\"><\/h1>\n<div class=\"ib-cont social-cont top\">\n<div class=\"ib share\">\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_pill_combo\">\n<div class=\"fb-like fb_iframe_widget\" data-layout=\"button_count\" data-show_faces=\"false\" data-share=\"false\" data-action=\"like\" data-width=\"90\" data-height=\"25\" data-font=\"arial\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/jewish_action\/10\/1998\/tips-easy-fast\/\" data-send=\"false\">Here are some quick tips to make your fast a bit more bearable:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-54105 wp-image-54106 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Woman-drinking-water-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"Woman drinking water\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Woman-drinking-water-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Woman-drinking-water.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>1.\u00a0The day before the fast begins, take frequent drinks of water.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0Eat a balanced meal before the fast. Proteins and fats are absorbed more slowly than sugars and provide the necessary energy, but you should balance your meal with 55% complex carbohydrates, 15% proteins and 30% fats.<br \/>\n3. Your last meal should include complex carbohydrates like pasta, rice, potatoes and whole-grain bread. When complex carbohydrates are stored in the liver, water is retained so the body suffers less dehydration during a fast.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0Do not overeat before you fast.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0Avoid salty or sweet foods or beverages before the fast, because they may make you thirsty.<\/p>\n<p>As for the best way to break the fast?\u00a0Drink a non-carbonated beverage and eat a slice of bread or dry cake. After an hour, enjoy a full meal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Dr. Elliot Berry, head of clinical nutrition at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some quick tips to make your fast a bit more bearable: 1.\u00a0The day before the fast begins, take frequent drinks of water. 2.\u00a0Eat a balanced meal before the fast. Proteins and fats are absorbed more slowly than sugars and provide the necessary energy, but you should balance your meal with 55% complex carbohydrates,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":730,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,149,147,148,150,7,14,134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fast-of-asarah-btevet","category-fast-of-esther","category-fast-of-gedaliah","category-fast-of-shiva-assar-btaamuz","category-fast-of-tisha-bav","category-food","category-health","category-yom-kippur"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top 5 Ways to Make Your Fast Easier - OU Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"1. 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