Diet

Life Style Modification – Diet

The following charts gives you insight into what is beneficial  for your personality type. It illustrates how certain foods can restore harmony among dosha and maintain perfect health.

Appropriate tastes according to Doshas

Doshas are in quest of those tastes that restores its balance. 

Appropriate tastes	Most preferred	Moderately preferred	Reasonably good
Vata (Air)	Salty	Sour	Sweet
Pitta (Fire)	Bitter	Sweet	Astringent
Kapha (Earth)	Pungent	Bitter	Astringent

Should I completely avoid foods that are not good for me?

It is not suggested that you should completely refrain from having food that is not good for your personality type. This gives you an insight into intake of which food is to be emphasized and taking the abstained category scarcely and cautiously.

I am afraid I might lose my fundamental characteristics.

There is no room for apprehensions in following the required diet, herbs or life style. Food that is good for you according to your personality type restore balance of Doshas in your body. It makes the Doshas more stable and in balance to attain health. The fundamental characteristics of your personality type will not be lost.

What type of food is right for me?

Restores Vata Balance		Restores Pitta Balance		Restores Kapha Balance
Taste	Property	Taste	Property	Taste	Property
Salty	Oily	Bitter	Heavy	Pungent	Dry
Sour	Hot	Sweet	Cold	Bitter	Light
Sweet	Heavy	Astringent	Dry	Astringent	Hot

What type of food aggra Vataes my Doshas?

Increases Vata		Increases Pitta		Increases Kapha
Taste	Property	Taste	Property	Taste	Property
Pungent	Dry	Pungent	Oily	Sweet	Heavy
Bitter	Light	Sour	Hot	Sour	Cold
Astringent	Cold	Salty	Light	Salty	Oily

Click on the respective types to view the charts that illustrate diet that is good or harmful for your body type. It gives you the choice of diet to be taken and to be restricted to restore and  maintain perfect health :

• Vata body type
• Pitta body type
• Kapha body type
• Tailored diet
• Recipes