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Weight Management Program

Duration: 12-24 week programme with scheduled reviews · Sports and Performance Nutrition, Panchakarma

Overview

Sustainable weight management is a medical process, not a willpower contest. Our programme is built on the interventions with the strongest evidence — a personalised, adequate (not starvation) nutrition plan, progressive exercise, sleep and stress correction — supported where appropriate by Ayurvedic therapies such as Udwarthanam and, in selected cases, supervised Panchakarma elements.

We are explicit about what the science shows: losing even 5–10% of body weight produces major health gains — landmark research (the Diabetes Prevention Program, New England Journal of Medicine, 2002) showed structured lifestyle change cut new diabetes risk by 58%. Equally, weight lost through crash dieting returns. So our programme is paced for keeping results: realistic rates, food you can live with, strength training to protect muscle, and reviews that adjust the plan as your body adapts. For patients with knee arthritis or back pain, weight management is often prescribed as part of pain treatment itself.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much weight will I lose, and how fast?

A sustainable clinical target is roughly 0.5–1 kg per week early on, slowing as you lean out — with muscle protected by adequate protein and strength work. Anyone promising dramatically faster fat loss is selling water loss and rebound.

Is there a special diet involved?

A personalised one — built from foods you already eat, portioned and timed for a moderate energy deficit. Kerala staples fit comfortably. No banned-food lists, no products to buy from us.

What role do the Ayurvedic therapies play?

Udwarthanam (herbal powder massage) supports circulation and keeps you invested in the process; selected Panchakarma elements help specific constitutions. We frame them honestly as adjuncts — nutrition and activity produce the fat loss.

Does weight loss really help joint pain?

Strongly. Each kilogram lost removes roughly four kilograms of load from the knees per step, and 5–10% weight reduction measurably improves knee osteoarthritis pain — it is one of the most effective “treatments” for arthritic knees we can offer.

What if I have diabetes, thyroid or PCOS issues?

These are exactly the patients who benefit from medical supervision. We co-manage with your treating physician, monitor appropriately, and adjust targets to your condition and medications.

Key Benefits

  • Evidence-based, sustainable fat loss — no crash protocols
  • 5-10% loss delivers major, proven health gains
  • Muscle protected through protein targets and strength work
  • Directly reduces knee and back pain from joint load
  • Ayurvedic adjuncts integrated honestly
  • Co-managed safely with existing medical conditions

When This Treatment Is Used

  • Overweight and obesity with health or joint impact
  • Knee osteoarthritis and back pain aggravated by weight
  • Metabolic risk — prediabetes, fatty liver, PCOS (co-managed)
  • Post-injury weight gain in athletes
  • Weight regain after previous dieting cycles

When It Is Avoided

  • Active eating disorders — referred for joint specialist care
  • Pregnancy (weight loss is not pursued; healthy-gain guidance instead)
  • Unstable cardiac or other major illness — physician clearance first

Your clinician will always screen you before treatment — share your full medical history at your consultation.

Scientific Evidence

  • Diabetes Prevention Program (NEJM 2002): structured lifestyle change reduced progression to diabetes by 58% — the template for lifestyle-led programmes
  • 5-10% weight loss produces clinically meaningful improvements in knee osteoarthritis pain and metabolic markers
  • Guidelines consistently recommend combined diet, exercise and behavioural support over any single intervention
  • Muscle-preserving approaches (adequate protein + resistance training) improve long-term weight maintenance

Conditions This Treatment Helps With

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Doctors Who Perform This Treatment

Dr. Ajeesh T Alex

Dr. Ajeesh T Alex

Ayurvedic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

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Ms. Riya Joseph

Ms. Riya Joseph

Sports Nutrition Dietician

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