Body Type

Body Frame

Tall or short but delicate – narrow hips and shoulders, fine wrists and ankles

Medium – moderately developed physique, average size

Powerful – broad shoulders, solid build, naturally heavy set

Weight

Light – difficult to gain, tendency toward being underweight

Average – can gain and lose according to diet and level of exercise

Heavy – easy to gain, difficult to lose

Eyes

Small, active, with scanty eyelashes and tendency to dryness

Piercing, intense gaze, sensitive to glare, with moderate eyelashes

Large, dreamy, with full eyelashes and very white whites

Hair

Dry, kinky or frizzy, thin, tendency to be coarse and brittle

Fine, soft, fair, early grey or balding, tendency to oiliness

Plentiful, Oily, Thick, luxurious hair

Skin

Dry, rough, darkish in colour naturally, cold to touch, tans easily

Fair, warm, oily, pimples/freckles, moles, burns easily

Pale skin naturally but tans well, moist to touch, thick, cool to touch

Nose

Crooked, bump in the middle, or hooked, can be small or large in size

Pointed or sharp, triangle shaped, average size

Rounded with large open nostrils

Teeth & gums

Irregular, crooked, small in size, tendency towards receding gums

Naturally yellowish in colour, medium sized, quite straight with reddish gums

White in colour naturally, large sized, very even, with healthy gums

Tongue

Narrow and long (reaches down near chin when poked out)

Same width as teeth, pointed, vibrant pink or red in colour

Wider than teeth, thick and pale pink in colour

Face shape

Long, narrow, angular

Heart shaped (tapers towards the chin)

Round, large, full cheeks

Nails

Purple or blue-ish, dry, brittle, break easily

Pink, sharp, flexible, shiny, bend easily

Thick, large, oily, smooth, polished looking, very strong

Sleep

Light, short in length, easily disrupted, tendency to insomnia

Medium length (8 hours), sound sleep, wake refreshed

Prefer long length (8+), heavy, deep sleeper, find it hard to wake up

Bowels

Irregular bowel habits, can be hard to go, small pellet shaped, tendency to constipation

Fairly regular bowel habits, easy to go, soft and loose stools, tendency to diarrhoea and urgent bowels

Sluggish bowel, soft pale stools, abundant in quantity, can have mucus in stool

Appetite

Variable or generally low – can easily skip meals when busy or anxious

Strong appetite, can digest most things easily, gets 'hangry'

Slow but steady appetite, can go without meals quite easily, often take a while to digest food

Digestive disturbances

Tendency towards gas, constipation, or cramps

Tendency towards acidity, reflux, ulcers, or diarrhoea

Often feel bloated, heavy in the gut, slightly nauseous

Libido

Quickly aroused and expended, strong fantasy element

High sex drive, passionate, desire and actions matched

Slow to arouse, but enduring and tender

Sweat

Rarely sweat, no real smell

Profuse sweat, tendency towards strong smell/body odour without deodorant

Moderate sweating during exercise, generally with a neutral smell

Circulation

Poor – often have cold hands and feet

Good – generally warm hands and feet

Steady - hands and feet are generally cool but not cold

Endurance

Expends energy quickly – always on the go but get tired after exertion

Good energy levels in general- but need to manage energy well with tendency towards an all or nothing approach

Good stamina – hard to get going physically or mentally but can keep going and sustain effort as long as needed

Speech

Fast talking, excitable, chaotic

Precise, clear, slightly abrupt

Slow, may be laboured, slightly monotonous tone of voice

Activity level

High, fidgety, tendency to do a hundred things at once

Moderate, deliberate, does things in an organised manner

Low, disinclined to activity if possible, would rather relax or sleep

Cravings

If anything, I crave dry, crispy, salty things (crisps, crackers etc) or sweet things

I’m inclined to crave spicy, salty, or hot things like salami’s, chili, kimchi etc

I prefer sweet, creamy, cold things like ice-cream, smoothies, cakes, and biscuits

Emotions (what are you most inclined to)

Fun and spontaneous but prone to feelings of fear, anxiety, overwhelm, and insecurity

Competitive, ambitious and organised, but can be angry, impatient and easily frustrated

Calm and loving, but can feel greedy, possessive and stubborn

Thinking

Hyperactive, creative, more ideas than action

Practical, organised, follow through on things

Slow, methodical, logical

Mental Dexterity

Quick to learn and to forget

Understand clearly and remember well

Slow to learn, but will remember forever

Response to stress

Panic, overwhelm, not cope well tendency to worry

Become agitated, irritable, impatient and forceful

Calm and determined or go into denial

Approach to life

Mostly mental

Mostly emotional

Mostly physical

Disease tendency

Prone to nerve issues, pain, anxiety, insomnia

Prone to excess heat, infections, inflammation, rashes

Prone to excess mucous, colds, stomach problems

Preferred temperature

Crave the heat, dislike cold and windy weather

Dislike very hot weather, love cooler days with a nice breeze

Hate humidity, prefer dry warm days, dislikes cold and damp

Money management

Spend impulsively – money seems to come and go

Spend moderately – especially on luxuries and status items

Save and conservative with money – but will spend of food and comfort

Lifestyle orientation

Prioritise fashion, travel, and having fun

Mainly focussed on business, money, and career

Family, comfort, stability and security are most important

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Body Frame

Weight

Eyes

Hair

Skin

Nose

Teeth & gums

Tongue

Face shape

Nails

Sleep

Bowels

Appetite

Digestive disturbances

Libido

Sweat

Circulation

Endurance

Speech

Activity level

Cravings

Emotions (what are you most inclined to)

Thinking

Mental Dexterity

Response to stress

Approach to life

Disease tendency

Preferred temperature

Money management

Lifestyle orientation

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