Page 2: Please choose the symptoms you've experienced on a regular basis, or that were significant in the past.
Check the boxes that best describe your 'Lips' ? Chapped lips
Chapped lips is a sign of inadequate circulation to the lips, dehydration, or overexposure to cold. Chronic candida and toxicity can also dry out the lips.
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? Cold sores
Cold sores erupt from herpes Simplex I virus, which becomes activated during episodes of stress. A good routine and restorative rest can help with this condition.
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Check the boxes that best describe your 'Triggers' ? Stress
Stress depresses Kapha people, stimulates Vata, and triggers aggression and hostility in Pitta. Mental stress is increased by physical stress. Physical stress is increased by an irregular eating or sleeping routine, toxicity, or overexertion. Stress ...
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? Fatty fried food
Fatty, fried food demands alot of bile production from the liver. It could also aggravate gallstones causing pain. If you feel tired or heavy after fatty foods, you should avoid them. It could mean a stagnant gall bladder.
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? Intense emotions
The emotions we have are the body's natural holistic way of appreciating the meaning of events that happen in our lives. The intensity of our emotions, however, correlates to imbalances in the blood. Kapha people naturally experiences more terror, de...
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? Lack of exercise
The blood should be moved at least once a day. Flushing circulation helps detoxify, re-energize, and tone tissues. The best time to circulate your blood is in the morning before breakfast.
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? Insufficient cleanliness
'Cleanliness is a virtue.' Physical cleanliness is an outward sign of vigilance and purity. A cluttered house is a cluttered mind. The minimum of cleanliness is a daily rinse. Use of soap is recommended at least twice a week or when the skin is dirty...
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Check the boxes that best describe your 'Skin Type' ? Dry skin
The skin is the cream of the blood plasma, reflecting it's properties. Thin, dry skin often reflects depletion or insufficient fat intake (Vata). Ghee and oil massage are useful for Vata type dry skin. In some case, dry skin is related to hypothyroid...
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? Oily Skin
Oily skin can result from too much fats, carbs, dairy, sweets, or meat, or when high Pitta makes the skin hot and sweaty.
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? Oily t-zone only
Oily in the T-zone only implies that heat/blood is moving upward into the head.
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? Oily face / dry extremities
Oily face can indicate heat moving upward, especially when the extremities are cold. It can also indicate that sweet, Kapha thick blood is blocking circulation to the extremities.
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? Thick skin
Thick skin is a sign of sweet or oily "dense" blood. This is a Kapha condition and may indicate poor circulation.
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? Thin skin
Thin, dry, cold skin is characteristic of malabsorption and indigestion in underweight Vata individuals. Thin skin has a tendency to develop wrinkles earlier. Thin skin can make you feel cold, especially when swimming. Vata people can protect and moi...
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? Cold to touch
Our body redirects blood flow to digest a meal, when thinking, to fight an infection, or when exposed to the cold. If you are chronically cold, suspect either deficiency of ojas or fungal/pathogenic infection (a heat condition).
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? Cold extremities
Cold extremities can imply a blood deficiency such as anemia, poor circulation from dehydration or congestion, a low metabolism, low blood sugar levels, insufficient clothing or fat, or stress. A chronic infection such as candida can rob the body of ...
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? Hot in torso/chest area
When you feel hot in your torso area, but also have cold extremities, it can indicate poor circulation and overcompensation by the heart. Sweet, thick Kapha blood is the likely culprit.
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? Flushes Easily
A person may flush easily when they are overheated, experience intense emotions, due to toxicity or hormone fluctuations, or after indulging in Pitta aggravating foods or lifestyle. Intense emotions can trigger an increase in the heart rate or vasodi...
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? Sweaty palms
Sweaty palms may create discomfort in social situation that require shaking hands. Palm sweat is increased when your circulatory system is congested, the blood toxic, when stressed, when you have a heat condition, or when excess fat blocks the releas...
