Generally quick actions, fast walking and speech, restless eyes, likes travelling and often has mood swings.

Dry body (including skin, hair and lips), an inclination towards constipation as a result of dryness.

Dislike towards cold weather, generally cold feet and hands, an inclination towards poor blood circulation.

Generally underweight, thin physique (bones and muscles), light sleeper.

Rough and cracked skin, nails, hair feet and hand. Cracking joints.

Physical movement

Respiration

Starts activities and processes in the body

Stimulation of Agni (digestive fire)

Excretion

Development of the embryo

Sensory perception

Speech

Hearing

Enthusiasm

Creativity

Stress, over-exertion, or pressure

Irregular daily routine or irregular mealtimes

Going to bed late

Raw, cold or dry foods

Coffee, tea, carbonated drinks or cigarettes

Long journeys

Cold, windy weather, especially in autumn or winter

A regular daily routine, including sleep and meal times

Regular relaxation

Warm nourishing foods with sweet, sour and salty tastes

Moderate alcohol intake

Avoiding dry rough foods and focusing on soups, dals, stir fries and oily foods

Avoiding caffeine

Prefer warm/hot herbal teas

Eating a mainly vegetarian diet

Keeping warm in cold weather

Plenty of warm oily Ayurvedic massages

Good appetite, strong digestive fire, body temperature is higher than normal, dislike of heat, early greying of hair.

Oily skin which is soft. Dislike of oily food.

Excess sweating, passing of excess urine, loose stools tendency towards diarrhoea, excess thirst.

Acidity, teeth sensitive towards sour fruits, excess salivation. Sour eructation.

Accurate memory, sharp teeth and sharp facial features with a pointed nose and penetrating eyes.

Burning sensation on skin, including eyes, throat and stomach. Feelings of anger and hatred.

Spread of any infection of the body e.g. a rash, acne etc. Tendency towards desiring fame.

Digestion

Metabolism

Vision

Heat and energy production

Skin lustre

Hunger

Thirst

Intelligence

Courage

Anger

Anger

Extremes of sour, salty and spicy food

Coffee, tea, alcohol, cigarettes

Loud aggressive music

Too much direct sunlight/ heat especially in summer

Focus of cooling PH balancing foods and drinks

Avoid excess red meat and sea water fish

Swimming and cooling exercises where you don’t sweat too much

Yoga and Moon Salutations. Focus on a more calming, cooling practice.

Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables

Avoid excess spicy food

Avoid excess caffeine

Don’t sit in extreme sun for too long

Drink plenty of warm drinks like coconut water and aloe vera juice

Plenty of Ayurvedic massages like Pada Abhyanga.

Deep voice, tendency towards obesity, large and heavy body, bones and muscles.

Cold skin, tendency towards attacks of cold, slow metabolism leading to reduced appetite and thirst.

Soft skin and hair and tendency toward soft tender nails. Loving, caring and kind attitude.

Oily body including skin, hair, nails, stools. Flexible and mobile joints.

Tendency towards excess intake of sweet foods and drinks. Good anabolic state of the body.

Patient and relaxed attitude. Firm decisions. Likes sedentary activities like reading, watching television etc.

Excess salivation, thick slimy secretion when suffering from a cold. Thick joints with good mobility.

Strength

Maintenance of health

Maintenance of the joint functions (synovial fluid)

Smell

Taste

Anabolism and growth

Potency

Stability

Nutrition

Absorption

Immunity

Satisfaction

Tolerance

A sedentary life

Over eating

Eating an excess of meat and dairy products like cheese

Snacking especially during the evening hours

Cold foods and drinks

Cloudy, rainy, windy weather

Practicing yoga in the morning

Regular varied exercise

Therapeutic fasts regularly

Eat supper at 6pm

Avoid daytime napping

Focus on warm cooked spicy, bitter and astringent foods

Take your time when eating and chew your food

Manage your meal portions, and dont over eat

Plenty of Ayurvedic massages like Marma Abhyanga