Navratri 2025: Chaitra Navratri is being celebrated across the country. Mata Rani is being worshipped in every house. Many devotees are observing a nine-day fast. Everyone observes fast in different ways according to their faith. Some people eat only fruits for 9 days, while some stay on a liquid diet only. Some devotees also eat things made from rock salt and spicy, fried things. Such carelessness can spoil health.
Especially when you are a diabetic or heart patient. Irregular and poor eating habits or staying hungry for a long time during fasting can worsen your health. In the such a situation, let us know what things diabetes and heart patients should keep in mind during fasting…
Special tips for diabetes patients
-Staying hungry for a long time can be dangerous for diabetes patients. This can increase or decrease the blood sugar level very much. So eat something every 2-3 hours.
-Take a diet rich in fiber and protein. Eat things made from sago, sama rice, buckwheat or water chestnut flour in the fruit diet so that the body gets enough energy.
-Take natural drinks like sugar-free drinks like coconut water, buttermilk or lemonade, but avoid too sweet juices and sherbets.
-Avoid fried and too sweet things. Fried things and fruits with high sweetness like banana and sapota can increase blood sugar.
Important precautions for heart patients
-It is very important for heart patients to maintain a balance of BP and cholesterol while fasting. So take care of the fruit diet.
-Eat fruits with less salt, use rock salt, but not in excess, because it can also increase BP.
-Stay hydrated. Do not let the body get dehydrated, otherwise blood pressure can go low. Drink more coconut water and plain water.
-Avoid fried foods. Puri, pakoras and potato chips eaten during fasting can increase cholesterol and BP.
-Eat dry fruits in limited quantities. Almonds, walnuts and raisins are healthy, but eating them in excess can increase fat.