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Gurucharanam Saranam

SANTHIGIRI AYURVEDA & SIDHA VAIDYASALA

(Unit of Santhigiri Ashram)

Chennai

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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 to the unordered food habits leading to many nutritional

disorder, one among them being Obesity.

 

Obesity may be defined as a

condition in which there is an excessive amount of body fat. This accumulation

occurs due to the imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Some of the

factors affecting obesity are age, socio-economical condition, heredity,

occupation, endocrine factor, drugs etc.

 

The obesity may affect the

people psychologically by causing depression

and 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 be common among the obese people.

Obese people –Athisthoola people are considered one among

The Ashta –Nindita Purusha (unwanted constitutional people).

AcharyaVagbhatta has described that

Athisthoola people will have Apachi

(scrofula)Meha (pramcha), Fever, cough, Depression in severe forn and the

treatment should be 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 giving internal medicines like Gulgulu

thikthakam Kashayam, Pathya Purnarnavadi Kashayam, Varunadi Kashayam,

Punarnavasavam, Jalamanjiri, Silajath, Gulgulu Panchaphala 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-operation which the patient offer for the

treatment, by following the diet indications and the exercise.