August - The highest month of PITTA Dosha

The mid late august is the period of when you accumulate PITTA of its maximum. Actually PITTA use to accumulate in your body in whole summer period but being the end of the summer and most humid period, the mid August is the highest time for PITTA accumulation in your body.

Symptoms of PITTTA imbalance

In this season you normally suffer from following health related problems:
• Gas / bloating
• Acidity
• Low immunity
• Fewer/ Sinus / Nasal problems

Don’ts to avoid PITTA consequences
• Avoid excessive workouts/sports activities:
If you are tended to accumulate PITTA, you are advised to avoid heavy sports activity/physical workouts/exercise etc., especially in mid-day hours.
Swimming is very good for you. And you may also go for early morning light exercise.

• Avoid food/ eatables which inspires PITTA such as:
Hot and sour curries.
Reduce/avoid; tea/coffee/chocolate.
Sour fruit/tomatoes/vinegar.
Minimise alcohol intake.

• Avoid Hot n Humid environment:
Avoid going places which is hot n humid. Especially do not plan your holidays at such places.


Do’s to avoid PITTA consequences

• Eat foods which are sweet, bitter and astringent in taste; grains, rice, and the sweet fruits such as peaches, pears, grapes, nectarines, very ripe kiwis, leeches and melons. Astringent and bitter foods include lentils (pulses), which have a drying effect on the mouth, spinach, asparagus, cabbage and broccoli. All six tastes shall be ideal to have with every meal, in order to provide a cross section of all the necessary nutrients to your body. Through the taste you can judge the nutrient contained in the food. And since PITTA is combination of heat and moisture, so in order to balance PITTA, you need cool, drying qualities in food and activity.

• You are advised to go for domestic treatment to reduce PITTA accumulation by preparing you food with ghee and castor oil.

• Message your head with cooling oil/ regularly splash your face with cool water.

• Protect your skin from sun.

Use Herbalage Anti-Aging Products to combat with PITTA during this season:


• Liver Toner – PITTA disturbs our natural detoxification processes.
Herbs used in Liver Toner possesses anti-inflammatory activity detoxifies the liver and ensures optimum liver function, regenerate the sluggish liver cells for better toxic removal functioning and regulates the liver secretions for a healthy body metabolism.


• Triphla – PITTA affects our healthy gut functioning.
Triphala means “three fruits” in Sanskrit. They help invigorate, strengthen, tone the entire digestive system and regulate bowel movement. Triphala also reduces serum cholesterol, improves circulation (potentiates adrenergic function) and since it contains 31% linoleic acid so it exerts a marked cardio-protective effect to reduce high blood pressure and improve liver function.


• Bilwa – PITTA inspires IBS.
Almost everyone has had constipation and diarrhoea. But many people have “Irritable bowel syndrome” which includes both diarrhoea and constipation either alone or alternating. This results in a disturbed bowel habits. Bilwa is a tree and its fruits are used in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, colitis and chronic diarrhoea because of their digestive and carminative properties.


• Guduchi – Due to PITTA accumulation in this period we face low general immunity.
We are prone to infections such as cold, cough, arthritis, and hepatitis because of lowered general immunity. Guduchi being immune enhancer helps increase the effectiveness of white blood cells and builds up the body’s immune system. Supports liver functions, and helps the liver to remove impurities from the blood. In doing this, Guduchi increases the entire organism’s immunity levels.
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