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CONSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION INSIGHTS



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Medicinal Effects of Peanut Butter

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, 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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DIFFICULT

ABOUT DIFFICULT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.

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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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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.

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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.

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TOXIC

ABOUT TOXIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A substance that causes toxicity in the body, or that harms the body.

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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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AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta aggravating 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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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.

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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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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.

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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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Other Health Virtues

Subtaste:
Crunchy

CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

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Tissue (dhatu):
Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

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

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Fat

FAT

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

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Peanut Butter
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:
Nauseating

NAUSEATING

Brings about feelings of unease and discomfort in the stomach, often accompanied with the involuntary urge to vomit.

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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

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Causes Tension

CAUSES-TENSION

Increases feelings of tension, constriction and tightness in the body.

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, Makes Jittery,
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.

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Energy Vitality:
Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Heart & Circulation:
Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

SEE ALL 'WARMS-EARS' FOODS / HERBS

Kidney & Urinary:
Dries Mouth

DRIES-MOUTH

Makes the mouth feel dry, or pasty.

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Constituents:
Fats, Folate, Phosphorous,
Phytates

PHYTATES

Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.

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, Protein,
Resveratrol

RESVERATROL

Antioxidant frequently used for anti-aging. Protects airways and blood vessels. Anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic.

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, Vitamin E

Foods with a Similar Nature to Peanut Butter

  • Peanuts

    Peanuts has these Actions in Common

    Dries-mouth, Nauseating, Satisfies-stomach, High-fiber-laxative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Causes-tension, Makes-jittery, Nutritive

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Dries-mouth, Nutritive, High-fiber-laxative, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Sorghum Flour

    Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common

    Dries-mouth, Nutritive, High-fiber-laxative, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Tempeh

    Tempeh has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Dries-mouth, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Lima Beans

    Lima Beans has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, High-fiber-laxative, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Egg Yolk

    Egg Yolk has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Dries-mouth

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  • Millet

    Millet has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Dries-mouth

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  • Shrimp

    Shrimp has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Nutritive

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  • Beef

    Beef has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Nutritive

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  • Lamb

    Lamb has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Peanut Butter

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Dries-mouth, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears

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  • Pitta Shirodhara Oil

    Pitta Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Joint Oil Soak (Sandhi / Kati / Griva Basti)

    Joint Oil Soak (Sandhi / Kati / Griva Basti) has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Shirodhara Treatment

    Shirodhara Treatment has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Bala Taila

    Bala Taila has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Vata Shirodhara Oil

    Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Dashamoola Powder

    Dashamoola Powder has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

    Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Peanut Butter may temper 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.

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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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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC

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