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? Itchy skin
Itchy skin may be secondary to dryness (Vata pushing Pitta). Skin may be itchy due to cyst formation (Pitta/Kapha type). Skin may feel itchy when heat (Pitta) is trapped in the body. When wounds are healing, the skin is itchy.
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Check the boxes that best describe your 'Complexion Type' ? Ruddy complexion
A ruddy/rough complexion indicates toxic blood. An orangish or greenish sallow complexion can also indicate gall bladder stagnation or acid reflux.
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? Acne - general
Acne results when the skin is oily or the liver is overwhelmed with toxins. When the liver is overwhelmed by toxins, the body attempts to release toxins through alternative pathways, including the skin. The skin tissue is easily irritated by these to...
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? Acne - blackhead
Blackheads indicate clogged pores. Recurring blackheads may indicate dirty or excessively oily skin. Skin becomes oily when the blood is sweet, or when Pitta brings excess blood to the area. In a Pitta constition, blackheads on the face imply excess ...
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? Acne - painful
Painful acne is often deep seated and cystic. Acne can result from "sweet" Kapha blood, allergies, hormonal imbalances, a heat condition, an infectious process, and buildup of toxins released through the skin. Acne around the chin or mouth area is of...
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? Cellulite
Cellulite blocks circulation to the skin and looks pale in color.
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? Freckles numerous
Freckles, liver spots, moles and other blemishes are often a sign of liver stress.
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? Moles numerous
Numerous moles may be a sign of liver stress.
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? Liver spots numerous
Liver spots are a sign of a deficiency in the liver, or of the livers ability to move blood in the skin.
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? Skin tags numerous
Skin tags are often a sign of poor fat metabolism.
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? Scaly / flaky skin
While most flaky skin is dry in nature, some are oily. Dry flaky skin is Vata. Oily flaky skin is Kapha.
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? Bruise easily
Bruising easily is a sign of high Pitta in Ayurveda. Capillary beds may be dilated due to a heat condition in heart or liver. Malabsorption of vitamins C and K may be a factor.
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? Puffy / swollen skin
Puffy skin implies lymphatic stagnation, inflammation, and edema, overall a Kapha condition in Ayurveda and dampness in Chinese medicine. Possible causes include poor circulation, an allergen, thick, gooey Kapha blood, and toxins.
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? Rashes
The body releases toxins through the digestion, urine, skin & lungs. Rashes may result when there are too many toxins, or the liver becomes otherwise aggravated. Some rashes may be infectious and require a visit to a medical doctor. All rashes are a ...
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? Rosaceae
Rosacea may indicate a congested liver or upward moving heat. The cause of upward moving heat may be toxicity or infection, including sinus or ear infection. It is generally Kapha aggravating/blocking Pitta. Heat should be redirected downwards with b...
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? Hives
Hives are a sign of allergy and aggravated Pitta, or lymphatic congestion in aggravated Kapha.
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? Cracked skin
Cracked skin is a more advanced Vata condition of dryness.
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? Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are an example of blood stagnation and poor veinous return from the legs. The blood in the legs has to overcome the force of gravity to return to the heart. The legs are also located far away from the heart. Sometimes, circulation is b...
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? Skin sensitivity to chemicals
Sensitivity to chemicals imply that the liver is overwhelmed, often due to leaky gut syndrome or chronic indigestion.
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? Scars (Past)
Scarring easily may be a sign of low cholesterol. Vitamin E, almond oil, and other oils and herbs can help the skin repair more quickly.
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? Scar Easily
Scarring easily may be a sign of low cholesterol.
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Check the boxes that best describe your 'Skin Other' ? Eczema
Eczema comes in many varieties. Among them, Vata eczema comes from extreme dryness or liver deficiency. Pitta eczema comes from allergies, inflammation, or toxicity.
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? Corns
Corns appear where the skin has been irritated excessively.
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? Staph infection
A chronic staph infection could be serious. Bacterial infections generally spread under the following conditions: poor circulation, sweet blood, heat and moisture buildup, and toxicity. A Kapha and Pitta pacifying diet low in carbohydrates may help "...
