Who are called Obese?
A person
having excess collection of medho dhatu (fat) and mamsa dhatu (muscles) in the
abdomen, buttocks & chest region with lethargic nature are called obese.
Why do people become Obese?
The main
causative factor for obese is food what we take. If the food intake is more
kapha increasing in nature, due to excessive consumption, lack of physical
activity, sleeps more than required, then the food don’t digested properly and
will lead to accumulation of fat in the body.
1. Consuming too many calories
2. Disturbed Sleep
3. Lack of physical activity (Sedentary
lifestyle)
4. Genetic and family history
5. Hormonal imbalance (Like hypothyroidism etc)
6. Prolonged synthetic medications
7. During pregnancy, post pregnancy and
emotional factors
7. Alcoholism and smoking (smoking suppresses
appetite)
Signs and Symptoms of Obesity:
1. Increased weight
2. Clothes feeling tighter
3. Have extra fat around the waist
4. A higher than normal body mass index and
waist circumference
5. Thickness around the midsection
6. Obvious areas of fat deposits
7. Large body frame
8. Difficulty in doing daily activities
9. Lethargy
10. Breathlessness
Symptoms like breathlessness on exertion, excessive thirst, increased hunger, excessive sleep, excessive sweat, bad odour from the body, snoring, body aches without work, sluggish speech and soft body are found in Obese people.
Complications of Obesity if not treated:
1. Bone and joint problems
2. Gallstones and liver problems
3. Cardiovascular disease and stroke
4. High blood cholesterol and triglycerides
5. High blood pressure and diabetes
6. Hormonal changes
The person who is obese becomes incapable to do any work, reduced sexual power by accumulation of kapha and medha all over the channels leading to malnourishment of further dhatus. By all these obese person will have breathlessness on exertion and lead to many diseases like diabetes, non-healing wounds, piles and fistula and other diseases.
How to come out of Obesity:
DO’S
1. Physical
activity (Exercise Regularly)
2. Early dinner
3. Minimize
excess oil & ghee in cooking
4. Grill or
bake food instead of frying, cook vegetables without fat by steaming and
boiling
5.
Restricted intake of fats and carbohydrates
6. Vata
shamanakara and kapha medohara annapana
DONT’s
1. Excess
eating, eating during indigestion or just after taking previous meal (products
like chocolates, ice creams, cheese, paneer, sugar etc)
2. Non-vegetarian
food
4. Aerated
drinks and intake of excess water before and after meal.
How Elite Ayurveda can help you in treating Obesity:
Elite Ayurveda
treats obesity changing the following
· Avoiding the causative factors
· Internal medication and external therapies to
reduce obesity
· New life style by following Dinacharya
Panchakarma therapies:
Panchakarma
therapies are administered according to the need to purify the body if the
doshas are in excess.
1. Vamana
(Therapeutic Emesis) helps to eliminate excess kapha dosha
2.
Virechana (Therapeutivc Purgation) helps to eliminate excessive pitta dosha
from the body
3. Basti
(Therapeutic Enema) helps to control vata and helps in scraping of excessive
fat from the body
Indian
Kerala Ayurvedic therapies like:
1. Abhyanga and Sweda -oil massage and
fomentation.
2. Udwarthana – Powder massage
3. Dhanyamla dhara – Body ablution with
medicated liquid
4. Podikizhi – Medicated powder bolus massage
and fomentation
5. Elakizhi – Herbal bolus massage and
fomentation with medicated leaves processed with oil
These
therapies when done externally will help to reduce excess fat accumulation in
the body.
Duration of the Therapies:
Depending
on the Obesity condition of the person, the duration of the therapies extends from 7 - 44 days with 1-2 hours of Ayurvedic therapy sessions.
For more information on 'Treatment for Obesity in Ayurveda' please
email me with your details at lsmguru@gmail.com
Elite Ayurveda Multi Speciality Clinic and Therapy Center
# 9, 9th Main, Near Monotype Bus Stop,
Email: info@eliteayurveda.com,
www.eliteayurveda.com
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