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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Chia seeds are soothing. As a demulcent, they absorb water and contain ample soluble fiber, they form a gel that helps to bulk up stools and create a satisfying movement.

About Chia Seeds

The word chia is a native american word meaning 'oily'. Chia seeds were an important food crop in central America. Chia seeds are one of the few seeds of the mint family consumed as a food. It is closely related to culinary sage.

Cooking Chia Seeds

Chia seeds may be eaten raw or cooked. Always soak chia seeds in water otherwise they will absorb too much water from your digestive tract, causing constipation. Generally, soak overnight in water. To reduce soaking time, grind in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle.

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Medicinal Effects of Chia Seeds

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). 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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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha 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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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

LEARN MORE ABOUT PHLEGMATIC

Other Health Virtues

Tissue (dhatu):
Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

Plasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph.

SEE ALL 'BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH' FOODS / HERBS

Affinity:
Bowel Poop Elimination
Family:
Lamiaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Chia Seeds
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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Bowel Health:
High Fiber Laxative

STRONG HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE

A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr

SEE ALL 'HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE' FOODS / HERBS

,
General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

SEE ALL 'GENERAL-LAXATIVE' FOODS / HERBS

Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Cholinergic

CHOLINERGIC

Increases acetylcholine production or uptake, improving nerve health, memory, mood, coordination, and protecting neurons.

SEE ALL 'CHOLINERGIC' FOODS / HERBS

Skin Care & Beauty:
Demulcent

STRONG DEMULCENT

Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.

SEE ALL 'DEMULCENT' 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

Weight Loss:
Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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

Constituents:
Alpha Linolenic Acid,
Calcium

CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

SEE ALL 'CALCIUM' FOODS / HERBS

, Essential Fatty Acids, Fats,
Iron

IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

SEE ALL 'IRON' FOODS / HERBS

, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Protein, Soluble Fiber

Foods with a Similar Nature to Chia Seeds

  • Flax Seed

    Flax Seed has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, Lowers-blood-sugar, General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative

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  • Cassava Root / Yuca

    Cassava Root / Yuca has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Antioxidant, High-fiber-laxative, Demulcent

    LEARN MORE

  • Prunes (dried)

    Prunes (dried) has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative, Antioxidant

    LEARN MORE

  • Artichoke

    Artichoke has these Actions in Common

    High-fiber-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Artichoke Hearts

    Artichoke Hearts has these Actions in Common

    Lowers-blood-sugar, General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Barley

    Barley has these Actions in Common

    Lowers-blood-sugar, Demulcent, High-fiber-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Persimmons

    Persimmons has these Actions in Common

    High-fiber-laxative, Demulcent, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Pears

    Pears has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative, Demulcent

    LEARN MORE

  • Tomato

    Tomato has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Mango

    Mango has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Chia Seeds

  • Psyllium Seed Fiber Supplement

    Psyllium Seed Fiber Supplement has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, General-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Cleaning the Colon: Safe Enema at Home

    Cleaning the Colon: Safe Enema at Home has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • How to Do a Home Enema Guidebook

    How to Do a Home Enema Guidebook has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, High-fiber-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Bilva

    Bilva has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Patola

    Patola has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Yellow Dock

    Yellow Dock has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Triphala Guggulu

    Triphala Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Mistletoe

    Mistletoe has these Actions in Common

    Lowers-blood-sugar, Antioxidant

    LEARN MORE

  • Chandraprabha Vati

    Chandraprabha Vati has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar

    LEARN MORE

  • Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam)

    Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam) has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

Chia Seeds - Metabolic Impact Report

The reports shared below are part of an educational assignment completed by students at the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda & Greek Medicine. These represent subjective experiences intended to help students explore principles of Ayurveda through personal observation. In each report below, students ate the selected food for 3 days and self-reported these effects. See other food & herb reports at Joyful Belly.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Chia Seeds affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your ear temperature?

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HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your sweat quantity?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your skin?

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Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your digestion speed?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

TOXINS

How did Chia Seeds affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

Tongue: How did Chia Seeds affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your throat soreness?

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More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your sweat smell?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your acne?

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More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your freckles/moles?

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DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

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Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
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No Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

HYDRATION

How did Chia Seeds affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the dryness of your skin?

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DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

FLUID-THICKNESS

How did Chia Seeds affect your ear pressure?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your congestion?

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More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Chia Seeds affect your energy levels?

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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your muscle tension?

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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

DIGESTION

How did Chia Seeds affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

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

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Much reliefSlight reliefSameSlightly more burningMuch more burning
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

TONGUE

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

Tongue: How did Chia Seeds affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

STOOL

How did Chia Seeds affect your stool color?

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More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your stool consistency?

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Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your stool lightness?

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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your stool smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

URINE

How did Chia Seeds affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your urine lightness?

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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your urine clarity?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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 3
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your urine smell?

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 1
 18
 5
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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

SWEAT

How did Chia Seeds affect your sweat quantity?

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0
 1
 22
 1
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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your sweat smell?

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18
12
6
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0
 0
 24
 0
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

SKIN

How did Chia Seeds affect your acne?

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 22
 0
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your skin?

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0
1
 2
 0
 0
 21
Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the dryness of your skin?

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9
5
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 17
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your freckles/moles?

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18
12
6
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0
 24
 0
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

EYE

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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0
 0
 24
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More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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 1
PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

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 1
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 1
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Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

ENT

How did Chia Seeds affect your congestion?

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10
7
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 13
 6
More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your ear pressure?

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 20
 1
More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your ear temperature?

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 0
HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your throat soreness?

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 3
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

HEART

How did Chia Seeds affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your heart rhythm?

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More palpitationsSameLess palpitations
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your heart rate?

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Much slowerSlightly slowerSameSlightly fasterMuch faster
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

SYSTEMIC

How did Chia Seeds affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your energy levels?

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 10
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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your temperature?

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Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

How did Chia Seeds affect your muscle tension?

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Total Responses: 24 REPORT ID:66 (2021-11-02 - 2021-11-08)

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Chia Seeds may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Chia Seeds may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. 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 Chia Seeds. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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Constitutional Nutrition: Strengthen Your Health Naturally

When your dietary choices align with your individual nature (constitution), it supports your metabolism, energy, and health naturally. A personalized diet, fitting to your constitution, leverages your natural strengths while gently supporting your body where it's vulnerable.

Constitutional nutrition is especially beneficial for digestion, a foundational pillar of health influencing your entire well-being. Balanced digestion fortifies your body's natural defenses against illness and enhances your resilience when illness does arise. A healthy digestive fire (*agni*) eases discomfort, speeds recovery, and naturally uplifts your mood.

By embracing constitutional nutrition, you will soon experience a profound sense of renewal, vitality, and inner strength.

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Sally St. louis, MO
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“I like to put chia seed in my herbal teas. The boiling water blooms them to perfection. If you soak them first they will float, if not a little stir will bring them up."
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