Size zero isn’t supposed to be ideal for everybody. While this may sound elementary, it is ironic that what the West is reminding us – of health at every size – is something that our culture acknowledged since ancient times. “Being healthy at every size is an age-old concept of Ayurveda, in which they have defined that there are three sizes, which they call the Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. At each size, it says, you can be healthy if you do such and such things,” informs Dr Shikha. One needn’t empty their pockets over diet foods or fret over their BMI (Body Mass Index). The latter more so because it is widely known to be flawed today, as the 150-year-old method disregards the muscle content of the body, and incorrectly labels healthy, well-muscled people as obese!
“Obesity is a symptom; it’s related to infertility, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart attacks, arthritis, skin problems, emotional problems, osteoporosis, blood pressure, and even cancer,” explains Dr Shikha. Yo-yo dieting (people with frequent weight fluctuations) is as common as the common cold in the West, and people who’ve been there done that speak of how diets only caused them endless urges to binge. Meanwhile, a study by University of California showed that people who followed the HAES principles exhibited long-term behavioural changes and improvements in health over those who toed the line of traditional diet techniques
A few weeks ago people in the US were raging against Ralph Lauren for using images of models who had been photoshopped to unrealistic proportions. Meanwhile, plus-size models are gaining popularity on the catwalk and on magazine covers, especially after Lizzie Miller posed nude for a magazine (see lead pic) and her little belly roll was, to the shock of some and happiness of others, not airbrushed away. However, every person needs to understand that neither are frail, bony ladies healthy, nor are the excessively plump ones in the pink of health (Miller being in the middle – beautiful and real).
Fashion magazines these days are going overboard encouraging ladies to be proud of their fat. It is entirely up to every individual to make educated decisions about maintaining their health. Swinging from one extreme ideal to another, the world is clearly missing the point. A balance is what the world needs to seek out and if necessary, idolise. Whether you fit into small, medium or large clothes or into sizes 4, 10 or 14, you have every right to feel proud and confident of the shape you feel the fittest and most comfortable in.
A hundred years ago they loved women with curves. A hundred years from now, people might just look back at our times and our glorification of diminutive figures with the same horror we now perceive the Chinese custom of foot-binding, which plagued women in their pursuit of beauty for years.
Love yourself. Stop the violence.
“Obesity is a symptom; it’s related to infertility, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart attacks, arthritis, skin problems, emotional problems, osteoporosis, blood pressure, and even cancer,” explains Dr Shikha. Yo-yo dieting (people with frequent weight fluctuations) is as common as the common cold in the West, and people who’ve been there done that speak of how diets only caused them endless urges to binge. Meanwhile, a study by University of California showed that people who followed the HAES principles exhibited long-term behavioural changes and improvements in health over those who toed the line of traditional diet techniques
A few weeks ago people in the US were raging against Ralph Lauren for using images of models who had been photoshopped to unrealistic proportions. Meanwhile, plus-size models are gaining popularity on the catwalk and on magazine covers, especially after Lizzie Miller posed nude for a magazine (see lead pic) and her little belly roll was, to the shock of some and happiness of others, not airbrushed away. However, every person needs to understand that neither are frail, bony ladies healthy, nor are the excessively plump ones in the pink of health (Miller being in the middle – beautiful and real).
Fashion magazines these days are going overboard encouraging ladies to be proud of their fat. It is entirely up to every individual to make educated decisions about maintaining their health. Swinging from one extreme ideal to another, the world is clearly missing the point. A balance is what the world needs to seek out and if necessary, idolise. Whether you fit into small, medium or large clothes or into sizes 4, 10 or 14, you have every right to feel proud and confident of the shape you feel the fittest and most comfortable in.
A hundred years ago they loved women with curves. A hundred years from now, people might just look back at our times and our glorification of diminutive figures with the same horror we now perceive the Chinese custom of foot-binding, which plagued women in their pursuit of beauty for years.
Love yourself. Stop the violence.
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