What Drives Body Metabolism?

Pitta dosha

Pitta dosha - Responsible for all Metabolism in the Body

The Pitta dosha is associated with fire or heat. Wherever there is transformation, there is Pitta (doing its job). Whether it is in the GI tract, liver, skin, eyes or brain doesn't matter, for these are all locations where Pitta works.

Pitta provides the following functions:

- Metabolism - at all the various levels from digestion of food to transformation of all other material
- Thermogenesis - maintains the proper body temperature
- Vision - converts external images into optic nerve impulses
- Appetite - the feeling of hunger and thirst
- Comprehension - of information into knowledge, also reasoning and judgment
- Courage & Braveness - to face the situation
- Complexion - gives color and softness to skin

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