Nurturing Requirements

VATA: Nurtured by the elements fire, water, and earth

                                    moist                            sweet

                                    heavy                            salty

                                    smooth             sour

                                    hot

 

PITTA:  Nurtured by the elements water, air, space, and earth

                                    cool                              sweet      

                                                                        bitter

                                    aromatic                        astringent

                                    calming

 

KAPHA:            Nurtured by the elements fire, air, and space

                                    dry                                pungent

                                    warm                            bitter

                                    light                              astringent

 

Table 11                                   

Do's and Don'ts

REMEDIES	VATA	PITTA	KAPHA
Food	Warm, well cooked food. Sweet, sour and salty tastes	Warm to cool rather than steaming hot. Sweet, bitter and astringent tastes.	Decreased quantities of warm food.Pungent, bitter and astringent taste. Healthy Kapha types should observe fast one day per week.
Oil Massage	With calming and warming oils such as Mahanarayan Oil etc.	With cooling oils such as chandanbala Laxadi oil etc.	With stimulating oils such as sahacharadi oil etc.
Exercise	Moderate exercise such as yoga, walking and light weights	Moderate exercise which may include jogging, swimming, Yoga, cycling and weight lifting	Regular and vigorous.
Herbal Dietary supplements	Ashwagandha, shatavari, haritaki, Guggul, Trikatu ,Vata tea, Calming Tea.	Haritaki, Bhumiamla, Chyavanprash, surakta, sitopladi churan,pitta Tea.	Guggul, sitopladi churan, trikatu, chyavanprash, Kapha Tea.

 

Factors that increase vata

Exposure to cold , lack of routine in your life, eating too much dry, frozen or leftover food, or food with bitter, pungent or astringents taste.
Fasting, too much traveling, too much or inappropriate exercise, suppressing natural urges, abdominal surgery.
Not oiling the skin.

Factors that increase pitta

Exposure to heat, eating too much red meat, salt, spicy or sour foods. Indigestion and irregularity of meals. Exercising at midday, Drugs especially antibiotics.
Too much intellectual work/thinking. Alcohol, Fatigue. Anger, Hate ,fear.

Factors that increase kapha

Exposure to cold , eating too much sweet ,meat ,fats, cheese, milk, ice cream, yogurt, fried food, excessive use of salt. Excessive intake of water , taking naps after meals. Doing nothing .Sedative and tranquilizers. Doubts, greed, and possessiveness.