Ayurvedic Wisdom for Weight Management: Diet, Detox, and Yoga
About 1 in 8 people in the world is suffering from obesity. Overweight is one of the major lifestyle issues that the current generation faces. 16% of adults live with obesity. Lack of metabolism, lack of exercises, hereditary causes, hormonal variation etc can be the reasons.
Causes of Obesity
➔ Improper life style
➔ Intake of alcohol , smoking ,steroids etc
➔ Lack of exercise
➔ Intake of fast food, heavy oily food
➔ Hereditary factors
➔ Dysfunction of pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, adrenal etc glands
➔ Post partum weight gain
➔ Stress, strain & poor mental health
➔ Hormonal issues which causes less metabolism
Complications of Obesity
● Hypertension
● Cardiac problem
● Diabetes
● Cholesterol
● Joint pain
● Knee weakness
● Swelling , Degeneration
Accurate body weight of a person
BMI – Body Mass Index calculation helps to monitor your weight and its status. This calculator is used for people above 20yrs of age.
BMI = weight (kg) ÷ height2 (meters)
| WEIGHT STATUS | BMI RANGE – KG/m2 |
|---|---|
| Severe thinness | < 16 |
| Moderate thinness | 16 – 17 |
| Mild thinness | 17 – 18.5 |
| Normal | 18.5 – 25 |
| Overweight | 25 – 30 |
| Obese 1 | 30 – 35 |
| Obese 2 | 35 – 40 |
| Obese 3 | > 40 |
Tips for Weight loss
● If the stomach is divided into 4 parts , 2 parts are for solid food , 1 part for liquid and keep the remaining part vacant.
● Eat only after digestion of previous food.
● Avoid sweet, sour and salty food
● Avoid oily , heavy , fast food.
● Eat light food at night .
● Include more proteins, fibre, vegetables and fruits in your diet.
● Do regular exercises. After 30s maintain the weight.
● Eat 2 times a day
Ayurveda Drinks for weight loss
1) Boil acacia catechu, barley,malabar kino tree for 3 min in 1 litre water anddrink frequently .
2) Lemon juice, chia seeds/ halim seeds and honey in early morning
3) Black coffee without sugar detoxifies liver and helps in metabolism
4) Gooseberry juice, 1 pinch turmeric, 1 piece of ginger – drink twice daily.
5) Curry leaf decoction with 1 tspn ghee in empty stomach in the morning.
6) Brhmi juice with 1 tspn honey in empty stomach in the morning.
Ayurveda Treatments for weight loss
● Vamana – induced vomiting therapy is the best detoxification therapy to expel the excess Kapha in the body. Diet and treatments after this purification have a double effect in weight loss.
● Dry powder massage – local and whole body dry powder massage can be done as the exfoliating treatment .
● Danyamla dhara/ kashayadhara – pouring medicated liquid all over the body helps in removing oedema and fat from accumulated parts.
● Steam bath – Medicated steam bath removes depositions & improves flexibility.
● Herbal hot water bath – boil tamarind, neem, castor leafs, nirgundi leaves etc and take shower with it.
● Purgation– do induced diarrhoea with 25 gm of triphala churna once in two months.
Yoga
These are some yoga asanas and pranayama which you can do for increasing metabolism and reducing overweight.
Merudandasana , bhujangasana, shalabhasana, pavanamuktasana, paschimotanasana, sasangasana, parswakonasana, trikonasana, vakrasana – 15 times each Nadi sudhi pranayama, kapalabati – pranayama Surya namaskara Savasana, matsyakridasana – for relaxation