Normal body has normal appetite. If the appetite is not normal, try to find out the abnormality and fix it to bring back the appetite.
The first and the commonest is incomplete intestinal evacuation. Appetite is directly proportional to percentage of cleanliness of intestines every morning.
Six pre-requisites need to be fulfilled for a normal appetite:-
- Complete bowel evacuation (Potty) in the morning
- Exercise
- Bath
- All essential elements required by the body.
- Good company, happy mood
- Food of choice
Essential elements are Vitamin D, Iron, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, fiber in diet, adequate water intake, and all other vitamins and minerals.
Second line pre-requisites
- Sunbath, oil massage.
- Absence of disease.
- Good night sleep.
- Good water intake previous day
- Appropriate gap between two meals.
- How heavy or light was previous meal.
The most important factors from all paths :-
- Allopathy : Vitamin D, Iron
- Ayurved: Balance Vaat, pitt, Kough by Trifala.
- Naturopathy: water enema
- Psychology: emotional balance, happy mood
- Ancient wisdom pearls:
Please stop using cyproheptadine for bringing back the appetite.
It dangerously stops release of growth hormone release during sleep.
K.Chihara. J Clin Invest. 1976 Jun;57(6):1393-402
Delitala G. Metabolism. 1977 Aug,26(8):931-6.
One child was getting cyproheptadine for poor appetite. When he was not gaining height, doctor advised him to get growth hormone tested!
My genuine request to every one is to live naturally as far as possible. We don’t know, which drug will have which side effect.
