[FairfieldLife] Re: Pitta question
see if maybe milk and sugar does the same thing for you --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: Over the past several weeks, FFL participants have been very helpful in providing all sorts of advice regarding the troubles I've been going through. Several people suggested that one of my problems -- with sleep -- (no problem FALLING asleep but a problem always waking up at about 2:30 and not being able to get back to sleep) were due to a pitta imbalance. Well, what is your response to this: two nights ago I inadvertedly had about half a bar of dark chocolate about an hour before going to bed. I slept to about 4:30am instead of 2:30 (I go to sleep about 10pm every night). Last night I did the same thing and, yes, I slept, again, till 4:30am. My question: is chocolate pitta-dominating? And, if so, is that why I slept several hours longer?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Pitta question
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: Over the past several weeks, FFL participants have been very helpful in providing all sorts of advice regarding the troubles I've been going through. Several people suggested that one of my problems -- with sleep -- (no problem FALLING asleep but a problem always waking up at about 2:30 and not being able to get back to sleep) were due to a pitta imbalance. Well, what is your response to this: two nights ago I inadvertedly had about half a bar of dark chocolate about an hour before going to bed. ::: ...inadvertedly had about half a bar of dark chocolate about an hour before going to bed. that is one of the cutest things i've read. thanks for keeping it real. very funny ;) this will have me giggling all day! dang how those chocolate rakshasas just go and sneak up on ya like that!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Pitta question
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: Chocolate usually has caffeine in it, doesn't it? The primary methylxanthine in cocoa seem to be theobromine: http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa090301a.htm
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pitta question
cardemaister wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: Chocolate usually has caffeine in it, doesn't it? The primary methylxanthine in cocoa seem to be theobromine: http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa090301a.htm In general it would not be a recommended way of fulfilling a bitter taste for pitta. And it wouldn't be a good food to eat before going to bed. But the experiment has shown promise and provided a clue. Shemp has to do his own digging or preferably find an ayurvedic practitioner or two. If he wants a MAPI practitioner then he can call them for one. When I called 15 years ago they gave me a list of practitioners and one was an MD. Turned out he had taken both the MAPI and Ayurvedic Institute courses for doctors. If I do vata balancing things then often I get a very thick deep sleep that lasts for about 4 hours. Then I wake up. Backing off the sleep is not so thick and lasts much longer. The key is to understanding how the three doshas relate to the metabolic rate particularly how we burn carbs: slowly, normally or too fast.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Pitta question
Shemp, it's my understanding that ayurveda recognizes three types of sleep disorders: (1) trouble falling asleep, (2) waking in the dead of night and (3) waking a few hours before one would normally arise. It would appear you have traded one sleep disorder for another. The fact that ayurveda recognizes these different disorders suggests that it may yet hold a cure. Regardless of the route you take to getting a good night's rest, good luck in your investigations, and please report back. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: cardemaister wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: Chocolate usually has caffeine in it, doesn't it? The primary methylxanthine in cocoa seem to be theobromine: http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa090301a.htm In general it would not be a recommended way of fulfilling a bitter taste for pitta. And it wouldn't be a good food to eat before going to bed. But the experiment has shown promise and provided a clue. Shemp has to do his own digging or preferably find an ayurvedic practitioner or two. If he wants a MAPI practitioner then he can call them for one. When I called 15 years ago they gave me a list of practitioners and one was an MD. Turned out he had taken both the MAPI and Ayurvedic Institute courses for doctors. If I do vata balancing things then often I get a very thick deep sleep that lasts for about 4 hours. Then I wake up. Backing off the sleep is not so thick and lasts much longer. The key is to understanding how the three doshas relate to the metabolic rate particularly how we burn carbs: slowly, normally or too fast.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Pitta question
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: Over the past several weeks, FFL participants have been very helpful in providing all sorts of advice regarding the troubles I've been going through. Several people suggested that one of my problems -- with sleep -- (no problem FALLING asleep but a problem always waking up at about 2:30 and not being able to get back to sleep) were due to a pitta imbalance. Well, what is your response to this: two nights ago I inadvertedly had about half a bar of dark chocolate about an hour before going to bed. I slept to about 4:30am instead of 2:30 (I go to sleep about 10pm every night). Last night I did the same thing and, yes, I slept, again, till 4:30am. My question: is chocolate pitta-dominating? And, if so, is that why I slept several hours longer? * Balancing Pitta: Pay attention to leisure and rest: do not overwork. For more info on Pitta: http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/doshas/pitta.html
