Also known as: motapa · मोटापा · वजन घटाना · weight loss · sthaulya · स्थौल्य · मेदोरोग · medoroga
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Lemon: squeeze one lemon into a glass of lukewarm water and drink on an empty stomach each morning (honey optional — if using honey, skip the salt). Continue 1-2 months alongside light exercise.
Mushrooms are filling yet very low in calories — replace half the potato/paneer in a sabzi with mushrooms to cut calories without losing satisfaction.
Traditional
मटर · Green peas
Replace one roti with a bowl of boiled green peas tossed with lemon and black pepper — high protein and fibre keep you full on fewer calories.
Traditional
जौ · Barley
Barley water or barley roti in place of wheat, once daily.
Traditional
मूँग दाल · Moong dal
Light moong-dal khichdi at night instead of a heavy meal.
Traditional
तुरई · Ridge gourd
Torai or lauki as the evening vegetable — light and draining.
Traditional
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नींबू · Lemon
squeeze one lemon into a glass of lukewarm water and drink on an empty stomach each morning (honey optional — if using honey, skip the salt). Continue 1-2 months alongside light exercise.
Traditional
जई · Oats
Oats for breakfast without sugar — it holds fullness for hours and cuts the urge to snack.
Traditional
फलियाँ · Beans
Rajma or chana in place of rice — fullness lasts far longer.
Traditional
ग्रीन टी · Green tea
A cup steeped 2 minutes, mid-morning and mid-afternoon — a small but real push to metabolism. Steeping longer only makes it bitter, and keep it away from meals: it blocks iron.
Traditional
जीरा जल-चाय · Cumin tea
1 tsp cumin soaked overnight, boiled in the morning and taken warm on an empty stomach — it steadies digestion and appetite. The weight goes only with the food and the walking.
Traditional
नींबू-शहद जल · Lemon-honey warm water
Warm lemon-honey water on an empty stomach — it will not burn fat, but it replaces the morning sugary drink and starts the day with water, and both of those count.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Two litres of warm water before breakfast; last meal before sunset. Surya Namaskar twelve rounds daily.
Weekly juice fast; dry friction massage before bathing.
Bhojanveda
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