Herbs for Obesity
Major threats & treatments
Obesity is becoming a factor in many nations around the world. The latest obesity statistics have been released for India and they are as follows:75 percent of Indian women are obese
58 percent of Indian men are obese.
The statistics are skewed as they only seem to count the abdominal obesity, as if there is a real difference.
The survey was sponsored by the International Day of Evaluation of Abdominal Obesity. Dr Anoop Misra says, "The most important contributors are abdominal obesity and fat in the liver. Both are genetically determined. Interestingly Indian babies, which are born low birth fate, have high body fat, high fat under the skin and have a lot of metabolic problems starting at the birth which later on will develop into major and deadly diseases."NFHS data
This is a list of the states of India ranked in order of percentage of people who are overweight or obese.| States | Males (%) | Males rank | Females (%) | Females rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 30.3 | 1 | 37.5 | |
| Kerala | 24.3 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Goa | 20.8 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| Tamil Nadu | 19.8 | 4 | 24.4 | 4 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17.6 | 5 | 22.7 | 10 |
| Sikkim | 17.3 | 6 | 21 | 8 |
| Mizoram | 16.9 | 7 | 20.3 | 17 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 | 8 | 19.5 | 12 |
| Maharashtra | 15.9 | 9 | 18.1 | 13 |
| Gujarat | 15.4 | 10 | 17.7 | 7 |
| Haryana | 14.4 | 11 | 17.6 | 6 |
| Karnataka | 14 | 12 | 17.3 | 9 |
| Manipur | 13.4 | 13 | 17.1 | 11 |
| Uttarakhand | 11.4 | 15 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 10.6 | 16 | 12.5 | 19 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9.9 | 17 | 12 | 18 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 8.7 | 18 | 11.1 | 5 |
| Rajasthan | 8.4 | 20 | 9 | 20 |
| Meghalaya | 8.2 | 22 | 8.9 | 26 |
| Orissa | 6.9 | 23 | 8.6 | 25 |
| Assam | 6.7 | 24 | 7.8 | 21 |
| Chattisgarh | 6.5 | 25 | 7.6 | 27 |
| West Bengal | 6.1 | 26 | 7.1 | 16 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5.4 | 27 | 6.7 | 23 |
| Jharkhand | 5.3 | 28 | 5.9 | 28 |
| Tripura | 5.2 | 29 | 5.3 | 24 |
Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis)
Aloe vera juice improves digestion and cleanses the digestive tract.
Astragalus (Astragalus gummifer)
Astragalus increases energy and improves nutrient absorption.
Caution:Do not use this herb in the presence of a fever.
Bee pollen
Bee pollen stimulates the metabolism and helps to curb appetite. Take up to 1 teaspoon daily.
Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus)
Bladderwrack contain iodine, which helps to enhance thyroid function. Dosage: Take 150 milligrams at breakfast and another 150 milligrams lunch for two months.
Caution: Check with your doctor before taking this herb if you have a thyroid disorder, high blood pressure, or heart problems. If you are allergic to shellfish and/ or sensitive to iodine, do not take this herb. Also do not take kelp and bladderwrack at the same time.
Brewer's yeast
Brewer's yeast will help to reduce various cravings for food and drink.
Chickweed (Stellaria media)
This herb a great folk reputation for shedding weight.
You can eat it raw in salads. Alternately, you can steam it and eat it like a vegetable. For a great weight loss salad, mix chickweed, dandelion, evening primrose, stinging nettle (cooked and cooled), plantain and purslane. Add this to your regular salad.
Coconut oil
Coconut oil, extracted from coconuts, is a rich source for medium chain triglycerides. Medium chain triglycerides (MCTS) are special types of saturated fats separated out from coconut oil that range in length from six to twelve carbon chains. Unlike regular fats, MCTs do not appear to cause weight gain; they actually promote weight loss.
Green Tea (Camellia sinensis)
Green tea enhances the ability of the body to burn fat. Choose a standardized extract containing 50 percent catechin and 90 percent total polyphenols and take 300 milligrams thirty minutes before breakfast and another thirty minutes before lunch. Do not take more.
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Fenugreek is useful for dissolving fat within the liver.
Kelp (Fucus spp.)
Kelp is a type of seaweed that's rich in antioxidant vitamins and iodine. It is believed to stimulate a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that's responsible for boosting metabolism, so you'll burn more calories by the hour. You can also get other kinds of seaweed in your diet by adding them to soups and salads. Kelp is very useful for thyroid-related obesity.