Be cool! How can I stop being so heat-sensitive, and stop sweating so much?
Okay, first of all, you all need to know that I’m an earthy-crunchy chick. I’m into treating illness with diet, herbs, meditation, acupuncture, exercise etc. before I try traditional Western medicine. What I know about diet is primarily based in Ayurveda, the ancient health care system of India. (I am not, however, a doctor or an Ayurvedic practitioner.) If you’re not really interested an explanation of why I’m choosing the specific foods I am, feel free to skip down to the bottom and look at the dietary suggestions. According to Ayurveda, there are three body types, or doshas: pitta, kapha, and vata. I won’t go into detail about each type and how you know which one (or which combination of types) you are, so you’re going to have to take my word for it when I say that sensitivity to heat and excessive sweating are due to a pitta imbalance. The pitta dosha is responsible for maintenance of body heat and metabolism; it governs the digestion or proper assimilation of physical, mental and
