How do I remove excess vata from my body?

How do I remove excess vata from my body?

External treatments to cure vata imbalance:

1. Wear warm and layered clothes.
2. Administer regular body and head massages.
3. Avoid fasting or going empty stomach for long.
4. Take regular steam baths.
5. Practice mild purification procedures like basti or vamana.

What is a Vata body type?

You may be a vata body type, which means you are a normally lean, skinny minnies, often with long, thin frames and narrow shoulders and hips. In Ayurveda we all fit within one of three different body types – these are vata, pitta or kapha.

What should Vata avoid?

People who have a Vata dominant body type should always avoid fasting, performing strenuous physical activity, going for chiropractic treatments or working in a closed air-conditioned surrounding. They should also avoid dry, light and cold foods and foods that have a bitter, pungent and astringent taste.

How can I reduce my Vata immediately?

Balancing Vata

1. Get to bed before 10 PM.
2. Maintain a regular daily routine.
3. Follow a Vata-pacifying diet. Favor warm beverages. Food should be warm, freshly prepared and unctuous.
4. Have some boiled milk with cardamom before bed with 2 tablets of Digestone or organic triphala.
5. Practice Transcendental Meditation.

Is banana good for Vata?

Sweet fruits such as bananas, coconuts, apples, figs, grapefruits, grapes, mangos, melons, oranges, papayas, peaches, pineapples, plums, berries, cherries, apricots, and avocados. Dried fruits can also be eaten, but not too much.

Is honey good for Vata?

Arghya honey is beneficial for eyes, eliminates vitiated Kapha and Pitta Dosha, Kashaya (astringent in taste), Katu Vipaka (pungent after digestion) Balya (strengthening) and does not aggravate Vata. Auddalaka honey bestows taste, good for voice and cures skin diseases.

Can Vata be overweight?

For people with vata dosha the problem generally is that of underweight rather than overweight. They cannot properly absorb nutrients. However, they can become overweight when imbalanced if they attempt to eat sweet, oily foods in an attempt to calm their vata imbalance.

What is VAAT disease?

Vata disease- People suffering from this disease should not consume cold things and potatoes, peas, full cabbage, lemon etc. in addition to sour things. Pitta disease- People suffering from this disease should not eat hot things. Also oily things should not be eaten.

Can you be vata and kapha?

When Vata and Kapha meet, so do the air and earth elements (the light and the grounded) in the human being, which is quite a fluctuating combination. It is referred to as either a Vata-Kapha or Kapha-Vata type depending on whether Vata or Kapha is more pronounced.

What is a Kapha body type?

Kapha body types are persons with typically large solid body frames, smooth rounded joints, and well-developed flesh. With soft oily skin, curly thick hair, and white even teeth, the Kapha dosha type can stop traffic when they want to.

What are the symptoms of Kapha Dosha?

Symptoms of Kapha Imbalance

• The symptoms of a cold (i.e. cough, congestion, post nasal drip)
• Seasonal allergies.
• A heavy feeling in stomach.
• Sluggish digestion.
• Lack of appetite.
• Weight gain.
• Water retention, swelling and puffiness.
• Lethargy, depression, lack of motivation.

Can you be Vata and Pitta?

We speak of a Vata-Pitta Ayurveda type when both the Vata and Pitta Dosha (life forces) are present in a person in approximately equal strength. The combination of the two Doshas requires combining various health tips.

What causes excess Pitta?

An improper diet where food that increases Pitta (pungent, sour, salty, deep-fried, and processed food) is eaten. Exposure to chemicals and other toxins. Spending too much time in the sun/heat. Stress and tension that causes excessive emotional flare-ups.

How do you calm Pitta?

Bitter and sweet foods calm Pitta. So eat fruits like apples, grapes, zucchini, lettuce, cucumber, and cilantro, and reduce intake of alcohol, fried, oily, salty, spicy and sour foods. Instead of salt, use fennel seeds, coriander, fenugreek and fresh lime juice for seasoning.

Is orange good for Pitta Dosha?

07/10Best foods for Pitta Dosha – Consume fruits like grapes, mango, pomegranate, pineapple, oranges, melon, cherries, coconut, avocado and plums. – Use soothing spices in cooking like coriander, cardamom, saffron and fennel seeds.