?¢‚Ǩ?ìMassage is an important part of skin maintenance. If you massage with oil use the appropriate oil for your dosha. Sesame oil is best for vata: sunflower oil is good for pitta; and a dry massage works well with kapha.?¢‚Ǩ?

?¢‚Ǩ‚ÄúVegetarian Times October 2004.

?¢‚Ǩ?ìSkin is one of the largest organs of detoxification, and it shows the effects of imbalance first.?¢‚Ǩ?

Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old Indian system of holistic wellness, claims that good health begins with digestion. To bring out your beauty from within, Ayurvedic practitioners suggest that you eat fresh, healthful, unprocessed foods. There are three types of doshas: vata, pitta & kapha. Most people are a combination of the three with one dosha that is notably dominant?¢‚Ǩ¬¶

Vata
?¢‚Ǩ?ìThose with a dominant vata dosha tend to be thin and skin is cool to touch?¢‚Ǩ¬¶to keep vata in balance eat foods that are moist and have some heaviness. Milk honey & yogurt will nourish vata skin and help prevent premature aging. Avoid dry popcorn, raw vegetables and stimulants such as sugar and caffeine?¢‚Ǩ¬¶?¢‚Ǩ?

Pitta
?¢‚Ǩ?ìIf Pitta is your dominant dosha you likely have a medium build and moderately developed muscles. Your skin is warm, soft and fair, and you have a tendency to burn in the sun?¢‚Ǩ¬¶you enjoy eating spicy and salty foods?¢‚Ǩ¬¶choose sweet fruits such as apples, cherries and sweet oranges?¢‚Ǩ¬¶?¢‚Ǩ?

Kapha
?¢‚Ǩ?ì?¢‚Ǩ¬¶generally strong and sturdy with lots of endurance?¢‚Ǩ¬¶tend to have cool, oily, supple skin?¢‚Ǩ¬¶kapha needs foods that are stimulating warm and dry?¢‚Ǩ¬¶avoid oily butters and cheeses as well as breads?¢‚Ǩ¬¶a sweet tooth is often kapha?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s downfall.?¢‚Ǩ?

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