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Health guidelines from Islam

Sleep
The Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) recommended adequate sleep. He never deprived himself of sleep nor overslept. He also advised and practiced to sleep at the early part of the night, and to wake up early in the morning. Science research shows that going to bed early can help maintain a healthy weight, stay more productive, and avoid serious health problems (such as diabetes, obesity, and heart diseases).

prayer
Prayer is one of the five fundamental requirements that a Muslim is obligated to perform. According to a hadith (authentic narrations from the prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P)), the Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) has reported to have said, “verily there is a cure in prayer”. There are some physical benefits in prayer, such as : In the beginning of the prayer, we move our hand and shoulder muscles therefore increasing the blood flow towards the torso. The heart in the most important organ in our body. Because it supplies fresh blood to all body tissues, the movements during prayer are a crucial source for exercise in our heart. Certain positions makes our hips, elbows, knee and wrist joints, and backbone move in a way that forms a relation in our body.

Ref: Health Fitness Revolution
The ears are active during sleep

So we sealed their ears [with sleep] in the cave for a number of years.
(Qur'an, 18:11)
The original Arabic of the phrase "We sealed their ears" in the Qur'an is the verb “daraba”. This bears the metaphorical meaning of "We have made them sleep." Used in reference to the ears, “daraba” means "preventing the ears from hearing." The fact that only the sense of hearing is mentioned here is very significant.
According to recent scientific discoveries, the ear is the only sensory organ active while a person is sleeping. This is why we need an alarm clock to wake up (Kazi, 130 Evident Miracles in the Quran, 108). The wisdom of the phrase "We sealed their ears" is, in all probability, that Allah closed the hearing of the young people in question, for which reason they remained asleep for many years.

Ref: The scientific miracles of the Quran