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Definition : Obesity is defined as a state of increased body weight, due to adipose tissue accumulation, that is of sufficient magnitude to produce adverse health effects. Persons most commonly affected :All age groups and both sexes.
Organs or part of body involved : Whole body
Causes and risk factors :
1. Obesity is the result of long term mismatches in energy balance, where daily energy intake exceeds daily energy expenditure. The basic reason is that we consume more calories than we burn so the Chief cause of adiposity is overeating i.e. the intake of calories beyond the body’s energy requirement and decreased physical activity.
2. Other factor of modern life also decrease physical activity …. Video games, cable television, computers, remote controls, escalators, elevators, automatic doors, mass transit, etc.
3. Unsteady function of liver also accumulates fats in the body.
4. Use of certain drugs such as steroids and artificial female hormone (estrogen combinations) for a long duration can lead to a gain in weight.
6. Obesity is sometimes related to Heredity.
Adipose persons are susceptible to several disease like coronary thrombosis, heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, gout, liver and gallbladder disorders. Obesity raises the risk of diabetes by 10-20 times.
Symptoms
1. Accumulation of excess body fat changes overall appearance.
2. Severely adipose people often walk abnormally to accommodate their weight.
3. They widen their stance, making walking less steady and stressing the joints, as a result, osteoarthritis may develop or worsen, particularly in the hips, knees, and ankles, and walking may become even more difficult.
4. Low back pain may also result.
5. Fatigue is common. Physical and social activities may be decreased because of fatigue, lack of mobility, or other complications.
6. The feet and ankles often swell because fluid accumulates and (a condition- called –edema).
7. Skin disorders are particularly common because moisture is trapped in skin folds.
8. Because adipose people have relatively little body surface for their weight, they cannot eliminate body heat efficiently and they sweat more than thinner people.
9. Adipose people may have difficulty in breathing and may become short of breath, even when exertion is minimal. These problems occur when the lungs are compressed by accumulation of excess fat below the diaphragm (the muscle that divides the chest from the abdomen) and in the chest wall. Furthermore, airflow may be reduced if excess fat accumulates in the tissues that line the throat, narrowing the airway. Sleeping on the back makes breathing even more difficult (regardless of weight). Breathing problems may disturb sleep, and breathing may stop momentarily but repeatedly (a condition called sleep apnea). Sleep apnea can lead to daytime sleepiness and other problems, such as high blood pressure and strokes.
Treatment
Medicine used in obesity should
1. Dissolve the excess deposited fat quickly and gradually lower serum triglycerides, total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
2. Limit the formation of fatty acids in the muscles and in liver and regulates body cholesterol level.
3. Provides essential nutrients to liver for its normal function.
4. Helps in controlling a normalizing appetite and providing a satisfying feeling so that one doesn’t feel constantly hungry.
5. Elimination of extra fluid accumulation.
Herbs that initial these processes are :
1. Commiphora mukul (Guggul) :
It is a very effective herbal medicine for controlling obesity and cholesterol. It act as fat burning agent. Guggulsterones boost thyroid gland metabolism which may cause an increase in basic metabolic rate.
2. Trigonella Foenum (methi ) :
Methi seeds lower serum triglycerides, total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol. These effects may be due to sapogenins which increase biliary cholesterol excretion, in turn leading to lowered serum cholesterol levels. Lipid lowering effect may be due to estrogenic constituents indirectly increasing thyroid hormone.
3. Foeniculum vulgare (saunf) :
Fruits are aromatic, stimulant and Carminative.
4. Momordica charantia (bitter melon/kerala) :
It purifies blood, reduces blood sugar, improves liver metabolism and decrease weight.
5. Aloevera (Ghritkumari ):
Aloevera juice improves digestion and cleanses the digestive tract.
6. Cocus nucifera (coconut oil) :
Rich source of medium chain triglycrides which are special types of saturated fats that promote weight loss.
7. Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) :
Root strengthen adrenal glands, thus helping to maintain a regulated blood sugar level and decrease carvings for sweets.
Take a cup of licorice daily, one week out of every month for upto three months.
8. Garcinia cambogia (malbar tamarind) :
Dried fruit of malbar tamarind contains about 30% hydroxycitric acid. It is a powerful lipogenic inhibitor (i.e. it helps to prevent production of fat). It also suppress appetite.
9. Ananasa comosus (pine apple ) :
Contains an enzyme called bromelain which helps digest both proteins and fats.
10. Plumbago zeylanica (chitrak) :
It is a powerful irritant, antiseptic, Anti-inflammatory useful in obesity and rheumatism.
11. Ptycotis ajwan (ajwain) :
It is used as Antispasmodic, stimulant, tonic and Carminative agent.
12. Red pepper (Capsicum) :
It stimulates thirst and also increases the metabolic rate.
13. Walnut :
It is rich in serotonin which is shown to make us fat full. So we eat less as a result.
