Ayurveda and diet

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Here are the questionnaires since this is an ayurveda thread, it's not out of subject... lol

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So lets take a sheet of paper to note the answers:


Each question may have 0 to 5 points

0  not at all
1  barely
2  sometimes
3  rather often
4 most of the time
5  absolutely all the time


Add the sum at the end and keep it for each questionnaire

Vata Questionnaire


1.   I do everything rapidly
2.   I am enthusiastic and vivacious by nature
3.   I learn very easily to do things
4.   My natural gait is light and fast
5.   I tend to have difficulty making decisions
6.    I tend to have air in my stomach and be somewhat blotted
7.   I have  a lean physique and do not put on weight easily
8.        I become easily worried
9.   I do not suffer cold as easily as others
10.   I speak fast and my friends find me very talkative
11.   My mood often changes and may go up and down
12.   I often have difficulty falling asleep
13.   My skin tends to be dry and more in winter
14.   I have a very active mind somewhat ebullient
15.      My movements are fast and energy comes in waves
16.   I get easily excited
17.   If living alone I tend to forget it’s time to eat and I skip a meal
18.      I often find difficult to have a really good night sleep
19.      I sometimes have difficulty to make a choice
20.   I learn really fast but may forget fast too



Pitta questionnaire

1. I consider myself s very efficient
2. In my activities I tend to be precise and organized
3.    I tend to have a strong mind and am not afraid to get myself heard
4.    I am uneasy with heat and tend to be more so than the other people
5.    I tend to sweat easily
6.    Even if it cant be seen I tend to be angry inside
7.    One or more of these traits characterize my hair :
        White, Yellow, Thin, Sparse, Blond, Red, ou Sand color
8.    Strong appetite, I can swallow a lot of food
9.    Many find me stubborn
10.  I am not constipated and have regular soft bowels
11.    If I skip a meal I am uncomfortable
12.    I easily become impatient
13.    I am perfectionist on details
14.    I can become angry , show anger but forget it easily
15.    I love cool food like ice cream, ice cubes in drinks and such as cold soups
16.    I easily find a room too warm than too cold
17.    I do not tolerate well spicy food
18.    I do not really like opinions different than mine
19.    I love challenges, and when I find one, I do everything to make it work
20.    I tend to criticize others as well as myself



Kapha questionnaire

1.  My natural tendency is to do things in a slow and relaxed way
2.  I gain weight more easily than others and tend to have more difficulty than others to lose it
3.  I have a peaceful nature and do not get worried easily
4.  I can skip several meals without discomfort
5.  I tend Mohave a little mucus, sinusitis, phlegm, asthma...
6.  I need at least 8 hours of sleep or I dont feel well
7.  I have a deep sleep
8.  I am calm naturally and do not get angry easily
9.    I learn more slowly than others but have an excellent retention and long memory
10.  I tend to be a little plump
11.  Humid and cold weather bother me a lot
12.  I have rather thick, wavy, dark hair
13.  I have a soft and moist skin
14.  I have a rather solid and large body
15.    The following words describe me well :  calm, soft, affectionate, easily forgiving
16.    I have a slow digestion and easily feel heavy after a meal
17.    I have good stamina and my energy flows evenly for a long time
18.    I usually walk slowly and in a  measured way
19.    I tend to sleep too much and wake up groggy and start the day day slowly
20.    I eat slowly and am someone who is slow and organized


Once you have the sum for each three questionnaire you can realize which dosha you are by seeing the highest sum.
If you have two highest sum, then you are aligned with two dosha.  Having three very close sums is rare but happens.

if you find you are one dosha really high, it is interesting to see which food will balance that dosha as often it can become imbalanced.

For example
food containing fire are balancing the very watery kapha dosha,  Fire foods are for example : Basil, spices, coffee,  lamb.

food containing air may aggravate Vatta : beans will accentuate Vatta,

Pitta is Fire so any spices, basil, coffee will  aggravate Pitta