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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Spring Ayurvedic Detox Diet for the Pitta Dosha


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By: Virginia Iversen, M.Ed

Ayurvedic health care practitioners believe that a state of disease is able to develop when the particular dosha or mind/body matrix of an individual is out of balance. Participating in a springtime detox diet will help a Yogi or Yogini to reestablish their internal balance through a purifying diet of healthy food, spices and teas. In fact, the elite Council of Maharishi Ayurveda Physicians recommends that all dosha types complete a spring detox diet in order to cleanse the body of toxic producing substances that may have accumulated in a Yoga practitioner’s digestive tract during the dark winter months. 

The Pitta dosha is the most fiery of all of the doshas. Classically speaking, the Pitta dosha is governed by thinking, learning and the fire of digestion. Yogis or Yoginis who are predominantly pitta in nature are usually highly intelligent, very quick in their thought processes, ethical and often excel in leadership positions. A Pitta individual also tends to be quite dharmic in his or her behavior and very disciplined, sometimes to such an extent that his or her outlook on life becomes quite rigid and set.  



When a Pitta is out of balance, he or she will often exhibit a high level of irritability and a short fuse, becoming easily angered at the proverbial drop of a hat or glass of spilt milk. An out-of-balance Pitta may also exhibit skin rashes, prematurely grey hair, excess stomach acid and an overly critical attitude.  Ayurvedic physicians recommend that Pittas eat cooling, sweet and cleansing foods, such as fruit juices and cleansing greens. An optimal Pitta diet will emphasize fresh plant foods and minimize processed foods, meat and seafood. Eating at regular mealtimes and exercising daily out in nature will also help to keep a Pitta dosha individual in balance. 

Participating in an Ayurvedic springtime detox diet will help to refresh and balance all of the doshas. An optimal Pitta spring detox diet includes lots of bitter, green leafy vegetables, including kale, arugula and parsley for their cleansing properties. 



Celery and cucumbers are also great vegetables to include in a Pitta cleansing diet. Additionally, blue, red and purple fruits are highly recommended for Pittas by Ayurvedic practitioners. A great way to include many greens, vegetables and fruits into your diet is by making a yogurt-based, green smoothie everyday while detoxifying. In this way, you will be able to include many of the recommended cleansing and bitter greens in a nourishing, cooling and sweet base of organic yogurt and succulent fruit. 

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