14. Ephedra (soomlata)
15. Pterocarpus marsupium
16. Gymnema sylvestre (gurmar)
17. Camellia sinemis (green tea)
Certain Ayurvedic Formulations
1. Chavyadi Churna, Phaltrikadi choorna
2. Triphala kashaya with honey.
3. Arogyavardhni vati with Mahamanjishthadi kvatha.
4. Amrityadi guggul
5. Navak guggul with luke warm water.
6. Tryoshnadi loha with honey.
7. Trimurti rasa.
8. Churna of Triphala, Trikatu, Saindhav (in equal quantities) (1 table spoon two times a day)
Dietary advice
1. Follow a low calorie diet.
2. Take increased quantity of fruits, vegetables, and dietary fibers, whole wheat flour, cereals, brown, brown rice, bean and oatmeal in diet.
3. Once a week, only fruit intake or do fasting. On the day of fasting take plenty of water.
4. Take one glass of fruit juice like that of oranges, pineapple etc. daily.
5. Take lemon juice in 1 glass luke warm water with 2 table spoon honey daily morning empty stomach.
6. Do not consume food creating constipation and gases.
7. Avoid intake of too much salt and instead of 2 meals during the day, try to eat 4-5 small mini - meals spaces 2-3 hrs apart during the day.
8. Avoid rice, potato, chocolates, alcohol, ice creams, cheese, sweets and butter.
Encourage physical activities and exercise
1. Do exercise daily for at least 30 min. The exercise should involved regular swimming, Yogabhyasa like Halasana, Dhanurasana, Pashchimuttanasana, Chakrasana, etc. for at least 20 minutes. Jogging skipping, kabbadi, badminton etc can help in reducing weight. Massage with mustard oil once a week should be done. The increased physical activity cay decrease or at least slow the increase in fatty tissues in obese youth.
Pathya
i. Do body exercise.
ii. Sunbath and fasting are recommended.
iii. Undergoing Panchkarma care like virechana and Emesis would be helpful.
iv. Consuming barley or Yava, old rice, masoor, honey and sour edible things, green leafy vegetables, triphala (hard, Bheda, Amla); Trikatu (saunth, pippli, Mirch) etc.
v. Hot water or excess water before meals should be taken
ii. Avoid consumption of Shashthi shali, all milk products, wheat, curd, urad, sweets, sugarcane products, fat, oily food particularly foods rich in hydrogenated fat like vanaspathi, ghee, etc. and soon.
iii. Avoid non vegetarian food.
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OBESITY
Introduction : Obesity is highly correlated with an increased incidence of several diseases.Definition : Obesity is defined as a state of increased body weight, due to adipose tissue accumulation, that is of sufficient magnitude to produce adverse health effects. Persons most commonly affected :All age groups and both sexes.
Organs or part of body involved : Whole body
Causes and risk factors :
1. Obesity is the result of long term mismatches in energy balance, where daily energy intake exceeds daily energy expenditure. The basic reason is that we consume more calories than we burn so the Chief cause of adiposity is overeating i.e. the intake of calories beyond the body’s energy requirement and decreased physical activity.
2. Other factor of modern life also decrease physical activity …. Video games, cable television, computers, remote controls, escalators, elevators, automatic doors, mass transit, etc.
3. Unsteady function of liver also accumulates fats in the body.
4. Use of certain drugs such as steroids and artificial female hormone (estrogen combinations) for a long duration can lead to a gain in weight.
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6. Obesity is sometimes related to Heredity.
Adipose persons are susceptible to several disease like coronary thrombosis, heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, gout, liver and gallbladder disorders. Obesity raises the risk of diabetes by 10-20 times.
Symptoms
1. Accumulation of excess body fat changes overall appearance.2. Severely adipose people often walk abnormally to accommodate their weight.
3. They widen their stance, making walking less steady and stressing the joints, as a result, osteoarthritis may develop or worsen, particularly in the hips, knees, and ankles, and walking may become even more difficult.
4. Low back pain may also result.
5. Fatigue is common. Physical and social activities may be decreased because of fatigue, lack of mobility, or other complications.
6. The feet and ankles often swell because fluid accumulates and (a condition- called –edema).
7. Skin disorders are particularly common because moisture is trapped in skin folds.
8. Because adipose people have relatively little body surface for their weight, they cannot eliminate body heat efficiently and they sweat more than thinner people.
9. Adipose people may have difficulty in breathing and may become short of breath, even when exertion is minimal. These problems occur when the lungs are compressed by accumulation of excess fat below the diaphragm (the muscle that divides the chest from the abdomen) and in the chest wall. Furthermore, airflow may be reduced if excess fat accumulates in the tissues that line the throat, narrowing the airway. Sleeping on the back makes breathing even more difficult (regardless of weight). Breathing problems may disturb sleep, and breathing may stop momentarily but repeatedly (a condition called sleep apnea). Sleep apnea can lead to daytime sleepiness and other problems, such as high blood pressure and strokes.
