What Do Your Results Mean?
In Ayurveda, there are three ‘doshas’ – Vata, Pitta and Kapha. You have your own unique combination of the three doshas that act as blueprint or roadmap for your health and wellbeing throughout life.
From your quiz results, I can see your primary dosha is PITTA!
By knowing your main dosha is PITTA, you can start to choose foods and incorporate lifestyle practices to allow you to thrive!
When you start to balance Pitta, you can also start to keep unwanted symptoms like stress, inflammation and burnout at bay so you can feel your best and live the life you love.
What It Means to Be Pitta
Pitta types are fiery and determined. Nothing can get in a Pitta’s way once they set their mind to a task! At your best, you are focused, organised and driven. You love solving problems and are confident in your actions.
Your passion and ambition can be infectious, making you a natural leader. Pitta types often play team sports and have a tendency to be quite competitive (even in non-competitive situations like playing a board game!).
When you push yourself too hard, you can be quick to anger and experience irritability. It’s easy for Pitta types to overwork themselves as ambition can turn to perfectionism.
You may have a hard time letting others help you (mostly because you think they will do it wrong anyways!) which leaves you very prone to burnout. You may find you are highly critical of yourself and others, and feel envious of those who “have it all figured out.
When Pitta Goes Out of Balance
The ups and downs of life and daily stress can cause the doshas to go out of balance. Here are some common signs that your Pitta is out of balance.
How to Keep Pitta Balanced
So now you know what your dosha is, and the signs Pitta might be out of balance. How can you use this information to your advantage?
What can you do to keep Pitta in check, and in turn, feel healthy and well? Let’s start by looking at the best foods for your dosha!
Best Foods for Pitta
The Ayurvedic diet is not like a traditional ‘diet’ you might be familiar with. Instead, Ayurveda offers a framework to start understanding which foods work best for YOU, and which foods don’t.
An easy way to categorise, understand and remember these foods are by their taste. The best tastes for Pitta are sweet, bitter and astringent. Below you will see just a few examples from each of these tastes!
PS – Before you get too excited, unfortunately sweet doesn’t necessarily mean eating chocolate all day (I wish!), but refers more to naturally sweet foods like grains and root vegetables.
Foods to Avoid for Pitta
Much like certain tastes benefit each of the doshas, other tastes can also ‘aggravate’ the doshas. This just means that if you are experiencing any of the physical and mental signs of a Pitta imbalance mentioned earlier, eating these foods regularly won’t help matters.
It’s VERY important to remember that Ayurveda is NOT RESTRICTIVE! All foods can be a part of your diet. These lists are not here to label foods as exclusively ‘good’ or ‘bad’ but simply help you to be more aware of making choices that work for you and your digestion.
The following foods do not need to be eliminated from your diet, but you may feel better by eating them less often.
Best Lifestyle for Pitta
Having a daily routine is one of the best ways to keep all doshas in balance and Pitta types just looooove structure! While your routine can be simple, it should be somewhat consistent each day. Take a look at my Ultimate Ayurvedic Routine and pick just 3 things that you can realistically do each day.
WARNING – you might be tempted to take on too much too fast and try to “do it all.” This is VERY common for Pitta types. So while it might be difficult for you to hold back, slow and steady is key!
Ayurvedic Self Massage (Abhyanga)
One of, if not THE most important parts of an Ayurvedic routine is self-massage. Known as abhyanga, this is one of the best practices to relieve stress, tension and combat burnout.
Learn all about the benefits of this technique and how to do it easily at home here. The best oil for a Pitta type is cold pressed coconut oil as it is cooling. Daily is best, but even 1-2 times per week is great!
Belly Breathing (Pranayama)
As you’ve discovered, Pitta types have a tendency to do too much and put themselves under enormous pressure to get it all ‘just right.’
One of the best, most effective (science backed) ways to calm your nervous system and switch from sympathetic (fight or flight) to parasympathetic (rest and digest) is through deep breathing. Learn how to belly breathe here and start by practicing for just 2-3 minutes each day.
So What's Next?
So now you know a little more about your Ayurvedic body type, the signs that Pitta is out of balance and some simple (but very effective!) tools to stay balanced. So what’s next?
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2. Start making small changes one step at a time. You'll soon start to see how easy it is to transform your physical and mental wellbeing with Ayurveda!
3. Let someone else know about this quiz! Share it with any friends or family members so they too can discover their dosha!
THANK YOU for taking the time to take this quiz and discover your dosha! I hope you found the information helpful. I’m so glad to have you as a part of the Ayurveda with Rebecca community!
*This information is intended for educational purposes only. Consult your doctor before making changes to you diet and lifestyle. Read full disclaimer here.*
