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Ayurvedic Tips To Gain Weight Naturally

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Dr. Rahul GuptaSexologist • 16 Years Exp.MD-Ayurveda, BAMS
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If you are considering to gain weight naturally, this article will be right up your alley. Ayurveda weight gain process is a simple and effective way to gain weight in a healthy manner. If you think that being underweight is not a big deal, you have got it pretty wrong. Being underweight is an indicator of low on immunity and it can lead to various diseases. Here we discuss ayurvedic tips to gain weight fast naturally.

There's an ideal weight for everybody for a particular height. If you are way too below that mark, then you're called underweight. Being underweight adversely affects your health. It can cause many disorders in the body. Some of them are listed below.

Risk of Underweight

  1. Nutrition deficiency in the body
  2. The weak immune system as already mentioned above
  3. Anemia
  4. Heart diseases
  5. Increased frequency of getting sick
  6. Infertility
  7. Loss of bone density

Underweight, just like the problem of overweight is very common in society. But Ayurveda can help to overcome this overweight problem. Check out below some natural ayurvedic weight gain tips. But before that, we need to understand various reasons for underweight so that right ayurvedic treatment can be selected. Some of the factors are given below.

Common Reason of Underweight

  1. Skipping meals on a regular basis.
  2. Fasting a lot more than what is acceptable to the body.
  3. Excessive exercises and physical exertion.
  4. Stress
  5. The incapability of absorbing fat from the food.
  6. Genetic factors.
  7. Hyperactive thyroid.

So my advice to you is you shouldn't take this matter lightly. This article will tell you everything about what ayurvedic tips to weight gain.It will also help in suggesting some of the diets and tips that you can follow to gain your weight back.

What we are doing here is we are trying to change your old lifestyle with the help of new habits. These habits will not only ensure a balanced diet but also it will help eliminate many small and big disorders.

Ayurveda Tips for Weight Gain Fast

Below are given some of the simple and natural ayurvedic ways for weight gain back naturally. Try to add these food items, exercise and ayurvedic medicines.

  1. Mango and milkshake: 3 mangoes at different times of the day followed by a glass of water. Do this for around one month. This can help significantly in gaining weight.
  2. Ashwagandha - For natural weight gain, in Ayurveda, Ashwagandha herbs are important. Take one glass of hot milk and mix 2 teaspoonfuls of ashwagandha powder. In case you are wondering where to find this herb, you can go to any ayurvedic store and ask for this. Ashwagandha powder helps in weight gain. Now mix a little amount of butter and mix all of the things properly. Take this for about two fortnights to get a drastic change in body weight. This Ayurveda herb helps to gain weight naturally.
  3. Raisins and figs Take about 6 figs and about 30 grams of raisin and soak them in water for about 12-16 hours. The next day eat them at two different periods of the day. This will help in gaining balanced body weight.
  4. Chyawanprash This is one thing which is not only popular for weight gain but also for whole body build up. It helps to increase immunity against fighting diseases. The best part is it can be taken by any sex or age. In Ayurveda, Chyawanpras is an important food item for weight gain. you can say this tonic is for everybody. It also substantially helps in increasing the strength of your body and bones. Take two teaspoons of this every day and you will see the result for yourself.
  5. Saatavaari Satavari is an excellent agent for increasing weight. It also helps in maintaining the fluid balance in the body. It improves the overall efficiency of your digestive system. Satavaari is especially helpful for lactating mothers and pregnant women.
  6. Vasant kusumakar ras - It is basically a kind of ayurvedic medicine for weight gain naturally. It's available in both powder and tablet versions. It helps in improving immunity, memory, and also skin complexion. It's ideal for you to take about 150-250 mg of the ras everyday. Make sure you take this under the provision of a doctor. It's generally taken along with honey, plain sugar, or even ghee.
  7. Yashtimadhu One thing that you should remember is with a low immunity system, you cannot gain any weight. This ayurvedic medicine for weight gain when a person has a very immune system. It strengthens it and paves the way for improvement in the overall health of the body.
  8. Annona squamosa Another name of this ayurvedic medicine custard apple, it is one of the most famous fruit for increasing your weight. You can easily achieve your desired weight by eating just one apple per day.
  9. Custard apple It basically neutralizes the effect of weight loss thus facilitating the increase of weight.

With these Ayurvedic tips to increase body weight, new habits will also help you achieve your goal. Here we give you some other tips apart from the above tonics that can help you to achieve your goals.

  1. Eat such kind of food which has high calories.
  2. Try to increase the frequency of meals. Eat five times a day.
  3. Take a little rest after eating the meals.
  4. Try to increase your appetite by increasing the amount of meal that you take per meal.
  5. Do at least a little amount of exercise or yoga every day. Practice Surya Namaskar daily. This will help you to gain a healthy weight.
  6. Do yoga to gain weight
  7. If possible, try to massage your body with khseerabala oil. This helps to increase weight.
  8. Try to include milk and ghee into your diet.
  9. Try to reduce your day to day stress and sleep for longer hours.
  10. Eat bananas around three times a day along with milk. You can also make banana milkshakes if you want.
  11. Eat an ample amount of fruits.
  12. Take the milk which is boiled with anjeer, date palm, and almonds.
  13. It is widely known that the calmer the mind, the more weight that you will gain. So you should eat such kinds of food which have enough amount of vitamin d, vitamin b6, magnesium, and calcium.
  14. Avoid taking any kind of food which contains a high amount of sugar or white flour as they hinder your improvement in terms of weight.

The benefits that you will get by following the above ayurvedic tips, habits, and taking ayurvedic medicines are much more than what you think. It's even more than improving your immunity and body structure. Some of the other benefits are:

  1. Skin starts to look healthier and starts glowing. Wrinkles fade and you start to look younger.
  2. You suddenly become more energetic.
  3. Some of the sexual problems that men generally face such as low sperm count, erectile dysfunction starts to disappear.
  4. In the case of lactating mothers, the quality and the amount of milk improve.
  5. In addition to more resistance to diseases, you will get a cure from diseases early. No more lying on the bed for weeks.

You can gain back your weight with ayurvedic tips and a balanced food diet and with a little tonic assistance. A little change in lifestyle can positively affect you. Not only you will gain weight, but you will also feel a lot more healthy and energetic.


Updates From Lybrate: We hope this information was helpful to you. Moreover, you can also check out these weight gainer supplements from Lybrate to support your weight gain journey.

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