Pitta:
Fire & Water
* Tendency to Hot, Wet, and Light Qualities
* Metabolic Type More Physically Active than the Other Doshas
* KEYWORD IS FOCUS – Eagle Archetype
*Tendency to anger, Irritation, critical mind
* Pitta’s are intense people with strong desires and appetites
* Needs 3 Regular, Balanced Meals a Day
Metabolic or digestive transformation, controller of the other two dosha’s
Average, athletic bodytype with well developed musculature
Tends to be more physically active than the other types
Correlates to Summer Season and Adulthood Stage of Life
FOOD REMEDIES FOR HOT (PITTA)
Pitta does well with a diet of 50% cooked and 50% raw foods
More raw foods in the warm summer months and more cooked foods in the winter
Pitta reducing diet emphasis’s: cool, (bitter) dry (astringent), and heavy (sweet)foods
Cooling, hydrating, alkaline and anti-inflammatory
Greens, Bitters, Vegetables, Fish, Eggs, Legumes and Beans
Mineralizing seaweeds, sprouts, superfood like blue-green algae and chlorophyl help alkalinize Pitta
Coconut oil, flaxseed, hempseed oil, avocado oil
For Hot Digestive Symptoms:
Use Turmeric Root, Tulsi (Holy Basil), Cumin, Coriander, fennel, chia seeds Fresh JUICE with celery, fennel root, and cucumber Drink Aloe Vera juice, Demulcent herbs like marshmallow, licorice
Cooling herbs- mints, hibiscus, cilantro
Eat in a calm environment
Need to address emotional status in relationship to food
Most Unbalancing Choices for Pitta:
Eating on the go
The late meal being the largest
Too much hot, oily, spicy food or alcohol
They may be prone to digestive issues due to pitta dosha producing acid indigestion, ulcers, IBS or diarrhea
Mantra for Pitta Dosha:
Chill Out. Balance your drive and focus on work with play and relaxation.