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Vata 

Vata dosha is the combination of space and air and it is responsible for movement (for example, quick thinking, thin, fast movement). This dosha is located in colon, thighs, bones, joints. Most powerful dosha and it governs creativity and flexibility, mind, breathing, blood flow, blinking, muscle and tissue. 

Qualities

• Quick

• Light

• Cold

• Dry

• Rough

• Clear

• Mobile

Body type

• Thin body, less body weight

• Small eyes

• Fuzzy hair

• Cold hands and feet

• Variable digestion

• Prone to digestive problems

Emotional characteristic

• Active

• Enthusiastic and changeable

• Quick in completing tasks

• Quick to learn and forget

• Like to travel

• Talk and walk fast

• Quick to anger quick to forgive

• Less sleep and easy waking

• Intolerance to cold

• Creators and dreamers

• Capability to think big

Factors aggravate vata dosha

·      Dr and cold foods

·      Excessive exercises

·      Excessive walking and running

·      Stress and grief

·      Fasting

·      Sleep disturbances

·      Suppressing natural urges

·      Bitter, pungent, astringent foods

·      Eating raw foods like cabbage, cauliflower, apple and eating frozen vegs

Natural facts

·      Cloudy and rainy season

·      Winter

·      After the digestion of food

·      Evening

·      Old age

Imbalanced symptoms 

• Insomnia

• Dry and rough skin

• Joint pain

• Arthritis

• Headache

• Difficulty in breathing

• Feeling tired

• Poor circulation

• Hypertension

• Feeling dizzy

• Loss of strength

• Astringent taste in mouth

• Sesivity to cold

• Gas formation or distention of abdomen

• Colic

• Cramps

• Constipation

• Weight loss

• Restlessness

• Anxiety

Vata personality health tips

·      Go to bed before 10pm

·      Maintain a regular daily routine

·      Do moderate exercise

·      Do mediation

·      Wake up at the same time everyday

·      Drink a glass of warm water when you get up

·      Massage with nourishing warm oil

·      Take a short nap in the afternoon

·      Stay warm

Diet

·      Eat naturally sweet, salty and sour foods

·      Warm milk, butter, herbal tea

·      Have a boiled milk with cardamom before bed

·      Cook with generous amount of oil and ghee

·      Eat small quantity at regular intervals

·      Smooth texture food like bananas, pureed soups

Best foods

·      Asparagus

·      Carrots

·      Beets

·      Cucumber

·      Garlic

·      Green beans

·      Oats

·      Sweet potatoes

·      Radishes

·      Lemon

·      Grapes

·      Pinaple

·      Cooked rice

Avoid

◦           Alcohol, cooldrinks, chocolates

◦           Junk food, excessive salt and processed sugar

◦           Raw vegetables, salads

◦           Caffeine

◦           Unripe fruits

◦           Veg like broccoli and beans

◦           Bitter pungent and astringent foods

◦           Fasting

Pitta

Pitta dosha is a combination of fire and water. It is responsible for digestion and metabolism (for example, quick temper and oily skin) and located in stomach, small intestine, liver, spleen, sweat and pancreas. It helps with transforming food into nutrients and it balances the body temperature.

