KAPHA

TheKa phados hai spredominanti nyourba si

cna t
ure,givingyouade epsenseofs tabil
itya ndi nnercalm.
Yourbodywi lltendt obehe a
vys etands t
rong,a ndyouwi llenjoyexc e
lle
ntst
ami naande ne r
gy.Whe nKa pha
become simba lanced,howe ver
,i tc anma ni
festinyourbodya sexcesswe i
ghtga in,f luidr et
enti
on,a nd
al
lergies.Onthel evelofthemi nd,e xces
sKa phac anleadt oresi
st
a ncetochangea nds tubbor nness
.Ifyou
haveaKa phaimba l
ance,youwi lltendtoholdont othings,jobs,habit
s,andrel
ationshipsl onga ft
erthe
ya re
nolonge rnourishingorne ce
ssary.Tol i
ghtenthehe avines
so fKa pha,besuretoge tre
gul arphys icale
xercise
.
Eatlight,s
picyf oods,andgiveawa yt hi
ngsyouha vebe e
na ccumulat
ingthatyouknowyou’ llneveruse.

Kaphagover
nsthest
ruc
tur
eoft
hebody.Iti
sthepri
nci
plethathol
dst
hec
ell
stoge
the
randf
ormst
hemus
cle
,
f
at,bone
,andsi
new.Thepri
mar
yfunc
tionofKaphai
sprote
c t
ion.

Qua
lit
iesofKa
pha
:

He a
vy
Slow
Steady
Soli
d
Cold
Soft
Oily

Physi
calCha r
acte
ris
ti
cs
Kaphat ypeshaveastr
ongbuil
da ndexc el
lents
tamina
.Lar
ge,softeyes
;smooth,radiants
kin;a ndthi
ckhair
ar
ea l
soi mport
antKaphachar
acter
ist
ics.Thosewhoa r
epre
dominantl
yKa phaslee
ps oundl
ya ndha veregul
ar
di
gest
ion.Butwhe nKa phabui
ldstoe xcess
,we i
ghtgai
n,f
lui
dr e
tenti
on,andalle
rgiesmanifestinthebody.
Whent hey’r
eoutofbala
nce,Kaphatypesma ybecomeover
weight
,sleepexces
sivel
y,andsufferfromasthma,
di
abet
es ,anddepre
ssi
on.

Emotiona lCharac
teri
sti
cs
Kaphasa renatur
a l
lyc a
lm,thoughtf
ul,andloving.The yha vea ni nher
e nta bi
lit
yt oenj
oyl i
fea nda re
comfort
a blewithrouti
ne.Whe ninba l
anc
e,Ka phasares t
rong,loyal
,pa t
ient,st
e a
dy,andsupport
ive
.Pe ople
withane xcessofKa phatendtohol dont othings,jobs,andr el
ati
onshipsl onga ft
ert
heya r
enol onger
nouri
shingo rnecessar
y.Exces
sKa phainthemi ndma nif
estsasresi
sta
nc etoc hangeandst
ubbornnes
s.I nthe
fac
eofs tress
,thetypic
alKapharesponsei
s,“Idon’twanttode a
lwi t
hit.
”
Recomme ndat
ions:

Tr
yal
iqui
dfa
stoneda
ype
rwe
ek,i
nge
sti
ngonl
yfr
eshve
get
abl
eandf
rui
tjui
ces
,andpur
eedve
get
abl
esoup.

Reducet
hei nt
akeofda
iry,whi
cht
endst
oinc
rea
seKa
pha
.Youc
anus
esma
lla
mount
sofghe
e,l
ow-
fatmi
lk,
andlow-
fatyogur
t.

