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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Recipes with Olive Oil: Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes
Recipes with Olive Oil: Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes
Raw olive oil is pungent & bitter. It's oily and bitter qualities act as a cholagogue, flushing the liver and gall bladder. In the United States, most olive oil is pasteurized. When cooked, olive oil loses its cleansing properties and sadly, its taste.

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  • SERVING SIZE: 2 tsp
  • SPECIES: Olea europaea
  • EAT IN: AUTUMN-WINTER

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Is Olive Oil Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Olive Oil' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.

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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 Olive Oil

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.

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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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT

OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OILY

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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

LEARN MORE ABOUT BITTER

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
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta 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
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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 Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MELANCHOLIC

AGGRAVATES
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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CHOLERIC

PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

LEARN MORE ABOUT PHLEGMATIC

SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

LEARN MORE ABOUT SANGUINE

Other

Tissue (dhatu):
Fat

MILD FAT

Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Olive Oil
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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Cleanse & Detox:
Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

SEE ALL 'INTERNAL-DETOXICANT' FOODS / HERBS

Energy Vitality:
Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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,
Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

SEE ALL 'TONIC' FOODS / HERBS

Skin Care & Beauty:
Emollient

EMOLLIENT

Soothes & softens the skin. Often a topical demulcent or oil.

SEE ALL 'EMOLLIENT' FOODS / HERBS

Liver & Gallbladder:
Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

SEE ALL 'CHOLAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS

Constituents:

Foods with a Similar Nature to Olive Oil

  • Ghee

    Ghee has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, Nutritive

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  • Carrot

    Carrot has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Cholagogue, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Sunflower Oil

    Sunflower Oil has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Safflower Oil

    Safflower Oil has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Emollient, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

  • Flax Oil

    Flax Oil has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Nutritive, Tonic

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  • Corn Oil

    Corn Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic, Emollient

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  • Canola Oil

    Canola Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic, Emollient

    LEARN MORE

  • Grape Seed Oil

    Grape Seed Oil has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Emollient, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

  • Mustard Oil

    Mustard Oil has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Emollient, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

  • Barley

    Barley has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Olive Oil

  • Vata Massage Oil

    Vata Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Nutritive, Tonic

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  • Almond Oil

    Almond Oil has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Emollient, Nutritive

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  • Vata Shirodhara Oil

    Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Cornsilk

    Cornsilk has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Cholagogue

    LEARN MORE

  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Asparagus root

    Asparagus root has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

  • Sukumaram Ghrita

    Sukumaram Ghrita has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Kshirabala Taila

    Kshirabala Taila has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

Olive Oil 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 Olive Oil affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your sweat quantity?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your digestion speed?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

TOXINS

How did Olive Oil affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

Tongue: How did Olive Oil affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your sweat smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

HYDRATION

How did Olive Oil affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Olive Oil affect your energy levels?

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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your muscle tension?

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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

DIGESTION

How did Olive Oil affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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2
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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your appetite/hunger?

25
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15
10
5
0
2
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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your digestion speed?

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4
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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

TONGUE

How did Olive Oil affect the cracks on your tongue?

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10
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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

Tongue: How did Olive Oil affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 9
 21
 4
 1
Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the color of your tongue body?

20
16
12
8
4
0
2
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 0
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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the stillness of your tongue?

29
24
19
14
9
4
5
 24
 6
More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the color of your tongue coating?

30
24
18
12
6
0
1
 2
 2
 7
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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

STOOL

How did Olive Oil affect your stool consistency?

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Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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4
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your stool color?

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More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your stool lightness?

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Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your stool smell?

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12
6
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0
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 8
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

URINE

How did Olive Oil affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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28
21
14
7
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1
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 28
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 1
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your urine clarity?

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More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your urine smell?

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21
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7
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your urine lightness?

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24
18
12
6
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0
 6
 24
 5
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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

SWEAT

How did Olive Oil affect your sweat smell?

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28
21
14
7
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0
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 28
 5
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your sweat quantity?

35
28
21
14
7
0
1
 1
 30
 3
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

SYSTEMIC

How did Olive Oil affect your temperature?

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16
12
8
4
0
0
 5
 12
 15
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Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your energy levels?

15
12
9
6
3
0
2
 8
 12
 12
 1
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your muscle tension?

25
20
15
10
5
0
1
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 20
 4
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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

How did Olive Oil affect your anxiety?

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15
10
5
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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 35 Study ID:34 (2020-12-01 - 2020-12-08)

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Olive Oil 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.

  • Bones, Muscles & Tendons

    Dry, dark, frizzy hair
    How does Olive Oil affect 'Dry, dark, frizzy hair'?
    IT FEELS BETTER IT FEELS WORSE IT FEELS THE SAME
    We will use this information to better predict food that helps you.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Olive Oil 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 Olive Oil. Please see your health care provider for more information.
  • Cholagogue: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.

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for Autumn-Winter

Olive Oil is recommended for Autumn-Winter. Check out these other Autumn-Winter foods here.
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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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John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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Barbara Vanderhorst Columbia, SC
2012-05-03
“Olive oil is listed on other auyervedic diets as Pitta pacifying along with coconut oil and sunflower oil. This is the 1st auyervedic diet list where olive oil is listed as hot. Oh no! say it so! EVOO Hot or Not?"
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Jess Allen park, MI
2012-07-09
“Hi Barbara, I've noticed this too. I'm either Pitta-Vata or Vata-Pitta, and, from my own experience, too much olive oil usage makes my skin breakout and I feel overly stimulated."
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John J Immel Asheville, NC
2012-07-10
“On the one hand, raw olive oil is a cholagogue, which balances oily quality in Pitta-Kapha individuals. However, the heat of the olive oil can aggravate Pitta in Pitta-Vata individuals."
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Jess Allen park, MI
2012-09-01
“Since you don't have it listed, I figured I'd ask about rice bran oil...is that okay for Pitta?"
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david San diego, CA
2013-05-20
“I have noticed some varieties of olive oil have a peppery taste, while others don't. I assume this would effect the influence on pitta sensitive individuals."
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Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2016-07-05
“In general, Kapha should minimize oil."
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Jan Willem Sturgeon, PD
2019-03-01
“HI I have a pdf article about the anti-inflammatory properties that I would love to share maybe you could use some of the info for your article? How do I do that? PDF usually email well. Where should I email it for you?"
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