OBSERVATIONS |
VATA |
PITTA |
KAPHA |
Body Size |
Thin build
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Medium build
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Large build
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Body Size |
Low
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Medium
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Heavy side
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Weight Change |
Trouble gaining
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Can gain but lose quickly
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Gains weight easily, hard to lose
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Skin Type |
Thin, dry
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Smooth, combination skin
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Thick, oily
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Skin Texture |
Cold, roughness, light color
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Warm, reddish, freckles
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Cool, pale
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Hair |
Dry, brittle, scarce, gets knotted
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Straight, oily, prone to hair loss
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Thick, curly, oily, wavy, luxuriant
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Hair Color |
Brown, black
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Blond, gray, red,
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Dark black, dark brown
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Teeth |
Big, roomy, stick out, thin gums
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Medium size, soft, tender gums
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Healthy, white, strong gums
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Nose |
Uneven shape, deviated septum
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Long, pointed, red nose tip
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Short, rounded, button nose
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Eyes |
Small, sunken, dry, active, freq.blinking
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Sharp, sensitive to light
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Big, calm,
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Eyes Color |
Black, brown
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bright gray, green, yellow / red,
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Blue
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Nails |
Dry, rough, easily broken
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Sharp, flexible, long, reddish tint
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Thick, smooth, shiny surface
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Lip |
Dry, cracked
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Often inflamed
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Smooth, large
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Lip Color |
Black or brown tint
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Red or yellowish
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Pale
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Chin |
Thin and angular
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Tapered
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Rounded, big
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Chiks |
Sunken, lines or wrinkles
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Flat and smooth
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Big or round
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Neck |
Long, thin
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Medium
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Wide
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Chest |
Small, flat
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Moderate
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Broad chested
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Belly |
Small, flat
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Moderate
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large, defined
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Belly Button |
Small, irregular
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Oval, superficial
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Big, deep, round
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Hips |
Small or thin
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Moderate
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Big
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Joints |
Cracking noise
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Moderate
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Large, lubricated
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Appetite |
Irregular in frequency and magnitude
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Strong, cannot skip meals
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Steady, regular, skips meals
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ATaste Preference |
Sweet, sour, salty
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Sweet, bitter, astringent
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Bitter, pungent, astringent
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Thirst |
Variable
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Need water regularly
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Sparse need for water
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Digestion
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Irregular
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Quick
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Slow
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When there is indigetion
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Tendency to constipation, forms gas
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Causes burning, heart burn, reflux
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Forms mucous
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Elimination
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Dry
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Loose
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Thick, sluggish
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Physical Activity
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Always active
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Moderate
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Slow, measured
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Mental Activity
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Always active
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Moderate
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Calm
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Personality
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Vivacious, talkative, social, outgoing
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Likes to be in control, intense, ambitious
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Reserved, laid back, concerned
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Emotional Response when stressed
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Anxiety, fear
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Anger, jealousy
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Greedy, possessive, withdrawn
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Faith or beliefs
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Variable
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Dedicated/strong
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Consistent
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Intellectual response
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Quick, not detailed
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Accurate, timely
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Paced but exact
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Memory
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Good short term, quick to forget
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Medium but accurate
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Slow to remember but then sustained
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Career, life preference
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Creative arts, designing
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Science or engineering
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Management, human relations, care giving
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Environment
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Easily feels cold
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Intolerant of heat
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Uncomfortable in humidity
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Sleep
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Short, broken up
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moderate and sound
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Deep and long
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Dreams
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Multiple and quick, fearful
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Fiery, often about conflicts
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Slow, romantic
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Speech
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Rapid, hither thither
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precise, articulate
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Slow, monotonous
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Financial
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Buy on impulse
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Spends money on luxuries
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Good at Saving money
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Total
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Result: |
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