Reducing Kapha and Losing Weight: Diet Plan

15 October 2010- As per the ayurveda science human body is made up of three basic elements or doshas namely Vata dosha, Pitta dosha and Kapha dosha. Amongst these three elementsKapha dosha is known to be responsible for fat and obesity. Thus, if one needs to reduce weight, one should aim at reducing the Kapha element in the body.

The general diet composition for reducing Kapha would require the following things:

• • The diet should have an average of 30-40% of whole grains.
• • The diet should have an average of 20-30% of proteins deriving from both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian sources.
• • The diet should have an average of 40-50% of fruits and vegetables.

Specific Dietary Recommendations

• • For effective Kapha reduction, a person should avoid fatty foods, dairy product, ice creams, meats etc. Red meat should be specifically avoided.
• • As for drinks, one should stick to hot drinks rather than cold ones. Different kinds of cold sodas and milk shakes should be swapped with teas or hot water.
• • Extensive uses of spices like ginger, cinnamon, coriander and other hot spices can work well in reducing Kapha, thus, reducing weight. Interestingly, pungent, bitter and astringent tastes in your diet can reduce Kapha to a great extent. Sweet, sour and salty tastes should be avoided by all means.
• • The diet should have ample amount of salads, beans, dry cereals and cooked grains. Consumption of foods with Vata and Pitta qualities would effectively increase those doshas in the body and can work a great deal against the increament of Kapha ; weight loss.
• • One big meal a day is suggested. Have that meal as either lunch or breakfast.
• • A glass of hot lemonade made with honey can work against unhealthy snacking. This particular combination of lemonade and honey helps in burning fat and keeping hunger at bay.

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Use Natural Herbs To Loose Weight

24 September 2010- Now-a-days ayurveda is being looked upon as a much preferred set of medication for treating various ailments. It is actually wise to cure diseases using natural medicines, as herbal remedies do not render any kind of ill effects on the body. One of the many disorders which can be helped using ayurveda is obesity. For this, natural herbs lose belly fat in an effective manner. The natural weight loss tips are full of recommendations for using natural weight loss herbs. One can easily loose weight with the ayurvedic herbs and treatments available in ayurveda science. Mentioned below are some of the natural herbs which effectively help in healthy weight loss. Have a look at them:

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is an effective ayurvedic element for losing weight. Aloe vera juice helps in improving digestion and cleaning the digestive tract thus, avoiding the accumulation of all kinds of fatty acids and toxins.

Gymnema Sylvestre

Gymnema Sylvestre is popularly known as the 'sugar destroyer'. In earlier times, physicians used to chew few Gymnema leaves to suppress the sweet taste of sugar. Today, qualified doctors favor its usage for controlling blood sugar which indirectly helps in controlling weight gain too.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Another natural herb used for losing weight in ayurveda is apple cider vinegar. Use apple cider vinegar to lose weight and also enjoy its multiple benefits like improving of cholesterol levels, improving of high blood pressure and prevention of rheumatoid arthritis.

Guggul

Guggul is supposedly the most effective natural herb for losing weight. Popularly known as 'the natural fat killer', guggul is actually a strong resin extract which is extracted from a tiny, thorny mukul myrrh tree. This particular herb effectively helps in getting rid of the unwanted fat and stimulate the cellular fire along with perfect liver functioning. It helps in catalyzing tissue regeneration and increasing white blood cells.

Green Tea

Green tea extract too helps in weight loss. Regular intake of green tea or green teaextracts is instrumental in burning extra calories and if taken together with caffeine, the fat burning process is increased by 40 percent.

Apart from these, Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), Triphala Choorna, Ashwagandha and Shilajit are other ayurvedic medicines which can be taken for losing weight naturally. These herbal remedies lose weight better than any other processes, crash diets and rigrous gym sessions. In fact, not only do these organic herbs lose weight but these also stimulate a healthy living as well. 

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weight loss

The most common problem of today seems to be that of obesity. You search the net, buy books, read magazines, watch health based TV shows, just to know how to lose weight. You know you should drink a lots of water, eat smaller meals five times a day, include more of fruits and vegetables in your diet, cut back on carbohydrates and sweets, take herbal products to increase your metabolism, do exercises- walking, running, swimming, cycling- anything that will melt your fats down. However, when it comes to actually losing your weight, nothing seems to do wonders.

If anyhow, you stick to your schedule and complete all your targets, you lose weight but as soon as you come out of your strict “starving” schedule to a mild “starving” schedule, you again put on weight. Puzzled about what is going wrong? Lets try to figure out some “not so common” facts about weight loss that might help you remain slim on a consistent basis. Be aware that these are not substitutes of your weight loss program, but enhancer of the same!

Now Use Internet Differently to Lose Weight!
Enough searching for tips to lose weight, use Internet and its many creative and unique resources to help you lose weight.

