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	I desire neither kingdom, nor heaven, nor rebirth , I desire only that the distressed get rid of their pains. Charak Sanhita Above saying has been the aphorism of Ayurveda. Does it not sound like a spiritual saying? Not only in its objectives but also in its perception of ailments and treatments, Ayurvedic remedies are helpful or at least less hindering in the path of spiritual endeavor. Health is an essential pre-requisite for spiritual achievement, but health is not to be taken as bodily health only. Health is a state where one is in position of internal and external equilibrium. Medication should coincide as much as possible with the natural processes. These are the basics where Ayurveda is unique and different from modern medical science and that is why ayurvedic remedies are recommended for spiritual seekers for any physical discomfort.

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Body Type Quiz

Determine your body type by answering these questions. Check the answer that best fits your long term experience. If two answers fit, check them both. If no answer fits for a question leave it blank. Total up each profile and then add them for a grand total - and your current body type. Each profile total will help you understand how you function mentally, emotionally ... in relation to your overall body type score. This is explained in detail in The 3-Season Diet. Read the imbalances that are associated with each body type at the end of this Q&A. Go to the "Find Your Imbalance" section on this site and read more about each imbalance and how to treat it.

	VATA	PITTA	KAPHA
MENTAL PROFILE
Mental activity	Quick mind, restless	Sharp intellect, aggressive	Calm, steady, stable
Memory	Short-term best	Good general memory	Long-term best
Thoughts	Constantly changing	Fairly steady	Steady, stable, fixed
Concentration	Short-term focus best	Better than average mental concentration	Good ability for long-term focus
Ability to learn	Quick grasp of learning	Medium to moderate grasp	Slow to learn new things
Dreams	Fearful, flying, running, jumping	Angry, fiery, violent, adventurous	Include water, clouds, relationships, romance
Sleep	Interrupted, light	Sound, medium	Sound, heavy, long
Speech	Fast, sometimes missing words	Fast, sharp, clear-cut	Slow, clear, sweet
Voice	High pitch	Medium pitch	Low pitch
Mental Subtotal
BEHAVIORAL PROFILE
Eating speed	Quick	Medium	Slow
Hunger level	Irregular	Sharp, needs food when hungry	Can easily miss meals
Food and drink	Prefers warm	Prefers cold	Prefers dry and warm
Achieving goals	Easily distracted	Focused and driven	Slow and steady
Giving/donations	Gives small amounts	Gives nothing, or large amounts infrequently	Gives regularly and generously
Relationships	Many casual	intense	Long and deep
Sex drive	Variable or low	Moderate	Strong
Works best	While supervised	Alone	In groups
Weather preference	Aversion to cold	Aversion to heat	Aversion to damp, cool
Reaction to stress	Excites quickly	Medium	Slow to get excited
Financial	Doesn’t save, spends quickly	Saves, but big spender	Saves regularly, accumulates wealth
Friendships	Tends toward short-term friendships, makes friends quickly	Tends to be a loner, friends related to occupation	Tends to form long-lasting friendships
Behavioral Subtotal
EMOTIONAL PROFILE
Moods	Change quickly	Change slowly	Steady, unchanging
Reacts to stress with	Fear	Anger	Indifference
More sensitive to	Own feelings	Not sensitive	Others' feelings
When threatened, tends to	Run	Fight	Make peace
Relations with spouse/partner	Clingy	Jealous	Secure
Expresses affection	With words	With gifts	With touch
When feeling hurt	Cries	Argues	Withdraws
Emotional trauma causes	Anxiety	Denial	Depression
Confidence level	Timid	Outwardly self-confident	Inner confidence
Emotional Subtotal
PHYSICAL PROFILE
Amount of hair	Average	Thinning	Thick
Hair type	Dry	Normal	Oily
Hair color	Light brown, blonde	Red, auburn	Dark brown, black
Skin	Dry, rough, or both	Soft, normal to oily	Oily, moist, cool
Skin temperature	Cold hands/feet	Warm	Cool
Complexion	Darker	Pink-red	Pale-white
Eyes	Small	Medium	Large
Whites of eyes	Blue/brown	Yellow or red	Glossy white
Size of teeth	Very large or very small	Small-medium	Medium-large
Weight	Thin, hard to gain	Medium	Heavy, gains easily
Elimination	Dry, hard, thin, easily constipated	Many during day, soft to normal	Heavy, slow, thick, regular
What is your sex?	Male Female
Heart beats per minute	Please select your sex first	Please select your sex first	Please select your sex first
Physical subtotal

Total:

Classic symptoms of Vata Types		Classic Symptoms of a Pitta Type		Classic Symptoms of a Kapha Type
Dry or rough skin Insomnia Constipation Fatigue Headaches Intolerance of cold Underweight or losing weight Anxiety, worry and restlessness Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder		Rashes Inflammatory skin conditions (including acne) Stomach aches Diarrhea Controlling and manipulative behavior Visual problems or burning in the eyes Excessive body heat Hostility, irritability Excessive competitive drive		Oily skin Slow digestion Sinus congestion Nasal allergies Asthma Obesity Skin growths Possessiveness, neediness Apathy Depression Difficulty paying attention