What Color Body Type are You?
Red Type (Pitta):
- intense personality
- focused, decisive, organized
- great mental & physical stamina, speech is clear and direct
- medium body build, well proportioned
- sensitive skin, freckles, gets rashes
- blonde or reddish hair color
- can be argumentative. confrontational, impatient, domineering
- heartburn, digestive upsets, liver, gallbladder problems, needs to eat at regular times
- prone to cardiovascular problems, inflammation, ulcers, colitis
Yellow Type (Vata):
- changeable personality, loves change, doesn’t follow schedule or rules well
- difficulty concentrating, low physical stamina
- visionary, imaginative, creative, learns quickly but forgets, rapid speech, irregular pattern
- lean body type, may have difficulty gaining weight, large hands & joints, irregular features with deviated septum
- dry skin, dry cuticles that crack and dry brittle nails, dark hair color, cold hands and feet
- can be anxious, fearful, scattered, forget to eat, variable appetite
- allergies, constipation, gas and bloating, banana shape with weight gain in tummy
- prone to nervous conditions, neck & back pain, cramping, muscle spasms, sciatica, loss of short-term memory
Green Type (kapha)
- Stable and reliable, doesn’t change easily, cautious
- great strength, stamina
- good at detail work, studies everything carefully, reliable, inspire confidence in others, long-term friendships, speaks slowly & carefully
- large frame, well-proportioned, deep-set joints
- moist skin, big, beautiful eyes, long eyelashes, thick hair with blonde highlights
- overweight, overeats, may avoid exercise, poor sense of taste & smell, weight gain = pear shape
- digestive & insulin resistance problems, belching, burping after eating
- fluid retention, sinus congestion, runny nose, excess phlegm, bad breath, gum disease, asthma, bronchitis
You have probably found yourself in all three color types and a balance between the types is desirable. However, one color type generally predominates, particularly when out of balance. Your body shape, physical stamina and mental attributes are the best clues to your dominant color. Diet and lifestyle changes appropriate to your color will set you back on the right track. Now, which foods should you choose if your yellow type predominates? What about foods for reds or greens? The ancient practice of Ayurvedic medicine holds the clues.
