Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited US recently, is also fasting for the Hindu festival of Navratri. He was invited to a dinner hosted in his honour by President Barack Obama. But due to his fast, Modi just sipped warm water at the dinner.
Twice a year, he goes on a 9-day spiritual fast which involves drinking only warm water with lemon. This helps him shed all the extra kilos in a mere nine days.
According to leading nutritionist Priya Kathpal, ‘Surviving only on water and lemonade for nine days straight can lead to a host of serious problems such as insulin sensitivity, diabetes, weak bones, calcium deficiency, etc. This is because the body’s metabolism is suppressed. The body will be forced to leach out nutrients from its reserves which will lead to more deficiencies. There are more negative effects than the positives. Considering his age, the restoration process will also be slower once he starts eating normally again.’
It is better to go on a detox diet or eat light even during fast instead of just drinking water. Here’s a sample Navratri diet chart by nutritionist Neha Chandna:
- Start your day with a cup of green tea and two dates
- For breakfast, eat fruits, nuts and raisins
- Have milkshake/ kheer/ coconut water around noon
- For lunch, opt for saudana khichdi/ rajgira roti with lauki/ arbi sabzi and a glass of chhaas with rock salt
- Mid afternoon, have fruit yoghurt
- In the evening, eat aloo chat or aloo palak salad
- For dinner, start with vegetable soup, a bowl of salad with kuttu ka atta/rajgira roti and sabzi followed by low-fat lauki halwa or carrot halwa
- Before sleeping, have a glass of skimmed milk
With inputs from IANS
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