END FOR OBESITY - By Dr.Ananthanarayanan

February 25, 2007

*END FOR OBESITY*OBESITY, it is one of the problem bothering the people sector of all ages.Due to the fast acting world, everything has become so fast, which led tothe unordered food habits leading to many nutritional disorder, one amongthem being Obesity.Obesity may be defined as a condition in which there is an excessive amountof body fat. This accumulation occurs due to the imbalance between energyintake and expenditure. Some of the factors affecting obesity are age,socio-economical condition, heredity, occupation, endocrine factor, drugsetc.The obesity may affect the people psychologically by causing depressionand physically by causing flat feet , osteoarthrosis of knees, hip,lumbar spine, varicose veins, abdominal hernias and respiratory infections.Diabeties mellitus hypertension, cholesterol,gout are

all found to becommon among the obese people.Obese people –Athisthoola people are considered one among The Ashta–Nindita Purusha (unwanted constitutional people). AcharyaVagbhatta hasdescribed that Athisthoola people will have Apachi (scrofula)Meha(pramcha), Fever, cough, Depression in severe forn and the treatment shouldbe done by correcting the medas (Fat) Anila (vata) and sleshma (kapha).The treatment for the obesity comprises of the following aspects:-Diet :- Oilfree, Fatfree, Less carbohydrate, more fibrous and Balanced Diet.Medicine :- The holistic medicine, Ayurveda treats obesity by givinginternal medicines like Gulgulu thikthakam Kashayam, Pathya PurnarnavadiKashayam, Varunadi Kashayam, Punarnavasavam, Jalamanjiri, Silajath, GulguluPanchaphala choornam.External medication is by

Panchakarma Therapy like Udvartana Swedanam (Herbal Medicinal Powder massage) Virechanam (Purgation)Exercise:- Following the medication, Physiotherapical exercises for hip,thighs are recommended.The one of the main aspect in the treatment of obesity is the co-operationwhich the patient offer for the treatment, by following the diet indicationsand the exercise.For details: *Dr. S. Ananthanarayan,*(Chief Consultant Physican)*Santhigiri Ayurveda & Siddha Vaidyasala, *No. 1458, H Block, 16th Street, 16th Main Road,Annanagar West, Chennai 600 040. Ph No. 044 32914322, 26160340, 26160441.www.ayurvedasanthigiri.com, www.santhigiriashram.org **

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