Todays world is of science & technology. Each one of us is eager to know the cause behind a phenomenon .This article puts a light on the important causes of overweight.BMI is the medical term to measure the weight clinically it means body mass index.When this index is upto 29.5 the condition is obesity but when it BMI >29.5 the condition is termd as overweight.Ayurveda gives a classical view in detailing the causes of overweight .Improper diet habits ,eating at wrong times, eating non-veg ,rice ,potatoes,bannanas,sweet in more quantity, no exercise, genes as kul dosha are seen to be the main causes of overweight.The main dosha responsible for this diasease is kafa & meda being the increased dhatu.So overweight is termed as Medo roga in ayurveda .According to ayurveda weight standars are slightly increased then western sciences.But ayurveda treatment is boon & great ffective for weight los. All the medicines in ayurvedic teraetment for weight losss are having qualities as light, sharp & warm .This is structured in ayurveda to burn the fats & remve them from body. Herbal cominations as trikatu,trifala, chaturgat are exceelent asweel as lodhra ,pippali ,guugulu are the important herbs in treatment.Trifala gugul 3 tabs 3 times a day hepls to maintain the weight ,should be taken for 3 months.Stress ,sex , avoiding sleep ,walking should be increased day by day to have a exceelent weight loss.Panchkarma as lekana vasti & vaman aplay avital role.Diet should be modified to low calorie .Yogas preffred are bhujangasana,sarwangasana & last but not the least Suryanamskara.Each and every part of weight loss treatment should be monitored by doctor ,so please dont forget to counsult an ayurvedic counsultant.
Dr Prashant Kolwale
(Ayurveda Counsultant)