| Vital
Health Topic: Stress and Your Skin - Part II |
Day-to-day
emotional stress, in the form of anger, irritation,
frustration or suppressed grief or anger can show up on
your skin, causing it to look drawn and tired. Take our
quiz to find out if you have a Pitta-related skin
imbalance. Give yourself one point for never or seldom,
two for sometimes and three for often or always. |
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Does your skin
look blotchy or inflamed in spots? |
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Do you have
break-outs or rashes frequently? |
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Does your skin
look red and raw? |
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Does your skin
feel excessively warm to the touch? |
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Are your pores
clogged? |
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Do you notice
increased photosensitivity and quicker damage from
exposure to short periods of sun? |
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Do cooling
treatments make you feel temporarily better?
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| If your score added
up to ten points or higher, your skin may benefit and look
clear and healthy if you keep Pitta in balance. |
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Pitta-pacifying diet: |
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Eat plenty of
fresh juicy fruits to cool and cleanse from within.
Fully ripe, sweet fruits, such as pears, grapes,
melons, coconuts, pomegranates and mangos are good
Pitta-balancing fruits. Avoid partially ripe or sour
fruits. |
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Drink lots of
pure room temperature water through the day. Pitta Tea
is a cooling herbal beverages. |
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Eat cooked
green leafy vegetables. Reduce hot peppers, radishes
and spinach. Season cooked vegetables with
Pitta-balancing spices such as fennel and coriander or
use Pitta Churna. |
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Include a
little Ghee in your diet - it's cooling. |
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Pitta-pacifying routine: |
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Go to bed by 10
p.m. and follow a regular sleep-wake routine so that
you get enough good quality rest. Take the Blissful
Sleep-Pitta herbal tablets if you tend to wake up in
the wee hours and can't go back to sleep again. |
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Eat three
regular meals a day, with lunch the heaviest meal. |
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Twenty minutes
of Transcendental Meditation¨, twice a day, can
help combat all types of stress. |
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A daily warm
oil massage balances both mind and body - Pitta
Massage oil is recommended |
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The Blissful
Sleep herbal tablets help balance Sadhaka Pitta, which
governs the heart and the emotions. |
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Make sure bowel
movements are regular. |
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Make time for
leisure and don't let deadlines rule you. |
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| Ayurvedic skincare
products that balance Pitta: |
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Pitta Skin Care
Cream |
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The Radiant
Skin tablets nourish the skin from within, promoting
healthy skin cell growth and modulating skin
temperature and moisture. |
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Tel: 01-4789744 
