In the ideal types Vata is responsible for both physical and psychological movement both muscle strength and mood swings. People dominated by this Vata are high strung, restless and prone to high blood pressure

Pitta is responsible for heat and metabolism. People dominated by the pitta are intense, sharp and quickly angered. These people are often prone to rashes and ulcers.

Kapha is responsible for maintaining structure and stability. People dominated by this are often even tempered but prone to gain weight easily. The three basic attributes of sattva, rajas and tamas are the basis for the difference in different individual dispositions. Sattva expresses essence, understanding, purity, clarity, compassion and love. Rajas implies movement, aggressiveness and extroversion. The rajas mind operates on a sensual level. Tamas manifests in ignorance, inertia, heaviness and dullness. These attributes act upon the constitution type to determine behavioral patterns. These attributes and their distribution may either balance, increase or decrease the physical manifestation of the ideal type therefore any individual is not only subject to the derivatives of each constitution type but are also influenced by the attributes that govern their behavior patterns. Hence again body, mind, consciousness act in an wholistic fashion.

To attain freedom, discipline is required. The Ayurvedic foundations of discipline are a careful diet and a balanced way of living. Discipline of the body, mind and spirit is gained through pursuit of such traditional practices as yoga* Pranayama* and tantra*. Such practices will bring man spiritual and physical freedom.
Only an expert Ayurvedic practitors can on personal examination determine your constitution types and thereon propensity to certain types of disease and suggest you the diets etc. The above is meant to give you the basic guidelines.