Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi: Vata-Pitta Edition

Creatine can help Vata-Pitta—but it's complicated. It addresses the "empty" side of you by supporting your depleted cells. But for the Pitta side, that same boost can mean more heat.You know this pattern: supplements either calm you down but tank your energy—or boost your energy but leave you wired and irritable. Anything that helps one pattern seems to make the other worse.Creatine doesn't have to do that. Your dual constitution just requires the lowest effective dose, cooling support, and monitoring both patterns.This episode walks you through the exact protocol to fuel the depletion without adding fire.Listen now to learn:The Vata-Pitta dose (the lowest of all doshas—and why)Cooling pairings that let you take creatine without triggering Pitta heatWhy coconut water is your best friend this weekHeat signs that mean reduce immediatelyWeek-by-week signs it's working vs. signs to adjustThis is Week 3 of your four-week Vata-Pitta Energy series. All dosha-specific episodes are free through February 7th. Starting February 8th, this feed becomes part of the paid subscription.Subscribe at @weeklyhealthrx so you don't miss Week 4—subscriber Q&A where we answer your questions directly, and transformation stories from Vata-Pitta women who've found their balance. Lock in your spot now as part of our Founders Circle.Finally—medicine that fits you.Subscribe now: @weeklyhealthrxGet your Hormonal Health Prescription Toolkit: https://myarvasi.com/products/the-arvasi-hormonal-health-prescription-toolkitFollow Arvasi:Substack: @weeklyhealthrxInstagram: @myarvasiWebsite: myarvasi.comConnect with your hosts:Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh | InstagramDr. Tanmeet Sethi | Instagram

Your engine is revving and overheating—at the same time.The Vata in you is scattered. Racing thoughts. Anxiety. Can't settle. The Pitta in you is burning. Driven. Intense. Can't stop. Together, they create a pattern nobody talks about: wired but empty. Running on fumes AND running hot. Depleted AND irritable.Last week, you tracked which pattern shows up first each morning—the scattered anxiety or the driven intensity. This week, we give you the prescription: two steps that cool AND ground simultaneously.Listen now to learn:Why your cortisol is both erratic AND chronically elevatedThe cooling breath that addresses both patterns in 2 minutesWhy slowing down your walk matters more than you thinkYour two-step First 90 Protocol: exactly what to do tomorrow morningWhat to track this week: "wired but empty" by 10am—yes or noThis is Week 2 of your four-week Vata-Pitta Energy series. All episodes are free through February 7th. Starting February 8th, this feed becomes part of the paid subscription.Subscribe at myarvasi.com so you don't miss Week 3: Troubleshooting.Finally—medicine that fits you.Subscribe now: myarvasi.comFollow Arvasi:Substack: @myarvasiInstagram: @myarvasiWebsite: myarvasi.comConnect with your hosts:Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh | InstagramDr. Tanmeet Sethi | Instagram

Wired but empty. That's the only way to describe it.You're lying in bed exhausted, but your brain is writing emails, rehearsing conversations, solving problems you can't do anything about at 2am. Morning you makes commitments that afternoon you can't keep. You smile through meetings while your body is begging you to stop.People see your intensity and assume you have energy. They don't see that the intensity is covering an empty tank. You're running on fumes and willpower—and both are running out.Listen now to learn:Why you feel like two different people (because biologically, you are)The "erratic production + rapid consumption" pattern that creates wired-but-emptyWhy your alarm clock has two malfunctions—and what that meansHow deep winter hits Vata-Pitta from both directionsThis week's practice: tracking which pattern shows up first each morningThis is Week 1 of your four-week Vata-Pitta Energy series. Everything is free through February 7th. Subscribe at myarvasi.com so you don't miss your personalized First 90 Protocol next week.Finally—medicine that fits you.Follow Arvasi:Substack: @myarvasiInstagram: @myarvasiWebsite: myarvasi.comConnect with your hosts:Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh | InstagramDr. Tanmeet Sethi | Instagram

