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I am super excited to get back home and start my Aug raw challenge. Hubby is seeing that I am serious about my new lifestyle, and I am very encouraged by the new threads i have been seeing on healing teeth and green smoothies.

I am also a little nervous about my frozen pureed greens - I hope the mason jars didnt burst in the freezer while I was away...

I am super excited! I have some new goals for my handmade toiletries business, and I am so inspired to clear out ...

In case you got tired or fearful of reading all the text, here are 3 examples of each dosha (unbalanced).

VATA:
For example, because vata is inherently cool - cool weather, cool foods, the cool seasons and times of day, and even cool emotions can increase Vata. Likewise, dry seasons, foods, environments or emotions will increase the dry quality and thereby increase Vata.

Example: You are a Vata individual. One of the qualities of Vata is dryness. You live ...

Food Guidelines to balance KAPHA:

Enjoy:
-Foods that are pungent, bitter or astringent in taste.
-Warm foods, both energetically and in temperature.
-Heating spices - like chili, black or cayenne pepper, ginger, cinnamon and cumin.
-Whole, freshly cooked foods.
-Light, dry and warm foods.
-Honey.
-Only room temperature or warm drinks.
-Most beans. Mung dahl, well-cooked tofu or tempeh or warm soy milk are all ok. ...

The main qualities of Kapha are unctuous, cool, heavy, slow, smooth, soft and stable. It is also dense, cloudy and viscous. So, having a Kapha-predominant Prakriti means that these qualities express themselves generously throughout your mental, emotional and physical make up. You may find them reflected in your strengths and weaknesses.

Qualities opposite to Kapha are predominantly warm, dry, light and active. It is therefore best for Kapha individuals to seek out physical and emotional ...

To decrease pitta, Ayurveda has given us dietary, lifestyle and herbal treatment strategies. Here are a few underlying concepts that these strategies are based on:
Cooling
Surrendering
Moderation


General Guidelines:
Enjoy:

-Foods that are naturally sweet, bitter and astringent.
-Cooling foods, both energetically and in temperature.
-A balance of whole, freshly cooked foods and fresh, raw foods.
-Most beans. ...