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Entries Tagged as 'Kapha'

Allergy Help!

March 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Vatas and pittas love the renewal of spring, but for kapha, it might be allergy season. Spring is kapha aggravating as the snow melts and the air becomes more moist and the energy is slow and heavy. To help alleviate allergy symptoms, strictly avoid fried or oily foods. They are too heavy and will further [...]

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Tags: Body · Kapha

Spring ahead!

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments

We sprang (I’ve been told that’s not a word) ahead last night as our clocks went forward and…what does that mean!? Spring has almost sprung (I’ve been told that’s not a word either)! Spring is a time of renewal where we usually do some spring cleaning in our homes and maybe a spring cleanse for [...]

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Tags: Body · Doshas · Kapha

Dancing for Garlic

October 13th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I had NO idea the effects of garlic on a kapha until I witnessed it with my own tiny eyes tonight. They dance!! The kaphas, they dance for garlic! My boyfriend (kapha-pitta) and I were making veggies stir-fry-like on the stove and I threw in some roasted garlic. His eyes opened up wide. Then he [...]

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Tags: 5 Senses · Body · Energy Shifting · Kapha · Nutrition · Spices & Herbs

Tea for Chest Congestion

September 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments

You know when you feel a chest cold coming on. Tightness in the chest (you can feel there is mucus milling around down in there), phlegm-ey coughs, and any sinus junk is a sure sign that there is a kapha imbalance. For those pleasantries, I recommend this ginger and tumeric tea.* Make a lot of [...]

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Tags: Kapha · Teas · Tips

Oh, Yogurt

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Ok, I have received a significant amount of resistance when I ask people to eliminate yogurt, so I would like to discuss. There is a lot of advertising about yogurt and acidophilus as healthy bacteria/probiotics, good for the “waistline,” etc., but truth be told, yogurt is a channel clogger. It is exactly like jumping into [...]

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Tags: Body · Doshas · Kapha · Nutrition · Recipes

Daily Routine

August 20th, 2008 · 8 Comments

We know doshas rule our bodies, but they also rule nature and the universe in the way of time and space. Remember, macrocosm vs. microcosm. We are tiny bits of this big nature that surrounds us, so when we go in accordance with nature, we will function at our best. This daily routine will help [...]

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Tags: Doshas · Kapha · Pitta · Vata

Kapha does not mean fat!

July 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Dude! I have to clear this up right away. Too many times I have heard, “I’m the fat one so I must be kapha.” Stop it! That’s not true! Just because a person is a kapha does not mean they are (or should be) fat! And just because a person is overweight, does not mean [...]

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Tags: Kapha · Mind