Obesity Treatment in Ayurveda

Reduce Weight & Get rid of Obesity and its Side Effects with Ayurvedic Treatment & Panchakarma Therapies.

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Let’s Know about Obesity

Obesity is defined as an excessive fat accumulation that causes a risk to your health. Obesity is a chronic condition defined by an abnormal amount of body fat.

A certain amount of body fat is necessary for storing energy, heat insulation, shock absorption, and various other functions. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Obesity happens over time when you eat more calories than you use.

It is a complex problem and a major health concern prevailing worldwide. It is a ratio of height to weight called body mass index (BMI), which often correlates with a person’s level of body fat. According to the studies, an adult with a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. If you consume more calories than you burn, the extra food then turns to fat and is stored in our bodies. If you overeat regularly, you will gain weight, and if you continue to gain weight, you may become obese.

Nearly one-third of the population is obese. Obesity is on the rise in our society because eating habits are not proper and most of us are employed in companies that require little or no physical activity. The good news is that obesity can be cured by the obesity treatment in ayurveda with the help of various panchakarma therapies and herbal medications.

Causes of Obesity

The major causes of obesity are as follows:

Family Inheritance

Obesity tends to run in families. The genes you inherit from your parents may affect the amount of body fat, and the location of that fat.

Lifestyle Habits

A diet that is high in calories, lacking in fruits and green vegetables, full of fast and processed food, and high-calorie beverages contribute to weight gain.

Age

Obesity can occur at any age, in young children or elderly people. If you don't consciously control what you eat and become more physically active as you age, you'll gain weight more likely.

Inactivity

Due to the sedentary lifestyle, you can easily consume more calories every day than you burn through exercise and physical activities.

Stress

Various factors that affect your mood and well-being may contribute to obesity. People often consume more high-calorie food when experiencing stressful situations.

Pregnancy

During pregnancy, weight gain is more common. This weight gain may contribute to the development of obesity in women.

Symptoms of Obesity

The major signs and symptoms of obesity are as follows:

Abnormal body mass index.
Fatigue and lethargy in the body.
Reduced stamina and endurance.
Increase in body weight.
Excessive sweating.
Feeling breathlessness.

Ayurvedic Treatment

Obesity treatment in ayurveda is one of the best treatments available these days. For the Obesity treatment, the doctor will look for the cause of the disorder.

In Ayurveda, obesity is known as Medarog, which is caused by the aggravation of Kapha. Kapha governs all structure and lubrication in the mind and body apart from controlling the weight and formation of some tissues.

Ayurvedic Obesity treatment in India begins with the pacification of Kapha Dosha. This can be done by eliminating Kapha-aggravating foods from the diet. Next, the treatment also focuses on cleansing of the Medovahi channels through cleansing herbs so that excess weight can be reduced.

In Ayurveda, obesity is treated not only for weight loss or loss of centimeters but also in terms of adjusting metabolic processes by reducing Ama and the excess fat to regulate the function of Kapha without vitiating Vata. To correct metabolism as well as strengthen the digestive and tissue fire and clear body canals, it is important to improve dietary habits and reduce the impact of stress. There are various ayurvedic therapies for obesity treatment in ayurveda such as Vamana, Virechana, vasti, abhyanga, swedana procedures are very much effective for the reduction of fat from the body and to clear the fat channels. The herbal medicines in Ayurveda mobilize the deposited fat in the body.

Abhyangam

Abhyangam therapy with specific oils followed by a steam bath is recommended. The increased level of toxins, along with excess water, is removed by means of profuse sweating. The steam also allows the herbal paste to penetrate deeper into the body. The massage movements also stimulate the target muscles and help in reducing the excess of weight.

Vasti

It is also called Enema therapy. This obesity treatment in ayurveda is also effective in enabling muscle reflexes and curbing obesity. Kapha will be eliminated without increasing Vata, which constitutes the main obesity treatment in ayurveda.

Snehapana

This therapy is also done as obesity treatment in ayurveda without medication with the help of various herbal oils.

Swedana

This obesity treatment in ayurveda is effective in eliminating the excess weight from the body.

Home Remedies

Along with the Ayurvedic weight loss treatment, some home remedies for obesity are as follows:

Drink mint tea or make a paste of green mint with spices and eat during meals.
Eat vegetables such as bitter gourd to curb obesity.
Take a tablespoon of honey daily with warm water. It is one of the excellent obesity treatment home remedies.

Preventions/Lifestyle

Obesity treatment naturally can be done with the help of listed preventive measures and lifestyle changes such as:

Exercise regularly- You need to get a few hours daily of physical activity a week to prevent weight gain.
Follow a healthy-eating plan- A low-calorie, nutrient-rich foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains should be included in the diet.
Monitor your weight regularly- You should weigh yourself at least once a week. This will help in keeping off excess kilograms.
Avoid high carbohydrates like rice and potato.
Avoid oily and fried foods, processed foods, fatty foods like butter, purified butter, cheese, whole-milk yogurt, cream, chocolate, etc.
You should replace refined flour with whole-wheat flour and rice with brown rice.
Increase intake of fruits, salads, and vegetables.

The Benefits of Ayurveda for Obesity treatment at Prakash Nethralaya

Investigates The Root Cause

The Ayurvedic approach to illness looks for the fundamental causes of the disease rather than symptoms. The main causative factor of the disease is removed from the patient's daily routine. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, treatment is decided from the available two directions as per the classics. First one is Shodhan (detoxification) to clean the body with the help of Panchakarma therapies and the another is Shaman (balancing the doshas) by using Ayurveda medicines, diet correction and lifestyle adjustments. Detoxification with Panchakarma improves the efficacy of Ayurveda medicines in chronic and advanced cases.

Medicines Are Safe To Take

Ayurveda medications are not manufactured in a synthetic or chemical form but in their natural state. Because of this, the herbs are gentle on the body, and there is no chance of side effect or adverse reactions, regardless of the length of time the patient takes them. At Prakash Nethralaya, we use the best quality Ayurveda medicines to ensure the safest and fastest recovery. There is in house processing and dispensing of the medicines for our patients. A few medicines are made available from the good manufacturing companies also.

Uses Holistic Strategy

Ayurveda is based on the idea that each person has a distinct personality and body type and, as a result, their treatment. Ayurveda places more emphasis on treating the patient rather than treating the ailment. The physical composition of two different people with the same ailment may need a different therapeutic approach. An Ayurveda expert at Prakash Nethralaya uses this body type analysis and then reaches at a conclusion of diagnosis and the line of treatment. Accordingly our doctors prescribe the diet, lifestyle changes, yoga, Ayurveda medicines, and Panchakarma therapies.