Oh Summer.

I can always tell when the weather is hot and muggy by my blog.  I start writing snarky posts about insignificant silliness.  I start keeping a professional and personal blog.  Eventually when my pitta gets back in whack I'll combine them again but you know blogs that are only perfect entries are boring so I'll stay snarky for a bit, I suppose.

I mean, I think it's important to be real.  And being real means you occasionally get your pitta out of whack and become snarky.  Can you tell I'm loving that word?  Is it a new one?  I never heard the word snarky til a few years ago, not sure if it's slang or not but it feels perfect for that feeling of... well... snarkyness.

Anyway.  Summer.  The wonderful season where the whole world starts taking crazy pills.  Seriously, if I were completely honest in my blog... well, if I wasn't worried about hurting the feelings of people who may recognize themselves.. I could tell you some stories of total insanity that have crossed my path lately.  Folks blaming folks for their own issues.  People who just can't be pleased.. or be quiet about it.  Folks wanting others to do their work for them, even their inner work, which, REALLY? How can someone else do YOUR inner work?  Wouldn't that then be outer work?  Or, their inner work? How do you suppose you'll be healed by that?  Lordy, it's enough to make one snarky.

Trouble is, when my pitta gets out of whack I'm supposed to make everything in my word cooling and bland.  I HATE cooling and bland.

Oh wait.  Definition of Pitta:  What is Pitta? Pitta is a a Dosha.  What's a Dosha?  A dosha is one of three bodily humors that make up one's constitution according to Ayurveda. These teachings are also known as the Tridosha system. The central concept of Ayurvedic medicine is the theory that health exists when there is a balance between three fundamental bodily humours or doshas called Vata, Pitta and Kapha.  Vata is Air, Pitta is Fire, Kapha is Water.

Signs that you need to balance Pitta


Are you constantly critical, impatient, irritable? yes.

Do you feel obsessed by work or a project, unable to stop for a break? yes.

Do you wake up in the very early hours of the morning and then find it difficult to get back to sleep? yes.

Is your skin feeling irritated or more sensitive than usual, breaking out or feeling inflamed? yes.

Is your hair falling when you shampoo or comb it? yes.

Do you have problems with heartburn or excess stomach acid? meh.

Is your tolerance of other people or provoking situations lower than usual? Do you have temper outbursts over minor aggravations? Do you often feel frustrated? Yes. YES, YESSSSSSSSSS

Do you feel hot even when you are indoors? Do you feel thirsty all the time? Are your eyes red? Yes, sheesh.

Is your speech often biting and sarcastic? Do you find yourself getting into arguments easily? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT???? HOW RUDE.

If you answered yes to many of the questions above, following a Pitta-balancing diet and lifestyle can help restore balance to Pitta.

So there you have it.  Pitta diet: Favor Cool or warm but not steaming hot foods


Bitter, sweet, and astringent tastes

As far as practical use less butter and added fat. Consume food with moderately heavy textures.

Since Pittas have strong efficient digestion, they can generally eat just about everything. Most Pittas get into trouble by continued use of too much salt, overuse of sour and spicy food and overeating.

Take cool, refreshing food in summer. Reduce the consumption of salt, oil, and spices, all of which are "heating" to the body. Salads are good, so is milk and ice cream.

Avoid pickles, yogurt, sour cream, and cheese. Avoid vinegar in salad dressing; use lemon juice instead. Alcoholic and fermented foods should be avoided. Their sour Rasa aggravates Pitta. Coffee is also pitta aggravating due to the acid in coffee. Herb tea is good. Prefer mint, licorice root or other pitta pacifying tea.

Breakfast: Cold cereals, cinnamon toast, and apple tea is a good breakfast for Pitta. Avoid coffee, orange juice and doughnuts - they aggravate pitta.

The vegetarian foods are the best for pitta. Consuming red meat tend to heat the body from the fat. Consume abundant amounts of milk, grains and vegetables.

Avoid oily, hot, salty, and heavy foods such as fried food. Instead consume starchy foods such as vegetables, grains and beans. Avoid the tendency to overeat under stress.

Avoid processed and fast foods as they tend to be heavy on salt and sour tastes. Japanese and Chinese food are good choices. Avoid highly spicy food such as is found in Mexican restaurants.

To bring down aggravated Pitta, take two teaspoons of ghee (clarified butter) in a glass of warm milk. (Avoid taking the ghee if you have problem with high cholesterol).  http://www.holisticonline.com/ayurveda/


Yuck.  What the heck is Ghee? Whatever.
 
Anyways.  That's why I have stupid posts right now.