Weight Loss with Ayurveda

In Ayurveda the causes of obesity are defined as not exerting physically, sleeping in the afternoon, consuming sweet foods, the diet and life styles which cause an increase in the dosha Kapha. Obesity can be caused by consuming more calories than he burns up. According to Ayurveda the obese persons are more prone to diabetes, kidney related problems, hepatitis, low libido, low energy levels, skin problems, fistula, piles, filariasis etc.
Everyone wants to look their best when big events come around. Occasions like weddings, reunions or hot dates can be the impetus to shed pounds. If your goal is to lose 20 pounds or more within 2 weeks you have your work cut out for you. It will take hard work and dedication but it can be done. Let's discuss popular Ayurveda ways to drop weight in a short time frame.
• Physical Exercise and Yoga, brisk walking, jogging, playing out door games etc help to reduce weight.
• Physical exertion like doing housework, walking to bring groceries, vegetables etc, walking long distances to collect your child from school, walking to work, climbing stairs. Exerting physically as much as you can, helps to burn more calories.
• Mental exertion like worrying or being involved in finding solutions to problems also restricts food consumption in some and thereby can reduce the intake of calories.
• Having sex frequently is also good physical output.
• Consumption of honey. This is advisable for non diabetic patients.
• Consuming 2 tea spoons of honey with a glass of herbal tea which includes weight reducing herbs helps a lot in weight reduction. Honey along with these herbs dissolves the Kapha and medha (body fat).
• Sleeping for less hours. Avoiding sleeping in afternoons helps to increase the burning of calories. This avoids the slowing of the basal metabolic rate.
• Avoiding food and beverages which increase Kapha and medha. The foods which increase Kapha and medha are sweets, sweetened drinks, large quantities of carbohydrates and oily food.
• Consuming wheat products more than rice products helps to reduce obesity. Using Green gram and horse gram helps in reduction of Kapha and meda.

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