YOGA WEEK 2008 AT NEW DELHI

January 25, 2008

Note: forwarded message attached. Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani Chairman : Yoganjali Natyalayam and ICYER Hon General Secretary, Pondicherry Yogasana Association 25, 2nd Cross,Iyyanar Nagar, Pondicherry, South India-605 013 Tel: +91-413 - 2622902 / +91-413 -3203314/+91-413 -2241561 Mobile: 9842311433 Website: www.icyer.com www.geocities.com/yognat2001/ananda

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MDNIY--- On Tue, 22/1/08, Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat2001 wrote:

Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani <yognat2001Abstract for Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Chairman:ICYER, Pondichery"Moraji Desai Yoga" <mdniy, "Dr I Basavaraddi" <ibasavaraddi, "Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Bhavanani" <yognatTuesday, 22 January, 2008, 10:01 PM

namas teji

i am enclosing my abstract for the Conference on Obesity as part of the Yoga Week 2008

warm regards

Dr Ananda

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YOGA FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION

BY

YOGACHARYA

Dr ANANDA BALAYOGI BHAVANANI

Chairman: International Centre for Yoga Education and Research (ICYER) at Ananda Ashram, Puducherry, South India www.icyer.com

Abstract: One of the major health challenges facing us in the modern age is that of Obesity or excessive weight gain. Obesity occurs as the result of an imbalance between the food energy intake and the energy expenditure of the body. When the food energy intake is more than the energy expenditure of the body there results the slow but steady accumulation of fat leading to weight gain and ultimately a state of obesity.

The excessive accumulation of body fat with resultant increase of body weight is a major risk factor for numerous conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke and osteoarthritis.

Among women, this list expands to include depression. Impaired quality of life and disability, as well as increased mortality, have also been associated with obesity. Recognition of obesity as a chronic disease requiring long-term management has begun to expand the focus on this condition to include prevention and management, as well as treatment.

The BMI (Body Mass Index) has been recognized worldwide as an effective measure for overweight and obesity by such organizations as the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Calculation of BMI, which is based on a patient's height and weight, provides an objective measure that is reliable, inexpensive, and quick. Persons are considered to be obese if their BMI is 30 or greater and to be overweight if their BMI is 25 to 29.9.

Yoga helps to reduce weight though the adoption of a healthy life style that includes aspects of dietary control along with the various Yoga techniques that are designed to burn up the excess calories and redistribute body fat in a healthy manner. Yoga also helps correct the numerous psychological conditions that may be causing the excessive weight gain such as depression.

Yoga advises a low calorie diet that is low in carbohydrates, high in fiber, moderate in protein and low in fat content.

It is better to have small frequent meals rather than missing meals in a haphazard manner.

40% of the diet should be made up of raw, fresh foods as well as natural seasonal foods.

Avoid refined foodstuffs and junk foods

Eat only to satisfy your hunger and not psychological disturbances.

Drink a few glasses of water 15 minutes before any meal to help avoid overeating.

Learn to say NO to second and third helpings.

Take lots of green vegetable salads, bitter gourd and Neem.

Maintain good hydration by drinking at least 2 liters of water a day

It is important to use up the excess fat stores by regular exercise. Walk whenever possible. Cycling, skipping and swimming are compatible with Yoga therapy for weight reduction.

Yoga practices help reduce the appetite, improve the digestion, speed up the metabolism and produce psychosomatic relaxation. All of this contributes towards a healthy weight loss giving us a sense of well being and bringing about an improvement in our quality of life.