Kapha are the most blessed of all the body types as you have a strong constitution and can carry a lot on your shoulders – you are the battery, that when in balance never runs out. If you’re not feeling full of power and stamina than you’re probably not eating...

As a pitta body type, you’ll tend to be the natural born leaders. You love order and structure and taking charge is easy for you. Out of balance you might feel frustrated, and struggle with incompetence, or have angry outbursts. Maybe your hair is prematurely greying,...

You may be a vata body type, which means you are a normally lean, skinny minnies, often with long, thin frames and narrow shoulders and hips. You may be frustrated because you might be suffer bloating, constipation or IBS and put on weight around your stomach –...

Ayurveda is based on the principle that there are three different body types, or dosha, and these are the energies that make up every individual. We all fall into one main category – vata, pitta or kapha – and this largely defines our nature, physical...

This month is Body Detox month at Back2Health. We’ve also had a lot of interest following Jo Formosa’s appearance on Today Extra where she discussed the virtues of soup to help the detox process. And let’s face it, even if you aren’t detoxing, a nice soup is welcome...

The Ayurvedic concept of ‘agni’, or digestive fire, impacts your overall well-being – it’s responsible for the digestion, absorption, assimilation and transformation of food and sensations into energy. A balanced agni is key to living a healthy and fulfilling life. An...

We live in a toxic world and are exposed to over 2 million substances that are known to be toxic to the human body and have 25,000 new toxins added to our environment every year – even with a healthy diet and just modest amounts of caffeine and alcohol, we are...

​Top 5 Ayurvedic Tools for Great Health  Thousands of years before science proved a connection between the body and mind, the sages of India had already developed Ayurveda. It’s one of the  most powerful medicines in the world and it’s curing illnesses like cancer,...

Are you anxious, restless and excessively hungry? 15 ways to tell if you are a vata Ayurvedic body type The vata dosha is the energy that powers our bodily functions such as circulation, breathing, blinking and our heartbeat. Balanced vata body types are creative and...

Irritated, impatient, intelligent and get ‘hangry’ if you miss a meal? In Ayurveda, pitta is the dosha that controls our metabolic systems. This includes digestion, absorption, nutrition and our body’s temperature. When pitta body types are in balance, they are...