Treatment
Medicine used in obesity should 1. Dissolve the excess deposited fat quickly and gradually lower serum triglycerides, total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
2. Limit the formation of fatty acids in the muscles and in liver and regulates body cholesterol level.
3. Provides essential nutrients to liver for its normal function.
4. Helps in controlling a normalizing appetite and providing a satisfying feeling so that one doesn’t feel constantly hungry.
5. Elimination of extra fluid accumulation.
Herbs that initial these processes are :
1. Commiphora mukul (Guggul) :
It is a very effective herbal medicine for controlling obesity and cholesterol. It act as fat burning agent. Guggulsterones boost thyroid gland metabolism which may cause an increase in basic metabolic rate.
2. Trigonella Foenum (methi ) :
Methi seeds lower serum triglycerides, total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol. These effects may be due to sapogenins which increase biliary cholesterol excretion, in turn leading to lowered serum cholesterol levels. Lipid lowering effect may be due to estrogenic constituents indirectly increasing thyroid hormone.
3. Foeniculum vulgare (saunf) :
Fruits are aromatic, stimulant and Carminative.
4. Momordica charantia (bitter melon/kerala) :
It purifies blood, reduces blood sugar, improves liver metabolism and decrease weight.
5. Aloevera (Ghritkumari ):
Aloevera juice improves digestion and cleanses the digestive tract.
6. Cocus nucifera (coconut oil) :
Rich source of medium chain triglycrides which are special types of saturated fats that promote weight loss.
7. Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) :
Root strengthen adrenal glands, thus helping to maintain a regulated blood sugar level and decrease carvings for sweets.
Take a cup of licorice daily, one week out of every month for upto three months.
8. Garcinia cambogia (malbar tamarind) :
Dried fruit of malbar tamarind contains about 30% hydroxycitric acid. It is a powerful lipogenic inhibitor (i.e. it helps to prevent production of fat). It also suppress appetite.
9. Ananasa comosus (pine apple ) :
Contains an enzyme called bromelain which helps digest both proteins and fats.
10. Plumbago zeylanica (chitrak) :
It is a powerful irritant, antiseptic, Anti-inflammatory useful in obesity and rheumatism.
11. Ptycotis ajwan (ajwain) :
It is used as Antispasmodic, stimulant, tonic and Carminative agent.
12. Red pepper (Capsicum) :
It stimulates thirst and also increases the metabolic rate.
13. Walnut :
It is rich in serotonin which is shown to make us fat full. So we eat less as a result.
14. Ephedra (soomlata)
15. Pterocarpus marsupium
16. Gymnema sylvestre (gurmar)
17. Camellia sinemis (green tea)
Certain Ayurvedic Formulations
1. Chavyadi Churna, Phaltrikadi choorna2. Triphala kashaya with honey.
3. Arogyavardhni vati with Mahamanjishthadi kvatha.
4. Amrityadi guggul
5. Navak guggul with luke warm water.
6. Tryoshnadi loha with honey.
7. Trimurti rasa.
8. Churna of Triphala, Trikatu, Saindhav (in equal quantities) (1 table spoon two times a day)
Dietary advice
1. Follow a low calorie diet.2. Take increased quantity of fruits, vegetables, and dietary fibers, whole wheat flour, cereals, brown, brown rice, bean and oatmeal in diet.
3. Once a week, only fruit intake or do fasting. On the day of fasting take plenty of water.
4. Take one glass of fruit juice like that of oranges, pineapple etc. daily.
5. Take lemon juice in 1 glass luke warm water with 2 table spoon honey daily morning empty stomach.
6. Do not consume food creating constipation and gases.
7. Avoid intake of too much salt and instead of 2 meals during the day, try to eat 4-5 small mini - meals spaces 2-3 hrs apart during the day.
8. Avoid rice, potato, chocolates, alcohol, ice creams, cheese, sweets and butter.
Encourage physical activities and exercise
1. Do exercise daily for at least 30 min. The exercise should involved regular swimming, Yogabhyasa like Halasana, Dhanurasana, Pashchimuttanasana, Chakrasana, etc. for at least 20 minutes. Jogging skipping, kabbadi, badminton etc can help in reducing weight. Massage with mustard oil once a week should be done. The increased physical activity cay decrease or at least slow the increase in fatty tissues in obese youth.Pathya
i. Do body exercise.ii. Sunbath and fasting are recommended.
iii. Undergoing Panchkarma care like virechana and Emesis would be helpful.
iv. Consuming barley or Yava, old rice, masoor, honey and sour edible things, green leafy vegetables, triphala (hard, Bheda, Amla); Trikatu (saunth, pippli, Mirch) etc.
v. Hot water or excess water before meals should be taken
Apathya
i. One should not undergo rejuvenating therapies.ii. Avoid consumption of Shashthi shali, all milk products, wheat, curd, urad, sweets, sugarcane products, fat, oily food particularly foods rich in hydrogenated fat like vanaspathi, ghee, etc. and soon.
iii. Avoid non vegetarian food.
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