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? Candida / Yeast Infection / Thrush
Only 23% of people who believe they have a candida infection actually have one. The term candida has become a substitute for many other types of bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. The traditional Ayurvedic treatment for these conditions is a di...
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? Painful rash
The body releases toxins through the digestion, urine, skin & lungs. Rashes may result when there are too many toxins, or the liver becomes otherwise aggravated. Some rashes may be infectious and require a visit to a medical doctor. All rashes are a...
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? Raised & bumpy rash
The body releases toxins through the digestion, urine, skin & lungs. Rashes may result when there are too many toxins, or the liver becomes otherwise aggravated. Some rashes may be infectious and require a visit to a medical doctor. All rashes are a...
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? Flat rash
The body releases toxins through the digestion, urine, skin & lungs. Rashes may result when there are too many toxins, or the liver becomes otherwise aggravated. Some rashes may be infectious and require a visit to a medical doctor. All rashes are a...
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? Skin red after mild abrasion
Dermatographism, the ability to 'draw' on the skin, is a sign of capillary vasodilation due to Pitta type toxicity. It may indicate lymphatic stagnation as well.
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Check the boxes that best describe your 'Problem Location' ? Skin problems on eyelids
The eyes are a very bloody organ, and are easily affected when Pitta is aggravated.
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? Skin problems in cheeks
The cheeks become flushed with blood whenever Pitta is aggravated. When upward moving blood & heat (Pitta) mixes with toxicity, it causes a hot rash on the cheeks.
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? Skin problems on nose
Rosacea is often blood stagnation (Kapha) mixing with heat (Pitta). A Kapha pacifying diet often helps.
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? Skin problems in lips
Dry, small lips imply a Vata imbalance. Cold sores imply a Vata imbalance (stress diminishing immunity) which aggravates Pitta (inflammation).
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? Skin problems on chin
Thick cystic acne in the chin area could indicate a hormonal imbalance.
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? Skin problems on ears
Burning rashes on the ears (especially after eating) could be a sign of upward moving heat (Pitta). There may be an infection in the sinus or ear canal that is releasing through the skin. Try massaging around the ear, pulling the ear to see if there ...
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? Skin problems upper arms
Dry, prickly red rash on the upper arms could indicate hypothyroid.
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? Skin problems on elbows
The elbows and knees are sensitive to poor circulation and dryness (Vata). When this Vata condition mizes with heat, it could lead to allergic rashes on the elbows and knees.
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? Skin problems on hands
Skin problems in the hands implicate poor circulation (Vata) when hands are dry, allergic conditions (Pitta), or fluid stagnation (Kapha) when hands are swollen.
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? Skin problems on Chest
When lung or circulatory conditions (Kapha) mix with toxicity, it can lead to rashes on the chest.
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? Skin problems on back
Skin problems on the upper or middle back indicate Pitta dosha imbalance with upward moving heat. Skin problems in the lower back indicate Kapha imbalance with stagnation of fluids, or Vata imbalance in the colon.
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? Skin problems on Abdomen
Skin problems in the abdominal area may arise from many sources, including indigestion, and stretch marks from past pregnancies. Acne in this area may indicate gas, bloating, inflammation and toxicity causing a Pitta imbalance. Fungal infections and ...
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? Skin problems on buttocks
Skin problems in buttocks could be caused by too much time sitting with an improper posture (Vata) or fluid stagnation in the lower extremities (Kapha).
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? Skin problems on genitals
Skin problems in the genital area may imply a sexually transmitted disease, parasites, candida or toxicity.
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? Skin problems on knees
The elbows and knees are sensitive to poor circulation and dryness (Vata). When this Vata condition mixes with heat, it could lead to allergic rashes on the elbows and knees.
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? Skin problems on feet
The feet are farthest from the heart and most likely to suffer from poor circulation. Dry feet are a sign of Vata in the circulatory system. Swollen feet / fungus imply Kapha.
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