Ayurvedic Basics and Food Classification
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Doshas
(Ayurvedic
Body Type - Vata, Pitta, and Kapha | Banyan Botanicals)
Vatha
Pitta
Kapha
Symptoms
Heat
Head ache (half head
or splitting headache like migraine)
Hair loss
Pimples or heat boils
Dry eyes
Red eyes
Dry nose
Red mucus
Dry throat or dry
cough
Pain in gums
Pain in throat while
swallowing (if very mild then it can be controlled with food else need to take
throat infection medication)
Stomach ace
UTI
Hemorrhoids
Cracking of feet
Pitta
eyebrows will rise higher than their normal position.
Can't sleep well
Even after sleeping,
won't feel rested
Getting
angry/irritated easily
Cold
Wet cough
Fever
Runny nose
Pain behind the ears
Gas
Stomach related gas
problems
Long lasting (for
months) pains near joints and no pain medication will heal it.
Indigestion
White tongue. Whiter the tongue is, that much severe the
indigestion is.
Gummyness of saliva
increases with indigestion.
Foods
Heat
Egg yolk
Coffee
Fish
Chicken
Greek Yogurt
Sesame seed
Brinjal
Mango
Tamarind
Jaggery
Spices
Asafoetida (Hing)
Pepper
Cinnamon
Cloves
Ginger
Turmeric
Pitta
Chololate
Coffee
Nuts
Travelling
Watching screen (TV,
Computer, Phone, etc)
Cold
Buttermilk (Yogurt + water)
Sesame seed oil
Lemon/Lime Juice
Citrus fruits
(orange, grape fruit, etc)
Berries (strawberry,
blueberry, black berry, etc)
Banana
Guava
Methi
Dhaniya
Amla
Cucumber
Apple (not to be
consumed when having cold else will increase mucus)
AleoVera
Coconut Water
Gas
Cauliflower
Potato
Spinach
Kale
Any kind of protein
causes gas when it's digested. Solution: more protein = drink more water + eat more veggies
Corn
Oats
Milk with Lactose
Paneer
Meal maker (soy
chunks)
Radish (Radish in
sambar is not that gassy, but radish in paratha or any sabji will cause more
gas)
Nuts
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