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Obesity is rising phenomenally in our times due to our sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical activities. The surprising fact is that overweight people tend to ignore their excess weight, and hence do not think about seeking a treatment. Due to this, they fall victim to many medical conditions which are caused by excess weight such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, pain in the joints and brain issues.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the percentage of overweight and obese people have increased phenomenally in the period between 1990 and 2008. Earlier, the obesity was found only in the First World (developed countries), but now the issue is taking a grim shape even in Asian and African countries. Today, nearly 65% or more than half of the world’s population is overweight, and the percentage is increasing every alternate day.

There are various causes of obesity. The biggest reasons are junk or fast food and lack of physical activities. Earlier, people as well as children used to run and do various health activities and play sports in their free time, but today the technology, which has numerous benefits, has one of the biggest side effects; it has taken our free time as we are becoming net addicts and tend to avoid open field activities like running, playing games, or simply enjoying the nature. In short, we ignore our health.

Some people inherit obesity and so it is in their genes. Such persons should devote a good amount of their time in doing various exercises to avoid different diseases. Insomnia, which is also a major issue these days, can cause obesity. According to some health experts, smoking is also a contributory factor as lack of sleep and smoking produces a number of chemical changes in the body and interfere with the glucose production and its function which can also cause excess weight. It is a well known fact that environmental pollution causes dozens of diseases and its intensity is increasing heavily everywhere. According to the latest research by the University of Granada (Spain), environmental pollution can also cause obesity and it has been found that the more polluted regions have more overweight poeple. According to another research, environmental pollution is also the cause of the POP (persistent organic polllutant) which can increase weight as well as the level of cholesterol and triglyceride in the body.

These factors increase the chances of cardiovascular diseases. According to that report, POP does not go away but remains in the air for years and enters human body through food and water. The researchers used 300 men and women to know the relationship between pollutants and obesity.

The surprising thing in our society is that overweight people are considered as ‘khaate peete ghar ke’ or the well-fed and comfortable people. Asian countries including India and Pakistan are getting affetcted heavily as people are becoming lazy and gorge on oily food and do not exercise. People park their cars closer to avoid walking and use lifts instead of stairs and sit for long hours without taking frequent breaks. All these reasons put them at the risk of obesity.

Park, gardens and open fields are the places of health and fitness. They keep the society healthy. People have stopped going out as parks and gardens are shrinking in large cities due to mindless and fast urbanization. Terrrorism has also stopped people from coming out in the open. They try to do most of their jobs sitting at home. In contrast to developing countries like India, people in developed countries like Sweden are more physically active despite being rich. They take their health seriously and do not shy away from jogging and cycling, while we consider cycling and walking as the symptoms of poverty. People here use bikes or cars for even walking distances. These habits too cause excess weight.

A person become reclusive in his own society due to his excess weight. He falls victim to many conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, high BP, pain in the joints, sugar and intestinal diseases. According to various researches, these diseases can be controlled 70 to 80% if a person succeeds in addressing his weight issue. But it should be noted that there are different treatments for different kinds of obesity and excess weight. it is not necessary that a certain treatment can be effective in every case.

Certain lifestyle changes can bring good results. Walking, taking a good breakfast, cycling, drinking 10-12 glasses of water a day can help an overweight man to shed his excess weight. Take a light lunch and include fruit and salad in your diet. Relax for some time after lunch, and take your your dinner at least two hours before going to bed. Walk for some time after dinner. Avoid bakery items, carbonated drinks and sweets.

It is presumed that liposuction can cure obesity, but the fact is that this method is used only to remove excess fat from a part of the body. Liposuction is related to body shape and not body weight. If you fail to change your lifestyle habits, the removed fats come back soon. Tummy Tuck is for those who have pot bellies which are protruding downwards. This is a good therapy for women whose bellies tend to come out unshapely after childbirth. In this therapy, stomach muscles are tightened. Sleeve gastrectomy is good for those whose weight is 40-50 kg more than their ideal weight. This is performed without making an incision. In this, a person with a weight of 160 kg can bring down his weight to 90-95 kg in one year.

