Understanding Vata and Pitta Imbalance: Exercise, Yoga, Foods, and Home Remedies

Exercising and running push our body to burn that extra kilo or to be in shape. It keeps us fit and healthy. But what about a person who already has diseases like obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, and IBS? It is already that their body is experiencing an aggravated imbalance in the doshas. Should people with such conditions exercise or hit the gym? Does running and strenuous exercises increase Vata and pitta in the body? Let find out

Vata and Pitta relationship

Our body for ages has been known to have a combination of three doshas, namely, Vata, kapha, and pitta. These dosha also known as humor are responsible for the physiological emotional, and mental health of a person. The imbalance of these leads to discomfort and disease. Exercising makes us sweat and therefore increases our vata. Running increases our body temperature, hence, increasing our pitta. and when we do strenuous exercises and work out, it tends to increase the Vata and pitta in our body.A person with stress and anxiety has a Vata imbalance and another person with IBS has a pitta imbalance. Anyone with a Vata pitta imbalance should avoid doing rigorous exercise and running cause it will only deteriorate their health. doing yoga, walking, and light special exercises made only for individual dosha imbalances should be considered to prevent any further complications. you can hit the gym once you’re all fit and fine and all healed

Vata and Pitta symptoms-

If you’re experiencing a vata and pitta imbalance in your body, there will be some visible characteristics that will determine the same

1. Symptons of Vata imbalance
   1. Digestive problems like IBS, constipation
   2. Hypertension
   3. Arthritis
   4. Weakness
   5. Thin body
   6. Cold hands and feet
2. Symptoms of Pitta imbalance
   1. Acid reflux
   2. Nausea, diarrhea
   3. Bad breaths and body odor
   4. Excessive sweating
   5. Pain and inflammation in the joints

A compromised digestive system, low levels of energy, tiredness, and fatigue are a few very common symptoms of people with an aggravated vata. Such people should avoid strenuous exercise, running and lifting heavy weights, the cause would make problems even worse!

Vata and Pitta dosha remedy

When it comes to pacifying the dosha imbalance, Ayurveda has a bunch of ways, effective ways, to counter the problem. There are diest and foods one can follow, yogas, herbs, and home remedies

Foods one should eat to pacify vata imbalance-

1. For vata dosha
   1. Walnuts,
   2. Cashews,
   3. Green leafy veggies,
   4. Beets, sweet potatoes,
   5. Squash and gords and their types
2. For Pitta dosha
   1. Melons
   2. Plums
   3. Ghee
   4. Milk
   5. Rice
   6. Wheat
   7. Papaya
   8. Cucumber
   9. Cauliflower
   10. Apples (sweet, not sour)

They are easy to digest and help reduce vata dosha.

Yoga to reduce vata and pitta dosha imbalance

Yoga for vata dosha

1. Vata balancing herbs
   1. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
   2. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
   3. Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
   4. Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
   5. Vidarikand (Pueraria tuberosa)
2. Pitta balancing herbs
   1. Bhringraj (Eclipta prostrata)
   2. Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
   3. Mint (Mentha)
   4. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
   5. Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)

Gently and slowly doing these yoga poses and pranayama help in treating vata and pitta imbalance in the body. Doing them hastily and loudly will only increase vata

Herbs used in balancing doshas

1. Vata balancing herbs
   1. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
   2. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
   3. Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
   4. Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
   5. Vidarikand (Pueraria tuberosa)
2. Pitta balancing herbs
   1. Bhringraj (Eclipta prostrata)
   2. Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
   3. Mint (Mentha)
   4. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
   5. Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)

Home remedies to balance vata and pitta

1. Home remedies for vata dosha
   1. Consuming haldi and honey every day
   2. Having spices like lehsun, anchor, hing, laung, dry basil, sarson seeds, kesar
   3. Warm milk with1/4 cinnamon is beneficial for vata
   4. Cooking food in ghee in reducing vata
   5. Dairy products
2. Home remedies for pitta dosha
   1. Avoid adrak or ginger. It tends to aggravate pitta dosha
   2. Use less heating spices like adrak, lehsun, kesar
   3. Avoid tea
   4. Regularly eat amla
   5. Consume dhaniya, it is a tridoshic herb that is beneficial for all 3 doshas

The prakriti or the person’s constitution determines the physical and psychological characteristics of the person. One must keep the doshas balanced and take care of their health.Ayurheals, provide a huge stock of herbal medication. Explore our website to know more about ayurveda.