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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Recipes with Apple (raw): Apples with Lemon Zest & Honey
Recipes with Apple (raw): Apples with Lemon Zest & Honey
Apples are crunchy and leave a rough feeling on the roof of the mouth, both signs of astringency. Astringency is drying. Thus raw apples provoke Vata and constipation. Cooked apples and apple sauce are more Vata friendly. They are not astringent. Cooked apples are soft, bulk up and soften stool, and relieve constipation. The astringency and cooling quality of apples in general pacifies Pitta. Red apples are sweeter and more Pitta friendly compared to the more tart green granny smith, which is more cleansing for Kapha. The more sour the apple, the more it stimulates glandular secretions, including saliva, enzymes and bile from the liver. People with excess cold in the digestive organs notice heaviness and burping after apples.

Apples are the highest fruit with pectin, a soluble fiber that binds with and removes excess fats, preventing absorption by the body and helping to regulate cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Jonagold variety contains the most pectin of all apples.

Cooking Apple (raw)

I slice raw apples flat instead of in wedges so the tongue touch the apple, not the skin, for a tastier eating experience.

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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Metabolic Nature of Apple (raw)

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Vata aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SANGUINE

AGGRAVATES
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MELANCHOLIC

Other

Affinity:
Bowel Poop Elimination,
Energy Vitality

ENERGY-VITALITY

Includes vitality improving foods, herbs, and exercises by dosha.

SEE ALL 'ENERGY-VITALITY' FOODS / HERBS

, Weight Loss
Family:
Rosaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Apple (raw)
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestion:
Appetite Suppressant

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

SEE ALL 'APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT' FOODS / HERBS

Bowel Health:
Constipative

CONSTIPATIVE

An herb that binds stools / stops diarrhea. When used in excess, these herbs and foods can cause constipation.

SEE ALL 'CONSTIPATIVE' FOODS / HERBS

Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

SEE ALL 'WAKES-YOU-UP' FOODS / HERBS

,
Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

SEE ALL 'ANTIDEPRESSANT' FOODS / HERBS

Immune System:
Antihistamine,
Immune Calming

IMMUNE-CALMING

Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions.

SEE ALL 'IMMUNE-CALMING' FOODS / HERBS

Heart & Circulation:
Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

SEE ALL 'ANTIOXIDANT' FOODS / HERBS

,
Hemostatic

HEMOSTATIC

An herb that stops bleeding.

SEE ALL 'HEMOSTATIC' FOODS / HERBS

,
Styptic

STYPTIC

A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.

SEE ALL 'STYPTIC' FOODS / HERBS

Liver & Gallbladder:
Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

SEE ALL 'LIVOTONIC' FOODS / HERBS

Weight Loss:
Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

SEE ALL 'LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR' FOODS / HERBS

Other:
Constituents:
Catechins

STRONG CATECHINS

Antioxidant that reduces cancer and blood clots, dilates blood vessels, and is antimicrobial.

SEE ALL 'CATECHINS' FOODS / HERBS

, Tannins,
Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

SEE ALL 'SALICYLATES' FOODS / HERBS

, Soluble Fiber, Vitamin C

Foods with a Similar Nature to Apple (raw)

  • Cranberry

    Cranberry has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Styptic, Antidepressant, Constipative, Livotonic, Antihistamine, Hemostatic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antioxidant

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  • Blueberry

    Blueberry has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Immune-calming, Antihistamine, Livotonic, Antioxidant, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Hibiscus

    Hibiscus has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Hemostatic, Appetite-suppressant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Constipative, Styptic

    LEARN MORE

  • Cranberry Juice

    Cranberry Juice has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Antioxidant, Livotonic, Constipative, Styptic

    LEARN MORE

  • Pomegranate

    Pomegranate has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, Immune-calming, Antioxidant, Livotonic, Hemostatic

    LEARN MORE

  • Poppy Seed

    Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Styptic, Constipative, Antioxidant, Hemostatic

    LEARN MORE

  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Antidepressant, Livotonic, Antioxidant, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Immune-calming, Antioxidant, Livotonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Raspberry

    Raspberry has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antioxidant, Livotonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Grape Leaves

    Grape Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Appetite-suppressant, Styptic, Constipative

    LEARN MORE

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Apple (raw)

  • Agrimony

    Agrimony has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Appetite-suppressant, Constipative, Hemostatic, Styptic

