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Kapha
How
to Weigh Down Kapha
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Take nice, long naps after eating.
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Eat lots of fatty foods, fried foods and
oils.
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Overeat as much as possible.
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Deny your creative self.
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Luxuriate in inertia.
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Become a couch potato and stay in the
house.
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Assume someone else will do it.
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Avoid invigorating, warm and dry geographical
areas.
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Don’t exercise.
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Live on chips, beer, candy and junk food.
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Eat your largest meal late at night.
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Use drugs, especially sedatives and tranquilizers.
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Repress your feelings and don’t speak
your mind.
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Eat at least one dessert per day, preferably
ice cream or cheesecake.
How
to Balance Kapha
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Get plenty of exercise every day.
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Wake early (before 7am) and stay moving.
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Keep consumption of fatty and fried foods
to a minimum.
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Avoid iced foods and drinks, sweets, and
processed foods.
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Choose foods which are warm, light and
dry.
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Eat your largest meal at midday, very
light at other 2 meals.
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Generally drink about 4 cups of liquid
per day.
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Strive to include pungent, bitter and
astringent tastes in food and herb choices.
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Luxuriate in fresh vegetables, herbs and
spices.
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Get complex carbohydrates to sustain you
and maintain an adequate energy intake.
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Allow excitement, challenge and change
into your life as much as possible, with variety and
stimulation - in foods, mental and physical activity,
friends.
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