In stomach ballooning, a synthetic balloon is inserted inside a fat person’s stomach. This is useful for those who cannot go for a surgery. As cancer is highly prevalent these days and is an untreatable disease, obesity too is covering the entire world fastly and is becoming quite untreatable due to people’s unwillingness to change their lifestyle and take proper treatment. Today, slimming centres which were earlier found mainly in Europe are mushrooming eveywhere. They treat obesity with their trademark diet plans and exercises, but make you chronically ill with several side effects. A person who goes to any of these centres remains fit as long as he is following their food chart and medication, but becomes sick once he quits it. So, it is better to remain natural.

According to the latest research done in Sweden, the income of overweight people is around 16% less than normal employees. This research has been done on 150000 persons and included factors such as childhood obesity, young age obesity, lifestyle changes, personality differences, income differences, etc. The researchers revealed that overweight children are affected with different medical conditions and have to face criticism and taunts from their healthy fellows which may affect them psychologically. These fat children find it tough to get jobs when they grow up and do not preform as productively as healthy workers, and hence get 16% less salary. There are many cases in which people who were once overweight became surprisingly healthy and fit by taking certain so-called medicines available in markets with high claims. But once they stopped those medicines, they again became overweight. So, avoid such medications that claim too much in short period as treating obesity is a long-term process. Below, we are mentioning certain herbs that can help you shed weight naturally:

  • Lakh umda (red colour resins) 50 gram
  • Zeera siyah (Black cumin) 50 gram
  • Black seeds (Kalaunji) 50 gram

Grind these until they become a powder. Then fill big sized capsules with the powder. Take 1 or 2 capsules with water before meals. Inshaallah, this will help you shed your excess weight. An extremely fat lady who has become tired of diffrent treatments without much results took this medicine continuously for a period and it helped her shed 17 pounds in only 45 days.

Avoid three things when you are taking this medicine: rice, sugar and fatty items, as they are major causes of weight gain.

Avoid Foods to Loose Weight:

Fenugreek is effective to lose Weight:-

1. Warm Fenugreek Seeds:

This amazing recipe leads to weight reduction without you requiring to consume any other medicine.

  1. Heat/Roast Fenugreek seeds in a pan.
  2. Crush the warm seeds in a mortar/grinder to make a fine powder.
  3. Ingest the powder with warm water on an empty stomach each morning.
  4. You can also use the powder in curries for weight reduction.

2. Water Soaked Fenugreek:

Fenugreek water for weight loss will induce a feeling of fullness in the stomach for an entire day. This will decrease the feeling of hunger. The result would be visible weight loss in a few days.

  1. Take about 1 cup of fenugreek seeds in water.
  2. Leave them soaked in the water overnight.
  3. Filter the seeds from the water in the morning.
  4. Chew the wet seeds on an empty stomach.

3. Sprouted Fenugreek Seeds:

Fenugreek sprouts are exceptionally rich in carotene, vitamins A, E, C and B, calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium, amino acids, digestive minerals and much more. A gulp of these sprouts early in the morning on an empty stomach leads to weight reduction.

  1. Take a clean and thin piece of cloth.
  2. Soak it in water.
  3. Place fenugreek seeds in the moist cloth and press them with a stone/heavy utensil.
  4. Leave it for three nights.
  5. Remove the stone/heavy utensil.
  6. Let the sprouts grow to a decent length before you consume them.

4. Fenugreek Tea:

Here’s an amazing recipe of Fenugreek tea for weight loss and diabetes control. It also offers many other benefits like proper digestion and controlled blood pressure.

  1. Grind fenugreek seeds in a stone mortar or grinder with a little water.
  2. Make a fine paste of the seeds and water.
  3. Boil water in a pan.
  4. Add the paste in the boiling water.
  5. Add other herbs (cinnamon or ginger) for taste.
  6. Cover the lid of the pan.
  7. Cook the tea in simmer for 5 minutes.
  8. Sip the fenugreek tea on an empty stomach each day.

