CONFIRM YOUR DOSHA
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Take your Dosha quiz here.
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Once you have completed this quiz, then browse the typical characteristics each dosha listed below and see if you can confirm your dosha.
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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.
WHICH ARE YOU?
VATA
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Light, thin build
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Think, act quickly
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Skin dry, feels cool to touch
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Stand cold, dry weather
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Hunger, digestion are irregular
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Grasp information, quick forget
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Tend to worry
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Tendency toward constipation
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Get light, interrupted sleep at night
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Warm, cooked foods, hot beverages
PITTA
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Moderate build
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Appetite, digestion are strong
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Foods cold, love iced beverages
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Cannot skip meals, gives acidity
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Complexion reddish, moles and freckles
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Stand hot weather
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Wake up morning, find hard, back sleep
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Memory Steady
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Irritable, quick tempered
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Sharp, hardworking
KAPHA
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Solid, heavy build
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Great strength, endurance
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Slow, methodical
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Skin oily, smooth
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Calm, steady personality
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Grasp information, don’t forget easily
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Lose temper, get excited
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Heavy sleeper, can sleep for hours
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Lush, thick, dark hair
WHEN IN BALANCE
VATA
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Creative and enthusiastic
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Friends, feel happy, spread cheer
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Mind clear, alert
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Bowels work well, urinary tract healthy
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Bodily tissues
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Sleep soundly, wakeup refreshed
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Resistance disease good, feel energetic
PITTA
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Focused energetic
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Courageous, chivalrous
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Creative, organized
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Heat, thirst
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Complexion perfect
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Digestion perfect
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Skin, body soft
KAPHA
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Feel stable mind
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Act courage, dignity
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Affectionate, forgiving towards others
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Feel strong
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Filled with energy
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Joints lubricated, supple
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Body well proportioned
WHEN OUT OF BALANCE
VATA
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Worry, fret
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Restless, easily tired
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Oversensitive, indecisive
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Cannot sleep
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Skin rough and dry
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Lose weight, look gaunt
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Suffer constipation
PITTA
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Sarcastic, impatient, irritable
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Bossy, tend perfectionist
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Adequate sleep
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Yellowish complexion
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Upset digestion
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Body feels excessively hot
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Inflammatory skin
KAPHA
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Lethargic, lack motivation
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Tent to oversleep
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Joints feel loose
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Gain Excessive weight
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Respiratory problems
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Sinuses trouble you
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Complexion is pale, feel cold
TYPICAL COMPLAINTS
VATA
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Pain
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Cramps
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Chills
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Spasms
PITTA
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Heartburn
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Soreness
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Fever, hot flashes
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Ulcers
KAPHA
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Congestion
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Fluid retention
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Lethargy
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Joint pain
WHEN GOES OUT OF BALANCE
VATA
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Exercise Too Much
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Regular Sleep
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Suffer fall, fracture
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Natural urges, hunger, thirst, sleep, sex
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Cold weather
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Grieving or afraid
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Angry, agitated
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Observe fast
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Eat pungent, astringent, bitter
PITTA
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Angry
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Sun too strong
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Fasting
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Eat sesame products
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Rich diet, sour foods
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Work hard
KAPHA
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Sleep during day
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Depressed
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Eat heavy, rich food
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Diet heavy in sweet, sour salty foods
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Consume dairy products
CALMERS
VATA
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warm, oily, heavy, sweet, sour, salty food
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reduce intake, light, dry, cold, pungent, bitter, astringent foods
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avoid stimulants, coffee, alcohol
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eat warm food
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warm environment
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massage sesame oil
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bed early, regular routine
PITTA
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cooling spices
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cool baths
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hot temperatures and hot food
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drink plenty of water
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relax , do things you like
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don’t overwork
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eat meal on time
KAPHA
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kapha regulating diet
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wet-heat fomentation
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warm sesame oil massage
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more exercise
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fewer hours sleep
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no daytime naps