Elemental Composition: Fire + Water
Main Principle: Transformation — metabolism, digestion, intellect, and vision.
Primary Quality: Heat (🔥)
🧍♂️ Physical Characteristics
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Body type: Medium height and build, moderate strength.
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Weight: Stable — rarely gain or lose much.
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Skin: Warm, oily, prone to acne, moles, freckles, and rashes.
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Hair: Fine, silky, reddish or light-colored; early graying or balding common.
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Eyes: Bright, sharp, medium-sized — gray, green, or copper-brown.
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Teeth: Sharp, slightly yellowish; may have bleeding gums.
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Temperature: Warm body and sweaty palms/feet.
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Smell: Perspiration often strong or sulfur-like.
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Tendency: Sensitive to heat and sunlight.
🍽️ Digestive Traits
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Metabolism: Strong (high digestive fire).
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Appetite: Strong and regular — get irritable if hungry (“hangry”).
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Elimination: Soft yellowish stools, frequent urination.
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Cravings: Spicy, sour, and salty foods (which aggravate pitta).
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Best tastes: Sweet, bitter, and astringent (to cool and balance).
😴 Sleep & Habits
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Sleep: Moderate duration but deep and sound.
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Night preference: Often alert and active late at night.
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Orderliness: Clean, neat, and systematic — everything in its place.
🩺 Common Health Issues
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Fevers, inflammation, acidity, ulcers, jaundice
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Burning sensations, skin rashes, colitis
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Sun sensitivity and excessive perspiration
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PMS symptoms: breast tenderness, hives, burning urination
🧠 Mental & Emotional Traits
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Intelligent, analytical, logical, sharp memory
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Excellent concentration and leadership skills
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Strong-willed, ambitious, and disciplined
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Can become critical, perfectionistic, or dominating when imbalanced
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Prone to anger, irritability, jealousy, and competitiveness
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Fear of failure; easily stressed; workaholic tendencies
💼 Lifestyle Tendencies
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Seek success and recognition
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Love luxury — perfumes, jewelry, cars, fine living
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Spend freely, less inclined to save
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Gravitate toward leadership or intellectual careers (doctors, lawyers, engineers, managers, judges, etc.)
🔥 When Pitta is Aggravated
Causes:
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Hot, spicy, oily, or sour foods
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Alcohol, smoking
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Overexposure to heat or sunlight
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Overwork, anger, competition
Symptoms:
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Skin eruptions, acidity, irritability, anger, perfectionism
❄️ Guidelines for Balancing Pitta
✅ Do:
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Eat cooling, mild, nonspicy food
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Stay in cool environments
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Maintain calmness and relaxation
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Drink cool (not icy) water or herbal infusions (mint, coriander, fennel)
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Practice moderation in work and competition
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Spend time in nature, especially near water
🚫 Avoid:
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Heat, steam baths, and excessive sun exposure
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Oily or fried foods
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Alcohol, coffee, tobacco
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Skipping meals or eating when angry
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Overexertion and intense arguments
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