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Sorghum Molasses Benefits (According to Ayurveda)

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Are Sorghum Molasses 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. See How it Works.
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Metabolic Nature of Sorghum Molasses

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INCREASES
Guna Help

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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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TASTES
Taste Help

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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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
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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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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Acrid

ACRID

Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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Tissue (dhatu):
Red Blood

RED-BLOOD

Red blood (Rakta Dhatu) includes red blood cells and blood vessels.

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Family: Poaceae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Sorghum Molasses
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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.

Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

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Sialogogue

SIALOGOGUE

A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents.

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Spleen Tonic

SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

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Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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Rebuild Electrolytes

REBUILD-ELECTROLYTES

Substances that increase your electrolyte balance. Electrolytes help you retain water, keep your palate moist, and truly quench your thirst.

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Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Relieves Tension

RELIEVES-TENSION

An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.

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Constituents:
Iron

IRON

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

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Sorghum Molasses

Molasses

Molasses has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Blood-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue, Stool-softener, Warms-ears, Muscle-relaxant, Rebuild-electrolytes, Spleen-tonic, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Nutritive, Relieves-tension

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Relieves-tension, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Warms-head, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears, Relieves-tension, Warms-abdomen

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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Relieves-tension, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears

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Beets

Beets has these Actions in Common

Muscle-relaxant, Stool-softener, Nutritive, Warms-abdomen, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy

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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common

Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Stimulates-energy, Warms-head, Muscle-relaxant, Stool-softener

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Peaches

Peaches has these Actions in Common

Quenches-thirst, Stool-softener, Sialogogue, Nutritive, Spleen-tonic

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Beef

Beef has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Warms-chest, Nutritive, Warms-ears, Warms-abdomen

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Pineapple

Pineapple has these Actions in Common

Sialogogue, Nutritive, Spleen-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy

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Apple (cooked)

Apple (cooked) has these Actions in Common

Quenches-thirst, Warms-abdomen, Relieves-tension, Nutritive, Stool-softener

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Sorghum Molasses

Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Stool-softener, Blood-tonic, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue

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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Warms-head, Blood-tonic, Muscle-relaxant

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Epsom Salt Bath

Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

Muscle-relaxant, Rebuild-electrolytes, Relieves-tension, Warms-chest, Warms-head

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Warms-ears, Sialogogue, Spleen-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest

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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

Warms-ears, Warms-head, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest

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Hot Shower

Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Warms-chest, Warms-head

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Hot Bath

Hot Bath has these Actions in Common

Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Warms-chest, Warms-head

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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nutritive, Relieves-tension

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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

Stool-softener, Blood-tonic, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Relieves-tension, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Muscle-relaxant

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Dong Quai

Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Stimulates-energy

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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 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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