Elements: Water, Earth Increase: Kapha Decrease: Vata and Pitta Found in the Sweet, Salty and Astringent tastes Balanced by Light, Bitter and Pungent Action: anabolic, creates a sense of center. Increase body strength, bulk and nutrition, creates dullness and...
Elements: Earth, Air Increase: Vata, and in later stages of disease, it also increases Kapha Decrease: Pitta Found in the Astringent, Bitter and Pungent tastes Balanced by Soft, Sweet, Salty, Sour Action: Increases hardness and strength, reduces mental and physical...
Elements: Earth Increase: Kapha Decrease: Vata and Pitta Found in the Sweet, Salty and Astringent tastes Balanced by Subtle, Light, Bitter and Pungent Action: protects, shields, buffers, reduces sensitivity and vulnerability. In excess: Causes stagnation and...
Elements: Water Increase: Kapha Decrease: Vata and Pitta Found in the Sweet and Salty tastes Balanced by Clear, Light, Hot, Bitter and Pungent Food representation: sugar, milk products, sweet flour products. Gooey foods are slimy, smooth, and sticky. Gooey foods...
Elements: Air, Fire Increase: Pitta Decrease: Kapha and Vata Found in the Pungent, Sour and Salty tastes Balanced by Slow, Dull, Heavy, Sweet, Astringent Action: immediate effect, quick understanding, bio-scraping of fat, causes breaking down, penetrating, secreting,...
Easy (easy to digest) Easy to digest means foods that are light and do not require a lot of effort to break down and absorb in the digestive tract. Other important qualities that can make a food easy to digest are cooking the food, and keeping the meal simple, as in...
Elements: Air, Fire, Earth Increase: Vata Decrease: Kapha and Pitta Found in the Pungent, Bitter and Astringent tastes Balanced by Oily, Sweet, Salty and Sour Action: sparks the fire and enhances digestion power, increases absorption, opens and clears the minute body...
Difficult (hard to digest) Difficult means difficult to digest. Beans are difficult to digest because they contain natural protein-digestion inhibitors (saponins) to protect them from insect invasion. Fiber is hard to digest. Red meat, nuts, cheese, and flour products...
Elements: Earth Increase: Kapha Decrease: Vata and Pitta Found in the Sweet taste Balanced by Liquid/Diluted, Bitter and Pungent Action: Dense means highly concentrated. Dense contributes to compression and compactness, Promotes solidity, grounding and strength. When...
Elements: Air, Water Increase: Kapha, Vata Decrease: Pitta Found in the Bitter, Astringent and Sweet tastes Balanced by Hot, Pungent, Sour, Salty Action: slows down digestion and secretions, decreases movement Positive effect: cold is pleasant, relieves thirst,...
Elements: Ether, Air Increase: Vata and Pitta Decrease: Kapha Found in the Bitter taste Balanced by Gooey, Heavy, Oily, Sweet Action: pacifies, opens the body channels, clears the body and mind and enhances clarity In excess: creates isolation and Separation Clear...
The Sanskrit term Vata is related to the verb Vah, meaning vehicle, to carry or to move. So Vata Dosha represents the principle of mobility that regulates all activity in the body, from how many thoughts one might have during a given period to how efficiently food...
