Triphala, a combination of three herbs popular in ayurvedic medicine, has been in the news recently, and here's why.Triphala (the three fruits amla, harad and behada) has long been considered an important medicine in Ayurveda because it balances all three doshas, vata, pitta and kapha. It is light and dry in properties, and of sweet,…
Read more →Once you have established which dosha is predominant and forms your Ayurvedic constitution, you can determine which tastes and foods will keep you in balance and which to avoid.To keep vata in balance favor sweet, salty and sour tastes. Reduce spicy, bitter and astringent. Focus on foods that are cooked, steamed, and moist rather than…
Read more →If you have tried to evaluate your root constitution (see "Introduction to Ayurveda: Assessing your Constitution") and still need confirmation, the following summaries of the three basic doshas may be of help. The six most common constitutional types are:vata, pitta, kapha (uni-doshic)- one dosha is predominant throughout lifevata-pitta/pitta-vata,vata-kapha/kapha-vata, pitta-kapha/kapha-pitta (bi-doshic) - one dosha is predominant…
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