Follow a Vata-pacifying diet with these flavor profiles; increase sweet, sour, salty and decrease bitter, pungent, astringent. In general, choose a diet that emphasizes warm, soupy, and easy to digest foods. The Vata gut prefers cooked vegetables to raw

Favor warm beverages

Food should be warm, freshly prepared

Cook with liberal amounts of sesame oil. Ghee, butter, olive oil and coconut oil are also good

Avoid alcohol, caffeinated beverages

Avoid raw or gas-forming vegetables

Bonus tip: Have some boiled milk with cardamom, cinnamon, or turmeric before bed.

Take time out to eat a healthy lunch with attention on your food

Favor cool, but not ice-cold, beverages

Food should be freshly prepared

Favor ghee in the cooking along with cooling spices like fennel, coriander, cardamom and turmeric. Coconut oil and olive oil are also good

Avoid chili peppers, vinegar, alcohol, tobacco, caffeinated beverages and chocolate

Increase sweet, bitter, and astringent and decrease sour, salty, and pungent

Pitta people should avoid the “hot/ spicy” foods and should concentrate on the “cooler” tastes. Pitta types should especially limit or avoid consumption of eggs, alcohol, and salt

Bonus tip: Before bed, have some milk heated with a little ghee, saffron, cardamom and sugar, once cooled to a moderate temperature

A light, warm diet is also important with a predominance of these flavor profiles: bitter (greens), astringent (beans) and pungent tastes. Decrease sweet, salty, and sour

Kapha individuals should not eat fatty, fried or greasy foods and should avoid dairy products.

Vegetables are wonderful for Kapha types who should reduce the heaviness of the meals they eat, use moderation