According to Ayurveda, the body humor is categorized into three - vata, pitta and kapha . This is together called as tridoshas (tri in sanskrit means three and dosha means that which is capable of causing a disease or in simple words fault) or dosha. Health in Ayurveda is a balance between physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. And foundation for this is basically 5 elements namely - air, water, fire, space and earth (known as panchabhuatas). Combinations of these elements constitutes the tridoshas. 1. Vata: Vata is a combination of air and space. This category otherwise is termed as ether. Their body is generally considered to be cold and people who belong to this category are slim and considered very creative. Their health will be highly dependent on the weather. There are certain health issues that is specific to this group like digestive problems, sleep related issues (mostly insomnia), circulation related issues and will have severe mood swings. People in the vata ...