The Ideal Pitta Pacifying Foods: Understanding & Balancing Pitta Dosha
The Ideal Pitta Pacifying Foods
Understanding & Balancing Pitta Dosha
The Pitta dosha controls digestion, metabolism, and energy production. The primary function of Pitta is transformation. Those with a predominance of the Pitta principle have a fiery nature that manifests in both body and mind.
Qualities of Pitta:
Hot
Light
Intense
Penetrating
Pungent
Sharp
Acidic
Physical Characteristics
Pittas are usually of medium size and weight. They sometimes have bright red hair, but baldness or thinning hair is also common in a Pitta. They have excellent digestion, which sometimes leads them to believe they can eat anything. They have a warm body temperature. They sleep soundly for short periods of time and have a strong sex drive. When in balance, Pittas have a lustrous complexion, perfect digestion, abundant energy, and a strong appetite. When out of balance, Pittas may suffer from skin rashes, burning sensations, peptic ulcers, excessive body heat, heartburn, and indigestion.
Emotional Characteristics
Pittas have a powerful intellect and a strong ability to concentrate. When they’re in balance, they are good decision makers, teachers, and speakers. They are precise, sharp-witted, direct, and often outspoken. Out-of-balance pittas can be short-tempered and argumentative.
When pittas are overstressed their typical response is, “What did you do wrong?”
How to Balance Pitta
Pitta is hot, sharp, sour, pungent, and penetrating. To balance pitta, favor the following foods!
Fruits: Favor
Apples (sweet)
Applesauce
Apricots (sweet)
Berries (sweet)
Cherries (sweet)
Coconut
Dates
Figs
Grapes (red, purple, black)
Limes
Mangos (ripe)
Melons
Oranges (sweet)
Papaya
Pears
Pineapple (sweet)
Plums (sweet)
Pomegranates
Prunes
Raisins
Strawberries
Watermelon
Vegetables: Favor
Avocado
Artichoke
Asparagus
Beets (cooked)
Bell Peppers
Bitter Melon
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Burdock Root
Cabbage
Carrots (cooked)
Cauliflower
Celery
Cilantro
Collard Greens
Cucumber
Dandelion Greens
Green Beans
Jerusalem Artichoke
Kale
Leafy Greens
Leeks (cooked)
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Okra
Olives (black)
Onions (cooked)
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers (sweet)
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Radishes (cooked)
Rutabaga
Spaghetti Squash
Sprouts (not spicy)
Squash, Summer
Squash, Winter
Spinach (raw)
Sweet Potatoes
Watercress
Wheat Grass
Zucchini
Grains: Favor
Amaranth
Barley
Cereal (dry)
Couscous
Crackers
Durham Flour
Granola
Oat Bran
Oats
Pancakes
Pasta
Quinoa
Rice (basmati, white, wild)
Rice Cakes
Seitan
Spelt
Sprouted Wheat Bread
Tapioca
Wheat
Wheat Bran
Nuts & Seeds: Favor
Almonds (soaked and peeled)
Charoli Nuts
Coconut
Flax Seeds
Halva
Popcorn (buttered, without salt)
Pumpkin Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Oils: Favor
Coconut Oil
Flax Seed Oil
Ghee
Olive Oil
Primrose Oil
Sunflower Oil
Soy Oil
Walnut Oil