Obesity / Weight Loss

Obesity is the disorder in which there is an excessive amount of fat deposition under the skin and around the certain organs of the body. It also increases the risk of other disease also like heart disease, diabetes and blood pressure.

In Ayurveda Obesity is known as Sthaulya. Since Ayurveda considered Sthaulya as a disease. It has also been considered as a medo roga.

In the Charaka Samitha, Charaka said the obese person will have following signs:

• Large hips
• Pendulous breast.
• Extra flesh on the checks.
• Ayurveda has been very effective over this disease.

Explanation of the causes:

• Age: obesity can occur at any age, even in children but as age increases hormonal changes and less activity can leads to increased risk of obesity.
• Diet: Intake of unhealthy diet cause obesity. A diet that is high in calories, full of junk food, sweets, beverages and oversized portion contributes to weight gain.
• Sedentary lifestyle: If a person is having sedentary lifestyle, can easily gain, the more calories and less physical activity means not able to burn the calories which leads to obesity.
• Genetics: Genetics plays important role in how effectively someone’s body convert food into energy and how the body burns calories during exercise.
• Other illness: Medical problem like Cushing syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Arthritis can lead to decrease in physical activity.
• Certain Medications: Some medicines may increase the body weight. For example, anti-depressant, anti-seizures, anti-diabetic, anti-psychotic and beta-Blocker’s.
• Socioeconomic issues: If someone does not have knowledge about healthy food or not have enough money to buy healthy food then chances to have an unhealthy food increase, this will lead to increase the risk of obesity.
• Lack of sleep: Due to excess of sleep or less sleep there is a change in hormones that increase the appetite. Someone may crave for food high in calories and carbohydrates, which lead to increase weight.

According the Ayurveda the causes are as follows:

In Ayurveda the basic tissue elements that governs the body are seven in number and are called dhaatus. Out of these seven one dhaatu is meda, which is fat. If there is an excess of medas dhatu then it leads to obesity. The fat deposition takes place over the adipose tissue in the form globules, then they get accumulated over the skin and around the organs hence it leads to obesity.

• Weight gain or BMI more than 30(BMI is the excessive fat content in the body, calculated from the height and weight measurements).
• Breathlessness.
• Increased sweating.
• Snoring
• Feeling back and joint pains.
• Get tired easily.
• It may increase the risk of high bold pressure, coronary heart disease and stroke also.

• Due to the deposition of the excessive fat in the body there will be constant pressure on the arteries and veins which leads to atherosclerosis, myocardial infection or heart attack.
• Liver and kidney disorders may happen.
• No proper blood circulation to the brain, then it will lead to stroke.
• Infertility is one of the big complication of obesity.

Obesity, it also affects psychologically. Obese person might feel themselves socially unacceptable, have low self-esteem. This brings depression in the life. The adage “A person’s waistline is the lifeline “is quite true.

The good news is that Obesity / Weight Loss is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.

Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature.

If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Obesity / Weight Loss yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other Body related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Obesity / Weight Loss is what you are having or any other related disease.

As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Obesity / Weight Lossis your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.

Accurate diagnosis is the key to the treatment of any disease.

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