General Characteristics

When out of balance

Physical:
Pitta people tend to have diseases involving fire  principle: metabolism/digestion, allergies, inflammatory diseases, skin rashes, burning sensations, acid reflux, diarrhea, ulceration, colitis, or sore throat, fevers

Emotional:
They can be easily agitated, aggressive and tend toward hate, anger, jealousy when imbalanced. Pitta people tend to become obsessive/compulsive

Herbs:
Take Gymnema for metabolic imbalance relating to sugar. Try a liver cleanse with Phyllanthus. The liver has many roles, one of which is fat metabolism. After cleansing with Phyllanthus, use Picrorrhiza to strengthen the liver.

Foods:
Reduce the amount of dark meats (beef, dark chicken), tomato and sauces/salsas, hot peppers, sour foods. Prefer fruits such as pears, apples, raisins and eat white meat (chicken, duck). Dairy foods are very helpful.

Massage:
Use of light to moderate massage pressure and gentle tapping is best. Use Cooling Massage Oil. Or try aromatherapy with cooling essential oils.

Exercise:
Try team or group sports: basketball, volleyball and reduce competitive individual sports such as running or tennis. Water skiing, kayaking are beneficial.