Obesity is a medical condition in which excess accumulation of body fat to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and various health problems.
A person having a Body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 is considered Obese
Obese people are at a risk of various diseases, like heart disease, hypertension, breathing difficulties during sleep, certain types of cancer, Type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis.
Physiological factors causing obesity
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Excessive dietary calories, |
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Lack of physical activity, and |
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Genetic susceptibility, although a few cases are caused primarily by genes, |
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Endocrine disorders, |
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Medications |
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Psychiatric illness. |
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Psychological factors causing obesity
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Accumulation of unwanted thoughts |
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Inability to move from rigid ideas |
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Lack of trust in self and others |
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Mental laziness |
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Depressed mind set |
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Low self confidence |
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Negative outlook about the world |
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Staying away from reality |
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Holistic Perspective
According to our ancient science obesity is described as ‘Medoroga’ because of increase in the fat tissue that is medhas dhatu.
Medo dhatu is excessively nourished and remaining other Dhatus gets malnourished. Kapha gets collected in between the dhatus causing sluggishness and heaviness. When Kapha increases excessively it causes slowness in Fat metabolism causing obesity.
Our approach for diagnosis
Identifying the cause is the most important aspect. A detail consultation which includes the Prakruthi analysis both at the physical and psychological level and the 4 level approaches for assessing the extent of imbalance, a customized treatment plan will be prepared with the unique Ojas treatment methodology.
