Weight gain is a relative term, which ranges from just being plump to being obese. Obesity is technically defined as having a body weight in excess of 10% of the recommended weight for height. It is most common nutritional disorder in effluent societies Health risks due to obesity include cardiac disorders, diabetis, hypertension, Renal disorders, skin disorders, infertility, Stroke, osteo-arthiritis, Cancers, etc

Unlike Modern science Ayurveda believes that obesity is not just dependent on the calorie of food consumed. It says that incomplete digestion and assimilation form a toxic residue in the system. If you accumulate more toxicwaste, excess weight follows as a natural sequence.

Right metabolism depends on proper digestion, which in turn depends on healthy combination of foods. Haphazard and indiscriminate combination of food results in indigestion. Factors like lack of physical exercise, sleeping in the afternoon, consumption of heavy food and alcohol contribute to the etiology.

In Ayurvedic text," Charkacharya" has described eight 'Nindya Prakruties' [undesirable constitutions] according to the body constitution. Among them he has also mentioned obesity. Obesity is described as 'Medoroga' in Ayurveda. It is said that it is comparatively easy to help an underweight person, rather than an overweight person. The overweight problem can be due to an actual increase in the fat component (Meda Dhatu), or it can be due to malfunctioning. These, accordingly, will need different approaches. In few cases it can be an offshoot of other metabolic disorders.

According to Ayurveda people with a kapha constitution are more likely to gain weight as compared to pitta people and predominantly vata people are the least likely to gain weight. So efforts at reducing body weight must take into consideration person's constitution also.

At KARE, we specialize in weight loss, as there is no starvation involved. Surprisingly, all food is prepared in cow's ghee so as to increase the digestive fire, which in turn increases the rate of metabolism thus contributing to weight loss Therapies like Udvartanam wherein body is scrubbed with herbs so as to loosen the fat and Nadiswedan -herbal steam-that enables the toxins to reach the GI tract followed by Panchkarma- Lekhan basti -herbal enema-which detoxifies the system and helps in weight loss with the benefit of no side effects and no weight rebounds if some herbs are continued for a prescribed duration of time and diet is taken care as per the dietician's advise.

In addition Iyengar medical yoga is practiced to attain optimum health, increase the metabolism and maintain the weight, which again contributes to the aim.