TOP HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR OBESITY

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat  has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy  /or increased health problems In Western countries, people are considered obese when their body mass index (BMI), a measurement obtained by dividing a person's weight by the square of the person's height, exceeds30 kg/m2, with the range 25-30 kg/m2 defined as overweight.

Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases , particularly heart disease , type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, andosteoarthritis  . Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food energy  intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility  although a few cases are caused primarily bygenes,endocrine disorders , medications or psychiatric illness , . Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited. On average, obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their thin counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass.

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES

 Calcarea Carbonica 200—CM-  This  homeopathic medicine tops the list of homeopathic weight loss medicines. This medicine is mainly given when there is excess fat in the abdomen and the metabolism is working at a very low pace, resulting in obesity and weight gain. A patient requiring this medicine is fatty and flabby. In order to be eligible to use this medicine to lose weight, the constitutional symptoms shown by the patient are given utmost importance. For instance, the patients who require this medicine usually have a tendency to perspire profusely, especially on head. These patients cannot tolerate cold air. Certain peculiar eating habits are also found in these patients. The eating habits include craving for boiled eggs, and strange things like chalk, clay, pencils, lime etc. Due to a sluggish metabolic activity, the patients are almost always constipated. This medicine can also be considered if the excess weight gain is due to thyroid problems.

Fucus vesiculosis Q- A specific remedy. Patient with defect in thyroid and because of it they are gaining weight and becoming fat. It is a diuretic and detoxifying agent. It burns excessive fats and sugar

Graphites 200—CM—Anemic young ladies with a red face and tendency to obesity due to delayed menses. It suits the males also. Such patients have skin affections have skin affections and have weeping tendencies

 Natrum Mur 200—CM-- Homeopathic medicine Natrum Mur is also a significant remedy that is employed to lose weight. This medicine is recommended when there is an excess of fat mainly in the thighs and buttocks as compared to other parts of the body. This medicine gives wonderful results if the person has gained excess weight due to long continued stress or depression. The constitutional symptoms are always considered in case of this medicine as well. The important constitutional symptoms include excessive heat in the patient’s body and intolerance towards the heat of the sun. The patients who require this medicine usually suffer from anemia. Another important symptom seen in patients suited to this medicine is the craving for extra salts in diet. In essence, a person eligible for this medicine comes across as a person with weeping tendencies, especially when alone, worsens when someone consoles him / her and reserved nature

 Lycopodium 200-CM-- It is one of the most useful homeopathic remedies for fat loss . This is also used mainly when the thighs and buttock areas have excess fat, just like the above mentioned medicine Natrum Mur. But again the constitutional symptoms that are unique to using Lycopodium differentiate between these two. The patients who require Lycopodium are chronic sufferers of gastric troubles like flatulence and constipatione . They have a tendency to crave for sweet foods. They also indulge in hot drinks and hot food. They show a tendency to eat far beyond their capacity with resulting bloated abdomen and weight gain. Mentally, the person requiring this medicine is very irritable and easily roused to anger, especially on being contradicted

 Nux Vomica 200—CM- Homeopathic medicine Nux Vomica is recommended for persons who have gained excess weight due to sedentary habits. The first important symptom in persons requiring this medicine is that they are chronic sufferers of the most obstinate constipation. Such a person has a continuous urge to pass stool, but only a little stool is ejected at a time. The second symptom is intolerance to cold air. The third most important symptom is the eating habit – a person in need of Nux Vomica homeopathic medicine for losing weight likes spicy food, fatty food and stimulants like coffee or alcoholic drinks. Mentally, the person is extremely sensitive to external impressions and gets angry to an extreme degree too

Phytolacca berry Q—Obesity without any  possible defect in the system. A general remedy to reduce weight and fat

 Antimonium Crudum 200- CM- This is mainly a homeopathic medicine prescribed for obese children in order to help them lose weight. A suitable candidate for this medicine is a child who possesses extreme irritability, very cross nature, and an aversion to be touched or be looked at. These children also have a marked aversion to cold bathing. The significant indicator for using this medicine to lose weight is a craving for acidic things like pickles in the child. The child’s tongue in this case is usually thickly white coated and the stomach is deranged with