Alternatives

Weight loss is not a modern phenomenon as obesity issues are as old as human beings. Above the many number of diet pills, exercise regimes and diet plans for weight loss that have been developed in the modern times, lots of complementary and alternatives for weight loss have been inexistence for centuries. Though they may vary from the modern approaches of weight loss treatment alternatives have been found to be effective in fighting the obesity menace.

Alternatives for weight loss cover a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies that mainstream conventional medicine does not commonly use, accept, study, understand, or make available. Many of these alternatives that include the use of acupuncture, herbs, homeopathy, therapeutic massage, and other traditional oriental medicines have become very popular in the recent past.

These alternatives may be used alone, with the combination of other therapies or as complementary treatment to other standard treatment for weight loss.

Types of Alternatives:

There are many weight loss alternatives that have been in used for quite a long period of time that there won't be enough space to talk about them here. Yoga, with its origin in India is one of the most popular and holistic treatment for weight loss. Here are some basic facts about Yoga with relation to weight loss.

Yoga & Weight Loss

Yoga is the oldest physical culture known to man, as it works both with your physic and your psyche, body and soul. For successful weight loss, you can trespass those gimmicks available everywhere and focus on this old way of life.

Yoga has many effective yet easy body poses and principles to achieve weight loss. Given below are some basic Yoga poses for weight loss:

The Sun Salutations for Weight Loss:

These Yogic Poses are a generous combination of Breathing Exercises, Sun Bathing and Prayer;

Technique:

1. Stand straight with the palms together as in a prayer position.
2. Inhale and stretch the arms above the head.
3. Exhale and bend forward while touching the toes.
4. Inhale and stretch the right leg away from the body in a big backward step and keep the hands and left foot firmly on the ground. Bending the head backward the left knee should be between the hands.
5. Inhale and hold the breath. Move the left leg from the body and, keeping both feet together and the knees of the floor, rest on the hands (arms straight) and keep the body in a straight line from head to foot.
6. Exhale and lower the body to the floor. In this position, only 8 portions of the body come in contact with the floor: the two feet, two knees, two hands, chest and forehead.
7. Inhale and bend back as much as possible bending the spine to the maximum.
8. Exhale and lift the body of the floor. Keep the feet and heels on the floor.
9. Inhale and bring the right foot along the level of the hands; left foot and knee should touch the ground. Look up, bending the spine slightly (same position as #4)
10. Exhale and bring the left leg forward. Keep the knees straight and bring the head down to the knees as in the third position.
11. Raise the arms overhead and bend backward inhaling. (As in Position 2)
12. Exhale and drop the arms and relax.

These 12 steps together form one round. You can go on repeating it for a minimum 6 times and go up to a maximum of 30 times.

These Yogic poses give you the following benefits:

• Lessen disorders of the skin and waist.
• Burn calories, reduce weight and controls depression.
• Loosen up, stretch and massage all joints and internal organs of the body.
• Stimulate and balance entire body systems including the endocrine, circulatory, reproductive and digestive system.

here are other alternative treatments for weight loss other Yoga. It is up to you to choose the treatment that is most comfortable to you.