Thinness is basically a condition where a person is underweight. A person is considered moderately underweight if he weighs 10% below ideal body weight, and markedly underweight if its below 20%.
There are 2 types of thin people -
Symptoms of Thinness, Being Skinny
- Poor physical stamina, lowered resistance and easy fatigue are symptoms of a person who is underweight due to inadequate caloric intake.
- They are usually afflicted by heart and respiratory disorders, typhoid, tuberculosis, cancer and pneumonia.
Causes of Thinness, Weakness, Skinny Body
- Excess body activity or inadequate nutrition or combination of both are mainly responsible for thinness.
- Small meals and habitual fasting.
- Wrong diet, inadequate exercise.
- Overactive thyroid, inadequate digestion and absorption of food.
- Chronic diarrhea, liver disorders, presence of parasites in alimentary canal.
- Constipation, sleeplessness, sexual disorders, diabetes and heredity are other factors.
Home cure for Thinness
- Nutrient’s that keep the nerves relaxed are very essential for the treatment of thinness.
- Vitamin D and Vitamin B6, calcium and magnesium are very important for the treatment of thinness.
- Milk, cod liver oil and sunlight are rich in Vitamin D.
- Milk and yogurt are rich in calcium, beet, radish, spinach and Parsley are rich in magnesium.
- Vitamin B is necessary for normal appetite, proper digestion and absorption of foods and regular elimination.
- Eggs, butter, soybean, nuts and whole grain cereals are rich in Vitamin B.
- Vegetable oil is rich in Vitamin E and essential fatty acids and of special value to those who want to gain-weight.
- Eat around 6 frequent small meals in a day.
- Include high calorie foods in the diet. So that excess calorie is stored as body fat and helps gain weight. Consume more than 500 calories to gain 1 pound of weight weekly.
- Alkaline foods (fruits and vegetables) should comprise 80% of the diet and 20% acid forming foods such as lentils and cereals.
- Water should be taken half an hour before or 1 hour after meals. Smoking should be given up. Intake of coffee, tea and soft drinks should be cut down.
- Milk Cure – Fast on warm water and lime juice for 3 days. Then adopt an exclusive milk diet. Take milk every 2 hours on the first day, every one and half hours on the second day and a glass every hour on the third day.
- Figs are an excellent remedy for increasing weight.
- Walking, yoga, massage, meditation and dancing, reduces stress, induces good sleep and help increase weight.
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I keep telling every body, but no one seems to listen. I do everything you said and beyond, but I me is me. I cannot even gain 1 Kg no matter how much I eat, seriously. I think it has to do with genetics and probably that is just the way I am.
If you are thin and want to gain weight here are some clues which may be helpful to gain weight:
- Eat more, eat four or five meals in a day, and drink juice and milkshakes that provide more calories. Eat grains and vegetables that contain more starch like rice, potatoes, pastas, oat. Eat butter or butter spread on bread. It contains plenty of fats.
- Eat high protein diet; this includes egg white, milk, yogurt, cheese, cereals, nut, and seeds. Pulses, soya food also contain rich source of proteins. Red meat and fish also increases weight.
- Figs and other dried fruits such as almonds, dates, are known to increase weight.
- Smoking, tea, coffee should be restricted.
- Eating bananas increases weight.
Apart from this do regular exercise, yoga, meditation, and take proper and sound sleep.