Recommendations for the Vata constituent type?

[Guest guest]

Dear Doctors,

 

I am a pure Vata type and would therefore like to know how I can best manage my

life. I suffer mainly from asthma, insomnia, depression, moodswings, chronic

fatigue, extremely dry skin, worm infestations, irritable bowel and digestion

problems (I am highly sensitive to spicy foods). Winter is the worse season for

me as my asthma, cold and dry skin aggravates during this time. More than the

Vata, allopathic medication has done immense harm to me leading to weakness in

the chest region among others.

 

I am allergic to eggs and chicken broth in the winter months which lead to heavy

cold, indigestion and also aggravates my asthma.

 

I would like to know about the medicines, foods (to take and avoid), dinacharya,

mental attitudes I can/should adopt etc. I don't smoke or drink and try to lead

a very regulated life. I am a bachelor male and around 43 years of age.

 

Thanking you in advance.

 

Regards,

Jagannath, India.

[Guest guest]

Dear Janannath,

 

I think on the subject of diet for Vata, please read the archives-

there are many good posts that deal exhaustively with this.

 

Do you have headaches? if so where does the pain occur (back of the

head, temples etc? Also I would like to know if your morning urine is

deep reddish.

 

>From your description(and esp. for getting rid of worms), it looks

like you will need to personally consult with a good vaidya (I would

highly recommend Dr. Bhate even if it is a telephonic consultation,

good vaidyas are hard to comeby).

 

When Vata is aggravated, there is a psychological tendency towards

loneliness; the counter for this is to mingle with people or get

married.

 

You may also want to do some breath based practice - eg vipassana is

highly beneficial to vatas and is a good preliminary to pranayama.

Do not overdo anything, try to establish a regular routine(geting up

same time, sleeping same time etc) and eat slowly after thoroughly

chewing. Japa of Mrityumjaya mantra(at least 108 times daily) is a an

excellant antidote to severe illenss; if this is possible try also to

get an astrological reading, sometimes during the dasha/bhukti period

of a vata-type planet(eg mercury), such symptoms are aggravated.

 

With best wishes,

-yogaman

 

This message is in reply to the following message by Jagannath,

 

> I am a pure Vata type and would therefore like to know how I can

best manage my life.