Qualities

• Oily

• Absorbent

• Hot

• Light

• Liquid

• Salty, sour and pungent in taste

Body type

• Moderately build

• Not gain weight easily

• Athletic

• Lustrous complexion

• Perfect digestion

• Strong appetite

• Cannot tolerate hunger

• Sensitive bright skin

• Soft and fine hair

• Hair prone to hair fall

• Hands and feet warm to touch

• Relatively warm body temperature

• intolerant to hot weather

• cannot tolerate physical labour

• prone to inflammatory disorders

• prone to body odour or breath issues

Emotional characteristic

• Attracting personality

• Good thinkers and leaders

• Quick in taking decisions

• Powerful intellect and ambition

• Abundant energy

• Clear communication

• aim to win

• Good memory and concentration

• Hard working, disciplined

• Make money easily and spend it on luxury

• Hot tempered

Factors aggravate

·      Excesive exposure to sun

·      Sour and fermented drinks

·      Spicy and hot foods

·      Alcohol

·      Excessive physical activity in hot weather

·      Anger and fear

·      Salty and pungent foods

Natural factors

·      Autumn season

·      Summer

·      During afternoon

·      During the process of digestion

·      Middle age

Imbalanced symptoms 

·      Heartburn

·      Fever

·      Rashes

·      Inflammation

·      Acne, boils

·      Diarrhoea

·      Burning sensations

·      Rectal bleeding and haemorrhoids

·      Gastric and peptic ulcers

·      Anger

·      Irritability

·      Excessive hunger

·      Intolerance to heat

·      Sour taste in the mouth

·      Discomfort upon missing meals

Pitta personality health tips

·      Balance rest and activity

·      Do not skip meals

·      Spend time in nature

·      Favour aromas that are cooling and sweet

·      No physical exhaustion

Diet

·      Sweet, bitter and astringent foods

·      Eat cooling foods such as cucumber, melon, coconut water

·      Sweet fruits

·      Including milk, butter, ghee

·      Eat heavy lunch

·      Best oils are olive, coconut, sunflower

Best foods

·      Ginger

·      Coriander

·      Fennel

·      Turmeric

·      Black pepper

·      Mint

·      Cabbage

·      Cauliflower

·      Sprouts

·      Green beans

·      Celery

·      Lettuce

Avoid 

◦           Spicy, sour, salty food

◦           Egg yolk, honey, hot drinks

◦           Sesame oil, corn oil, almond oil

◦           Exposure to heat

◦           Reduce sour fruits such as grapefruit, apricot, berries

Kapha

Kapha dosha is containing the element of water and earth. It is responsible for stability, lubrication (for example, solid body, calm temperament) and it is located in chest, throat, lungs, fatty tissues, ligaments, and tendons. 

Qualities

• Cold

• Moist

• Heavy

• Dull

• Smooth

• Static

• Dense

• Oily

• Soft

• Sweet, sour, salty in taste

Body type

• Puts on weight quickly

• Often overweight

• Smooth skin

• Strong hair

• Deep pleasant voice 

• Sleep a lot

• Poor and sluggish digestion

• Less thirsty

• Strong immune system

• Prone to cold and infections

• Intolerant to cold climate

• Prone to respiratory ailments

Emotional characteristic

• Calm and loving

• Patient and supportive

• Slow and steady

• Slow in learning

• Long term memory

• Team players

• Loyal and tolerant

• Lazy

• Prone to depression

Factors aggravate

·      Lack of exercise and physical activity

·      Oily food

·      Sweet and fatty foods

·      Fish, meat, dairy products

·      High calorie foods

·      Excessive liquid foods

·      Excess sleep

Natural factors

·      Early part of the day

·      Immediately after consumption of food

·      First part of digestion of food

·      Spring season

·      Childhood 

Imbalanced symptoms 

·      slow bowel movement

·      depressed metabolism

·      excess mucous

·      cold, cough, runny nose

·      lethargy

·      heaviness in the body

·      excess body weight

·      loss of strength

·      thick white tongue coat

·      excess urination

·      cold sweat

·      oily skin and hair

·      difficult rising in the morning

·      emotional overeating

Personality health tips

·      warm cooked meals

·      do not eat more than three meals per day

·      eat less than you feel hungry

·      sweeten foods with honey

·      very less oil and ghee

Diet

·      purgent and bitter flavour foods

·      warm drink of lemon and honey water

·      barley, oats, millet

·      pungent spices such as chili, ginger

·      mustard seeds, turmeric

·      low fat milk

·      honey is the best pacify kapha

·      ginger tea with meals

Best foods

·      beans

·      spinach

·      eggs

·      jaggery

·      sprouts

·      apples

·      pears

·      pomegranate

·      broccoli

·      artichoke

·      plum

·      dried figs

·      walnut and corn oil

Avoid

◦           intake dairy

◦           cold an heavy food

◦           sugar

◦           nuts and seeds

◦           large amounts of fats and oils

◦           large quantity of food specially at night

◦           salt

◦           egg yolk and pork and seafood