Discover Your
Prakriti

Myth

“Doshas are just personality types — like astrology.”

Science

Doshas describe actual physiological and metabolic patterns. Peer-reviewed genomic studies have identified distinct gene expression profiles, enzyme activity levels, and hormone response patterns corresponding to each dosha type.

Myth

“Your dosha never changes.”

Science

Your Prakriti (original constitution) is fixed at birth. But your Vikriti (current state of balance) fluctuates with seasons, stress, diet, and age — and is the real target of Ayurvedic practice.

Myth

“One dosha is superior to another.”

Science

All doshas are equally valid expressions of nature's intelligence. Vata gives creativity, Pitta gives transformation, Kapha gives stability. Health is not about having the 'right' dosha — it is about keeping your own in balance.

Myth

“Ayurveda has no scientific basis.”

Science

Multiple peer-reviewed studies — published in Scientific Reports, Journal of Translational Medicine, and Frontiers in Pharmacology — have used genomics, metabolomics, and proteomics to validate Ayurvedic constitutional classifications.

Myth

“Kapha people are lazy. Pitta people are angry. Vata people are flighty.”

Science

These are the signatures of imbalance, not the essence of the type. Balanced Kapha is enduring and loving. Balanced Pitta is courageous and wise. Balanced Vata is creative and perceptive. Imbalance is a condition — not a character.