The Week of January 11th: Easing Back In—A Quick Update on the Winter SeasonWe told you the Winter season would begin today—but life happened, and we're pushing our start to next Sunday, January 18th.Here's the thing: we could have rushed it. But that's not how we want to show up for you.And honestly? It's the first full week back from the holidays. You're probably still trying to find your footing. Remembering your routines. Digging out from everything that piled up. Wondering why you're so tired when you just had time off.You don't need one more thing right now.So consider this your week to land. To ease back in. We'll be here when you're ready.Because what's coming? It's exactly what you've been asking for. For the next five weeks of Winter, we're going deep on energy. Why it disappeared. Why nothing you used to do works anymore. And what actually helps—now, in this body, in this season of life.Your prescription—personalized to your dosha—starts next Sunday, January 18th.Subscribe to the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi so you don't miss your first Winter prescription. And if you don't know your dosha yet, take the free Dosha Data Assessment at myarvasi.com to unlock your personalized feed.Finally—medicine that fits you.Take the Dosha Data Assessment: myarvasi.comFollow Arvasi:Substack:@myarvasiInstagram: @myarvasiWebsite: myarvasi.comConnect with your hosts:Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh | InstagramDr. Tanmeet Sethi | Instagram

The Week of January 4th: Your Energy Fix Starts Now—Winter Season PreviewSomething new begins January 11th.We've been listening to what you've told us—the exhaustion, the frustration, the feeling that your body just isn't responding anymore. I'm exhausted—and nothing that used to work is working anymore. We hear you.For the first five weeks of Winter, we're going deep on one topic: energy. Not the kind you chase with caffeine. Real, sustainable energy—the kind that comes from understanding how your body actually works. Your circadian rhythm. Your hormones. Your gut. Your nervous system. All of it converging on the one thing you've been chasing.Subscribe to the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi so you don't miss your first Winter prescription on January 11th. And if you don't know your dosha yet, take the free Dosha Data Assessment at myarvasi.com to unlock your personalized feed—because generic advice is exactly why nothing has worked.Here's to a new year that finally makes sense for your body.Finally—medicine that fits you.Take the Dosha Data Assessment: myarvasi.comFollow Arvasi:Substack:@myarvasiInstagram: @myarvasiWebsite: myarvasi.comConnect with your hosts:Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh | InstagramDr. Tanmeet Sethi | Instagram

The Week of December 21st: Vata-Pitta Health Rx — That wired-but-angry feeling. You know the one.Your Vata side collected anxiety all fall—the racing thoughts. Your Pitta side collected frustration—everything that didn't go according to plan. Now you're carrying both into the longest night of the year.This week's prescription: A two-part clearing ritual—morning light walk and evening release journaling—that addresses both the buzzing AND the heat you've been holding.Listen now to learn:Why Vata-Pitta accumulates both anxiety AND resentment—and what that feels like in your bodyThe morning light + cold air protocol that calms your wired nervous systemThe evening journaling prompts that release what both sides have been carryingThis is our last episode of 2025—thank you for spending this season with us. We'll be back in January to begin winter together. Know someone who could use their own personalized prescriptions? Share the Dosha Data Assessment at myarvasi.com.Wishing you a peaceful solstice, a restful holiday, and a new year that begins lighter than the last.Finally—medicine that fits you.

The Week of December 15th: Vata-Pitta Health Rx -Ten weeks of fall. You can feel it in your mind and your muscles.Racing thoughts that won't quit. Tension behind your eyes. Shoulders locked. You're wired but tired—exhausted yet unable to power down.Your Vata side is scattered. Your Pitta side is still driving. Together, they forgot there's an off switch.This week's prescription: Legs Up the Wall + Extended Exhale breathing. 10 minutes. Every evening. The pose grounds you. The breath cools the sharp mind.Listen now to learn:Why "wired but tired" happens—and what muscle memory research revealsHow one pose reduces cortisol and shifts your nervous system into rest modeThe exact protocol that lets both the buzzing AND the drive finally settleYou're already getting prescriptions personalized to your biology—make sure you're subscribed to your Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi feed so you never miss a weekly dose. Next week is winter solstice, and we have a circadian reset ritual to help you close out the year restored.Know someone who needs this? Share the Dosha Data Assessment at myarvasi.com so they can unlock their own personalized podcast feed.Finally—medicine that fits you.

