Obesity is one of the most dreaded lifestyle ailments today and is spreading like an epidemic all across the world. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. People are generally considered obese when their body mass index (BMI),
a measurement obtained by dividing a person’s weight by the square of the person’s height, is over 30 kg/m2, with the range 25–30 kg/m2 defined as overweight . Obesity often results from taking in more calories than are burned by exercise and normal daily activities. Obesity occurs when a person’s body mass index is 25 or greater.
In Ayurveda, obesity is known as Medarog, which is caused by the aggravation of Kapha. Kapha is an Ayurvedic humor which is dense, heavy, slow, sticky, wet and cold in nature. It governs all structure and lubrication in the mind and body apart from controlling weight and formation of all the seven tissues – nutritive fluids, blood, fat, muscles, bones, marrow and reproductive tissues.
The mainstay of treatment is lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise. The Ayurvedic line of treatment for obesity begins with the pacification of Kapha Dosha. This can be done by eliminating Kapha-aggravating foods from the diet. Ayurvedic weight loss therapy is implemented in the lifestyle to get rid of obesity. The biggest difference between ayurvedic weight loss and techniques and more conventional Western methods – Ayurveda focuses on why your fat cells are getting bigger and gives you solutions that work long term.
The programme consists of 4 tier approach,
*kindly note the treatments are subjected to change as per the advise of the doctor according to condition of the patient