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Interesting facts one must know About Themselves to Stay Healthy –

1. Know your B.M.I ??
2. What is CONSTITUTION / PRAKRUTI ??.
3. Physical Constitution / Doshic Prakruti Assessment Chart
4. Mental Constitution Assessment chart.

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a connection between height and weight that is linked with body fat and health risk.

Thus to calculate the B.M.I. all you need is this simple formula:-

B.M.I.  = Weight of the person in kilograms / Height in meters  squared.

Thus if the B.M.I. Is :-

1.    18.5 or less – Under weight.
2.    18.5 -24.9  - Normal.
3.    25 – 29.9    - Overweight.
4.    30 -34.9     - Obese.
5.    35 – 39.9    - Obese with very higher risk.
6.    40 or more - Extremely obese. 

For example you have three friends - Diana, Robert and Mario . Once they came to meet you. Diana came and clicked the call bell button slightly and waited for you for two or three minutes and even you were late to open the door, she was just cool and calm. And Robert!!! Oh my God! He pushed the bell hard and when you were late he shouted at you badly as if you have done something punishable even you were busy inside, it never matters to him!! The third one ……..yaps! The Mario !! He came and blown out the bell some five to ten times in a short span of two minutes. And if by the way you were late he was in your lawns, was plucking the leaves of plants there. The thing which made them to perform their works differently is their Prakruti. And each one of us is one out of Diana, Robert and Mario !!!

At the stage of conception the constitution of the individual is determined by the permutations and combinations of the basic five elements that manifests in the Parents  ‘Sukra’ and ‘Arthava’ ( Male and female reproductive Fluid ). 

There are basically Seven Prakruti as per Ayurveda –

1. Vata Type.
2. Pitta Type.
3. Kapha Type.
4. Vata- pitta  Type.
5. Vata -kapha Type.
6. Pitta  - Kapha  Type.
7. Vata - Pitta – kapha Type.

So Basically Vata Dominent , Pitta Dominent ,and Kapha Dominent - three important constitutional natures are there.

So, now the Question arises, what is the use of knowing the Prakruti?

The answer for this is: –

Like if you have a car, but you don’t know how to drive it, nor you know the traffic rules and still you drive then what will happen - accident!  Thus in the same way if we don’t know who we are , nor we know what is our basic Constitution, what is good for us  to eat and what is not and still we continue the same without knowing then accidents will occur inside our body  causing diseases. Thus it is very important to know the Constitution of the person.

For example suppose two person of same Age and Built are there But One is Pitta Dominet Person and the other is Vata  Dominent.  If Both Take Curd ( Yogrut ) in  the same quantity then the curd will cause more Problem to pitta person then the Vata person.  As Curd is Acidic and this quality is Going to Increase the Pitta.

So if the person knows that he is Pitta Dominent and if he takes less Quantity of curd then he will not have any problem and will be healthy. So this is the importance of Knowing the Prakruti.
 
By knowing one’s Prakruti one can plan his or her Daily routine in such a way that he or she should remain healthy without being ill.

So each and every individual is having his or her own Prakruti ( Constitution ). Like Some one is having Vata –pitta parkruti , some one is having PItta kapha  Prakruti. In this the one which is denoted means that is dominant in that person. Like Pitta and kapha prakruti person these two dosha pitta and kapha are dominant.
 
So at the time of birth these are formed and when ever there is imbalance then disease are going to occur.   
So balance of Dosha  Do not means All vata –Pitta and kapha to be in Equilibrium but balance means the dosha should be to it’s normal level according to the person’s Constitution.

Like In a person vata is 70 %, pitta is 20% and kapha is 10 % dominant. So if any of these increase or Decrease from its normal level then it is going to cause disease. And balance means all the dosha should be in its normal level as per the person’s Constitution like vata to be at 70 % and so.

1. Physical prakruti   Includes – Vata , Pitta And Kapha Type. (Tridoshas  )
2. Mental Prakruti   Includes  - Sattva , Rajas  and Tamas Type. ( Trigunas. )

The Mind and body work together for Health and happiness and thus both are equally responsible for maintaining health .These Tri doshas represents Physical constituent and Tri Gunas reflects our Mental set up or Mental constitution. 

1. Vata Type – They are Air dominant Type   .

Under weight and slim , teeth , bones , hairs , and skin are brittle .  

Head, Chest, hands, legs, Joints, Nose, eyes and lips are narrow and dry.

Peculiar sounds from the joints when there is movements and have prominent Veins , dry skin.

They can’t stand too much heat, too cold temperature. Can’t sit quietly, always running, Talkative, Mood changes quickly.  

Disturbed Sleep, Quick Speech, Variable sexual desire.

Usually see dreams of Air like flying in air or so.

They are friendly, dependable, well behaved, honest, and joyful. They have profuse sweating. Bowels are usually hard, dry and often constipated. 

2. Pitta Type  -  The pitta dominated  person will have the following features like-

They are usually medium height person, inclined to premature graying of hair, thin hair, soft hair, forming of wrinkles and baldness, cannot bear heat, unpleasant bodily smell, thin skin and not so dry, eyes become red more quickly.

Usually sharp cutting and moderate speech, little sleep, dreams are usually feary, anger, violence, war.
Usually have strong hunger and thirst. Likes cold, bitter, astringent, sweet food. They posses quality of intelligence, witty, aggressive, bold, violent, adventurous, etc.

They have semi solid, solid, oily, soft loose stools. 

Have profuse sweating, medium strength, immunity and medium life expectancy. 

3. Kapha Type -  The kapha dominated person will have the following features like –

They have powerful, big and firm bones. Often over weight, smooth, greasy dark hair. Hard skin, head, chest, hand, legs. Joints, nose, eyes, lips etc. are big humid and firm and can bear heat and little cold easily.They often speak slow but steady. Have deep sleep.  Often dreams of swimming, of lakes, seas etc.They are low stable to hunger and thirst. Likes hot spicy and bitter, astringent food. Usually they are friendly, calm, dependable, grateful, well behaved and honest. Joyful etc.

Characters of Mental prakruti ( Tri Gunas Or Three Qualities) –

Usually the mental prakruti are Sattva , Rajas and Tamas. 

Sattva – Resembles Purity, Tolerance, Peace and Harmony. So, it the that state of mind in which the mind is not confused and can act accordingly as per the condition knowing that what is right and wrong.

Tamas  - Tama Resembles Darkness , Ignorance ,sluggishness , inactivity. This is that state of mind when the mind is totally not working and lazy. The  Tama dominant person are lazy and not at all eager to do anything in life. They always like to stay at one place doing nothing.  Their enthusiasm level is almost zero and they are not at all motivated. 

The one who consumes too much preserved food , meats and flesh , too heavy food , not maintaining hygiene , addicted  to narcotics have Tamas state of mind. 
 
Note - The Physical Prakruti once formed will never be changed. This is formed at the time of conception and thus cannot be changed, but can be Maintained.

Mental Prakruti Assessment Chart Or Tri Guna Assessment Chart -