Health Awareness
Reading your own temperament
2 July 2026 · 7 min read
Four everyday signs — thirst, sleep, digestion and mood — that tell you where your balance sits.
You do not need a clinic to make a first assessment. Watch four things for a week: how thirsty you are, how quickly you fall asleep, how you feel two hours after a heavy meal, and how your mood sits in the afternoon.
Persistent thirst, light sleep, quick irritation and burning after food point towards heat. Heaviness on waking, thick morning phlegm, slow digestion and low motivation point towards cold and moisture.
This is a starting point, not a diagnosis. But patients who arrive having watched themselves for a week give us a far better history — and get a better plan for it.