Fasting during Navratri supposedly detoxifies your body, sharpens your mind, causes rapid weight loss, and clears your skin. The speaker claims the moderate climate during the festival makes it the ideal time to fast, since neither heat nor cold will interfere with these benefits.
4 benefits of fasting this Navratri. First, deep detox. As soon as you start fasting, internal housecleaning begins. Fasting, if done correctly, is like taking a scrubber and wiping the body clean from within, removing the garbage, toxins, and the years-old waste sitting inside. Second, mental clarity. Because there's no food weighing you down, your brain will feel wonderfully clear. Ideas will just flow through. Third, fasting allows safe and rapid weight loss for those who are overweight. Generally, the more toxic a person is, the more weight they lose during a fast. Fourth, clearing of the skin. Your skin is a reflection of what's happening inside the body. As the toxins are flushed out, your skin starts to become clear. Navratri is the best time to fast because at this time it's neither too hot nor too cold. You gain the maximum benefit of fasting during Navratri.
