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Balancing Vata Dosha

Vata Diet

	ACCENT	REDUCE/AVOID
QUALITIES	Heavy, warm, cooked	Light, cold, dry, raw
TASTES	Sweet, sour, salty	Bitter, pungent, astringent
DAIRY	All dairy okay provided tongue has no coat
SWEETENERS	All okay in moderation
OILS	All allowed oils are okay
GRAINS	Rice, wheat, cooked oats	Barley, corn, millet, rye
FRUITS	Sweet, sour and juicy fruits: avocado, banana, berry, cherry, grape, mango, melon, orange, peaches, plum, pineapple	Light, dry fruits: apple, cranberry, dried fruits, pears, pomegranate
VEGETABLES	Most vegetables are fine when cooked or fermented, especially: Asparagus, beet, carrot, green beans, okra, sweet potato	Uncooked vegetables, cabbage, sprouts
SPICES	Sweet, heating spices are best, other spices in moderation	Large quantities of bitter, pungent or astringent spices: chili, coriander, fenugeek, parsley, saffron, turmeric
NUTS/SEEDS	All okay, almonds especially good
BEANS	Garbanzos, red lentils, mung beans, tofu	Beans prepared with sugar or tomato
MEATS	Chicken, turkey, seafood	Red muscle meats

Vata Activities

Meditation
Yoga
Sprint running
Self-Massage
Massage feet with pure oil to ensure peaceful sleep
Keep warm! Get some sun!
Baths with moisturizer

Balancing Pitta

Pitta Diet

	ACCENT	REDUCE/AVOID
QUALITIES	Cool or warm, liquid	Hot
TASTES	Sweet, bitter, astringent	Salty, sour, pungent
DAIRY	Butter, ghee, lassi, milk	Cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, sour yogurt
SWEETENERS	All okay in moderation
OILS	Coconut, olive, sunflower	Corn, safflower
GRAINS	Barley, oats, wheat, white rice	Corn, millet, short grain brown rice, rye
FRUITS	Sweet, ripe fruits: apple, avocado, cherry, fig, mango, melon, pear, pomegranate, prune, raisin	Sour, unripe fruits: apricot, banana, berry, cranberry, grapefruit, olive, papaya, peach, persimmon
VEGETABLES	Asparagus, bell peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, green bean, okra, peas, potato, sprouts, squash, all leafy greens except spinach	chili, eggplant, garlic, onion, radish, spinach, tomato
SPICES	Sweet, bitter, astringent spices: cardamom, cilantro, cinnamon, coriander, dill, fennel, mint, saffron	Pungent, heating spices, especially chili
NUTS/SEEDS	Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds	All others
BEANS	Garbanzo, mung, tofu	All others if prepared with hot spices or tomato sauce
MEATS	Chicken, shrimp	red muscle meat

Pitta Activities

Meditation
Competitive sports, preferably in an air-conditioned gym
Keep cool!
Cool showers rather than hot
Leave coconut oil on the scalp overnight occasionally
Avoid skipping meals and then overeating to make up for it
Wear a light, straw hat in the sun
Stay indoors on very hot days

Balancing Kapha

Kapha Diet

	ACCENT	REDUCE/AVOID
QUALITIES	Light, dry, warm, cooked	Heavy, oily, cold
TASTES	Pungent, bitter, astringent	Sweet, sour, salty
DAIRY	Warm low-fat or nonfat milk	All other
SWEETENERS	Honey	All others
OILS	Small amounts only. Olive, ghee, safflower
GRAINS	Barley, corn, millet, rye	Oats, rice, wheat
FRUITS	Light, dry fruits: apple, apricot, cranberry, dried fruits, pear, pomegranate, blueberries	Heavy, juicy, sweet, unripe: avocado, banana, coconut, date, fig, grape, melon, orange, papaya, peach, plum
VEGETABLES	All okay except those listed	Tomatoes, cucumber, sweet potato, zucchini
SPICES	All okay except salt	Salt
NUTS/SEEDS	Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds	All others
BEANS	All okay except tofu	Tofu
MEATS	Poultry (white meat), fish	Red meat, shellfish

Kapha Activities

Keep warm and active!
Anything cardiovascular, preferably multiple times a day
Do what you can to stay dry and comfortable – wear natural fibers, loose clothing, avoid deodorants with aluminum.
Be sure to learn which foods are mucus forming in general and in particular for you, figure out your limits with these foods and don't exceed them.
Get a sinus irrigation system.
Learn how to eat fun, substantial low-calorie meals.
Avoid snacking.

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