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CONFIRM YOUR DOSHA

Dosha Out of balance

  1. Take your Dosha quiz here.

  2. Once you have completed this quiz, then browse the typical characteristics each dosha listed below and see if you can confirm your dosha.  

  3. Once you have confirmed your dosha continue your journey by reviewing foods here that might be a good or bad fit for your dosha. 

 

Trial and error is required, and always follow the advice of your doctor and only use this as guidance for a discussion with your doctor.

Dosha Quiz

WHICH ARE YOU?

VATA

  • Light, thin build

  • Think, act quickly

  • Skin dry, feels cool to touch

  • Stand cold, dry weather

  • Hunger, digestion are irregular

  • Grasp information, quick forget

  • Tend to worry

  • Tendency toward constipation

  • Get light, interrupted sleep at night

  • Warm, cooked foods, hot beverages

PITTA

  • Moderate build

  • Appetite, digestion are strong

  • Foods cold, love iced beverages

  • Cannot skip meals, gives acidity

  • Complexion reddish, moles and freckles

  • Stand hot weather

  • Wake up morning, find hard, back sleep

  • Memory Steady

  • Irritable, quick tempered

  • Sharp, hardworking

KAPHA

  • Solid, heavy build

  • Great strength, endurance

  • Slow, methodical

  • Skin oily, smooth

  • Calm, steady personality

  • Grasp information, don’t forget easily

  • Lose temper, get excited

  • Heavy sleeper, can sleep for hours

  • Lush, thick, dark hair

WHEN IN BALANCE

VATA

  • Creative and enthusiastic

  • Friends, feel happy, spread cheer

  • Mind clear, alert

  • Bowels work well, urinary tract healthy

  • Bodily tissues

  • Sleep soundly, wakeup refreshed

  • Resistance disease good, feel energetic

PITTA

  • Focused energetic

  • Courageous, chivalrous

  • Creative, organized

  • Heat, thirst

  • Complexion perfect

  • Digestion perfect

  • Skin, body soft

KAPHA

  • Feel stable mind

  • Act courage, dignity

  • Affectionate, forgiving towards others

  • Feel strong

  • Filled with energy

  • Joints lubricated, supple

  • Body well proportioned

WHEN OUT OF BALANCE

VATA

  • Worry, fret

  • Restless, easily tired

  • Oversensitive, indecisive

  • Cannot sleep

  • Skin rough and dry

  • Lose weight, look gaunt

  • Suffer constipation

PITTA

  • Sarcastic, impatient, irritable

  • Bossy, tend perfectionist

  • Adequate sleep

  • Yellowish complexion

  • Upset digestion

  • Body feels excessively hot

  • Inflammatory skin

KAPHA

  • Lethargic, lack motivation

  • Tent to oversleep

  • Joints feel loose

  • Gain Excessive weight

  • Respiratory problems

  • Sinuses trouble you

  • Complexion is pale, feel cold

TYPICAL COMPLAINTS

VATA

  • Pain

  • Cramps

  • Chills

  • Spasms

PITTA

  • Heartburn

  • Soreness

  • Fever, hot flashes

  • Ulcers

KAPHA

  • Congestion

  • Fluid retention

  • Lethargy

  • Joint pain

WHEN GOES OUT OF BALANCE

VATA

  • Exercise Too Much

  • Regular Sleep

  • Suffer fall, fracture

  • Natural urges, hunger, thirst, sleep, sex

  • Cold weather

  • Grieving or afraid

  • Angry, agitated

  • Observe fast

  • Eat pungent, astringent, bitter

PITTA

  • Angry

  • Sun too strong

  • Fasting

  • Eat sesame products

  • Rich diet, sour foods

  • Work hard

KAPHA

  • Sleep during day

  • Depressed

  • Eat heavy, rich food

  • Diet heavy in sweet, sour salty foods

  • Consume dairy products

CALMERS

VATA

  • warm, oily, heavy, sweet, sour, salty food

  • reduce intake, light, dry, cold, pungent, bitter, astringent foods

  • avoid stimulants, coffee, alcohol

  • eat warm food

  • warm environment

  • massage sesame oil

  • bed early, regular routine

PITTA

  • cooling spices

  • cool baths

  • hot temperatures and hot food

  • drink plenty of water

  • relax , do things you like

  • don’t overwork

  • eat meal on time

KAPHA

  • kapha regulating diet

  • wet-heat fomentation

  • warm sesame oil massage

  • more exercise

  • fewer hours sleep

  • no daytime naps

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