Find your Ayurvedic Dosha | Dr.Franklin’s Ayurvedic Centre

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Find your Ayurvedic Dosha Dr.Franklins
Ayurvedic Centre
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Ayurveda

• Ayurveda - Ancient Indian system of natural and
  holistic medicine.
• Ayurveda means the science of life (the
  Sanskrit root Ayur means longevity or life
  and veda means science).
• Allopathic medicine tends to focus on the
  management of disease, Ayurveda provides the
  knowledge of how to prevent disease and how to
  eliminate its root cause if it does occur.

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Dosha in Ayurveda

• The three doshasVata, Pitta and Kaphaare
  derived from the five elements.
• Doshas express physical, emotional, and mental
  characteristics.
• In Ayurveda, health is the balance between mind,
  body, and environment.

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Find your Ayurvedic Dosha?

• Each person has all three Doshas, but usually one
  or two dominate. Various Dosha proportions
  determine one's physiological and personality
  traits, as well as general likes and dislikes.
• The health and the disease are related with and
  controlled by the prakrithi/Dosha.

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Vata Dosha

• Energy that controls bodily functions associated
  with motion, including blood circulation,
  breathing, blinking, and your heartbeat.
• In balance There is creativity and vitality.
• Out of balance Can produce fear and anxiety.

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Characteristics of Vatha Prakrithi

• Creative
• Fast to learn and understand new information, but
  also instant to forget
• Slim and tall
• Fast-walker
• Tendency to cold hands and feet
• Discomfort in cold climates
• Nervous
• Active
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• Unsettled moods
• Irregular daily routine
• High energy in short bursts
• Tendency to tire easily
• Full of joy and enthusiasm when in balanced dosha
  state.
• Responds to stress with fear, worry, and anxiety,
  especially when out of balance
• Often have battling and disorderly thoughts
• Generally have Dry skin , Dry hair and dont
  sweat much.

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Pitta Dosha

• Energy that controls the body's metabolic
  systems, including digestion, absorption,
  nutrition, and your body's temperature.
• In balance Leads to contentment and
  intelligence.
• Out of balance Can cause ulcers and anger.

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Characteristics for Pitta prakrithi

• Medium body
• Strongly muscular
• Sharp mind
• Good attention powers
• Systematic, focused, confident, self-possessed,
  and innovative in their balance

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• Violent, difficult, loud-mouthed when
• out of balance
• When under stress, become irritated
• and angry
• Competitive
• Enjoy challenges

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Kapha Dosha

• Energy that controls growth in the body. It
  supplies water to all body parts, moisturizes the
  skin, and maintains the immune system.
• In balance Expressed as love and forgiveness.
• Out of balance Can lead to insecurity and envy.

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Characteristics for Kapha prakrithi

• Easy-going
• Calm
• Slow-paced
• Loving and devoted
• Forgiving, compassionate and non-judgmental
  nature
• Unchanging and reliable
• Bodily strong and with a strong, heavier built
• Energy is steady and enduring

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• Slow speech, reflecting a careful thought process
• Slower to learn, but outstanding long-term memory
• Soft hair and skin
• Tendency to have large soft eyes and a low, soft
  voice
• Tend towards being overweight
• Slow digestion
• Prone to depression

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General dietary advices for vatha

• General food rules for lessening vatha include
  warm, well-cooked, oily foods.
• One should have small meals two or three times a
  day
• Regularity in meal times is important for vatha.
• Vatha-dominant constitutions may take soups,
  stews.
• Well-cooked oats and rice are good for vatha
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• Fruit should always be eaten by itself on an
  empty stomach.
• Cooking with a little oil and spices, such as
  turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, garlic will
  help prevent vatha from being disturbed.
• Sesame oil is warming for vatha, but all oils are
  good. 
• Since vatha people tend to be prone to addiction,
  they should avoid sugar, caffeine and tobacco.
• One should seek relaxation and meditation to
  reduce vatha.

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General Dietary Considerations for pitha

• Guidelines for pacifying pitha include evading
  sour, salty and pungent foods.
• Barley, rice, oats and wheat are good grains for
  pitha prakrithi.
• Tomatoes, radishes, chillies, garlic and raw
  onions should be avoided.
• Salads and raw vegetables are good for pitha
  types.
• Animal foods, especially seafood and eggs, should
  only be taken in control by pitha types.
• Meats like that of chicken, turkey and rabbits
  are good.

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• Sweet dairy products are good and include milk,
  unsalted butter, ghee and soft and unsalted
  cheeses.
• Yogurt can be used if it is blended with spices,
  a little sweetener and water.
• In fact, pitha people can use a sweetener better
  than the other two doshas because it relieves
  pitha.
• They should avoid hot spices, using cardamom,
  cinnamon, coriander, fennel and turmeric.

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General Dietary Considerations for Kapha

• Dietary guidelines for kapha people suggest
  bitter, astringent and pungent tastes.
• They actually need foods that will revitalize
  their minds.
• They should avoid dairy products and fats.
• Those with kapha dominant constitutions need less
  grain than pitha or vatha.
• Roasted or Dry cooked grains are also best.
• All vegetables are good for kapha.
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• Black beans,mung beans, pinto beans and red
  lentils are best.
• The heavy qualities of nuts and seeds aggravate
  kapha as does the oil in them.
• Almond, corn, safflower or sunflower oils can be
  used in small amounts
• kapha people should avoid the heavy, cooling,
  sweet qualities of dairy.
• Since kapha people should avoid sweets, the only
  sweetener they should use is raw honey.
• They can use all spices, except salt, with ginger
  and garlic being best for them.

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General guidelines for balancing Vatha

• Keep warm
• Keep calm
• Avoid cold, frozen or raw foods
• Avoid extreme cold
• Eat warm foods and spices
• Keep a regular routine
• Get plenty of rest

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General guidelines for balancing Pitta

• Avoid excessive heat
• Avoid excessive oil
• Avoid excessive steam
• Limit salt intake
• Eat cooling, non-spicy foods
• Exercise during the cooler part of the day.

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General guidelines for balancing Kapha

• Get sufficient of exercise
• Avoid heavy foods
• Avoid dairy
• Avoid iced food or Drinks
• Vary your routine
• Avoid fatty, oily foods
• Eat light, Dry food
• No daytime sleeps

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To balance Vatha,Pitta,Kapha

• To balance the cold nature of Vata, spend a
  little time in the sun, allowing its light and
  warmth to permeate you.
• When you have excess Pitta dosha and feel
  overheated and irritable, walk slowly along a
  natural body of water to help with deep healing.
• If you have excessive Kapha and feel dull and
  lethargic, seek out the invigorating elements of
  space and air.

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