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Lose Weight Using Colour Therapy: Tips

By Padmapreetham Mahalingam

If you have lately been enjoying eating and packing on the pounds, here is some interesting way to lose weight. It is said that colour therapy helps in weight loss. This therapy is not a new technique as people think; it has been used for centuries to cure physical and mental health problems. It has been in existence for more than 4000 years.

Colour therapy is also referred to as chromotherapy. It is a gentle and non-invasive form of healing that focuses on the basic balance of colour energies in order to sustain harmony between the body, mind and spirit. In reality, colour therapy is an antique alternative therapy that immensely uses colour and light to cure certain imbalances and major chakras (energy centres) of the body.

Lose Weight Using Colour Therapy: Tips

It is used for treating many physical ailments which includes weight loss, asthma, arthritis, nervous and mental disorders, depression, eating disorders, skin diseases, digestive ailments, blood circulation problems, fevers, rheumatism, reduces appetite, enhances metabolism and also reduces food cravings. Nowadays colour therapy is used for weight loss as certain colours help to suppress your appetite.

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It is a well-known fact that people initiate colour therapy to combat depression that arises from weight gain and to improve recurring digestive problems. However if your weight gain has something to do with medicine or any kind of disease then it is better to consult your doctor before embarking on this weight loss therapy.

Most importantly, people use colour therapies in their daily life for weight loss, healing and to assuage physical, emotional and mental conditions. If you are looking for ways to reduce your weight, here are some of the best colours for weight loss that most colour therapists recommend.

Blue colour
According to colour therapy for weight loss, the colour blue suppresses appetite. If you want to lose weight fast, try to change your current refrigerator light with an economical blue light. It is a known fact that of all the colours in the spectrum, blue colour therapy is a strong appetite suppressant. Blue is definitely one of the best colours for weight loss.

Yellow colour
If you love wearing sunglasses then invest in a pair of yellow colour therapy sunglasses which help you to stick to your diet without going overboard. Wearing yellow sunglasses for almost half an hour in a day helps you to focus on maintaining a healthy diet. Yellow colour therapy is used for weight loss and to boost the performance of sluggish organs.

Red
The other perfect colour therapy for weight loss is red. It is also said that red increases metabolism. Everyday try to visualise the colour red for nearly ten minutes to get better results. It is better to do this twice a day. You can also invest in clear glasses that come in red tint since it helps to suppress your appetite.

Green and Violets
Blue, Green and Violets are the best colours for weight loss. If you are having problems with your heavy weight, try to hang pictures with these colours around the dining room. You can also buy coloured plates that have any of these three colours to suppress your appetite since this makes you to eat less.

Black
Black colour therapy is also an appetite suppressant. You can invest in table covers or cloth that comes in black. It does wonders in losing weight. People are not aware that black colour therapy is used for weight loss.

These are some of the ways colour therapy is used for weight loss and to alleviate depression and mood swings.

Story first published: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 13:22 [IST]
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