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Recipes with Crimini & Button Mushrooms: Cream of Asparagus Soup with Thyme & Mushrooms
Stay GroundedMushrooms have an earthy taste like the dark, rich loamy soil itself. This earthiness is a sign of mushrooms' ability to keep you grounded and calm your nervous system. They are considered tamasic in Ayurveda meaning they make your consciousness sleepy.Remedy for Late Summer InsomniaIn late summer, as the temperature starts to drop at night, your mind wakes up and sleep feels like a far away wish. You might notice bouts of insomnia this time of year. The remedy is, as always, in nature. Mushrooms suddenly become abundant as the thunderstorms of August dump heavy rains. If you have noticed insomnia with increased frequency, try including some sauteed mushrooms in your favorite dish for a rustic and satisfying meal.Always cook mushroomsRaw mushrooms are a popular salad item. However, raw mushrooms are nearly indigestible. We suggest you always cook mushrooms to avoid these digestive difficulties.Mineral RichMushrooms are highly absorbant of minerals in the soil, often containing a rich utritional profile, as their earthy taste suggests. As much as mushrooms absorb minerals, they also absorb whatever toxins they are grown in, and have even been used to clean up toxis waste sites. For that reason, always eat organic mushrooms.
Recipes with Crimini & Button Mushrooms: Mushroom Mashed Potatoes
Wild Mushroom HuntingFrom wooded trails to the front lawn, Mushrooms seem to pop up as if by magic in late summer. Just the other day I was hunting herbs in the woods and stumbled upon mushroom after mushroom, brilliantly colored, wildly shaped, exotically enticing, and a touch scary. I was reminded of a quote my herb teacher taught me:
"There are old mushroom hunters, and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old bold mushroom hunters." Source: unknown
Mushrooms have a wide spectrum of effects on the body. They can be delicious, medicinal, hallucinogenic, and deadly poisonous. If you go wild mushroom hunting, be sure to positively identify any species before eating, or you may lose your chance to become an old mushroom hunter. Boldness in this particular field is not an advantage. The range of wild edible, rich, meaty, earthy mushrooms to serve over risotto or wild rice include chanterelles, boletes, honey mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, shitakes, chicken of the woods and many more. Destroying angel mushrooms are an example of the deadly.
The part of the mushroom you pick and eat is the fruit. The living part of the plant, which looks like roots embedded in the soil or a tree, is called the mycelium. When you pick a mushroom you are not killing it. On the contrary, by picking them you are actually helping the fungus to spread its spores. But be sure not to disturb the root system beneath the mushroom when picking. The mushroom thanks you!
Many mushrooms are used in herbalism for their medicinal properties, such as the famous reishi mushroom of Chinese medicine, a strong immune tonic. Other mushrooms have been used to improve vitality and fight cancer. We suggest you allow herbalists to select medicinal mushrooms, and old mushroom hunters to divide the deadly from delicious.
Recipes with Crimini & Button Mushrooms: Rustic Rice with Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms
Are Mushrooms from Planet Earth?Many western herbalists entertain the notion that mushrooms come from another planet. While this opinion has no basis scientifically, it definitely captures the pure strangeness of the mushroom. Something about a mushroom feels distinctly alien to the human world. One mushroom I passed was bright red, with slime oozing out beneath it. Whether fluorescent orange, eerie opaque white, spotted, striped, tiny and delicate, or enormous and sprawling, mushrooms look like a dream-scape under the sea or in outer space. The largest organism in the world is a single mushroom whose mycelium extends over several mountaintops. Often the inspiration for creatures and features of fantasy and science fiction novels, mushrooms allow your imagination to run wild.
Another fact we haven't proven scientifically is that many mushroom experts we've crossed take on a gnome-like appearance. Mushroom hunters tend to be somewhat short and stocky with a slightly mad hatter personality- an effect we believe comes from eating too many odd, tamasic mushrooms. In order to avoid this mad tendency, we suggest you stick to familiar mushrooms - portobello, crimini, the occasional truffle, and familiar edibles & medicinals. These tried and true mushrooms, when cooked, give your meals a hearty, grounding feel, with no threat of turning you into a gnome.
