Obesity has been grabbing all the attention in the world, for according to the data given by WHO more than 1.9 billion adults face it. While most of the people connect obesity with looks and take it forward with body shamming, they fail to understand other important grievances.

Being overweight is not just about physical atrocities, and derogatory remarks, it collapses your health in the long run. Shattering the confidence, it affects your bones, energy and hormone levels.

If you have given up on the headlines claiming of weight reduction in a week or month, Ayurveda is your yonder star. It has come to aid to people for achieving optimal health for more than 5,000 years now.

Ayurveda says, when you are perfectly healthy, the extra fat melts away on its own. Here are five tips from Ayurveda to stay healthy and get shed those extra kilos.

Set a sleeping routine

If you pay attention, you’d realize that our elderly have been healthy and much more energetic than us. It was because they had a set pattern, a routine to sleep and wake up. Research shows that insufficient sleep is one of the major contributing factors in weight gain. And not just that but sleeping in rhythm with the sun is also vital. According to Ayurveda, the best time to sleep is from 10 pm to 6 am.

Work out when you wake up

The ideal time for work out is between 6 am and 10 am. It is said that during this time water and earth elements are high in the environment. When combined, they create calmness, slowness and inertia. Exercising in the morning helps to overcome sluggishness brings warmth to your body and prepares the mind for the new day. Exercising for 30-45 minutes of in the morning should be a must.

Eat your largest meal at noon

A popular saying in the Ayurveda goes by `you are not what you eat, but what you digest`. And as per Vedic tradition digestion is very important and basic point of. According to Ayurveda, you should eat your largest meal at noon. Noon hour is the time when your digestive system is the strongest.
Keeping your inner light is another key. Following this, your body will have time to rejuvenate and detoxify itself and not just be busy in digesting food.

Drink warm water

Hot water is considered like a magic potion in the Vedic tradition. Pollution, poor food choices, pesticides and processed foods and internal sources like stress, anger, and anxiety give way to the accumulation of toxins known in the body.

These toxins are believed to be dissolved in hot water. Try to have small sips of hot water every half an hour. You may add ginger or some fresh mint leaves to reap more benefits from it.

Meditate

Stress hormone in the body reduces once ability to lose weight and specifically abdominal weight. Meditation is powerful to bring down the level of stress and anxiety. Sit silently, relax and focus on your breathing for at least 20 minutes every day after you get up.