Here are some recommended Ayurveda tips and home remedies that can naturally and effectively guide you toward healthy weight loss –
1. Early to bed and Early to rise. Set a time schedule of going to bed before 10:00 pm and rise by 5:00 am.
2. Exercise daily for 1 hour. Include walking, jogging, yoga in the routine.
3. Drink half a glass of water just before food, it will reduce the appetite a little bit.
4. Eat slowly, it decreases hunger.
5. Go for short walks after each meal.
6. Replace curds with butter milk.
7. Avoid sweets, all types of oily food stuffs and junk foods.
8. Practice eating at regular time schedules.
9. Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
10. Have small healthy meals at frequent intervals instead of big meals 2 or 3 times a day.
11. A glass of lukewarm water along with few drops of lemon juice and half a teaspoon honey on an empty stomach every morning is recommended.
12. Drink juice of Bottle Gourd, Mint Leaves and Basil Leaves every day. It is effective in treating obesity.
13. Drinking Amla juice on an empty stomach in the morning is also effective for weight-loss.

‘LONGER THE WAIST LINE, SHORTER THE LIFE LINE’

 

Obesity is a very common nutritional disorder in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health. The issue, i.e. the abnormal accumulation of fat in the stores of adipose tissue throughout the body is more than just a cosmetic concern. The condition can lead to many other serious maladies and health problems such as heart disease, arthritis,diabetes and high blood pressure.Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence in adults and children, and experts view it as one of the most serious public health problems of the modern day decade.

The simplest yet thebest part is, even just losing a few pounds can improve or prevent the severe health problems related with Obesity. You can generally lose weight through making some changes in your life style especially by controlling diet and embracing physical activities.

In Ayurveda in order to reduce or prevent obesity, there are medications and therapies along with many lifestyle management methods.

Who is said to be Obese?

Obesity is spotted when an individual’s Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 or higher. BMI is obtained by dividing body weight in kilograms by the height of the person in meters.

Below 18.5	Underweight
18.5 — 24.9	Normal
25.0 — 29.9	Overweight
30 & Above	Obese

 

Causes

The Obese conditionarises when you eat and drink more calories than that you burn through exercise and normal daily activities – Your body tends to store these extra calories as fat. Obesity usually results from a combination of causes and contributing factors, including:

• Inactivity:If you’re not very active, you don’t burn as many calories. With a sedentary lifestyle, you can easily take in more calories every day than you burn off through exercise and normal daily activities.
• Unhealthy diet and eating habits:Having a diet that’s high in calories, eating fast food, skipping breakfast, consuming high-calorie drinks and eating oversized portions all contribute to weight gain.
• Lack of sleep:Not getting enough sleep at night can cause changes in hormones that increase your appetite. You mayalso crave foods high in calories and carbohydrates, which can contribute to weight gain.
• Side-effects of medicines/drugs:Some medications can lead to weight gain if you don’t compensate through diet or activity.
• Medical problems: Obesity can rarely be traced to a medical cause but there are chances, polycystic ovary syndrome, Hypothyroidism, and other diseases and also conditions like pregnancy can lead to the said.

The Ayurvedic Perspective on Obesity:

Immune system mechanism of the body depends upon the Agni(enzymes) and dhastus. When first dhatu rasa is defective it affects the successive dhatu, because each dhatu is nourished by the previous dhatu.If we want to keep tri-doshas in a state of health and equilibrium, Ayurveda recommends a specific nutriment, dincharya (daily routine), ritu charya (seasonal routine) for any specific prakriti.If a person with kapha prakriti consumes food which is sweet and heavy in nature, and indulges in a sedentary life style, i.e.sleeps during the day and performs little or no exercise whatsoever.

• There is more nourishment of Meda dhatu.
• Increased meda dhatu creates Shrotoavarodha(Blockage of channels)
• No nourishment of further dhatus.

These three can cause for more accumulation of meda in your body.

The major health risks of Obesity are Stroke, Breathing problems, cardiovascular diseases, Fatty liver etc.

Treatment-

According to Ayurveda

“KARSHYAMEVA VARAM STHOULYAT”- being lean is always better than obese,

So it is always ‘Longer the waist line and shorter the life line’.

Here are certain things one should follow to reduce or prevent obesity:

Do’s

• Consume fewer calories: Eating less food but healthy food. Eat a healthy breakfast, a substantial lunch and a light dinner.
• Eat slowly and thoroughly chew your food.
• Drink plenty of water
• Eat fibre rich food, salads (lots of cucumber)
• Take Fruits- watermelon, papaya, orange.
• Include exercises in your routine such as – morning walks, jogging, swimming, yoga etc.

