A Holistic Approach Towards Weight Loss!

In our eat-and-run, large-portion-sized culture, managing a healthy weight can be tough—and losing weight, can be even more challenging. If you’ve tried and been unsuccessful to lose weight before, you must have realised that diets don’t work for you. 

Actually some diets don’t work at all and many of them don’t work for everyone—our bodies often react and reply differently to different foods. But while there’s no easy fix to lose weight, there are many ways you can develop a healthier relationship with food, restrain emotional triggers to overeating, and achieve lasting weight-loss success.

Have you ever addressed the real cause behind your weight gain? There can be many factors and few of them could be imbalance in blood sugar levels, liver not functioning at the optimum level, erratic metabolic functioning. thyroid, depression, hormonal imbalance, stress or may be the genetic influences.

Some people are also habituated to eat too much as they fail to adjust or understand where to stop. People who are generally bored, sad, deserted or not loved, disconnected with social, emotional or financial standing usually tend to overeat as eating is a bliss and comfort to them. Remember! weight loss should be balanced on three pillars: physical, social and psychological.

I am sure we all must be very well aware of many measures which we usually get as beautifully wrapped gifts cum suggestions such as keeping eye on portions and eat mindfully, identify your emotional triggers, opt for low energy -dense food, don’t drink your calories, don’t starve, drink water before meals and many more.

The best technique for intrinsic healing is natural supplementation. Mother Nature has an bountiful source of nutritional worth which can treat the deadliest of all diseases. What a pill cannot accomplish, a natural herb or spice can, and weight-loss is no exception.

** You can start your beautiful day with 10g of Honey with warm water every day. Honey is known to mobilize extra fat in the body which it puts into circulation. Gradually the dosage could be improved 

** Fenugreek or methi has been known to help lose weight efficiently. All you need to do is to roast some methi seeds and crush or grind them to make a fine powder. Ingest some powder with water first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Another way can be by soaking the seeds in water overnight and drink the water, chewing the soaked seeds on an empty stomach.

** Caralluma, a luscious plant helps decrease appetite, which results in weight loss. Its striking feature is that it reduces the abdominal obesity. These can be consumed either in pickle form or cooked vegetable form.

** Coconut oil having antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial and thermogenic properties help one to  increase the metabolism and hence burn fat faster. Thus, cooking your meals in coconut oil can be a good option !

** Cabbage another effective remedy to loose weight as it contains tartroric acid which hinders conversion of sugar/ carbohydrates into fat. Cabbage salad consumption is easiest way to stay slim.

** The herb Gurmar or Gymnema extract helps to reduce weight, and also lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels. It is also a wonderful natural remedy for diabetes and helps to treat arthritis, diuretic, anemia, osteoporosis, high cholesterol, asthma, constipation, microbial infections and  indigestion.

** If you are gaining weight because of  the liver problems, then milk thistle can come to your rescue. It helps combat chronic hepatitis, gall bladder disorders, insulin resistance, and lowers cholesterol levels 

With above mentioned natural supplements, some yoga postures helps in breaking up or re-distributing the fatty deposits resulting slimmer you, while also strengthening the flabby areas. The asanas such as sarvangasana, halasana, bhujangasana, dhanurasana, chakrasana, naukasana, ardh-matsyendrasana, paschimottanasana, vajrasana and trikonasana are recommended. These asanas work on the glands, boost circulation, strengthen many weak areas and encourage deep breathing which helps to melt off excess fat gradually.

Yogic kriyas like kunjal & jalneti and pranayama (breathing exercises) such as kapalbhati and bhastrika are also advantageous in normalising body weight.

One can also opt for other measures which bring on excessive perspiration such as sauna baths, steam bath and heavy massage. They also help to reduce weight.

Lets call out for holistic approach to weight loss which is entirely based on natural remedies and can do wonders if combined with correct diet, exercise, healthy lifestyle and healing oneself through natural methods.