A Vata diet is a diet best suited to those with a Vata imbalance or Vata body type. In Ayurveda, the emphasis is placed on diet as a therapeutic and preventative health measure to manage one’s state of health. Following an Ayurvedic diet most appropriate for your body type is beneficial …
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The digestive process is very important for our health and Ayurveda has many recommendations to improve this function. Many times, people who have an excess of Vata become imbalanced and this manifests in the body as indigestion. An aggravated Vata leads to an irregular fire at the digestive and tissue …
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How your digestion is connected to your muscle pain “Mamsa” is the Sanskrit word for ‘muscular tissue’. According to Ayurveda, “Mamsagata Vata” is a condition that causes heaviness in the limbs, throbbing pain, swelling that becomes hard and discolored, nodule formation and more. It is caused when the aggravated Vata …
Read More »If you experience cramping every month, you need to pacify vata because vata is the source of cramps and pain in the body. Now, vata’s might experience cramping but they may have scanty menses at the same time. So what we want to do is to build that healthy endometrium …
Read More »To create balance in your menstrual cycle and hormones, it’s essential that we look at how doshic imbalances that affect your reproductive system. Vata Dosha: If you recognize that you have scanty menses, cramping at menstruation, or your cycle is irregular or if you are experiencing infertility, you want to …
Read More »In Ayurveda there are specific guidelines about how to incorporate conscious dining as a part of your routine. When we eat in the car, or at our work desk, or standing in the kitchen, or with the refrigerator door open, we create imbalance. When we do not pay attention to …
Read More »Reproductive health is largely influenced by our hormones. Vata effects on the hormones of the body is what leads to irregularity in hormone production. Vata dosha being like the wind sometimes creates a lot of movement that is going to end up with high hormones level and at other times …
Read More »The quality of the medo dhatus, the fats of the cells of the tissues, underlying layer of fat over the abdomen helps us to retain heat around the abdominal pelvic cavity. Vata dosha tends to dry up medo dhatu. This leads to low levels of body fat which could lead …
Read More »Shukra dhatu, is reflective of the quality of the egg and the fluids that travel with it. This dhatu plays a greater role in fertility than in monthly menstruation. Vata dosha imbalance results in drying out of the shukra. It becomes non-viable, which means that the egg will not produce …
Read More »Menstrual symptoms are directly correlated to that quality of rasa dhatu in our body. Vata Dosha Imbalance This means that the rasa dhatu is deficient in the body and, this may result in scanty period. This imbalance results in systemic dryness that means they may have dry skin, may lack …
Read More »We know that vata dosha creates deficiency in tissue, vata dosha being air and ether cannot create quality tissue, it can only deplete tissue. So what happens when vata under produces rasa? The endometrium is the lining of the uterus that we look at as menstrual flow. When vata under …
Read More »We willingly or unwillingly to suppress our natural urges as they are considered against etiquettes to relieve them in public and embarrassing as such. Also, due to the modern day desk oriented work culture and due to busy schedules some of these urges are suppressed or simply ignored. But according to Ayurveda, …
Read More »The dosha, the word itself means fault. If you have doshic tendencies, that always pulls you to do things faster. When you do those things faster, you are going to get exhausted. If you have a doshic tendency that one should do things sharper and harder, and the more sharp …
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If you’re a Vata body type, one of the three Ayurvedic body types, you may have experienced some Vata dosha symptoms. When the three Dosha are in balance they assist in the healthy nourishment, repair and growth of the body and mind. They are responsible for physical strength, complexion and …
Read More »For those with a Vata nature, life is perceived as unsafe and fear is the immediate response. For Pittas, life is perceived as unjust and they respond with anger. For the Kaphas among us, life is perceived as too fleeting and mutable and they respond with sadness at its ephemeral …
Read More »It may be easier to understand how Vata dosha causes osteoporosis by looking at two examples from nature. 1. Erosion of a mountain through constant wind. 2. Desert storms: When flow of air is increased tiny particles of sand are displaced. Want to take our free Dosha Quiz? Start the quiz now. …
Read More »Autumn is a cold, windy season dominated by Vata dosha. Vata dosha is made of Air and Space elements and its qualities are cold, light, irregular, dry, subtle, mobile and changing. Cold autumn air brings lightness, dryness and coolness. Vata also regulates the levels of moisture in the body, so …
Read More »Breathe in and out. Inhale and Exhale. Nose creates a very important pathway to the brain and to consciousness, according to Ayurveda. The life force or prana enters the body via nose when we are breathing. Being able to breathe properly ensures the healthy flow of prana. Everyone who experienced full, …
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Read More »To cure constipation one must follow Vata pacifying procedures and include Shankha Prakhshalana in daily routine.
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Many of us will be traveling this holiday. By the end of travel, we will likely feel exhausted and out of whack, but then need to jump right into the whirl of holiday festivities. At some point during or after our visit, we might be bloated, constipated or even sick. …
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In Ayurveda, when a dosha is increased (imbalanced), the person will crave foods and habits that will keep increasing that dosha. Meaning, they will crave the completely wrong things! Vata people talk a lot, move a lot, do a lot, lose focus, forget things, skip details, are creative, are dramatic and …
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Coffee: Ayurvedic Qualities Coffee has a bitter (cold, dry, & light qualities) taste, which is imbalancing for vata, but balancing for pitta and kapha. The bitter taste is a blood purifier (blood ruled by pitta), detoxifies the body, liver tonic (liver ruled by pitta), depletes tissues (kaphas tend to have excess tissues), …
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Ayurveda talks a lot about poop, all about poop. And in case nobody ever mentioned it, I am here to tell you, you should poop every day! And ideally in the morning. It’s not glamorous but it’s important to talk about poop. The only way we can tell what’s happening on …
Read More »Lassi is a traditional Indian beverage that is often served with an Ayurvedic lunch. Lassi, made by blending yogurt with water, is very popular for its ability to enhance digestion. Lassi can be enjoyed as a sweet drink, or as a spice-infused drink, and is balancing for all three doshas. …
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