Overweight and obesity ...

AVOID
TOBACCO & ALCOHOL

BE ACTIVE

EAT RIGHT

What is obesity ? Healthy Habits , Healthy Life , Healthy India

Obesity is the presence of excess fat in the body

Vicious cycle of Obesity
starts in Childhood
Obese Adult Healthy Child

L Multiple Diseas
Psycho social
Problems
Decrease in
es J Excess of

Productivity
Early Death
Junk Food
and no physica
l activity

Overweight Child

Severely
L
Obese Adolescent

L Being Made Fun of Low Self Esteem

Depression and Psychological Problems
No Check on Diet
No Sports
Breathing Problems Indoor Entertaiment
Can’t Exercise, (Too Difficult & Painful)

L Moderately
No Activity Obese
Can't Exercise (No Time)
No Change in Dietary Habits Adolescent

Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity

Stroke

Breathing
Problems Cardiovascular
disease
Fatty liver
Diabetes
Gall bladder
disease
Osteoporosis
Longer the waist
Hormonal
abnormalities
Cancer line, shorter
Osteoarthritis
the life line

Hyperuricaemia
and gout
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Overweight and obesity ...
AVOID
TOBACCO & ALCOHOL

BE ACTIVE

EAT RIGHT

Healthy Habits , Healthy Life , Healthy India

Ayurveda

DO's (Pathya)
! Herbs like Sunthi (Zingiber officinalis), Pippali (Piper longum), Marica
(Piper nigrum), Guggulu (Commiphora wightti), Eranda (Ricinus communis),
Honey, Lemon and drugs having pungent and bitter taste are useful in
the treatment of obesity.
! Diet control and consumption of right foods.
! Strenuous activities like brisk walking, swimming, running, aerobics etc.

DONT's (Apathya)

! Daytime sleeping, excessive intake of sweets, milk products, fat, oil, ghee
and sedentary life style
! Any kind of Mental stress / strain.

Yogic and Naturopathic treatment

! Low calorie diet.

! Increased consumption of raw salad and vegetables.
! Regular practice of Hip-bath along with Mud pack, enema and steam
bath once or twice a week.
! Avoid sweets and heavy food items.
! Practice of Kunjal, Shankha Prakshalana and Baghi Kriya once in a
month for first three months.
! Practice of Tadasana, Katichakrasana, Pada Hastasana, Sarvangasana,
halasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Pashchimottanasana,
Matsyasana, Ardha-Matsyendrasana and Ushtrasana along with Surya
Namaskara.
! Surya Bhedi, Bhastrika Pranayama and Agnisara Kriya are also effective.
Practice Udara Shakti and Kati Shakti Vikasaka exercises of Sukshma
Vyayama and Sarvanga Pushti.

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