Suggest Ways To Gain Weight
I want to know how to gain weight.
Good Food and Exercise must accompany Medicines
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting Ayurveda with your health concern and do let me know about following possibilities regarding Treatment option, in between you can incorporate following Dietary Regime and Lifestyle Management.
1. What is your assessment of weight loss:
i. Did you had gross weight loss [needs examination/Investigation]? or whether it is
ii. small weight loss which just needs some good diet and exercise?
PS.
. Loss of weight may be the presenting feature of some serious disease.
. Do let me know about your height and weight?
2. what is the relationship of APPETITE with Weight loss i.e. is appetite increased or decreased with weight loss???
3. Any history of addiction to alcohol or drugs, malabsorption syndromes?
4. Examine for Hb%, WBC, ESR, FBS & Urine Routine and if weight loss is severe one has to thoroughly examine and investigate the patient.
5.
i. You should participate in outdoor activities and exercises like running, swimming, Yogasanas, Surya-namaskar.
ii. Take protein rich diet (legumes sprouted pulses/cereals, milk with protein powder (which are required for manufacturing of antibodies)
iii. Take vitamin A,B,C,E in diet which helps in strengthening the immune system.
iv. self expressed juice of white onion 6 ml with honey in morning.
v. avoid: heavy, slimy food along with fetid odor and unpleasant sight and take old rice (1 year old but not diseased), green gram, fresh green vegetables, banana, pomegranate, garlic, ginger, raisins, black pepper, clarified butter, butter milk, regular brushing of teeth and tongue cleaning, bathing, lemon,salt, mint, morning walk.
6. Daily Regime
i. Don’t skip breakfast. Take your lunch between 12 -1 PM which is the peak period of Pitta (responsible for digestion) and have your dinner 2 hours before sleeping.
ii. Make sure you do not travel, do strenuous exercise, or indulge in sexual activities within one hour after meal
iii. Proper sleep with proper diet is the key to healthy living in Ayurveda.
yv. Avoid smoking, alcohol, caffeine, eating late at night, stress, and drink water instead of colas
v. Practice Yoga, Meditation and go for an exercise regime..
vi. Walk a while after meal to help digestion
Remember good food leads to noble thoughts with sound memory helping in mental health and social well being
Please revert back with replies to above questionnaire, so that treatment aspect with further Dietary Management can be initiated.
Dr. Munish
Consultant & Physician
Naimittika