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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Recipes with Zucchini: Coconut, Turmeric & Tomato Sambar Soup
Recipes with Zucchini: Coconut, Turmeric & Tomato Sambar Soup
Cooked zucchini is extremely easy to digest, making it a favorite for clients suffering from constipation, acid reflux, fatigue after meals, and many other disorders. It is very low in calories making it good for weight loss.

Buying & Preparation

If your digestion is week, remove the difficult to digest skin and seeds from the zucchini.

Cooking Zucchini

Nothing is easier to make or more readily available at the grocery store than Zucchini. Add to any stir fry, curry, or rice based dish. You may simply slice, drizzle with ghee, salt and pepper and roast it for a lovely side dish. Or slice vertically, hollow out the seeds, and fill with ghee, diced bell peppers and onions, and place it in the oven for 20 minutes and it can be a main dish. You may use a spiralizer to make crunchy zucchini noodles for a raw food treat.

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Is Zucchini Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Zucchini' 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.

Health Virtues of Zucchini

Personalized medicine systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, indivdual constitutions, 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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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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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.

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Other Health Virtues

Subtaste:
Bland Negative Calorie
Family:
Cucurbitaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Zucchini
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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Energy Vitality:
Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Kidney & Urinary:
Diuretic

DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

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Constituents:
Insoluble Fiber,
Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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,
Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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, Vitamin C

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Zucchini - Metabolic Impact Report

The reports shared below are part of an educational assignment completed by students at the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda. 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 Zucchini affect your temperature?

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Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your ear temperature?

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12
8
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0
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HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your sweat quantity?

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0
0
 0
 19
 1
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the color of your skin?

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0
0
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Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the color of your tongue body?

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12
8
4
0
2
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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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4
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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

TOXINS

How did Zucchini affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your stool smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the color of your tongue coating?

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8
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0
0
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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your throat soreness?

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1
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More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your urine smell?

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0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your sweat smell?

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0
0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your acne?

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More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your freckles/moles?

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5
0
0
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DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

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

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12
8
4
0
0
 0
 0
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 2
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
18
No Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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8
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0
1
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More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

HYDRATION

How did Zucchini affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the dryness of your skin?

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DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

FLUID-THICKNESS

How did Zucchini affect your ear pressure?

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More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your congestion?

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More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Zucchini affect your energy levels?

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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your muscle tension?

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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

DIGESTION

How did Zucchini affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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12
8
4
0
0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your appetite/hunger?

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9
6
3
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2
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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

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

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Much reliefSlight reliefSameSlightly more burningMuch more burning
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

TONGUE

How did Zucchini affect the color of your tongue body?

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2
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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the color of your tongue coating?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 0
 0
 6
 14
YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the swelling of your tongue body?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 3
 17
More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the stillness of your tongue?

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16
12
8
4
0
2
 18
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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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16
12
8
4
0
0
 3
 15
 2
 0
Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the cracks on your tongue?

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16
12
8
4
0
0
 0
 16
 4
 0
Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

STOOL

How did Zucchini affect your stool lightness?

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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your stool smell?

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16
12
8
4
0
0
 2
 17
 1
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your stool consistency?

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Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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12
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6
3
0
0
 2
 13
 5
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your stool color?

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1
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More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

URINE

How did Zucchini affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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5
0
0
 0
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 1
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your urine clarity?

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More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your urine smell?

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5
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0
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 19
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your urine lightness?

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0
 3
 15
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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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6
3
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0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

SWEAT

How did Zucchini affect your sweat quantity?

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0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your sweat smell?

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20
15
10
5
0
0
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 20
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

SKIN

How did Zucchini affect your freckles/moles?

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20
15
10
5
0
0
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 0
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your acne?

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20
15
10
5
0
0
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 0
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the dryness of your skin?

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20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 20
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the color of your skin?

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20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 1
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Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

EYE

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

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16
12
8
4
0
0
 0
 0
 0
 2
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
18
No Change
Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect the color of the lower eye lid?

20
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How did Zucchini affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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ENT

How did Zucchini affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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How did Zucchini affect your ear temperature?

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How did Zucchini affect your congestion?

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How did Zucchini affect your ear pressure?

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How did Zucchini affect your throat soreness?

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HEART

How did Zucchini affect your heart rhythm?

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How did Zucchini affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?

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How did Zucchini affect your heart rate?

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SYSTEMIC

How did Zucchini affect your energy levels?

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Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your muscle tension?

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Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your anxiety?

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Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

How did Zucchini affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 20 REPORT ID:117 (2022-07-23 - 2022-10-31)

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Zucchini 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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Zucchini 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.

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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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Jess Allen park, MI
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“I just want to add a simple and easy way to enjoy zucchini, especially for kapha! Slice thinly and dehydrate in a dehydrator or bake in oven at low setting for awhile until crisp. It's delicious and you can add salt and oil if you need it. :)"
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