Obesity
Duration of Treatment – 4 Weeks
14 – 28 days Bundle Massage (accordingly)
14 – 28 days Hard Powder Massage (accordingly)
In between – Medicinal Enema
Obesity is a condition in which an individual is significantly overweight, and an excessive amount of body fat has accumulated under the chin and on the breasts, belly, buttocks, and/or thighs. Though it is not a serious disease in itself, it may shorten the span of life, as well as create diminished efficiency and a predisposition to diabetes, hypertension, low libido, and arthritis. Ultimately, obesity reduces happiness.
Causes:
A Prosperous life, a sedentary job, and lack of exercise are the major contributors to obesity. From an Ayurvedic point of view, the main causes of this condition are eating too much, sitting too much, and doing too little. Obesity is a kapha disorder. In obese individuals the gastric fire is strong, but the cellular fire in the tissue is relatively low. Whatever excess food or calories a person consumes are not burned and instead turn into adipose tissue, leading to overweight and obesity.
Treatment
External Treatments:
To burn off excess fat in the body, we recommend medicated bundle massages (dhanya kizhi) and herbal powder massage (udhwarthanam) daily, following with Kapha reducing medicinal enema. This can be done for 4 weeks for better result.
Internal Medicines:
The medicines with kapha reducing property which burn out the excess fat in the body is recommended during the period as decoctions and in powder form like triphala guggulu, triphala choornam etc
Diet :
In treating obesity, the first step is to control the food and follow the kapha-pacifying diet. Avoid habitually drinking cold drinks and eating fatty fried foods. Minimize diary products such as cheese, yogurt and ice cream. Plain or in herbal teas such as ginger, mint or cinnamon are given to drink. Reducing caloric intake, and increasing output in the form of exercise.
According to Ayurveda, the best policy regarding meal, if you are overweight, is to skip breakfast entirely (may be have some hot herbal tea) then take your biggest meal at noon. Supper should be light. Don't snack between the two meals
Get Adequate Exercise
Let them do a daily walk of at least half an hour and some aerobic exercise, jogging etc. Follow the kapha-reducing diet, and increase the amount of exercise every day.
Life style modification
Drop alcohol and tobacco, listen to music, learn to love yourself, be in the company of slim people and be active with them, don't sleep during the day time etc. Such life style modification regarding diet, exercise, yoga postures and follow up medicines will be recommended during the treatment.
Arthritis :: Diabetes :: Obesity
