Ayurveda the science of life an ancient medical system of India developed as a complete medical science thousand years ago. It is one of the best methods of healthy living for human being. Caraka and Susruta are two important text books available in India explaining in depth of human body and its method to cure from diseases. There are three types of body of human beings based on ayurvedic principal.

Vata Type Person

 Vata means wind, A Person's body is as follows:

Thin body, tall, always underweight, thin bones, unstable mind, weak digestion, like to drink warm water, does not like cold water or food, fried oily food, insomnia, restless, sound of bones when walk, easily tired, dry skin, small eyes, disorder of nerves and intestine.

If you have qualities like this, then do the following...

Drink warm water eat fresh food and avoid winter or cold places. Don't drink except some time Red wine or little alcohol.

Do little exercise like Asanas and Pranayama. Jogging but avoid heavy exercise.

Food contains sweet, salty and sour are good for your body.

Use Sesame oil for cooking or massage purpose.

Milk and butter are good for Vatta type persons but if don't want then sesame oil is best for vatta type person.

Meditate in Padmasana position and avoid too much sex.

Do not go for fasting too much. Occasionally is OK.

Avoid dry fruits.

Pitta Type Person:

Pitta means fire. If this element is dominated, then your qualities are as follows...

Strong digestion power, like to drink cold water, ice, enjoy winter, does not like hot, too much sexual desire, average weight, too much anger, jealousy, weak liver and not clean blood, medium weight, medium body structure, oily hair, enough sleep, brave but character full of anger, and strong faith.

If your qualities are like that, then do this following.......

1.    Drink cool water,

2.    Do not drink alcohol as it will create heat in body, which causes sickness.

3.    Drink enough water.

4.    Vegetables and heavy food are good for your body.

5.    Dinner should be at least two hour before sleep.

6.    Control anger as much as possible.

7.    Do not do too much breathing exercise, meditate in Vajrasan position.

8.    Yoga asanas are best for your body.

9.    Do fasting sometimes.

Kapha Type Person

1.    Kapha means water. The qualities are as follows....

2.    If you are calm, lazy, too much sleep, heavy bone structure, fat body, throught problems, short height but some time heavy size body, heavy weight, very good digestion system, not active, and weak lungs system.

3.    If your qualities are like that, then do the following.......

4.    Do heavy exercise, include dry fruits in daily life, eat warm and fried food and vegetables.

5.    Avoid cool water and too much iced food.

6.    Alcohols are ok for kapha type.

7.    Eat enough carbohydrates items for your body

8.    Hot and spicy foods are Ok.

9.    Avoid salty foods.

10.  Best to have pungent food items.

11. Do fasting sometimes.

12. Meditate in yoga Nidra position (sleeping position).

13.  Breathing exercise is very good for your body.