KAPHA

EARTH and WATER

Those with tendencies towards water and earth will be cool and stable with lustrous hair, supple skin and a lower metabolism. These people are classified as having a predominantly kapha dosha.

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Cool
• Moist
• Stable
• Heavy, lustrous hair
• Supple skin
• Low metabolism
• Stocky
• Large frame

• Steady personality
• Handles stress well
• Doesn’t like change- likes comfort

SIGNS OF IMBALANCE:

• Lack of motivation
• Depression and lethargy
• Weight gain

• Weak lungs & sinuses congested
• Prone to diabetes (non-insulin dependant)
• Excess Mucous
• Swollen puffy joints ( cool to touch not warm)

SOLUTIONS TO HELP REGAIN BALANCE

Try to engage in pursuits and lifestyle choices that offer the following traits:

• Dry
• Warm
• Light
• Invigorating.

Some examples include:

• Choose light, dry, warm foods e.g. cooked grains such as millet, buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth
• All legumes (pre-soaked and well cooked)
• Pungent, bitter vegetables eg. chillies, onions, garlic and bitter greens like kale and swiss chard.
• Eat main meal at lunchtime.
• Cook with hot spices such as cayenne pepper and clove.
• Lots of vegetables both cooked and raw
• Small amounts of nuts
• Avoid dairy or use moderately
• Choose competitive or aerobic based exercise