India, Aug. 19 -- Most wellness advice today pushes the same stuff on everyone. Eat more greens. Cut carbs. Try whatever superfood is trending this week. Ayurveda works differently. Ancient systems like this treat nutrition as personal rather than universal. Your unique physical, mental, and emotional makeup matters. Ayurveda calls this your Prakriti. Three fundamental energies, called doshas, govern how your body works.

"Vata covers air and space. Pitta is fire and water. Kapha is earth and water. When you eat foods that match your dosha, your body runs smoothly. Minimal effort needed. Foods that clash with who you are? Opposite story. Internal friction builds. Your system gets thrown off balance," Ayurvedacharya Wellness Ambassador in ...