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Are Crimini & Button Mushrooms Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?
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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.
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SERVING SIZE: 1/4 c
Biocharacteristics of Crimini & Button Mushrooms
See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.
INCREASES
Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
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| HEAVY ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
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Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.
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The Three Doshas / Body Types
According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
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| | HAS THE FOLLOWING | Subtaste:
Moves Energy:
Downward DOWNWARD
Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.
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Affinity: Cleanse And Detox, Immune System |
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Crimini & Button Mushrooms  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.
Nerve Relaxant Grounding NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING
Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.
SEE ALL 'NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING' FOODS / HERBS , Anxiolytic ANXIOLYTIC
Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.
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Foods with a Similar Nature to Crimini & Button Mushrooms
Shiitake Mushroom
Shiitake Mushroom has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Immune-stimulant, Bone-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anticarcinogenic, Detoxicant, Satisfies-stomach
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Portobello Mushroom
Portobello Mushroom has these Actions in Common
Anticarcinogenic, Detoxicant, Satisfies-stomach, Anxiolytic, Immune-stimulant, Bone-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Beets
Beets has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anxiolytic, Satisfies-stomach, Detoxicant
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Milk
Milk has these Actions in Common
Satisfies-stomach, Bone-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Hemp Seed
Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach
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Sesame Seeds
Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common
Satisfies-stomach, Bone-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Nigella (black cumin)
Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common
Anticarcinogenic, Detoxicant, Immune-stimulant
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Almonds
Almonds has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Bone-tonic
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Tahini
Tahini has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Bone-tonic
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Sorghum Flour
Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach
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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Crimini & Button Mushrooms
Eleuthero Ginseng
Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Detoxicant, Immune-stimulant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anticarcinogenic
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common
Anticarcinogenic, Anxiolytic, Bone-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Kava Kava
Kava Kava has these Actions in Common
Anticarcinogenic, Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Blue Cohosh
Blue Cohosh has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anxiolytic, Detoxicant
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Red Clover
Red Clover has these Actions in Common
Anticarcinogenic, Bone-tonic, Detoxicant
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Yogaraj Guggulu
Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Bone-tonic, Detoxicant
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Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh has these Actions in Common
Anticarcinogenic, Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)
Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Encourage a Sweat / Sweat Therapy
Encourage a Sweat / Sweat Therapy has these Actions in Common
Detoxicant, Immune-stimulant
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Garlic Sesame Oil in the Ears (Karna Purana)
Garlic Sesame Oil in the Ears (Karna Purana) has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Mimosa Tree
Mimosa Tree has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Bone-tonic
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Impact of Crimini & Button Mushrooms
In each clinical research trial below, students from the
Joyful Belly School 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 Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your temperature?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your sweat quantity?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your appetite/hunger?
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Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your digestion speed?
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TOXINS
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of gas & bloating?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool smell?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)Tongue: How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
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Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the color of your tongue coating?
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Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine smell?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your sweat smell?
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HYDRATION
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine frequency/quantity?
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NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your energy levels?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your muscle tension?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your anxiety?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
DIGESTION
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of gas & bloating?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your appetite/hunger?
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Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your digestion speed?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
TONGUE
Tongue: How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
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Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the color of your tongue coating?
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Total Responses: 38 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
STOOL
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool smell?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool consistency?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool frequency/quantity?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool color?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your stool lightness?
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URINE
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine clarity?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine smell?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your urine frequency/quantity?
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SWEAT
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your sweat smell?
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SYSTEMIC
How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your muscle tension?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your anxiety?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your temperature?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)How did Crimini & Button Mushrooms affect your energy levels?
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Total Responses: 37 Study ID:13 (2020-10-26 - 2020-11-27)
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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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About the Author
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics.
His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda,
offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel,
as well as public service work in South Asia.
John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem.
His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion.
John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing.
In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots,
and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church.
Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick.
That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 6 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.
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