Avoidmos ts we
e t
ene
rs.Honeyi sones weet
enerthatcanbe s
tpacif
yKa pha.Ot
hersweet
ener
s,however,
shouldbea voide
dbe caus
etheyincr
easetheKa phadosha,cont
ri
buti
ngtoprobl
emssucha
sblockedsi
nuses,
all
ergie
s,colds,andle
thar
gy.Takeatablesp
oonort wo(butnomor e
)ofrawhoneyever
ydaycanhelpr
elea
se
excessKapha .Donotcookwithhoneythough.
Dri
nkhotgi
ngerte
awi
thme
alst
ohe
lps
ti
mul
ates
lowdi
ges
ti
ona
nds
har
pendul
lta
stebuds
.Dr
ink2t
o3c
ups
ofgi
nge
rteada
ily.

Eatbea
ns.Allbe
ansar
egoodforKaphat
ype
sexc
eptf
ors
oybe
ansa
nds
oybe
an-
bas
edf
oodss
ucha
stof
u,
whic
hshoul
dbeeate
ninmode
rat
ion.

Favorli
ghte
rfrui
tssuchasapple
s,pear
s,pomegr
anat
es,cr
anberr
ies
,andapr
icot
s.Re
duc
ehe
avi
erf
rui
tsl
ike
ba
na na
s,avoca
dos,pi
neappl
es,or
ange
s,peache
s,c
oconut
s,melons
,date
s,a
ndfigs
.

Eatl
otsofveg
etabl
es.I
ngene
ral
,al
lveget
abl
esa
rere
commendedbutyous
houl
dre
duc
econs
umpt
ionofs
wee
t
andj
uicyveget
able
ssucha
ssweetpot
atoe
s,t
omat
oes
,andz
ucchini
.

Alls
pic
ese xc
eptsal
tarepa
cif
yingt
oKa
pha
.Us
epunge
nts
pic
esl
ikepe
ppe
r,c
aye
nne
,mus
tar
dse
ed,a
nd
gi
ngerf
ree
lyinyourdi
et.

Re
duc
eint
akeofa
llnut
sands
eeds
.Fa
vorpumpki
nse
edsa
nds
unf
lowe
rse
eds
.

Limitconsumpt
ionofredme
at.Fornon
-ve
get
ari
ans
,fr
esh,or
gani
cwhi
teme
atc
hic
ken,t
urke
y,e
ggs
,and
se
afoodareacce
ptabl
e.

Usesmallamount
soff
atsa
ndoi
ls
.Tr
yext
ravi
rgi
nol
iveoi
l,ghe
e,a
lmondoi
l,c
ornoi
l,s
unf
lowe
roi
l,mus
tar
d
oi
l,ors
affl
oweroi
l.

Forgr
ains
,fa
vorba
rle
y,c
orn,mi
ll
et,buc
kwhe
at,r
ye.Re
duc
eint
akeofoa
ts,r
ice
,andwhe
at.

Ingener
al,aKaphadie
tshoul
dbeli
vel
yandf
ullofe
ner
gyt
ohelpspa
rkthedige
sti
veandme t
aboli
csyst
ems.
Eatyourlar
ges
tme alatl
unch
timea
ndasmal
lermeala
tdi
nne
rti
me.All
owa tlea
stthr
eehoursfordi
gest
ion
bef
orebedti
me.

TheseCa nBeKa phaCha racteri

stics
Mind:De tai
l-orientat
ed,steady,c onsist
e nt
Body:St urdy,ga i
nswe ightea si
ly,ha stroublel
osingit
Skin:Smoot ha ndoily
Hair:Thic k,oily
Appe t
it
e :Lo vest oeatbutha sas l
owdi gesti
on
Routine:Me thodicalands turdy,resista
ntt ochange
Tempe rame nt:Thought ful,forgiving,swe et,pa
tient
,lovi
ng,c
ont
ent
,sl
ow-
movi
ng
Conve r
sa t
ionSt yl
e:Simpl ea ndpr ofound
ShoppingSt yle:Saves
Str
e s
sRe sponse :Idon’twa nttode alwi thit!Withdr
awn