Benefits of Loosing weight with Homeopathy
Obesity is defined as having an unhealthy amount of body fat. Overweight is defined as anexcess amount of body weight as compared to an acceptable body weight. The common tool to measure obesity and overweight is the body mass index (BMI). It measures body weight In relation to height. A BMI may indicate a person is overweight, but it could indicate a person is overweight, but it could be due to lean muscle and not excess body fat (such as with an athlete).
Obesity in children
1. Developmental obesity –
This category of obesity begins in the early years of a child’s life and continues steadily over the adult year. Hence, the foundation has already set in by the time the child is about four years old. The cells become saturated with fat and as the child grows older, more and more fat accumulates in the body. Muscle and bone mass also increases since the body has to carry additional weight. Such children usually grow tall, look older for their age and are obese right through infancy even up to their adult years. This type of obesity results in a higher lean body mass along with the fat.
2. Reactionary obesity –
This type develops due to periods of emotional stress in a child’s life. During such stress periods the child may overeat resulting in increase in weight. However, since these periods are intermittent, the weight also reflects up and down.
What causes obesity?
Simply stated, obesity results when the intake of calories exceeds calorie expenditure. But the cause of obesity is not that simple. Whether people accumulate excess body fat or not is due to complex and interesting factors that include
• Diet
• Physical activity
• Environmental exposure
• Genetic background
Some medications such as antipsychotics, antidepressants, insulin, and beta blockers used for hypertension are also associated with the development of obesity. Their contribution to the overall incidence of obesity is small (although meaningful to the affected people.)
Differences in sexes have shown that women generally gain weight after the first pregnancy and after menopause. Man gain weight generally after the age of 50 since their metabolic rate is lowered and the physical activities are decreased, while the food intake in terms of calories is not reduced.
Sign and symptoms of obesity
The most obvious sign of obesity is an individual who is overweight. However, excessive body weight does not necessarily correlate with obesity. A number of symptoms are associated with obesity. Those apparent with the onset of obesity include increased risk of accidents and falls, impaired heat tolerance (inability to stand or do well in hot weather), and in women menstrual irregularities and infertility.
Symptoms that are related to long term obesity include:
increased surgical risk attributed to increased anesthesia needs and greater risk of wound infections.
Pulmonary disease because of excess weight over the lungs and respiratory tract.
Type ll diabetes as a result of insulin insensitivity of enlarged fat cell
Hypertension or high blood pressure owing to increased blood volume resistance to blood flow throughout the circulatory system.
Cardiovascular diseases as a result of increased LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides with concomitant decreased in HDL-cholesterol.
Bone and joint disorders.
Gall stones due to increased cholesterol content of bile.
Pregnancy risks including more difficult delivery, increased number of, increased number of birth defects, toxemia of pregnancy.
Increased psychological problems with social stigma attached to obesity.
The greater the degree of obesity, the more likely it is that someone develop health problems.
Conditions associated with obesity
• Hypothyroidism
• Alcoholism
• Depression
• Chronic pain
• Sleep apnea
• Immobility or marked reduction in exercise
• Child obesity due to starvation of mother during pregnancy
• Cushing’s syndrome
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
Medical complications of obesity
Cardiovascular
• Hypertension
• Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease including myocardial infraction
• Ventricular hypertrophy and congestive heart failure
• Cerebrovascular accidents
Endocrine
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hyperlipidemia
Gastrointestinal
• Gall bladder disease, risk further increased during rapid weight loss
• Fatty liver, portal inflammation and fibrosis-non alcoholic steatohepatitis
Metabolic
• Hyperlipidemia, especially hypertriglyceridemia
• Gout
Skeletal
• Degenerative osteoarthritis
• Increased risk of hip fracture
Other medical
• Increased cancer risk, especially breast, uterus, colon, prostate
• Increased surgical risk.
Diet, Nutrition & Prevention
High-fibre and low-fat diet is recommended. It should be a balanced diet.
Sedantary habits like watching TV should be abandoned.
Start playing some sport or have some regular exercise routine.
Drink lots of water atleast 10 glasses per day instead of soft drinks and juices.
Stop smoking because it affects the storge of fat leading to more deposition in the waist area.
Alcohol should be Avoided
FOODS ALLOWED
Whole grains & cereals like wheat, Rice, Bajra, Ragi
All boiled dals& whole legumes
All vegetables esp green leafy vegetables, gourds, beans etc
All fruits except the ones mentioned
Skimmed Milk; curds, paneer and buttermilk made from skimmed milk
Egg white, Chicken( no skin/ fat), lean fish( boiled, steamed, grilled)
Low fat puddings, ice creams as advised
In limited amounts- combination oils like sunflower oil with groundnut oil or safflower oil with olive oil etc
1 to 3nos Almonds &1 to 2 nosWalnuts
Vegetable Soups, Vinegar in limited amounts etc
FOODS RESTRICTED
Bakery products like Breads, Biscuits, Pastries, Refined flour( maida)
Potato, Yam( suran), Sweet Potato( ratal), raw banana, arvi, beetroot
Banana, Jackfruit, Custard Apple, Grapes, Chikoo& Mango.
All Fruits Juices & Milk Shakes
Whole milk( cow or buffalo) and whole milk products like cheese, khoa,creametc
Egg yolk, mayonnaise, fried and fatty meat, mutton, pork, shell fish, beef, Organ Meat etc
All sweets are restricted.Sugarcane, Syrups, Jaggery, Glucose
Butter, Ghee, Vanaspati, Peanut Butter etc
All other dry fruits.
Groundnuts, Fresh or Dried coconut
All aerated drink and Alcohol
Homeopathic treatment of obesity
Homeopathy is one of the most popular holistic systems of medicine. The selection of remedy is based upon individualization and symptoms similarity by using holistic approach. This is the only way through which a state of complete health can be regained by removing all the sign and symptoms from which the patient is suffering. The aim of homeopathy is not only to treat obesity but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility.
Obesity is fast becoming a major cause of disease and death like cigarette smoking. Almost 25% of Americans are obese. The other countries are also showing increase in obese people. In India there is overall increase in number of obese people but especially it is more common in northern parts of India.
There are a lot of treatment options and remedies available in the market for obesity. But almost all of them are associated with serious side effects and toxicity except homeopathy. And mind you side effects of drugs kills more people in United States than road accidents.
In homeopathy the choice of remedy depends upon the complete case history of the patient. This is very unique to homeopathy. A remedy is tailormade for a particular patient not like other therapies where all are given the same drug may be having different trade names. This is the reason that homeopathy is free from side effects whereas other therapies have toxic effects on a person
homeopathy offers a safe, long lasting and holistic solution for fat loss in obese people. The remedies are composed of natural elements in minuscule doses with absolutely no side effects. In dealing with the problem, it goes to the very root of it, is gentle on the body and takes into account the emotional and psychological aspects of a patient.
International research shows that homeopathic medicines are extremely effective in reducing weight and offer fast weight loss as they help to burn calories faster by speeding up the metabolic rate.
As most people are now aware, losing weight is no longer about looking good but being healthy. Homeopathy helps in doing so safely, surely and systematically so that the weight that comes off stays off.