Obesity

Obesity means that fat in the body. Overweight. an individual over thirty BMI suggests that weighty person. Consistent with the Ayurvedic principals it’s kafaj dhatu disorder and therefore it leads to increase in medo dhatu ( Fatty or fatty tissues). Overweight drawback arises once your food intake isn’t balanced by a correct digestion or metabolism.

Causes of obesity :

• Work schedules
• Certain Medicines
• Smoking
• Lack of sleep
• Over sized food portion
• Unhealthy Diet
• Health Condition
• Lack of access to healthy food
• Genetic links
• Poor metabolic processes
• Wrong consumption habits ( intake sweets, fried, junk food in excess)
• Thyroid Gland drawback
• Nil physical exercise habits
• Steroidal therapies for different diseases
• Your surroundings
• Eating in front of TV
• Psychological factors like stress etc.

Prevent childhood obesity :

• Avoid pre prepared and foods with extra sugar.
• Provide your child with healthy diet.
• Provide enough Fiber.
• Limit T.v viewing.
• Enjoy physical activities.
• Replace whole milk with skim milk at about 2 years of age.
• Helps kids stay active.
• Reduce sedentary time.
• Remove calorie rich temptations.
• Make favourite dishes healthier.

Major health & psychological risks :

Shorter expectancy (Compared to individuals of traditional weight, weighty individuals have a five hundredth to 100% increased risk of dying prematurely)

Obese individuals have additional risk for :

• Diabetes (type 2)
• Joint problems
• High pressure level
• Heart disease
• Gallbladder issues
• Certain varieties of cancer (breast, uterine, colon)
• Digestive disorders (e.g., gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD)
• Breathing difficulties (e.g., sleep disorder, asthma)
• Psychological problems like depression
• Problems with fertility and maternity
• Urinary Incontinence
• Dyslipidemia (high steroid alcohol or triglycerides)
• Stroke Negative self-image and Social isolation

Body Mass Index :

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number ascertained from an individual’s weight and tallness. BMI furnishes a dependable pointer of form heftiness for most individuals and is utilized to screen for weight classifications that may accelerate health problems.

BMI calculation :

Formula for kilograms & meters :

Weight (kg)/[height (m)]²

Example: Height = 165 cm (1.65 m), Weight = 68 kg Calculation: 68 / (1.65)² = 24.98

Formula For pounds & inches :

Weight (lb) / [height (in)]² x703

Calculate BMI by dividing weight in pounds (lbs) by height in inches (in) squared and multiplying by a conversion factor of 703

Example: Weight = 150 lbs, Height = 5’5″(65″)

Calculation: [150/ (65)²] x 703 = 24.96

Ayurvedic Treatment for Controlling obesity :

Treatment of obesity

A huge number of people undergo some form of treatment or remedy to reduce their weight, usually either in an attempt to improve their health, to improve their lifestyle, or for cosmetic reasons. In Ayurveda and at our centre Ayurveda Yogashram in Amritsar, India, overweight is managed by scientific analysis of the body, mind and soul by pulse diagnosis. We advice a special diet regimen, a special type of food which increases the body fire and also those herbal combinations those are helpful in burning extra fat without producing any extra side effect.

Diet Alternation :

The generally recommended treatment for being overweight is an adjusted and regulated eating regimen. Hence abstain from taking garbage sustenance, chips, zesty nourishment, sweets, cool drinks, desserts, sodas and soft drinks. In Ayurvedic wording surrendering different types of kafaj ahar vihar. Fennal seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds are handy for this. Ghee, margarine, dairy items ought to be escaped. Roasted and boiled thing are exceptional plan B. Likewise abstain from anything before TV.

Exercise:

It is an unquestionable requirement part of the all weight administration speculations. General physical activity is basic for the avoidance of strange put on and weight support. The present proposal for the measure of physical action is 30 to 60 minutes of general exercise every day. Yoga is unmistakably is 100 % beyond any doubt strategy. Studies infer that diminishing calorie allow without anyone else present (consuming less calories) might have transient impacts however does not expedite enduring weight reduction, and can frequently bring about picking up back the greater part of the shed pounds and increasingly in the more extended term.