Underweight And Its Problems

Underweight:  

Being underweight at any stage may cause damage to your health. Weighing a little can strengthen the immune system and gives energy to your weakened body and fragile bones.

If you are underweight, it is good to check your Body Mass Index (BMI). The body mass index is a measurement of relative weight based on an individual mass and height. If your BMI level is low, then it is clear that the weight of your healthy range is too low.

There are many reasons for being underweight. It may be due to an overactive thyroid or stress/ emotional problems or just because of a diet that doesn’t provide sufficient energy to the body.

Consult a physician if you are affected by an overactive thyroid, which is known as hyperthyroidism. Feel free to talk to someone if you think the emotional issues are stopping you from eating a proper healthy diet. If you find that your low weight is caused due to intake of the incorrect diet menu, try a balanced diet that helps you to gain a healthy weight.

Why Underweight is Bad?

Maintaining your body with low weight may cause illness. Some of the reasons are given below for yelling why underweight is not good for health.

Ø  Our body needs vital nutrients to be active and work properly. A person is likely to be getting lack of nutrients when he/she is underweight. For instance, calcium is important for strong bones. But, underweight develops the risk of osteoporosis, a type of bone disease.

Ø  When a person is not taking an adequate amount of iron products, it may result in anaemia that leaves him/her tired.

Ø  While you are underweight, your immune system is not 100% perfect. So, it is easy to catch a cold, and other infections.

Ø  Women who are underweight will find difficult during pregnancy and sometimes, may face the fertility problems.

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Licorice (Adhimadhuram)

  

The Licorice plant is familiar for its flavoring in food and beverages. The root of the plant is used to make medicines. Licorice is used to heal a vast array of diseases. Licorice is commonly used for digestive disorders, including heartburn, stomach ulcers, and constipation. Individuals have made use of this herb as a shampoo to lessen oiliness in the hair.  Some people use it for reducing weight and control the cholesterol.

Licorice is used to cure malaria, liver disorders, food poisoning, tuberculosis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Sometimes, it is used along with the herbs to improve the function of the adrenal glands, especially for the people who take steroidal drugs. Steroids tend to put down the activity of the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands generate the hormones that control the body’s response to stress. The Glycyrrhizic acid in the licorice root helps with nervousness and depression by encouraging the adrenal glands function.  

The adrenal glands regulate stress hormones including cortisol. Licorice root also has the Asparagine amino acid which is required to preserve equilibrium in the body’s nervous system.

In China, licorice is considered as an excellent harmonizing agent and is added to various herbal formulas. It is used to get relief from bronchitis, sore throat, control blood sugar, and reduce inflammation and infections caused by bacteria.

Licorice root is used as a remedy for asthma, baldness, body odor, chronic exhaustion, melancholy, influenza, dandruff, emphysema, viral infections, fungal infections, ulcers, psoriasis, shingles, tendinitis, arthritis, and yeast infections.

The sweet saponin glycoside glycyrrhizin in licorice gives its characteristic flavor.  It is to be noted that Glycyrrhizin is 30 to 60 times sweeter than sugar.

Licorice root is remarkable in the natural treatments. Ayurveda directs the root as beneficial in the treatment of colds, coughs, digestive problems and other bronchial irritations.

With all of these uses, it's no surprise that licorice finds its approach into numerous therapies.

 Research by NatturaBio