Vata reflects the qualities of air. Its characteristics are light, cold, dry, rough, and energetic. It is balanced by sweet, sour and salty tastes. Begins October 1 through Feb 1.
Pitta reflects the qualities of fire. Its characteristics are hot, oily, liquid, sharp, and intense. It is balanced by sweet, bitter, and astringent tastes. Begins June 1 NOW through Oct 1.
Kapha reflects the qualities of earth. Its characteristics are slow, dense, soft, smooth, and heavy. It is balanced by astringent, bitter and pungent tastes. Begins Feb 1 - June 1.
PITTA SEASON IS FROM JUNE 1 - October 1
Time of day: 11 AM - 3 PM
and 11 PM - 3 AM
All the elements (fire, water, air, earth and water) are part of our physiology. Most of us have a predominance of one element over the other which dictates our constitution, what conditions we are susceptible to, our weaknesses and strengths.
As the Fire season builds externally, we are all affected internally, especially those who have a fire predominance in their nature. So, if you are one of those people who are bothered by heat then make sure you pay attention to the rules of the season.
Physically the Fire element is represented by body temperature, enzyme production, digestion, absorption, assimilation and transformation of food into energy. Similarly, the fire element in the mind is the light of attention, which digests, absorbs, assimilates and transforms sensory perception into knowledge (intellect).
The primary sites in the body that could develop problems this season if we don’t follow the laws of nature are the, Heart, Small intestine, Blood, Liver, Eyes, Muscles/Tendons and Skin.
This can translate into such conditions as: Intolerance to heat, indigestion/heart burn, body temperature fluctuations (hot flashes), skin rashes, liver related disorders, dehydration, increase in inflammatory disorders, burning eyes, conjunctivitis, excess perspiration, body odor, exhaustion, colitis, IBS, acute infections, and any of the conditions ending in “itis”. These are symptoms that are related to excess fire.
There is also the condition of depleted fire in the gut that contributes to most digestive disorders and systemic inflammation.
From an emotional point of view, we can experience or experience other people that seem to be easily irritated, angry, and full of criticism, judgmental, envious and hateful.
PRANA, Breath is our Life force.
Prana is the flow of awareness and is synonymous with life. It is the vital life force (Breath). Located in the brain and represents the functional unit of sensory and motor organs, mind, intellect and consciousness. Moves through the respiratory tract and governs respiration and cardiac activity. It gives life to all tissues, cells and organs by supplying nutrients, water, and oxygen.
Do you have a Pranayama practice?
DIGESTION IS KEY EVERY SEASON BUT PITTA PLAYS A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROLL IN THIS
AMA (undigested food)
Avoid Ama-producing foods Ama is the product of incomplete digestion — it represents sticky toxic matter that can clog the channels of your body that carry nutrients to the cells and waste out of the body. Since cleansing is done to clear ama out of the body, you'll want to stay away from foods that build more ama in the body.
From the Ayurvedic perspective, leftovers, and "dead" foods such as processed, packaged, canned and frozen foods all create ama because they are very hard for your body to digest. Non-organic foods; genetically modified foods; foods grown with chemicals, pesticides and chemical fertilizers; and foods with chemical additives also introduce toxins into your body and are confusing for the natural "intelligence" of your digestive system, and should therefore be avoided.
IN OFFICE treatments:
Continual Polychromatic Light treatments with Foot baths to decrease our level of toxicity.
InfraRed Saunas.
DAY PK treatments or Week long traditional Purva Karma/Pancha Karma (for those who qualify).
Incorporate NanoVi treatments to reduce oxidative stress from EMF (see more info under services). Airnergy to increase PRANA.
Incorporate Restorative PFG2Z or PFG2z programs, such as "Organ support", "Brain Healing"," Wellness Program", Complete Detox and many more to support you during this season.
ACMOS sessions (look under Patient Resources) which can address the energetic elements that often cause illness .
Magnetex treatments to keep us grounded.
COME IN FOR YOU SEASONAL CHECK-UP. OR SCHEDULE A PHONE CONSULT OR ZOOM APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR BAH RESULTS OR NES SCAN READING. 978-298-5753
It is said in Ayurveda that one can get all one needs nutritionally by consuming all 6 tastes at each meal. The six tastes are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent and astringent. But with each season there are 3 tastes that should dominate in each meal.
A number of factors can increase PITTA to the point of aggravation. One is simply eating too much SPICEY, HOT, AND SOUR FOODS. Eating too many inflammatory foods, eating in a rush, drinking iced drinks with meals.
RULES TO KEEP WITH THE FLOW OF THE SEASON:
Managing PITTA
Keep Cool
More sensitivities/allergies than normal -
Some of this is related to the secondary affect after one has Covid,called Mast cell reaction, usually starts to happen about 8-10 days after the flu symptoms. This is more related to the spike protein and plasmids so you may need a BAH COVID test by Dr. Linda (For the Mast cell reaction HistaQuel is what usually comes up (our office).
