BHMS- Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery, Dr.Batra's Academy, Mumbai
Homeopathy Doctor, Kanpur
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21 years experience
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Sugar in fruits can actually cause weight gain
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Sugar contains fructose which will raise your blood glucose levels. However, the fructose in fruits is quite different from the fructose found in processed foods and is not that harmful. If fruits are consumed in excess, they may lead to some weight gain. In controlled amounts, they are far better than processed foods and sweets. In case you have a sweet tooth and also like fruits, Calcarea Carbonica is a wonderful homeopathic drug which can help you lose weight and also control your sweet cravings.
Which of the problems does homeopathy regulate to correct obesity?
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Homeopathy has excellent remedies for weight gain. While a majority of the weight gain is directly linked to overeating and lack of exercise, other factors also indirectly contribute to this problem. Some of these could be hormonal changes caused by menopause, depression, and others. However, a solution requires the metabolism of the body to be corrected and homeopathy acts accordingly.
You cannot have anemia if you are obese or overweight
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This is a notion harbored by many people that if you are overweight or obese, you cannot have anemia. Anemia is a condition where the number of red blood cells within the body is reduced, thus resulting in a lack of oxygen to the vital organs within the body. You could still have anemia despite being obese and it also increases the chances of permanent damage to your health. Ferrum Met is a great remedy in homeopathy which can take care of the obesity in such cases without making the anemia worse.
Which of the following is more dangerous to your health?
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While general body fat is also unhealthy and may contribute to health problems, a beer gut or belly is far more dangerous. Belly fat commonly causes a bulging stomach and is commonly known as a paunch is a combination of subcutaneous fat as well as the more dangerous 'visceral fat' which surround the internal vital organs. This visceral fat may actually hinder the functioning of the organs, causing damage to your body. Calcarea Carbonica is a great homeopathic medication which can help reduce belly fat.
In order to lose weight, constitutional symptoms shown by the patient are given utmost importance. Natrum Mur and Lycopodium are used thighs and buttock areas have excess fat. Antim crud, Baryta carb, Calc carb, capsicum are few medicines for obesity in children. Sometimes depression causes obesity and here Ignatia, Natrum Mur are of prime importance. Ammonium Mur is especially useful for the person of fat body and thin legs. In the same ways, there are a long list of homeopathic medicines for obesity but only effective when guided by symptoms and restricted diet.
Intestinal problems such as constipation may also cause difficulty in losing weight
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Many people have problems with their abdomen as their intestines work slowly. This results in constipation and other intestinal troubles which may make the person sluggish and unwilling to move around and thus results in the inability to lose weight. Homeopathy has a great remedy in the form of Nux Vomica for this ailment. It is a very effective medication in curing constipation due to a slow working intestine which helps to speed up metabolism and lose weight.