The Week of December 7th: Vata-Pitta Health Rx — Your digestion is swinging between two extremes. Yesterday– constipated, today– running to the bathroom. Acid reflux when stressed. Bloating that feels hot and distended.Fall dried out your Vata side while stress inflamed your Pitta side. It's like a dry forest that's also on fire.This week's prescription: Warm CCF tea with ghee and extra coriander—lubricating dryness while cooling inflammation.Listen now to learn:Why you're swinging between constipation and loose stoolsThe coriander addition that calms gut inflammationThe 7-day protocol that stabilizes both extremesLearn more at myarvasi.com

The Week of November 23rd: Vata-Pitta Health Rx — If you're a Vata-Pitta type, Thanksgiving week hits you from two directions at once– -anxiety and anger simultaneously.You're worried that when stress hits, you're going to feel both spinning with worry AND hot with irritation. Someone changes the plan again and you feel anxious about the chaos but also frustrated that no one's being efficient. You'll be caught between wanting to control everything and feeling scattered about everything.Because here's what's probably already happening: Your mind is racing about logistics and what could go wrong— that's your Vata side. But simultaneously, you're irritated. Someone's not thinking things through and your jaw clenches. Your chest tightens. You want to say something sharp— that's your Pitta side. So you're anxious AND angry at the same time. Worried AND critical. Your breath gets fast and shallow, your thoughts race, but you also feel hot. Your face flushes. Your body temperature rises.And November's cold, dry, windy, chaotic energy is triggering your Vata anxiety— that scattered, can't-think-straight feeling. But when your Vata anxiety spikes, it heats your Pitta side. The more anxious you get, the more irritated you become. The racing thoughts fuel the anger. It's like wind fanning flames.In this week's Vata-Pitta Health Rx, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi explain why Vata-Pitta types experience both anxiety and irritation simultaneously, and why you need both cooling and calming.This week, you'll get a specific 3-5 minute practice that combines cooling breath with a cool environment— addressing both the mental spiral and the inflammatory heat at the same time.Listen now to learn:Why Vata-Pitta types experience racing thoughts AND rising anger when triggered and how the season amplifies bothThe cooling breath technique that lowers body temperature while calming anxietyWhy cooling breath reduces inflammatory markers that fuel irritability while extended exhales calm racing thoughtsHormonal changes affect your nervous system, and the right support makes all the difference. Dr. Kumar-Singh and Dr. Sethi have curated the Hormonal Health Prescription Toolkit with physician-selected products and protocols specifically designed to support your stress hormones and inflammatory pathways through perimenopause and menopause. Learn more at myarvasi.com.

The Week of November 16th: Vata-Pitta Health RxIf you're a Vata-Pitta type, Thanksgiving week kicks off the holiday season— and with all the parties, family celebrations, and rich foods ahead, your digestion faces a specific challenge.You're worried that the rich holiday meal will trigger either heartburn and acidity, or bloating and gas— or somehow both at the same time. You know from experience that when stress hits, your gut becomes reactive. And holiday gatherings bring stress.Because here's what's probably happening already: Some days you have strong digestive fire and you're ravenous, you can eat a lot, you digest quickly. Other days, especially when you're stressed or busy, your gut becomes reactive. Heartburn. Gas. Bloating. Loose stools. It goes from one extreme to the other. This is the Vata-Pitta pattern: heat plus irregularity. Pitta creates inflammation and acidity. Vata creates dryness and erratic motility.And November's cold, dry, windy weather is amplifying both the Vata irregularity and the Pitta heat in your system. Your gut is becoming more inflamed AND more unpredictable. If you don't address this now with the right strategy, Thanksgiving and the holiday meals ahead will trigger days of digestive chaos.In this week's Vata-Pitta Health Rx, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi explain why Vata-Pitta digestion swings between extremes, and why you need both gentle activation and cooling protection.This week, you'll get a specific digestive protocol that includes a balancing morning tea to stabilize your system daily, a second cup of warm tea before big meals for gentle activation without triggering heat, and gentle movement after eating.Listen now to learn:Why Vata-Pitta digestion swings between strong fire and reactive inflammation and how fall weather makes this worseThe exact tea blend to drink every morning that balances your system without creating excess heatWhy you need a second cup of warm (not hot) tea before Thanksgiving dinner instead of heating spices that would inflame your PittaHow gentle walking after meals supports motility without overheating your systemWhen and how to use cooling aloe to immediately calm heartburn and acid refluxHormonal changes affect your digestion, and the right support makes all the difference. Dr. Kumar-Singh and Dr. Sethi have curated the Hormonal Health Prescription Toolkit with physician-selected products and protocols specifically designed to support your gut, hormones, and metabolism through perimenopause and menopause. Learn more at myarvasi.com.