Pitta Allergies result in Hives, rashes, urticaria, eczema, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headaches, inflammatory responses or even anaphylactic shock. Pitta aggravating foods such as peanuts, strawberries, bananas, citrus fruits, cranberries, eggs, garlic, onions, hot spicy foods, pork, yogurt, hard cheeses can add to the problem. The air quality these days is very poor, for many environmental reasons and hot humid air just maintains stagnancy like a dark cloud that just hovers over us. So protect those sinuses with medicated nasal oil and nedi pot. Homeopathy: Allernest (my office), or Dr. Kings Regional allery formulas (online) Nutritional: BCQ by Vital Nutrients (Fullscript), Herbal: Nettles are great for allergies. And there are many more options.
Eye issues – The eyes are composed of fire, thus governed by Pitta. Some are complaining of Dry eyes but more cases of what we would call Wet type seems to be happening this summer. In any case protect the eyes with proper sun glasses, avoid smoke, and alcohol especially if you have blurring of central vision, straight lines can appear distorted, dark areas or spots can appear and a change of color perception which can lead to Macular degeneration. A beautiful Ayurvedic therapy for this is Netra Basti with plain organic ghee before bed. The modern version of doing this is purchasing an eye cup form your local pharmacy OR Swimming Goggles; melt the ghee and place in eye cup or goggles, let cool. Place cup over eye, lean back and just let the ghee soak into the eye (eyes open). Do this for a minimum of 15 min up to 40 min at least twice a week. Ghee biochemically matches the lipids contained in the eye, 50% of our eye is Lipid. Make sure you use fresh ghee for each eye.
After you are done you can rinse the eye with saline solution or better yet Triphala tea wash. Pour boiling water over ½ teaspoon of Triphala and let steep for 10 min then let cool. The trick here is to make sure you strain it through Cheesecloth to remove any particles. In a clean eye cup add the solution and soak your eye in it for 2-3 min. You can also rinse with Goat milk. This therapy is great for both dry and wet eye issues.
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• Support the Liver and Lymph. There are many ways to do this, Dandelion Root Tea works on both, Gemmotherapy formulas, Homeopathic Drainage remedies, and many other herbs. Do dry brushing towards the heart before shower, then apply the appropriate oil. Tongue scraping. Lymphatic Pump. Soft bounce rebounding, energizing yoga. REQUEST MY LYMPHATIC HANDOUT VIA email.
• Foot baths, Polychromatic Lights and InfraRed Saunas are great therapies to support subtle drainage and detox.
Sleep issues (usually waking during the night, if between 1 and 3 am then your liver could use support). Liver is our main chemical factory and does the majority of its work during sleep. Take Liver support in the AM and especially before bed. A 50/50 combination of Bhumy Amalaki and Guducci is my favorite Good (my office) Homeopathic drainage such as Hepatica (my office), UNDA drainage etc. Purgatives are great for this season too. And of course minimize or eliminate Alcohol at night, eat bitter greens for dinner maybe even have a cool glass of Detox tea before bed. We could go on and on about this.
MORE TO COME!!!!
• Come in for a seasonal check up to see where you need support.
THE FOLLOWING TASTES SHOULD PREDOMINATE THIS SEASON
BITTER, ASTRIGENT, SWEET
BITTER - as in Bitter melon, green leafy vegetables, turmeric, golden seal, gentian are all composed of air and ether. Bitter taste is alterative (purifies the blood, cleansing, detoxifying, reduces all bodily tissue and increases lightness in the mind. It is antibiotic and antiseptic. In small amounts it is a digestive stimulant and helps digest sugar and fat.
Needed in small qualities for each humor. It is necessary for detoxification but can also be depleting.
ASTRINGENT - as in beans, lentils, pomegranate, citrus seed extract etc. are composed of earth and air.
Astringent taste stops bleeding and other excessive discharges (such as diarrhea and sweating) and promotes healing of the skin and mucus membranes, is expectorant and diuretic (increases urination), it tightens tissues.
Needed in moderate amounts, as a secondary food, for maintaining firmness of tissues for all humors.
REMEMBER, VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING CAN BECOME A POISON TO OUR SYSTEM.
SEASONAL DIET IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AS A PDF FILE
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
In Ayurveda we see the heart as the seat of mind and consciousness. Sound, sight, touch, taste and smell all influence cardiac activity. Positive thinking stimulates cardiac impulse, which makes the heart contract rhythmically (normalizing to blood pressure). The nature of positive thinking is expansive (encourages good circulation). Do what makes you happy!
