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Causes of Obesity: Obesity is a disease of the persons who avoid physical work or exercise. Heavy diet, constant use of high fat foods, avoidance of physical exercises or manual work and leading lethargic and comfortable life style etc. may be the main cause of Obesity. Some patients may be obese due to the irregular secretion of Thyroid gland or hereditary causes. Treatment of Obesity By Nature Cure: Diet: The diet of obese patients must by a low calorie one and they are also advised to adopt the life style full of physical work and exercises. Here is a diet regimen to be followed by the obese people, where the patients half stomach should be filled with food, 1/4 with water and 1/4 part should remain empty. By increasing the quantity of a simple diet comprising of raw salad, sprouted cereals, fruits and green vegetables in meal, one can make it a diet of low caloric value. Also one should avoid excessive intake of sugar, sweets, oily and fried food items, non-vegetarian food, milk and milk products and food prepared with refined flour/maida. Exercises: Brisk walk is necessary for obesity patients along with light running or jogging. Even swimming is also helpful in reducing the weight.The regular practice of Hipbath along with the Mudpack, lemon water enema and Steam bath once or twice a week seem to be especially effective in reducing weight. Treatment of Obesity by Yogic Asanas: Shudhhikriyas: Kunjala, Vaman Dhauti/Danda Dhauti, Neti, Agnisara Kriya, Laghoo/Purna Shankhaprakshalana (Once a week / month), Kapalbhati and Baghi Kriya should also be practised. Even Shankha Prakshalana should be practised once a month for first three months. Pranayama: Anuloma Viloma, Bhastrika Pranayama, Ujjayi, Suryabhedan (10 times or more rounds) along with Om Recitation about 10 times should be practised.  Asanas: Tadasana, Ardha-halasana, Sarvangasana, Vipritakarani, Vakrasana, Bhujangasana, Makarasana, Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana, Ardha-matsyendrasana, Yoga Mudra (in Vajrasana), Chakrasana (Side bending), Padahastasana, Naukasana (Prone & Supine), Shavasana, Katichakrasana, Pada Hastasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Pashchimottanasana, Matsyasana, Ardha-Matsyendrasana and Ushtrasana should also be practised along with Surya Namaskara.
The practice of Udara Shakti and Kati Shakti Vikasaka exercises of Sukshama Vyayama and Sarvanga Pushti and Engine Race of Sthula Vyayama are also highly efficacious. Treatment of Obesity by Magnetic Therapy The magnets should be applied to the palms of hands for 20 minutes daily in the morning. In addition, the magnets should be applied bilaterally about 10 cm above the navel for 20 minutes daily in the evening. Mixed magnetized water should be taken four times daily. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Obesity is supposed to be a gift of modern life style. Obesity itself is a disease as well as breeding ground of numerous oilier diseases.