Underweight

It is well said that beauty gets attention whereas personality gets the heart. Everyone knows that beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. But if you don’t have a good personality then there will be lack of confidence. What is a good personality? It is your way of talking, how intellectual you are and most important thing is your physical appearance. People always have the problems with their overweight or underweight.

Underweight is the condition when body mass index (BMI) is below than person’s normal age and height. Body mass index (BMI) that ranges between 20-25 is an ideal weight, 25-30 indicates deficiencies in the body and overweight and above 30 leads to obese. There are various causes which are responsible for underweight like nutritional deficiencies, high metabolism rate in thin people, debilitated immune system, heart problems, cancer, anemia, thyroid, insomnia constipation, fasting, heavy exercise, skipping meals, liver disorders, dyspepsia, eating disorder (anorexia), genetic factors and stress.

• Improper Growth – In underweight people there is the deficiency of essential minerals and vitamins in the body. These elements are mandatory for the proper growth and strength of body.
• Osteoporosis – Due to improper eating habits, when there is insufficient amount of calcium in diet. So due to the calcium deficiency, bones become weak and brittle which leads to osteoporosis.
• Anemia – Underweight people commonly suffer from this problem because inadequate amounts of iron results in anemia. Lethargy and feeling of weakness these are the symptoms associated with anemia.
• Hormonal complications.
• Infertility – Underweight women usually suffer from menstrual complications which are major cause of infertility.
• Heart complications.
• Improper lungs functioning.
• Loss of hairs.
• Underweight people have weak immune system so due to that these people are more vulnerable to infections.

In Ayurveda it is believed that there are three energies – vata, pitta and kapha. In normal healthy individuals these three energies are found in the equilibrium. If there is imbalance in any of three energies results in a disease. According to Ayurveda, vata dosha is responsible for underweight complications. Vata dosha can be relieved by nurturing and building up properties. To resolve the underweight problem Ayurveda emphasis on the balancing agni (digestive fire) so that deep tissues can absorb the nutrition which is given to body. So Ayurveda helps to increase the body’s ability to absorb nutrition and helps in the reduction of good and bad cholesterol which are also responsible for underweight problems. With the use of these herbs like (ashwagandha, amalaki, haritaki and saunf), having the healthy diet and pranayam one can get rid of underweight problem.

The good news is that Underweight 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 Underweight 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 Underweight 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 Underweight is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.

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

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