The Week of November 9th: Vata-Pitta Health Rx --- For Vata-Pitta types, maybe this is what's happening: You push through your intense workout---your HIIT class, your hard run, your competitive class where you're trying to keep up---and afterward, you feel wired and hot. Your body temperature is elevated, you're flushed, and your mind is racing, but not in a productive way. It's more agitated. More reactive.Your joints ache AND they feel inflamed. There's heat in them---hot, swollen, tender. You have trouble cooling down after workouts---you're still sweating 20 minutes later, still feeling overheated. And your competitive drive pushes you to go hard, but your body isn't recovering. You wake up the next day sore, stiff, and irritable all over again.You thought intense exercise would burn off the stress. But you're actually running both fast and hot---and burning yourself up from the inside.In this week's Vata-Pitta Health Rx, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi explain why your high-intensity, competitive exercise is creating internal friction---overstimulating your Vata nervous system while inflaming your Pitta tissues.This week, you'll get a structured but cooling movement prescription that engages without inflaming.Listen now to learn:Why Vata-Pitta types run both fast and hot---and why intense exercise makes you both anxious and irritableThe type of movement that works for your body: moderate intensity with structure in cool or neutral environmentsWhy non-competitive practices satisfy your need for achievement without stoking inflammatory fireYour Turn: Try the structured, cooling movement practice this week and notice what happens to your body temperature, your racing thoughts, your irritability. Tag @myarvasi on Instagram and share what shifted.

Week of November 2ndFor Vata-Pitta types, the time change creates agitated energy— restless and reactive at the same time. You wake up with your mind already racing, but with heat behind those thoughts. Frustration. Irritation. When 5 p.m. darkness hits, you feel restless yet reactive. At night, your mind won't turn off AND your body feels too hot.This is your Vata-Pitta nervous system— running both fast and hot— getting knocked further out of balance.In this week's Vata-Pitta Health Rx, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi explain why the time change amplifies both your scattered Vata energy and your inflammatory Pitta heat— and give you an Evening Cooling Practice to help you adjust quickly.Your prescription this week is to do your 15-Minute Evening Cooling Practice between 4:30-6:30 p.m. daily— because cooling and slowing your fast, hot system is what finally calms both the anxiety and the reactivity.Listen now to learn:Why Vata-Pitta types experience both scattered anxiety AND inflammatory reactivity with the time changeHow circadian disruption increases inflammatory markers (IL-6, C-reactive protein) that make you both anxious and irritableThe Evening Cooling Practice that slows your fast energy and cools your hot energy simultaneouslyYour Turn: Do your Evening Cooling Practice every evening this week. Notice what happens to your body temperature, your thoughts, that agitated feeling. Tag @myarvasi on Instagram and share what shifted.

