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Volume 8
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
Obesity Diet 2018
November 29-30, 2018
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November 29-30, 2018 Bali, Indonesia
International Conference on
Obesity and Diet Imbalance
The 21
st
century obesity imperative for healthy eating and sustainable lifestyles
I
n the 21
st
century, the escalating worldwide adoption of modern lifestyles; often characterized by unhealthy food habits
especially overeating and obesity in combination with inadequate physical, psychological and spiritual exercises, stress at
home, stress at work and living in an increasingly polluting environment, is resulting in widespread ailments and diseases,
including diabetes, depression and mental stress, blood pressure and hypertension and more. This escalating adoption of
modern lifestyles around the world is of concern as most countries will simply not have the Medicare resources to confront
these emerging health burdens. At Zen Resort Bali, our vision is to create holistic wellness systems where guests experience
the knowledge and means to achieving personal harmony with their body, mind and spirit through healthy nutrition and diet
in combination with Ayurveda therapy, yoga, meditation, pranayama and holiday recreational activities as well as emotional
wellbeing. We need to draw on the vast knowledge of traditional medicine from around the world and integrate this with
modern medicine, recognizing that a human being is a whole living organism rather than merely a combination of parts,
systems and symptoms. The challenge here is to integrate traditional and modern medicine and health care to deliver the
right mix of preventive, restorative and curative care to enhance and balance body, mind and spiritual health. The aim of
the workshop, recalling Hippocrates, “Food is thy medicine and medicine is thy food” is to initiate a dialogue amongst
the participants on how governments and civil society can be mobilized for a compact to change course towards adopting
healthy food consumption and sustainable lifestyles, especially through school and college healthy eating programs as well as
mobilizing science and research towards ensuring sustainable and nutritionally balanced food production and consumption.
We will also present a number of innovations at Zen including Zendiet comprising dosha balanced food consumption and
Zenchi physically, mentally and spiritually balanced exercise.
Biography
Mahendra Shah has more than 40 years of professional experience in academia at University of Nairobi and University of Cambridge, United Nations organizations
and agencies such as FAO, WFP, UNDP, etc. and the World Bank and international scientific and policy research institutes like International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). His professional work is concerned with food security, nutrition
and health, sustainable agricultural development and international trade, sustainable development, climate change and international negotiations. In the private
sector, since 2004, he is the Founder and President-Director of Zen Resort Bali, where the vision is to create holistic wellness systems where guests experience
the knowledge and means to achieving personal harmony with their body, mind and spirit through healthy nutrition and diet in combination with Ayurveda therapy,
yoga, meditation, pranayama and holiday recreational activities as well as emotional healing.
shahmmr@gmail.comMahendra Shah
Zen Resort Bali, Indonesia
Mahendra Shah, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 8, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C11-087