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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Potassium Salt (salt Substitute) Food

Potassium salt tastes salty, but has the opposite effect of table salt (sodium chloride).

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION INSIGHTS

Potassium salt tastes salty, but has the opposite effect of table salt (sodium chloride).

Medicinal Effects of Potassium Salt (Salt Substitute)

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

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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SALTY

ABOUT SALTY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Salty refers to anything with salt, or high mineral content.

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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
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 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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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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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Potassium Salt (Salt Substitute)
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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Rebuild Electrolytes

STRONG 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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Rebuilds Fluids

REBUILDS-FLUIDS

Herbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Potassium Salt (Salt Substitute)

  • Oyster

    Oyster has these Actions in Common

    Rebuild-electrolytes, Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Jaggery

    Jaggery has these Actions in Common

    Rebuild-electrolytes, Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Coconut Water

    Coconut Water has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids, Rebuild-electrolytes

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  • Salt (Mineral Salt)

    Salt (Mineral Salt) has these Actions in Common

    Rebuild-electrolytes, Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Rebuild-electrolytes, Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Water

    Water has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Mulberry

    Mulberry has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Goji Berry

    Goji Berry has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Cantaloupe / Melons

    Cantaloupe / Melons has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Persimmons

    Persimmons has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Banana

    Banana has these Actions in Common

    Rebuild-electrolytes

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Potassium Salt (Salt Substitute)

  • Stay hydrated / avoid dehydration

    Stay hydrated / avoid dehydration has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Pitta Massage Oil

    Pitta Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Safed Musali

    Safed Musali has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Vata Massage Oil

    Vata Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Codonopsis (dang shen)

    Codonopsis (dang shen) has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Kanakasava- Breathe Alive Tonic Drink

    Kanakasava- Breathe Alive Tonic Drink has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Epsom Salt Bath

    Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

    Rebuild-electrolytes

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  • Red Clover

    Red Clover has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Schisandra

    Schisandra has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids

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Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Potassium Salt (Salt Substitute) may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

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