How Fenugreek Leads To Weight Reduction?

Having known all the amazing recipes of weight reduction by fenugreek, it is time to know how fenugreek’s consumption leads to weight loss. Fenugreek is rich in galactomannan. Galactomannan is a healthy polysaccharide that triggers fat breakdown and sugar metabolism in the body. This leads to the burning of extra fat layers and calories from the body in the form of ATP.

  1. Methi is highly rich in fibers. It contains about 75% of water soluble fibers. Fibers ease constipation by increasing the metabolic rate of the body. This automatically triggers the burning of fat deposited in the belly and other adipose tissues.
  2. Another major reason behind fenugreek for weight loss is the ability of fenugreek to decrease the feeling of hunger. This weight reducing herb makes stomach fuller. This is an amazing way of healthy dieting that leads to weight reduction.
  3. Fenugreek does not contain unhealthy carbohydrates. It contains mild traces of healthy carbohydrates. This automatically prevents unnecessary weight gain.
  4. Fenugreek drastically reduces calorie consumption. It also increases the metabolic rate of the body. Increased metabolic rate also leads to calorie breakdown. This leads to weight reduction naturally.
  5. The next time you feel you are putting on too much weight and can do nothing about it, remember fenugreek seeds. This super-herb is an excellent weight reducing agent and can give you that fit body you had always dreamt of!

Honey And Weight Loss:

Honey can provide the following benefits while also giving you a fix of something sweet:

  1. Honey can give your taste buds a sweet relief while also ensuring that you avoid empty calories by controlling your cravings for unhealthy food.
  2. Substituting sugar for honey can help you cut down around 63% of calories.
  3. Honey and warm water can help breakdown food particles in the body, especially when consumed in the morning.
  4. The honey-warm water mixture will also help wash away the unwanted toxins from your system.
  5. You will also experience an energy boost after having a glass of this mixture, thereby increasing metabolism.

Here Is How You Can Drink Honey With Warm Water:

  1. You should definitely have a glass of honey and warm water before and during the meals as it will help you feel full for a longer period of time. This will also ensure that you consume less food and lose weight in the bargain. An early morning glass of honey and warm water will help you reach your goal of losing weight faster.
  2. Instead of taking just a plain glass of warm water with honey, you can add a small teaspoon of lemon juice to the mixture. The combination of the sweetness of honey coupled with the citrus flavour of the lemon will make a refreshing drink with wholesome health benefits.
  3. Before taking breakfast in the morning, you can have a cup of hot tea sweetened with a dollop of honey. This mixture will help improve your appetite. It will ensure that you do not suffer from sugar spikes during the course of the day.

Precautions:

Honey with warm water works effectively to lose weight, but at the same time you should be aware of some of the precaution while using it:

  • If you are suffering from diabetes, you should abstain from consuming honey because it is full of carbohydrates and can increase your blood sugar levels immediately.
  • While you can get benefit from the nutritional value of honey, there is always a flip side. Honey contains calories too, which could overpower the amount of nutrition it provides. Therefore, ensure to measure the amount of honey you add to warm water to regulate the calorie content.
  • While a glass of honey with water can help you lose weight to help you achieve your weight loss goals, an excessive amount could cause you problems. Therefore, exercise caution and try not to go overboard with the honey and warm water mixture.

Tips to reduce weight:

  1. Increase Water Intake (The Water Therapy):
  2. Green Tea Instead Of Coffee Or Tea:
  3. Hot Water With Lemon And Honey:
  4. Reduce The Intake Of Carbohydrates:

Rice contains a lot of calories and carbohydrates in it. Reducing the intake of rice can reduce weight to a great extent. A lot of people in India (South Indians) start their day with a dosa or an idly. These dishes are primarily made from rice. Some people also have this for their dinner. If you want to lose weight, it is essential to reduce these carbohydrates intake ta a great extent.

5. Increase Protein Intake:

Protein is a muscle builder that can effectively reduce the fat in our body. It can also convert the loose fat into muscles. Increase the intake of protein and replace carbohydrates food with protein food.

