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Skinny 22-year-old with poor appetite: Can I build muscle despite my height and weight?

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Physiotherapist - Answered on Sep 30, 2024

Nidhi Bajaj Gupta has 20 years of experience as a physiotherapist.
She founded the Merahki Holistic Wellness Company in 2011 and is the co-founder of Miraaya Holistic Growth Centre.
She has a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy from Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, and certifications in myofascial release, dry needling and craniosacral therapy from New York, San Francisco and Singapore.
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Asked by Anonymous - Aug 15, 2024Hindi

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Hello I'm a 22-year-old male with a height of 5 feet 2 inches and a skinny body with a weight of just 35 kilograms with a really poor appetite; I do feel really weak and in winter my ribs and knees start hurting a lot, getting stiff, I want to have a muscular build with thicker arms and legs and a body weight of approx 50 kilograms with such low height should I even think of getting to the gym and how much time could it take to achieve so? If yes, then how could I achieve the desired results? How could I fix this poor appetite issue which didn't get resolved even after taking homoeopathy treatment, I've been facing this issue for the last few years where having 3rd chapati becomes such a task for me, also it takes a lot of time for me to finish a plate of rice because my stomach feels full even if I have a little, even having fruits make my stomach full, having a single boiled egg becomes too tough for me. Please guide me through this.

Ans: Hello Anonymous,
If homeopathy has not helped you then please try Ayurveda. There are many people who benefit greatly with Ayurveda in which they first check your body 'prakriti' which is vata, pitta and dosha and which category do you belong too. Accordingly they will start working on the root cause of your poor appetite and gut issues.
There is also something called as 'Kumbhaka pranayama' which could help you a lot.
Please do find out about the Ayurveda and Kumbhaka. I feel these can make you much healthier.
All the best for a wonderful and healthy life ahead!
Regards,
Dr Nidhi Bajaj Gupta (Founder@ Merahki Holistic Wellness)
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