Summer goes - Pitta stays?

Do you get easily irritated these days or tend towards perfectionism? If you are a "Pitta type" and/or have spent your vacation under the southern sun, it's quite possible that a Pitta imbalance has occurred. According to Ayurveda, the Pitta Dosha represents the fire in our physiology and accumulates in late summer.

Out with Pitta and strengthened into autumn – activate your inner cooling.

Harmonize the Pitta Dosha with Pitta-calming foods (sweet, bitter, astringent). Good examples are ghee, milk, butter, barley, mung beans, basmati rice, artichokes, avocado, leafy greens, potatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, pomegranate, melon, coconut, raisins.

How do you know if too much Pitta has accumulated? Skin redness, heartburn, intestinal irritation, irritability, sleep disturbances – all these signal that there may be an excess of Pitta.

Recommended herbs and spices for a natural Pitta balance:

Licorice, ginger (in small amounts), chamomile, vetiver, cardamom, coriander, turmeric, saffron, aloe vera, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, fennel, cloves.

Also highly recommended for taming Pitta are Pitta tea, the "Pitta Balance" supplement, and a morning full-body oil massage (Abhyanga) with wonderfully cooling coconut oil.

In general, you should not enjoy your meals too hot or too spicy. The mild-exotic Pitta Churna is the perfect seasoning.

Avoid exercising in the sun; heavy sweating is also not advisable. If you envision fire and heat as symbols for Pitta, your inner intelligence will tell you that anything that cools and calms is beneficial now. This naturally also applies to daily life and interacting with people.

It's better to loosen up a bit and allow yourself more relaxation and rest. It might sound almost a little too simple: But that's precisely why you could try it – and then perhaps discover that Ayurveda is actually very simple and can help you very effectively.

We wish you much inner peace through a balanced Pitta Dosha and are pleased to offer you some of the best Pitta products at a special price.

Your Maharishi Ayurveda Team