The first thing which you need to do is to find your body type. A list of harmful and beneficial regimes will be provided to you. Knowing your body type is important for treatment as the 8 constitutional medicine works on this theory. The human body is categorized into 8 different types according to, which treatment is given.
The body type will have a constitution of a strong organ and a weak organ. The body has to maintain the balance between these two organs; the imbalance can lead to illness. Balancing energies between these two organs are necessary for a healthy body. The 8 constitutional medicine helps in balancing energies.
Every’body’ is different
Every human body is different and so is its response towards any treatment. Treatment for one could be allergic for another. Balancing of energies could be done only after knowing your body type. The constitutional elements of human bodies are different. So, the first thing, which you need to do is knowing the body constitution.
Each food type carries a specific energy, which affects your immune system in a positive or negative way depending on the type of your body. Leading a lifestyle by ignoring the constitution of your body can lead to imbalance of energies of your body.
8 constitution of body
The human body is divided into 8 body types according to the 8 constitutional medicine. Here is an overview of the 8 constitutions of body and beneficial and harmful regime according to your body constitution.
- Pulmotonia
People with this body type have a strong lung and weak liver. These people mostly have a vegetarian diet. These people like to explore new things. Their beneficial regime includes green leafy vegetables, eggplant, and fruits like cherry, peach, and strawberry. They should avoid the consumption of vitamin A, B, C, and D rich diets.
- Renotonia
People with this constitution have a strong kidney and weak pancreas. They have an athletic body type. They should prefer eating meat diets and avoid having seafoods, broccoli, and cabbage in their diet.
- Vesicotonia
People having this constitution have a weak stomach and the strong bladder. People with this body type should have a meat diet along with potatoes, tomatoes, ginger, apple, and mangoes in their diet. Eggplant, strawberries, melon, and liquors are harmful to their body.
- Gastrotonia
People with this constitution have a strong stomach and weak gallbladder. They don’t have digestion issues. They should include more pork, beef, oyster, and shrimp in their diet. However, they should avoid having meat diet, lemons, apples, and oranges.
- Pancreotonia
These body constitutions have the strong pancreas and weak kidneys. Their beneficial regime includes seafoods along with banana, strawberry, and watermelons. Their harmful regime includes sesame oil, pepper, and ginger.
- Cholecystonia
It is a constitution of weak a colon and strong gallbladder. People with this body constitution are sensitive. Their beneficial regime includes tofu, walnut, watermelon, and chest nut. They should avoid having sea foods, broccoli, and lemons.
- Hepatonia
These body constitutions have strong liver and weak lungs. Their beneficial regime includes meat diet and sea foods and vitamin rich A, B, C, and D rich diets. Their harmful regime includes sea foods, and green leafy vegetables.
- Colonotonia
These body constitutions have strong colon and weak gall bladder. People with this body type are highly ambitious. Their beneficial regime includes seafoods, green leafy vegetables, strawberry, cherry, and peach. Their harmful regime includes meat diet and vitamin A, C, D, and E rich diets.