Nestled in the gentle hills of Appalachia, Asheville is a moist, temperate rainforest with the best qualities of Kapha: sweetness, love, stillness and fertile soil. With the related qualities of heavy, slow, liquid and soft, clients suffered from molds, allergies, and pitta heat pushing Kapha dampness in the form of skin infections, mouth sores, sore throats and and other inflammatory conditions.

Avalambaka Kapha, Ranjaka Pitta and Udana vayu were generally out of balance in the southeast. We recommended ginger, fennel, lemongrass tea with a teaspoon of honey for morning congestion and to lift related depression and heaviness.

Pitta types with soft stools, sinus infections, or bright red conjunctiva were asked to avoid sour, fermented foods like tomatoes, vinegar, pickles, kambucha, and alcohols...

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