2 Effective Ways To Use Onion For Weight Loss:

Onion is one of the most widely and most commonly cultivated vegetables in the world. You can eat it raw or cooked. You can also use it to make pickles and chutneys. It is used to prepare various dishes and cuisines. It increases the flavor and texture the dish. As a vegetable, it possesses many medicinal qualities. It also has anti-inflammatory, anticancer and anti-oxidizing properties, which make it beneficial for the health.

Onion For Weight Loss:

Now, a major portion of the world is affected by obesity. The main causes of the extra weight gain are unhealthy lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise and eating excess junk food. These are but a few of the reasons that lead to obesity and unhealthy weight gain. Using onion is a natural way of reducing weight and extra fat from the body. It increases the body’s metabolic rate. The metabolic rate is the rate of digestion of your food and its absorption into the cells. If this rate is affected due to some problems, it can lead to various other diseases. Onions contain various essential oils and minerals, which speed up your metabolism and reduce your weight naturally. As mentioned before onions have antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, which make them one of the perfect weapons against excess weight gain.

1. Onion Juice:

There is no better way to imbibe all good properties of onion than a glass of fresh onion juice, which will also help you to reduce weight. Here’s a recipe of onion juice for weight loss:

Steps To Prepare Onion Juice:

To prepare a glass of onion juice, you need the following things:

  • Take 1 bulb of fresh onion and remove the skin.
  • Slice it and boil it in half a pan of water for 10 minutes until it turns transparent.
  • Add the boiled onions in a blender with 2 cups of water and mix it well.
  • Now, you have a glass fresh onion juice, which will help lose weight in a natural way.

How Does Aloe Vera Help In Losing Weight Effectively?

Here are the direct and indirect ways aloe vera works to help us in our weight loss journey:

  • Being a great source of polysaccharides and powerful antioxidants, aloe vera makes our immune system stronger and prevents the growth of free oxidative radicals inside our body. It keeps our internal system toxin-free, by working as a natural detox. A cleansed body is necessary for healthy weight loss.
  • It induces positive effects on our gastrointestinal system, which gives a significant boost to our metabolism. Basically, regular intake of aloe juice helps in increasing our metabolism rate by easing issues like acid reflux, ulcers, etc., and regulating bowel movements. So, the process of burning calories becomes faster, thereby accelerating the process of losing weight too.
  • Aloe vera is known to be a natural laxative. Daily consumption of the aloe juice can lead to better digestion. Healthy digestion equals proper functioning of your large intestine, a clean colon and a healthy stomach. As a result, your constipation will be under control and metabolism rate will go higher leading to a healthy weight loss.
  • As aloe vera detoxifies our digestive tract and provides sufficient amounts of protein and collagen to our body, our muscle development process moves faster and we get lots of energy to work out harder as well as burn more calories. So, kick-start the day with a glass of aloe juice or consume it right before exercising to lose weight rapidly.
  • Aloe vera is capable of lowering the glucose levels in our bloodstream, which restricts the accumulation of fat by making the sugar absorption rate slower. It also keeps us filled for a long time, thereby preventing overeating. All these promote weight loss eventually.
  • The Vitamin B content of aloe vera plays a key role in enhancing metabolism, putting a stop to fat build-up and curbing appetite. Therefore, losing weight becomes much easier for us.
  • Being loaded with essential vitamins (A, C, E, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, niacin, choline, and folate), minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, selenium, and so on), amino acids and fatty acids, it can easily fulfil your regular requirement of nutrients even when you are religiously following your weight loss diet.

Lose belly fat quickly with neem flowers:

Neem flowers are perfect to help you lose weight, especially around your belly. The flower has very potent properties that help improve metabolism and fat breakdown.

How to use this remedy:

Take a few flowers of neem and crush them. Now add a spoon of honey and the juice of half a lemon to the flowers. Mix well and have this mixture on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning. Make sure you do not have anything to drink for at least half an hour after having this mixture.

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