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Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. It is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body water. The human body can handle carrying some extra fat, but beyond a certain point, body fat can begin to interfere with your health. For this reason, obesity is more than a cosmetic concern. Obesity puts you at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes.

Obesity is an epidemic in the United States and in other developed countries. More than half of Americans are overweight—including at least 1 in 5 children. Eating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity are the main causes of obesity, especially in combination. Obesity can be hereditary, so some people are at increased risk. Genetic factors can affect appetite, the rate at which you burn energy (metabolic rate) and how the body stores fat. Genes are an important factor in many cases of obesity, a person’s environment also plays a significant role. The mainstay of treatment for obesity is an energy-limited diet and increased exercise.  Read more...

Obesity is the heavy accumulation of fat in your body to such a degree that it rapidly increases your risk of diseases that can damage your health and knock years off your life, such as heart disease and diabetes

Obesity has become an epidemic on a global scale and poses one of the greatest threats to human health and well being as the 21st century approaches. The World Health Organisation has declared that obesity is a disease of pandemic significance, which threatens the developing world as well as developed countries.

The leaves of jujube or Indian plum are considered valuable in getting rid of excess body fat. Soak a handful of jujube leaves in water and keep them overnight. Drink this water next day in the morning, on an empty stomach. Do it for about a month or so, to achieve the gain in terms of a slim trim figure.

Horse gram is rich in iron it helps in keeping you in good body weight and is very effective in controlling obesity. Soak one-two tablespoon of it in a glass of water and allow it to rest overnight and take the soaked solution every morning in an empty stomach.  Read more...

There are many health ailments, especially the ones those are chronic that require a long term treatment. The problem with such ailments is any modern or allopath medication, if taken for quite a long period definitely come up with lots of complications, unwanted, side and harmful effects. Here, the patient is in catch-22 situation since he or she has to continue modern medications for a long term and on the other hand, he or she is also going to face hazardous consequences that will follow these medications.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the chronic diseases that require lifetime medication and the patient has to take it without any failure. The medications used for diabetes are called as ‘OHD’ i.e. oral hypoglycemic drugs. Looking at more and more researchers coming up with clinical trials on modern medications and their side effects, people now prefer to go for natural cure for diabetes. Diabetes affects millions of people across the world. Let us learn natural cure for diabetes –  Read more...

Based on statistics, 3 percent to 5 percent of pregnant women suffer gestational diabetes. This type of diabetes is related to the insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes as far as the need for proper diet and exercise is concerned.

Due to her pregnancy, the pregnant woman is less mindful of her dietary intakes and has more tendencies to be inactive owing to her condition. It simply means that a well-placed gestational diabetes diet plan should be on hand to prevent this disease from developing.

On 5th to 6th month of pregnancy, the placenta generates a lot of hormones which block the functions of insulin. More hormones are produced when the placenta becomes bigger resulting to more blockage and greater insulin resistance. When the insulin could no longer neutralize the placenta hormones, this gives rise to gestational diabetes.

In some cases, other causes of gestational diabetes can be related to family history of diabetes, obesity, previous delivery with birth defect, previously giving birth to a large infant, or having too much amniotic fluid (a slight yellowish fluid that covers the fetus).     Read more...

Reversing diabetes naturally is not only possible but a preferable solution to the drugs modern day medicine provides, which serve to treat only the symptoms of diabetes without addressing the root cause.

Treating diabetes naturally is not something pharmaceutical companies want shouted out, despite the fact that countless people are successfully doing so, as diabetic drugs are a lucrative business. Sadly, diabetic drugs are also not without their dangers. Many of the side effects however are justified as the disease symptoms are considered worse. You can live without either.

Reversing diabetes naturally is not about a specific home remedy or natural treatment per se as the solution involves addressing diet and nutrition on a broader scale. Key diet and nutrition factors need to be properly understood, and when appropriately balanced and adjusted, can serve to reverse diabetes successfully and naturally and increase the body’s insulin production. In particular, a re-education in how the human body deals with dietary sugars and refined carbohydrates is fundamental, as is an understanding of the effects of acidity and the importance of an alkaline diet. Regular exercise is also important.  Read more...