Obesity is quite common today in North America. It is almost as though everywhere you look you see someone who is either overweight or obese. But who is to blame for this, can we blame the individuals for gaining so much weight, or is it safe to cast the blame elsewhere?From my observation, and social surroundings, I have come to the conclusion, that no one is obese by choice. Therefore we cannot blame it on the individual and put a label on them...more
John Price ventured to Mexicali Obesity Solutions almost a year ago, anxious to find an affordable, long-term weight loss solution to his medical condition. Suffering from high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes, John had unsuccessfully tried a variety of weight-loss options, medications, and counseling in the United States. "Well, it's been about eight months since I had my procedure performed," says John. "All I can...more
The Obese persons have shortened life, difficulty in movement and sexual intercourse, tiredness, bad body odour, copious sweating, huge hunger and severe thirst. They are prone to chronic diseases like heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, infertility, arthritis, cancer and many other metabolic-disorders.Obesity is described as 'Medoroga' in Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda, people with a Kapha constitution are more likely to gain weight through excess fat than a Pitta or Vata person. If parents are fat then the children also have a tendency to accumulate fat. . It is a chronic disease with a strong familial tendency. The obese have Eight handicaps – Shortened Life, Difficulty in Movement and Sexual Intercourse, Tiredness, Body Odour, Copious Sweating, Ravenous Hunger and Severe Thirst. Obesity is the result of surfeit, when the individual gorges on rich, sweet, cold and fatty food; enjoys sleeping during the day, refrains from mental work and suffers from genetic disorders. As fat accumulates out of proportion to the other tissues in the body, the tissue asymmetry impairs strength and shortens life span and the individual becomes averse to physical...more
Are you the one who just loves to eat? Eat all those snacks, fatty food, Chinese stuff, chicken and all that. Have you ever stood in front of the mirror and seen yourself. If no then do it right now. What do you see? A fit and fine body? If yes, I would really love to congratulate you. You have really maintained your health very well....more
Obesity is the problem faced by people all over the world. Kids to adults and even old people are suffering from over weight. Many diet programs have been introduced in recent times like Atkins diet( reducing intake of carbohydrate) Baby food diet ( replacing regular food with baby food) South Beach diet (intake of low carbohydrate food) and Master...more
Obesity is a person more likely to cause health problems. Even mild obesity if the BMI is only 25 + can be dangerous sometimes. For example, research shows that a person is 40 percent overweight is twice more likely to die early than one person has an average weight. The term also applies after a person is obese 10 to 30 years.Obese women have an excessive amount of fat, which may affect their health and psyche. Dieticians working with physicians to recommend and oversee a program that would allow weight loss while losing weight, eating habits also reduced. Thus, a basic learn - an acronym for lifestyle, exercise, attitudes, relationships and nutrition - which seeks significant factors in these women's lives and give a reasonable and objective way to understand what each of them may influence body weight. Poor or very poor diets calories under medical supervision are designed to produce rapid weight loss, while maintaining their nutritional needs. Energy comes from stored fat, which encouraged the exercise prescription, based on the health of women and the degree of overweight. In some cases, may be prescribed and medicines.How you perceive yourself and your own life plays an...more
Factors affecting the proportion of body fat include genetics, level of energy balance, composition of diet, level of physical activity, environmental & societal influences, endocrinal factors, psychological factors, medication and...more
The principles of Ayurveda suggest that a person becomes obese or overweight because of the imbalance of the various doshas such as vata, pitta and kapha. Each individual predominantly has a particular type of dosha that determines his or her body...more
It has been a very interesting journey so far in the area of Personal Training. I have been working with Genesis Fitness Club in Dandenong (Melbourne, Australia) since the last 3 months. It feels like a whole new world has opened for me...more
In order to fight obesity, it is important to understand how so many people have become obese in this modern day and age. Being so fat that you are classified as obese is the result of consuming a high calorie diet of processed...more
Obesity in the United States is at an all time high, growing faster than ever, doubling in adults and tripling in children, health officials have stated. Dr. Thomas Frieden, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has come...more
Being overweight is becoming a excellent issue these days simply because of reduces physical activity and increase in total caloric intake. 30% from the cases of being overweight are attributed to the heredity reasons. But for the remaining people...more