 

 Don’ts

• Skipping breakfast
• Consuming Fried foods, excess chocolates. sugared juices, cold drinks, ice creams, and food that have high quantities of sugar, alcohol
• Avoid intake of too much salt
• Evade Inactivity& sitting lazy

Along with the above management methods some therapies in Ayurveda also is great to avoid or cure the condition:

Ayurveda therapy–

Traditional authentic Ayurvedic therapies mostly concentrates on melting the fat and removing it from the body, tightening the muscles and detoxification. This can be done by Ayurvedic massage therapy, vasthi and virechana.

a)Abhayangam and Udvarthanam with special medicated oil suitable for the body helps to reduce weight.

b)Podikizhi

c)Vamana

d)Virechana

e)Vasthi

Note: Duration of treatment – It depends upon the level of Obesity.

Oral Medicines– (listing a few)

Varnadi kashayam, Varadi kashayam,Ardhavilwam kashayam,Punarnavadi kashayam etc.

 

 

We have a major, serious health crisis. It’s called obesity. Does it mean we don’t have enough fruits and
vegetables around?? Or don’t we know our present lifestyle is a serious threat to our existence?
In spite of being aware of this, we still persist with the unhealthy fast-food centric sedentary way of life.
Obesity has now acquired epidemic proportions in the country with more than 5 per cent of the
population suffering from it. Indians are genetically vulnerable to fat accumulation particularly around
the waist.

According to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS), Punjab is ranked first among the states
that have most number of obese people, followed by Kerala. It has grown to such a level that obesity
is called “New World Syndrome” nowadays. A recent study has found that obesity is high among
schoolchildren, and the major causes identified are lifestyle changes and high-calorie food intake.
Medical experts believe this is only the tip of an iceberg and the incidence is growing.

Obesity is sure not just a disease, but a lifestyle disorder.

Obesity is by definition excess of fat storage rather than weight. Men with more than 25% of total body
fat and women with more than 30% total body fat are considered obese.

Most working Indians are overscheduled and overcommitted nowadays. They are on the run right from
the start and never get time to craft out a proper health plan or even prepare nutritious meals. It is just
too easy to grab fast food on the way home from work, or treat the kids to a thick milkshake/junk
roadside food after a busy day at school. Unfortunately, people do not bother about the consequences
of such unhealthy foodstuffs and lifestyle until the precarious health hazards comes knocking at their
doors.

Ayurveda- a permanent trusted resolution against lifestyle diseases

Ayurveda is becoming popular these days among people who are looking for a permanent solution to

major lifestyle diseases, especially obesity. The major attraction of Ayurveda is that unlike modern
medicines, it doesn’t just heal the symptoms, but treats the root cause of the disease.

Ayurveda is natural, free from side-effects and at-most reliable. It existed decades before
pharmaceutical companies took over our lives. It is pure nature. It is not treatment; it is inspiring to
breathe a healthy lifestyle, transforming the present sedentary to a sparkling richer one.

Ayurveda is based on the premise that human body has three basic principles or doshas: Vata (air), Pitta
(fire) and Kapha (water). According to Ayurveda, every individual has a unique balance of these doshas,
and when it is lost, the person falls ill.

Kapha – the root cause

In Ayurveda, Obesity is known as Medarog. It is caused by excess accumulation of meda (fat) and
aggravation of Kapha. When the body’s calorie intake is more than the amount of calories burned in a
day, the excess calories get stored in the body as fat.

In a balanced state, Kapha nourishes the body, but when it is aggravated, Kapha produces toxins, which
is called ama in the body due to improper diet, chronic stress and environmental pollutants. These
toxins are semi-solid in nature and accumulate in weaker channels of the body, blocking the free flow of
blood and essential nutrients.

Ayurveda helps you fight obesity naturally

In Ayurveda, the treatment for obesity begins with the pacification of Kapha Dosha. This is done by

eliminating Kapha-aggravating foods from the diet of a person, and the treatments focus on cleansing
the various channels in the body where excess fat is accumulated.

Treating obesity the authentic ayurveda way

The treatment for obesity in Ayurveda concentrates more on removing the toxins or ama from the body.

Fat cells expand when ama accumulates in them. This makes weight-losing more complicated and
challenging, especially around the waist, thighs and stomach. If the ama is not removed, it could affect
digestion and cause physical as well as mental exhaustion, joint pain, and could also negatively impact
one’s immune system.

Ayurveda does not seek to treat the symptom of obesity but uses age-old techniques and focuses on
why your fat cells are getting bigger, and gives you long term solutions.

Ayurveda promotes embracing several vegetables in diet that help obese people lose their discarded
weight. For a couple of instant examples, Cabbage helps preventing conversion of carbohydrates into
fat, a tablespoon of honey in Luke-warm water every morning helps burning excess fat deposited in the
body and many more.

Premature health hazards are never tempting. Make happiness a part of your life.

Bring back your real spirit through ayurveda.