A spicy meal aggregates Pitta - while it could bring some warmth required for Vata. The diet in general should be soft and moderately warm.

Intake of sweets, fruits should be habitual course to bring up the Kapha levels on a day today basics.With Vata dominating, digestive functions also might fluctuate. While nourishi ng foods are preferred for V-P profiles their optimal utilisation by tissues may also be unpredictable. To overcome this limitation - smaller meals at regular intervals should be preffered. to smoothen Vata, fat intake is a necessity in V-P profiles. Topping of softly cooked foods, with clarified butter (or ghee) is preferable.

Early morning:

• Juice of half a lemon mixed in a glass of warm water and a teaspoon of honey.

Breakfast:

• Carbohydrates, whole wheat bread, roti (chapati), whole grain cereal.

• A cup of skimmed milk.

Lunch:

• Salad of raw vegetables such as carrot, cucumber, cabbage, tomatoes, fruits and boiled vegetables as starter.

• Wheat chapatis/rice.

• Whole grain vegetables like kidney beans, dal, peas, lightly cooked vegetables, green coriander leaves.

• Skim yogurt.

Mid afternoon:

• A glass of carrot, orange, pineapple/ mix juice or tea/ milk made with ayurvedic. preparation to cure any ailment.

• Some fruits.

Dinner:

• A vegetable soup as starter.

• Wheat chapatis/rice.

• Whole grain vegetables and lightly cooked green vegetables.

• Fruit salad, cabbage, carrot.

• Skimmed yogurt, if needed.

• Light dessert of your choice with minimum sugar.

Choose the type of food:

• Eat skin nourishing nourishing foods. Leafy green vegetables contain vitamins, minerals and are high in antioxidant properties.

• Fruits like orange, grapes, melons, pears, plums and stewed apples at are excellent for the skin. They can be eaten any time. But do not overeat.

• Avoid packaged, canned, frozen, processed foods and leftovers. Prefer frehly prepared food.

• Use spices like turmeric, coriander, cumin and black pepper to improve digestion, nourish the skin.

• Oils like ghee (clarified butter) and organic, extra virgin olive oil should be included in the diet as they lubricate, nourish and create lustre in the skin.

• Have two glass of daily milk