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Dietician Sheela Seharawat

It is all that not easy to lose weight and keep it off. Moreover, in the present scenario when we are constantly inundated with numerous diet plans, that all claims to be the best, it has all the more become difficult staying focused and know what’s actually beneficial and effective for us.
Perhaps it is time when you should opt for a more holistic approach to weight loss that makes you feel balanced and healthy, rather being deceived by promising unrealistic methods. The age old tenets of Ayurveda provides us with simple and effective approach to weight loss that easily doable, easy to follow and incredibly affective. Ayurveda is not just a system of medicines, instead it is a way of life and it’s natural and non-invasive.

The need and benefits of Ayurveda
Desiring a fit and slim body is imperative. A personality that is attractive is perhaps the prerequisite for success of the modern age. We all know the fact that having an overweight and obsessed body, is like giving invitation to many debilitating and life-threatening diseases like hypertension, diabetes, kidney failure, gout, arthritis and many more.
Ayurveda emphasize the needs of natural ways and means of treating all such diseases including obesity. According to Charak Samhita, an ancient Ayurvedic script, there are eight different types of body forms that are prone to diseases, and obesity is the one that is the most vulnerable one. It also mentions that certain factors as mentioned below attributes for it:

Incorrect and improper diet.
Unhealthy and incorrect lifestyle.
lack of or no exercise and physical activities, and
Hypothyroidism.

Ayurveda for centuries have been used to heal the body and its products are derived out if natural resources and herbs. Blend of several herbs and certain easy and manageable home remedies are used for treatment of obesity since ages. These natural ingredients and herbs boosts metabolism, reduce food cravings – particular cravings for fatty foods, and targets and drain out the fatty tissues/cells thru our lymphatic system. It also aids healthy weight loss by promoting energy metabolism at cellular levels with the fear on any side effects that usually happens with synthetic modern drugs.
Noted below are some prominent benefits of Ayurvedic ways and how it helps in weight loss:

Reduces cholesterol levels in the body and the factors that encourages fat accumulation.
Promotes efficient fat burning in the body.
Controls food and sweet cravings, thereby reducing the intake of fats and carbohydrates.
Effectively utilize body glucose that has a role to play in fat accumulation.
Inhibits synthesis of fatty acids, as a result reduces accumulation of fat in the body.
Utilization of nutrients and energy optimally, and hence correcting energy imbalances – a major factor responsible for fat accumulation.

Ayurveda for weight loss: some simple home remedial tips
Ayurveda, just doesn’t prescribes medicines for weight loss, but instead teaches us how to lead a healthy lifestyle, what and what not to eat. It also recommends certain household remedies that has been used by generations after generations to get free of excess fat with no side effects.

Lemon juice and honey: a mixture of 4 teaspoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey in warm water taken regularly empty stomach is very effective in weight loss without any side effects. You can add some crushed black peppers if you want.
Mint and honey: again some honey with cooled boiled mint leaves with some black peppers crushed and thrown in.
Cabbage: according to Ayurvedic information cabbage is considered to be very effective in burning body fat. It is recommended to take one bowl of cabbage every day in any form – raw, boiled or cooked.
Ginger and pepper: an equal quantities of powdered long pepper, black pepper and dried ginger roots mixed in lukewarm water to be taken twice a day is very effective in weight loss.
Ayurvedic herbs for weight loss: as per ancient Ayurvedic scriptures - Charaksamhita and Shushrutasamhita, there are several herbs that has been used by traditional medicinal practitioners to great effect in treating obesity and weight loss. These are:

Triphala: meaning three different fruits in Sanskrit. The most effective mix is rich in antioxidants that boost metabolism and speed up fat burning. It also destroys the harmful free radicals and toxins in the body that cause a number of health problems.

Piper Nigrum (Kali Mirchi): black pepper found in all kitchens is an effective carminative, stimulant, digestive, diuretic, aromatic, tonic, and anti-coagulating agent and is also a good herb that helps alienating fat from the body.

Nagarmotha (Cyperus Rotundus): considered the best natural ama-pachak, meaning the corrective and remover of endo-toxins. Its Lipolytic action to mobilize fats from the adipose tissues helps reduce weight.