FOOD TO BALANCE VATA, PITTA AND KAPHA

                              FOOD TO BALANCE VATA, PITTA AND KAPHA

All these three elements gets unbalance cause of wrong drinking and eating habits. Here we will discuss about right food to balance each dosha or elements. Also these element dominant on body by various climate changes. 

PITTA YOGA

KAPHA YOGA

VATA YOGA

The kapha represents oily, cold, heavy, viscous, smooth, slimy and immobile. Kapha get unbalance in late winter and early summer, if dominant on body. Unbalance of kapha leads to respiratory ailments, weight gain, fluid retention, allergies, mucous & congestion. Kapha has steady sex drive and learn quickly, forgot slowly.

They should eat raw & bitter veggies, spicy foods, honey, and strong spices like ginger and fenugreek is excellent.it will help to stimulate digestion.

Foods to avoid – sour fruit, excessive eating, fatty foods, and sugar.

What is vata, pitta, kapha?

The vata properties are dry, rough, light, cold, and subtle. It gets unbalance in late autumn and early winter if dominant on body. Its unbalance leads to headaches, dry skin, constipation, nervous anxiety, insomnia, pre mature aging. Vata has variable sex drive and learn quickly even forgets quickly. 

They should eat cooked food, healthy fats, hot tea, and mild spices like cinnamon, almonds, coconut, peanuts, cashew nuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pistachios and sesame seeds, whole grains and vegetables, kiwis, melons, pineapples, bananas, grapes, plums.

Foods to avoid – cold salad, bitter and astringent foods and caffeine, guava, pomegranates, pears, lychees, apples, unripe bananas.

The properties of pitta element are oily, observant, hot, light, odorous, mobile, anger and fluid. Pitta gets unbalance especially in late springs and summers. Unbalance of pitta leads to ulcers, fevers, acne, acidity, agitation, anger, burns easily, hair loss in summers. Pitta has intense sex drive and learns quickly and forget slowly.

Pitta should eat cool foods, sweet and bitter veggies, fruit and cooling spices like turmeric, melons, pears, grapes, oranges, mangos, pomegranates, apples, plum, cabbage, cauliflowers, broccoli, cucumbers, asparagus, okra, green beans, and potato.

Foods to avoid – all citrus fruits, olives, cut down all spices and oils, pineapples, lemons, chili peppers, tomato, radish, raw onion, spinach, carrots, eggplant, garlic.

VATA PITA KAPHA DIET

All these foods will defiantly help to balance all the doshas or elements. Specially avoid these foods in each dosha weather which are mentioned to avoid.

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                                                                                                                         Article by Prince Vashiist