Recipes, Ingredients and Spices Written by John Joseph Immel, Asheville, NC

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Using Recipes, Ingredients and Spices Medicinally

Ayurveda harnesses the power of food to heal. Food can make us light or heavy, dry or oily, hot or cold, etc. We call these properties of food digestive effects. Western medicine uses the nutritional effects of food but Ayurveda believes good digestion is the first step to good nutrition.

On Joyful Belly you can find a variety of tasty recipes, both western and indian. You create a personal grocery list of ingredients and spices. You can research every ingredient for detailed ayurvedic information.

Accessing Recipes, Ingredients and Spices

Click here for step by step instructions on getting started. Once you have signed up, there are three ways to get to recipes, ingredients and spices.

The first method is using the dropdown menu under ‘Ayurvedic Diet'. From there, click on Recipes, Ingredients, or Spices. This method shows you all recipes, ingredients, and spices in our system, incuding ones not in your diet.

The second method is by browsing your ‘diet search results' after creating a diet. This method only shows recipes, ingredients, and spices in your diet.

The third method is by clicking on 'My Account' and using the green horizontal bar. This options shows all recipes, ingredients, and diets in our system.

Browsing Recipes, Ingredients, and Spices

To the right of any list of recipes, ingredients or spices, registered users will see three symbols V,P, and K standing for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. When there is a red slash across the V, P, or K, it means unhealthy for Vata, Pitta, or Kapha. When there is no slash, the food is generally safe for that dosha.

Paid users will also see exclamation points next to contraindicated ingredients and spices.

Reading a Recipe, Ingredient or Spice

When you are looking at a recipe, ingredient, or spice, the first thing to check are the digestive effects.

 

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The information and products on this website are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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