Staying Budgeted At The Age Of 74, This Is A Healthy Eating Habit Of The Indian PM

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JAKARTA - Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is known to practice his healthy eating habits. He always relies on healthy foods to live a healthy lifestyle.

In the latest podcast with Lex Fridman, Modi revealed his fitness routine and daily diet.

Modi emphasized the importance of fasting. He felt that fasting never made him weak. At the age of 74 years, Modi continued to work as usual, even more often working harder.

"When I needed to convey my thoughts, I was amazed by where those ideas came from and how everything flowed. This is truly an extraordinary experience. For me, fasting is a form of devotion and self-discipline," Modi said, quoted from the Times of India page on Monday, March 31.

In the podcast, Modi also discusses the Chaturmas tradition, which greatly affects his diet and fitness routine. From mid-June to November, he only ate once in 24 hours and was done for about 4-4.5 months.

During the Shardiya Navitri (a Hindu festival that is celebrated for 9 nights and 10 days in the fall), he fully fasts from food and only drinks warm water.

"Dring warm water has been part of my daily routine, and my lifestyle in the past shaped this habit naturally," he said.

Meanwhile, during the Chair of Navivartri (the most important Hindu celebration to honor Dewi Durga and her 9 forms), she only eats one type of fruit once a day.

"For those nine days, for example, if I choose papaya, then I only eat papaya and don't touch other food at all." he explained.

Modi admitted that he had been carrying out this fasting tradition for 55 years. Modi felt the benefits of drinking warm water regularly include:

- Increase digestion by stimulating the digestive tract and helping break foods more effectively.

- Help detoxification by removing toxins and increasing kidney function.

- Increase metabolism and support weight loss by increasing calorie burning.

- Relaxing throat pain, reducing nasal congestion, and improving respiratory health.

Modi also gets benefits after on a diet of fruit rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. The features felt include increasing endurance, helping to lose weight, facilitating digestion, maintaining heart health, and helping the body detoxification process.