Take vegetables that are rich in Vitamins A, B and C. A vegetable juice or concoction with lauki (bottle gourd), tomatoes, apple and a sprinkling of ginger serves this purpose best. Eat a lot of fruits that flush the liver of cholesterol accumulation. Apple, orange, papaya, guava, pomegranate, lemon juice and pear especially help to bring down cholesterol. Lemon juice can be taken with lukewarm water in the morning for much better detoxification.
Avoid full cream milk or preparations of condensed milk as it can overload the system and can cause lethargy too. Vegetarians can take overnight soaked almonds with raisins to boost body minerals. Those who are looking to lose weight with this Navaratri fast should be very choosy in their food.
Preparations of lauki, pumpkin, fruits such as
apple, pear, cucumber, mashed potato, phul makhane (puffed lotus seed) are
advisable. Drinking lemon juice in lukewarm water with an empty stomach in the
morning is a must. Needless to say, avoid heavy foods like full-cream milk,
paneer, sabudana and kuttu.