    LEARN MORE

  • Arjuna

    Arjuna has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Appetite-suppressant, Constipative, Hemostatic, Styptic

    LEARN MORE

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Styptic, Wakes-you-up, Antioxidant

    LEARN MORE

  • California Poppy

    California Poppy has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, Antidepressant, Antioxidant, Hemostatic

    LEARN MORE

  • Ashoka

    Ashoka has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Styptic, Constipative

    LEARN MORE

  • Yarrow

    Yarrow has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Immune-calming, Livotonic, Styptic

    LEARN MORE

  • Bhringaraj

    Bhringaraj has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Immune-calming, Livotonic, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Constipative, Hemostatic, Livotonic, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Ephedra (Ma Huang)

    Ephedra (Ma Huang) has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Antidepressant, Antihistamine

    LEARN MORE

  • Guarana

    Guarana has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Appetite-suppressant, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • White Oak Bark

    White Oak Bark has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Hemostatic, Styptic

    LEARN MORE

Apple (raw) Research & Clinical Trials

In each clinical research trial below, students from the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects. See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Apple (raw) affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your ear temperature?

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HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your sweat quantity?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your skin?

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Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your digestion speed?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

TOXINS

How did Apple (raw) affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your throat soreness?

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More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your sweat smell?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your acne?

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More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your freckles/moles?

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DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

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Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
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No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

HYDRATION

How did Apple (raw) affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the dryness of your skin?

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DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

FLUID-THICKNESS

How did Apple (raw) affect your ear pressure?

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More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your congestion?

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More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Apple (raw) affect your energy levels?

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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your muscle tension?

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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

DIGESTION

How did Apple (raw) affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?

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Much reliefSlight reliefSameSlightly more burningMuch more burning
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

TONGUE

How did Apple (raw) affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

STOOL

How did Apple (raw) affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your stool color?

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More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your stool lightness?

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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your stool smell?

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12
9
6
3
0
1
 3
 13
 2
 1
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your stool consistency?

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8
6
4
2
0
1
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 7
 8
 1
Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

URINE

How did Apple (raw) affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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16
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8
4
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0
 2
 15
 3
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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0
 2
 16
 1
 1
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your urine clarity?

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16
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8
4
0
1
 16
 3
More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your urine smell?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 1
 18
 0
 1
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your urine lightness?

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0
2
 0
 17
 1
 0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

SWEAT

How did Apple (raw) affect your sweat quantity?

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12
8
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0
0
 3
 17
 0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your sweat smell?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 1
 18
 1
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

SKIN

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your skin?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 5
 1
 0
 14
Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your freckles/moles?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 20
 0
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your acne?

21
17
13
9
5
1
2
 15
 3
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the dryness of your skin?

15
12
9
6
3
0
8
 0
 12
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

EYE

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 0
 0
 0
 2
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
18
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the color of the lower eye lid?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 2
 18
 0
More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 16
 4
PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

ENT

How did Apple (raw) affect your throat soreness?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 17
 2
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

15
12
9
6
3
0
1
 13
 6
More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your ear temperature?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 17
 3
HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your congestion?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 14
 5
More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your ear pressure?

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16
12
8
4
0
0
 18
 2
More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

SYSTEMIC

How did Apple (raw) affect your energy levels?

10
8
6
4
2
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0
 3
 7
 9
 1
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your muscle tension?

15
12
9
6
3
0
0
 2
 12
 6
 0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your anxiety?

15
12
9
6
3
0
1
 3
 11
 5
 0
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your temperature?

15
12
9
6
3
0
0
 11
 8
 1
 0
Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

HEART

How did Apple (raw) affect your heart rhythm?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 18
 1
More palpitationsSameLess palpitations
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?

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0
 0
 20
 0
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

How did Apple (raw) affect your heart rate?

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16
12
8
4
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 1
 17
 2
 0
Much slowerSlightly slowerSameSlightly fasterMuch faster
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:97 (2022-03-14 - 2022-06-19)

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Apple (raw) may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Apple (raw) may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Apple (raw). Please see your health care provider for more information.
  • Antidepressant: Do not combine with antihistamines.
  • Antihistamine: Avoid combining with sedatives, narcotic pain meds, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, seizure medications
  • Livotonic: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.

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for Autumn-Winter

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HOW DOES EATING AYURVEDICALLY MAKE YOU FEEL?

Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
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