Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra

  • Doshas—Vata: Ectomorph (movement); Pitta: Mesomorph (metabolism); Kapha: Endomorph (structure)
  • Vata in balance; other 2 2
  • Pitta 2 stay out of sun
  • Imbalanced Pitta-Vata exhibits Type A behavior
  • Hot day / hot bath / anger / sexual passion increase Pitta
  • Excess acidity—Pitta imbalance
  • 4 Pita imbalance; no sour / fermented foods: Cheese, pickles, vinegar, sour cream, or alcoholic beverages
  • Cannot push yr doshas into configuration better than U R born w/
  • 4 Pita imbalance; no overeating, fermented bread yeast, food additives
  • Rejuvenating herbs: Gotu kola / garlic 4 Vata; aloe vera / saffron 4 Pitta; elecampane / honey 4 Kapha
  • Rasayanas—herbs 4 longevity, e.g., Chavnprash, Brahmi Rasayana
  • More powerful rasayana:  Amla, guggul, shatavari, & ashwaghanda
  • Quinine brings Pitta down promptly
  • Pitta-Pacifying Diet
  • Complacency, greed, & emotional dependency come from too much sweet
  • In Pranayama, let breathing come naturally, a little slower / deeper w/o taking deep breaths
  • ↓ tomatoes / lettuce in winter; ↓ grains in summer; no long-distance-shipped fruits, half-ripened