Manav Yog Electro Homeopathic services *What is Vata Pitta Kapha nature?* ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ *According to Ayurveda, what are the doshas and how many types are there?* *Vata, Pitta and Kapha are three types of biological energy or Tridosha. Which determine the nature of a person.* *They determine the body type and personality characteristics of a person. Each dosha has five basic elements, earth, air, water, space and fire.* *These defects keep changing continuously. And are influenced by the food we eat, daily activities like exercise and sleep, and even our thoughts.* *The balance between the three doshas is one of the most important criteria to determine the good health of a person. Change or imbalance in these doshas leads a person to diseases.* *What is Kapha nature/dosha?* ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ *Properties of Kapha:* *Words like cool, soft, moist, thin, heavy and stable etc. are used in Ayurveda to describe Kapha.* *Place and function of Kapha:* *Kapha helps in maintaining the stability of joints a nd moisture, endurance and strength in the body. It also improves body strength and helps in distributing body weight proportionately. Like the other two doshas, ​​kapha is present in all cells of the body, but in varying amounts in different locations and organs.* *For example, phlegm is found primarily in the synovial membranes of the chest, joints, tongue, and brain. Kapha rids the body of excess heat through fat, skin, moisture, lungs, stool and urine.* *Types of cough:* ➖➖➖➖➖➖ *There are following types of Kapha according to their respective locations and functions:* *Tarpak:* ➖➖➖➖➖ *It is present in the brain and controls the senses of touch, smell, hearing, vision and taste.* *Kledak:* ➖➖➖➖➖ *It is located in the stomach and it moistens the food and cools the stomach.* *Supporter:* ➖➖➖➖➖➖ *It is present in the chest and helps in supplying blood, moisture and fluids to the body and helps other doshas to perform their functions.* *Muscle:* ➖➖➖➖➖ *It is located in the joints and provides lubrication to the body.* *Understander:* ➖➖➖➖➖➖ *It is found in the tongue and it controls the secretion of juices like saliva in the mouth which helps food to pass through the throat easily.* *Factors causing imbalance of Kapha:* *Factors like eating fatty and greasy foods, sleeping too much, exposure to cold weather, sleeping during the day, being less physically active and sweating lead to imbalance of Kapha levels in the body.* *Symptoms associated with Kapha imbalance:* *When the level of phlegm in the body is unbalanced. So some of the following symptoms appear:* *weak digestion* *salty taste in mouth* *pale skin* *heaviness or feeling cold* *Reduction in movement of body parts* *recovering very slowly after illness* *Symptoms occurring in people with Kapha nature* ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ *1. Physical constitution -* *They have a shapely, smooth and thick body, they suffer more from cold.* *2. Color - People with Kapha nature are generally of fair complexion.* *3. skin -* *People with Kapha nature have smooth skin and moist skin, their body parts are shapely and beautiful.* *4. Hair -* *People with Kapha nature have thick, curly, black hair.* *5. Nails - Their nails are smooth.* *6. Eyes - appear white.* *7. Tongue - coated with white rag* *8. Sound -* *People with phlegm nature are soft-spoken.* *9. Mucus secretion-* *Mouth – More mucus comes out from the mouth or nose.* *10. Taste -* *Sweet taste in mouth, sometimes flowing of saliva.* *11. hunger -* *Feels less hungry, gets satisfied with less food, remains restless.* *12. Thirst - Feels less thirsty.* *13. feces -* *Normal solid stool, greasy or loose stools.* *14. Urine -* *White, excessive amount of urine, thick and smooth.* *15. Sweating – normal sweat, cold sweat.* *16. Sleep -* *Excessive sleepiness, laziness and lethargy.* *17. In dream -* *Seeing river, pond, reservoir, sea etc.* *18. move -* *It has slow, steady (uniform) movement.* *19. Likes - Cold feels bad and causes a lot of pain, sunlight and air are pleasant, moist weather causes fear, hot food and hot things are liked, hot, smooth, sharp and bitter things are more desired.* *20. Pulse rate -* *Slow (like the movement of a pigeon or peacock), weak and soft pulse.* í