Negative thinking affects the electrical potential of the myocardium, in other words “stresses cardiac conductivity” leading to many forms of heart disease, which just so happens to be the leading killer among Americans. The nature of negative thinking is constrictive (impedes circulation).
We have all become victims of habit when it comes to what we put importance to. Time to surrender.
Watching the news on a regular basis (90% negativity and censorship), is all about the negative, the trauma, doom and gloom over the state of our economy, post COVID and on and on. We can create such a change in our lives if we listen with moment-to-moment awareness and enjoy every moment fully and completely.
Acknowledge every moment of the day when something goes right or makes you laugh. Then all the negativity would not seem so significant.
Intermittent fasting is Still good to do this season - which is a 12 hour fast or Crescendo fasting - which is a 16 hour fast are always a great way to give the gut a break and clear toxicity.
Individuals whose parkruti is primarily pitta, is to keep cool and not allow pitta dosha to become aggravated. If you have an Autoimmune condition or Chronic Condition this is usually related to excess Pitta even if you primordial nature is not Pitta.
More info to come for "Following the rules for the season".
Tune into Hydrationfoundation.org to get the facts about hydration.
SEE PATIENT RESOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION. Consider www.bluesheild-us.com for an affordable Home Scalar Unit
Special Agni Tea:
This tea stimulates digestion and eliminates toxins 1 qt water 1 pinch cayenne (stimulates gastric intrinsic factor) 1 “ fresh sliced ginger peeled (it is a universal medicine, enzyme which stimulates circulation, good for heart) ½ teaspoon of Sucanat (stimulates kledaka kapha) 1/8 teaspoon rock salt (stimulates Hcl) or cheltic salt boil 15-20 min add juice of lime
ALKALIZING SOUP
Ingredients:
Celery
Green Beans
Zucchini
Parsley
Directions:Take equal amounts of all vegetables and cut them in small pieces. Cook vegetables for 15 – 20 min. Take them out of the water and add vegetarian broth to it. Never use meat broth or added salt. Add a raw egg yolk to liquid after it has cooled down to 85 – 105 degrees F (1/2 egg yolk per person per cup of soup. The soup should be consumed the same day or at the latest the next morning.You can also use a Nutribullet or similar appliance to make this.
KICHARI
Ingredients:
1/4 cup yellow split mung beans (soak these overnight in pure water)
1/2 cup jasmine or basmati rice (wash before using) or use sprouted quinoa if rice does not agree with you.
2 tbs of ghee
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp celtic salt
Cardamom pods
1/2 tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
Directions:Melt the ghee in a pot. Add the mustard seeds. When the seeds begin to pop, the temperature is appropriate to add spices. Then add your beans and rice/quinoa. Coat the mixture in ghee and spices. Then add 4 - 6 cups of water or broth. You can add less broth/water if you want it thicker. You can also add powders instead of seeds/pods. Depending on the amount of water, add vegetables as desired. Bring the contents to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 1 hour until the beans are soft.
GERMAN CLEANSING DRINK
This old German remedy has been proven to be very helpful in treating atherosclerosis, cold and infections, high cholesterol and fatigue. By the way it is also very good in improving the immunity system and cleansing your liver.
For the preparation of this powerful drink you will need only four ingredients.• 4 organic lemons along with the peel• one ginger root (3-4 cm) or two tablespoons of grated ginger• 4 large garlic heads • 2 liters of water
Method of Preparation:
2. Peel the garlic.
3. Put the lemons, ginger and garlic in a blender and blend until you get a nice texture.
4. Put the blend in a saucepan
5. Pour the water over and stir until the mixture boils.
6. Then, turn off the heat and leave the mixture cool down.
7. Strain through a strainer and pour the liquid into a glass bottle.
Usage: Everyday 2 hours before meal drink one glass on empty stomach. Keep up with this procedure for 3 weeks. After that, make a pause of one week and then repeat the treatment for another 3 weeks. If you find out the taste is too strong add some honey.After the first 3 weeks of the treatment you will feel how your body has significantly rejuvenated and recovered. This drink is extremely helpful in prevention of calcification in organism which is caused by the kidney stone formation and as well against vascular congestion.
GREAT SMOOTIE FOR INFLAMMATION
Combine the following into a Vitamix, Ninja or Nutibullet type blander, not a juicer:
Organic cucumber with skin
Celery
Swiss Chard
Zuchini
Green Beans
Avacado
Pumpkin Seeds, Chia seeds
Coconut Water, Pinapples and/or juice
1 teaspoon Turmeric
And a teaspoon of your favorite Mushroom or Mushroom blend (my favorite is the OM brand, available at Whole foods or Wellevate.
Berries optional
Click here to read about pacifying diets for each season. If you feel as though you have too much vata, pitta, or kapha, follow these dietary recommendations to balance your constitution.
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