Bet you'll lose weight: Find out websites that help you take challenges. Bet on them, whether you can lose weight and get in shape. When your money's at stake, you will definitely do it! Won't you? Some sites also let bettors challenge each other. Bet that you'll beat someone else at achieving your goal weight. These sites assist you track each participant's progress and reward you for hitting your goals.

Tweet what you eat: The website with the same name offers a simple food diary that lets you track your food and weight on the Web or your mobile using Twitter. If you don't include calories as part of the tweet, the site fills them in for you using its food calorie database. It also gives daily reminders if you forget to update your diary. Such many other websites help you watch what you're eating.

Make online weight-loss friends: A University of Vermont study says that online weight-loss buddies help you keep weight off. The volunteers in the research program who were assigned to an Internet-based weight maintenance program sustained their weight loss better than those who used face-to-face support groups.

Keep Your Taste Buds Satisfied!
Baked, boiled food; raw fruits and vegetables- all said and done for losing weight- you also need to keep your taste buds alive and satisfied! Now you know the reason for those hunger pangs when you forget all your weight loss plans and binge on that junk food!

Take a weekly “high calorie – low calorie” treat: Now what is this “high calorie – low calorie” treat? These foods don't give the feeling of deprivation and they are categorized as high calorie food but down in the chart ( lesser calories than the more higher calorie foods). For example- just 83 calories in 85 grams of Lobster, just 60 calories in 12 large Shrimp, just 66 calories in 57 grams of smoked salmon and just 8 calories in one tablespoon of whipped cream that can be dropped over a bowl of fresh fruit for dessert. You can even take a spoonful of ice cream on this bowl of fruits or a little cheese with a lots of salad but remember- only once in a week!

Use smaller and dark colored plates: Colors have impact on appetite too. Dark blue kills your appetite. So go for such plates to eat in. Remember not to buy red, orange and yellow ones, they will just throw your appetite out of control- just think of those big fast food chains and the colors of their logos all in red- were they so foolish, not to research before finalizing their logo colors? Anyway, when you go for your weekly treat to these restaurants, remember to order half of your food to be packed even before it is served. This way you'll get two treats- one for the morning breakfast! Anyway, only half of these high calorie food is enough to feed you for once.

Watch Your Drinks!
Its good that you drink a lots of water but what about other drinks you consume? Do you keep watch on them along with what you eat? Probably no! You never thought that drinks too can contribute calories that you are so confidently losing by eating low calorie foods.

Carbonated drinks, add to your calories: For every 20 ounces of your favorite cola, you are taking in 250 calories. Several glasses a day and about 1000 liquid calories enter your body. Simple soda too can do what a cola can do to your weight loss program- ruin it!

Diet drinks, not safe either: Now you might be thinking of going for diet colas or soda instead of colas. A study published in a medical journal said (way back in 1980s when the safety issue of artificial sweeteners was being debated) that artificial sweeteners cause increase in appetite. More recently, some health studies too have suggested that they actually increase cravings for sweet foods.

Relax Yourself and Reduce Weight!
And as the saying goes “old is gold,” with adopting all the new ways to lose weight, also listen to ayurveda which suggests massage as an excellent way to reduce weight. It increases metabolism and helps fat absorption but only when done by expert hands. So find some good Ayurveda Treatement Centres and relax yourself while they help you reduce your weight!

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5 essential tips for weight loss programme

To take photos that accurately track your progress, ones you can actually show to friends (or send to us), here are the five essential tips you must follow.

1. PLAN YOUR LOOK

Take your shirt off, even in the Before photo. Yes, you should feel embarrassed. You’ll have that much more motivation to make a change. But leave your pants on, please. Or wear shorts. Do not, under any circumstances, pose in your jnderwear — you’re not in a Calvin Klein ad… yet.

2. BE YOURSELF

Its OK to look pathetic in your before shot and triumphant in the after but don’t accentuate it by blowing out your stomach or grinning like a madman. You’ll get a better sense of how much your body has changed by standing in the same positions for both rounds of photos. Once you begin your transformation, take a new set of photos every four to eight weeks, so you can see your body’s gradual changes.

3. ACT NATURALLY

Don’t flex or act crazy. But you can try some of the “mandatory poses.” Stand relaxed with your shoulders back, and take pictures of you from the front, sides, and back.

4. GO HIGH-TECH

Use a digital camera — not a 35mm, not an old cell phone, and definitely not a Polaroid. Stand against a white or light-colored background without anything else behind you and pick a
well-lit room so you can avoid using a flash. Or at least take one with and one without, so you have a couple of options to decide between.

5. GO SOLO

The picture should be of you alone — that means no friends, pets, or tropical paradises in the background. These don’t convey a realistic idea of the transformation.

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