Week of October 26th: For Vata–Pitta types, your nervous system runs too fast and too hot. You wake up with racing thoughts that quickly turn into irritability, your mind won't stop spinning but you also feel heat building underneath. This agitation shows up most in your Mind & Mood—overthinking everything, snapping at people, unable to calm down.In this week's Vata–Pitta Health Rx, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi go deeper into the Cooling Sheetali Breath practice from Week 1—teaching you the nuances that make it even more powerful at calming your agitated nervous system.This week, practice Cooling Sheetali Breath for 3-5 minutes WITH your morning light—inhaling slowly through a curled tongue (or pursed lips), pausing, then exhaling through your nose—because cooling and slowing your overheated, racing system is what finally calms both the anxiety and the irritability and protects your Mind & Mood.Listen now to learn:Why Vata–Pitta's nervous system runs too fast and too hot—and how this creates the anxious-then-irritable pattern you experienceHow to refine your Cooling Sheetali Breath practice so it actually calms your agitated cortisol loopThe common mistakes that keep Vata–Pitta types stuck in morning agitationWhy this practice WITH light changes everything for your Mind & MoodYour Turn: Try the refined Cooling Sheetali Breath practice this week and notice—do your racing thoughts slow down? Is your body cooler? Tag @myarvasi on Instagram and share what shifted.

The Week of October 19thFor Vata–Pitta types, fall brings constipation that alternates with urgency, bloating mixed with sharp discomfort, skin that's both inflamed and unpredictable, and anxiety that turns into irritability. Your estrobolome is misfiring—and you're caught between Vata's dryness and Pitta's heat.In this week's Vata–Pitta Health Rx, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi explain exactly why this matters and exactly what to eat to fix it.This week, eat warm oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, fennel, cooked apple, and ghee—plus a hard-boiled egg or protein powder—within 60-75 minutes of waking—because the right breakfast finally balances the constipation, skin flares, and anxiety-turned-irritability that you can't shake.Listen now to learn:Your Vata–Pitta breakfast formula: gentle fiber + protein + healthy fats + balancing spices + grounding sweetness (within 60-75 minutes of waking)Why your gut pattern sends estrogen back into circulation—fueling anxiety and skin inflammationWhy rough fiber or heating foods make everything worse—and what to eat insteadHow adding protein stabilizes blood sugar and prevents the wired-then-depleted patternHow this one meal steadies your Body & StrengthYour Turn: Make this week's breakfast, share a photo, and tag @myarvasi on Instagram.

The Week of October 12thFor Vata–Pitta types, fall mornings often start fast and burn out faster. You wake with fire and clarity, skip water and breakfast because you're "not hungry yet," grab coffee, and plow through your to-do list—until mid-morning when focus tanks, patience thins, and the energy you started with crashes hard.In this week's Vata–Pitta Health Rx, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi explain why skipping hydration and eating before your digestion is ready sends cortisol surging—and then crashing—taking your productivity and mood with it.Listen now to learn:Why Vata–Pitta mornings need steady fuel to prevent the spike-and-crash patternHow skipping water and delaying breakfast overstimulates cortisol and drags estrogen off-balanceWhy coffee before food turns your morning clarity into mid-morning depletionA 3-step prescription to fuel focus, cool intensity, and sustain your Work & PurposeYour Turn: Try this week's practice and notice—do you still crash by 10 a.m., or does your energy stay steady? Tag @myarvasi on Instagram to share what changed.

The Week of October 5thFor Vata–Pitta types, fall can feel like gas and brakes pressed at the same time: restless at night, overstimulated in the morning, and drained by midday.In this week’s Vata–Pitta Health Rx, Drs. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Tanmeet Sethi reveal how inconsistent sleep and Pitta drive destabilize your cortisol awakening response—and how one evidence-backed practice cools fire, steadies wind, and restores strength.Listen now to learn:How fall overstimulates the Vata–Pitta patternWhy the cortisol awakening response is your body’s natural “on” switch each morningA 3-step prescription with light, breath, and rhythm to calm and steady energyYour Turn: Balance your energy. Try this week’s practice, then post your reflection or tag @myarvasi on Instagram so we can celebrate with you.

Welcome to the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi—Finally, medicine that fits you.Hosted by integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, this podcast gives you something most wellness advice misses: prescriptions that are personalized, physician-led, and grounded in both science and Ayurveda.Each Sunday, you’ll receive a clear, practical weekly dose of guidance designed for your biology—not generic tips that never stick. From your hormones to your gut, your circadian rhythm to your nervous system, you’ll learn how to align your body with the rhythms that truly matter.👉 Take the Dosha Assessment so you never miss your weekly prescription.