Skin tags are often a sign of poor fat metabolism. OVerweight persons are more likely to develop skin tags. Skin tags are more common in diabetics. Diabetes causes high blood sugar and imbalanced hormone levels. This can cause abnormal growth of skin...
Some people skip meals because of a lack of routine. It's okay to skip a meal, however, if you aren't hungry. It is normal for Kapha people to skip breakfast, for example. Irregular mealtimes create metabolic instability, magnify food cravings, and...
Sleep apnea is a condition in where a person's breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common type of sleep apnea. It is caused by a physical blockage of the airway, usually due to the collapse of the...
After eating late at night, especially heavy foods, many people report difficulty waking up early the next day. This heaviness is due to
Pitta individuals have trouble falling asleep, but they tend to sleep through the night.
The width of the hips bones do not change over a person life, making the hips and bones in general excellent indicators of one prakruti, or constitution. Slender, thin hips are one of the root indicators of Vata constitution.
A slippery pulse will feel like small beads rippling underneath the fingers when you check the pulse. It is a forceful, oily pulse, so a sign of heat and damp. It is common in pregnancy, blood congestion, and in a full (sthenic) fever. The dampness in...
A slow heartbeat is typical of athletes and people with a regular exercise routine. A slow heartbeat is also a sign of a cold condition. The heart's electrical system may have a problem. The vagus nerve may be overstimulated. Spices such as ginger and...
Do You Have the Sluggish Digestion Blues? If you feel tired and full for over an hour after eating, even eating normal portions, you may have slow, heavy digestion. Slow, heavy digestion is when you feel like a bomb is lodged in your...
Kapha individuals have to work up enough umphh to be excited. This is why many Kapha individuals like stimulating activities, especially music. The calmer the individual, the more intense the music.
Breast size increases with sweetness and lipid concentration of the blood. Many women are pear shaped, with large buttocks and small breasts. This is a circulatory issue with stagnant blood in the lower half of the body. Estrogenic foods like soybean...
The lunula (latin for little moon) are the whitish, half-moon-shaped area on the nail plate (near the cuticle). It's the visible portion of the nail matrix, where new nail cells are produced. Size and visibility vary widely between individuals and...
Gas is a sign of toxicity in your body. When you eat food and it doesn't digest well, it ferments in you gut. As the food rots it starts to smell. When food is poorly digested, toxins enter your bloodstream. This heavily taxes your liver and kidneys-...
Urine can develop a strong or unpleasant odor when it ferments, a process driven by bacterial activity or by the breakdown of certain...
Glossitis is a condition where the entire tongue surface appears depapillated and inflamed, usually a side-effect of nutritional deficiencies, high Pitta, aging, or degenerative conditions in the GI. A depapillated tongue is a stronger sign of...
Snot is dried mucus, and a sign of Vata. Moist, slimy snot is more Kapha in nature.
Whereas 3-4 sodas with sugar would be nauseating, corn syrup bypasses our natural appetite suppressing hormones leading to weight gain and diabetes.
When stools are soft, you lose vital fluids and electrolytes. When stools are soft, there is often poor absorption of foods. You may feel drained & tired. The longer your stools are soft, the more your ojas will be depleted. Stools become soft for...
Soft, flexible, oval shaped nails are generally strong, pliable, and can bend without breaking. This type of nail is characteristic of a Pitta predominant...
Cracks on the tongue often indicate tissue distress of the digestive tract, including inflammation, degenerative changes, toxicity of the colon, etc.
A sore throat may due to acid reflux, dryness, or 'sweet blood'. Sweet blood encourages proliferation of bacteria that irritate the throat.
Sores inside the mouth are often a sign of inflammation throughout the GI tract. Acidic foods like tomato or vinegar, irritating foods like coffee or chilis may aggravate intestinal mucosa, or flareups of intestinal bacteria may cause inflammation.
Sour cravings are a frequent desire to eat sour food. Sour is one of the six fundamentals tastes in Ayurveda. In balanced quantities, the sour...
Sour sweat is a sign of a Pitta Kapha condition with ama (damp-heat in Chinese medicine). Circulation may be blocked or stagnant. This condition typically occurs alongside red-puffy skin and well developed muscles.
Spicy food stimulates digestion, blood flow and sweat. Spicey food liquefies mucus in the digestive tract, lungs, and anywhere mucus is found. Spices can irritate the digestive tract.
Stimulant-parturients were traditionally recommended for labor stalled due to weak, ineffective contractions. Relaxant parturients were traditionally recommended for labor stalled due to irregular, spasmodic or colicky contractions.
A chronic staph infection could be serious. Bacterial infections generally spread under the following conditions: poor circulation, sweet blood, heat and moisture buildup, and toxicity. A Kapha and Pitta pacifying diet low in carbohydrates may help...
After 10pm you might notice a 'second wind' of energy that lasts until 1am. Many people use their second wind energy for working late, reading, and otherwise keeping the mind or body active. The second wind is actually for cleansing your organs, and is...
Kapha individuals have steady emotions, a sign of Kapha's stability. Once angered or crossed however, Kapha people take a very long time to calm down and trust a person again.
Kapha individuals take a long time to get started. They lack initiative and enthusiasm. However, once Kapha is motivated, they stay motivated for a long time and have great stamina.
A steady, moderate appetite is a measure of balanced Kapha's stamina and resiliency. Unless a Kapha person has a habit of frequent snacking, they enjoy steady, stable blood sugar levels. When you snack between meals, your body slowly forgets how to...
Pitta individuals have strong digestion and good production of enzymes. They get hungry on time and are irritable when meals are late. When their stomach is empty it feels irritated. Pitta individuals may overeat. Over time, Pitta digestion wanes and...
The eyes generally sting one hour after a meal, during the sour phase of digestion. In this phase, acid production in the stomach cause an 'alkaline tide' in the blood. Stinging eyes are a sign of these changes in blood chemistry. The eyes may also...
Fat should be equally distributed around your body. When fat is dispersed across the arms, back, breasts, stomach, buttocks, and thighs, it is healthier than disproportionate weight or fat. When one of your body parts gains more weight than another, it...
An ulcer is an open wound or sore on the lining of the GI tract. If you have a stomach ulcer, you may experience a gnawing or scraping sensation in your upper abdomen, usually in the top center or slightly to the left. This article will help you...
Irritation, inflammation and osmotic laxatives can often cause stools to completely liquefy. This condition quickly depletes the body of fluids and electrolytes, causing weight loss and dehydration. The loss of electrolytes can lead to muscle cramps...
Have you ever seen air bubbles in your poop? Is your poop frothy? Frothy poop is a sign of poor digestion. When food digests poorly, it sits too long in your gut and bacteria begin to grow. This causes fermentation, the same process that...
On Joyful Belly, we've created an extensive categorization of food so you can easily match food to your imbalanced biocharacteristics. By eating an optimal diet that balances your biocharacteristics, your whole body is strengthened and the conditions that created the disorder are removed. Once the root causes of the disease are removed, the disease lessens in strength or disappears altogether. Additional remedies - such as herbs and lifestyle practices - focused on the specific disorder, can greatly enhance your healing.
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
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