Pitta: Decreased Acidity

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Pitta

Balanced Temper • Healthy Hair • Decreased Acid

Pitta

Pitta Governs

 

Alochaka Pitta

 

Functioning of the eyes

 

Bhrajaka Pitta

 

Healthy glow of the skin

 

Sadhaka Pitta

 

Desire, drive, decisiveness, spirituality

 

Pachaka Pitta

 

Digestion, assimilation, metabolism for healthy nutrients and tissues

 

Ranjaka Pitta

 

Healthy, toxin-free blood

Pitta out of Balance

 

Alochaka Pitta

 

Blood shot eyes, poor vision

 

Bhrajaka Pitta

 

Skin rashes, acne

 

Sadhaka Pitta

 

Demanding, perfectionistic, workaholic

 

Pachaka Pitta

 

Acid stomach

 

Ranjaka Pitta

 

Early graying, anger, toxins in blood

 

 

 

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Pitta governs all heat, metabolism and transformation in the mind and body. It

controls how we digest foods, how we metabolize our sensory perceptions, and how

we discriminate between right and wrong. Pitta governs the important digestive

" Agnis " or fires of the body.

 

Do you need to balance Pitta?

 

 

Pitta dosha governs metabolism and transformation in the body. Answer these

questions to see if you need to balance Pitta.

 

 

Do you tend to be demanding or critical?

 

Are you often frustrated, angry or intense?

 

Is your skin ruddy and prone to rashes and eruptions?

 

Are you often irritable or impatient?

 

Is your hair prematurely gray or thinning?

 

Do you wake up in the early hours and find it difficult to fall asleep again?

 

Do you feel discomfort in hot weather?

 

Are you a perfectionist?

 

Do you experience hot flashes?

 

Do you have excess stomach acid?

 

Do you experience loose bowel movements?

 

If you answered yes to most of these questions, you need to balance Pitta.

 

 

Here are some tips for balancing Pitta:

 

 

All Pitta products: drink Pitta Tea and season meals with Pitta Churna,

practice cooling aromatherapy with Pitta aroma oil.

 

Keep cool. Avoid hot temperatures and food.

 

Favor cool, heavy, dry foods and sweet, bitter and astringent tastes.

 

Reduce pungent, sour, salty tastes and warm, oily and light foods.

 

Moderation, don't overwork.

 

Allow for leisure time.

 

Regular mealtimes, especially lunch at noon.

 

Abhyanga (ayurvedic oil massage) with a cooling oil such as coconut.

 

Pitta-Pacifying Diet

 

 

Dairy. Milk, butter and Ghee are good for pacifying Pitta. Reduce yogurt,

cheese, sour cream and cultured buttermilk (their sour tastes aggravate Pitta).

Sweeteners. All sweeteners are good except honey and molasses.

Oils. Olive, sunflower and coconut oils are best. Reduce sesame, almond and

corn oil, all of which increase Pitta.

Fruits. Favor sweet fruits, such as grapes, cherries, melons, avocados,

coconuts, pomegranates, mangos, and sweet, fully-ripened oranges, pineapples and

plums. Reduce sour fruits such as grapefruits, olives, papayas, and unripe

pineapples and plums.

Vegetables. Favor asparagus, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green leafy

vegetables, pumpkins, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, okra, lettuce, green beans

and zucchini. Reduce hot peppers, tomatoes, carrots, beets, onions, garlic,

radishes and spinach.

Spices. Cinnamon, coriander, cardamom and fennel are all right. But the

following spices strongly increase Pitta and should be taken only in small

amounts: ginger, cumin, black pepper, fenugreek, clove, celery seed, salt and

mustard seed. Chili peppers and cayenne should be avoided.

 

For a more detailed chart of specific food dos and don'ts for pacifying Pitta,

please

 

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