Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

 

AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Almond, Avocado And Chicory Smoothie


How to Make Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie

  • SERVINGS: 1
  • PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

1/4 c
1/2 c
1/2 c
1/4 lbs

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Soak the almonds overnight in water. Drain and peel the skins. Add almonds, 1/2 of an avocado and 2 handfuls of raw chicory to the blender. Add enough water to barely cover the food. Blend until smooth.

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Metabolic Impact of Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie

Classical Metabolic Theory uses biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic impact of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC IMPACT / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Impact / 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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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Almonds, Avocado

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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.

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Almonds

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Almonds, Avocado, Chicory Lettuce, Water

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Active Ingredients: Almonds, Avocado

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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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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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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

Crunchy

CRUNCHY

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

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie
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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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

STRONG 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.

Active Ingredients: Almonds, Avocado

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Satisfies Stomach

STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Almonds, Avocado

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Builds Stamina

STRONG BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Diuretic

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Muscle Relaxant

STRONG MUSCLE-RELAXANT

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

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Constituents:
Fats

STRONG FATS

Active Ingredients: Almonds, Avocado

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Tannins

STRONG TANNINS

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Vitamin E

STRONG VITAMIN-E

Active Ingredients: Almonds, Avocado

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Phosphorous

STRONG PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Protein

STRONG PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Melatonin

STRONG MELATONIN

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Magnesium

STRONG MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Phytates

STRONG 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.

Active Ingredients: Almonds

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

STRONG ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Potassium

POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Essential Fatty Acids

ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Folate

FOLATE

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

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

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids

OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie

  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant, Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic

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  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Shrimp

    Shrimp has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Avocado

    Avocado has these Actions in Common

    Refreshes-skin, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Buckwheat

    Buckwheat has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Tahini

    Tahini has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy

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  • Amaranth

    Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Popped Amaranth

    Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Pine Nuts

    Pine Nuts has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie

  • Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

    Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Builds-stamina, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Krikatika - Head Marma Point

    Krikatika - Head Marma Point has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy

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  • Damiana

    Damiana has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • KapiKacchu

    KapiKacchu has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Diuretic

    LEARN MORE

  • Blue Cohosh

    Blue Cohosh has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any recipe for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie 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 recipe to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Almond, Avocado and Chicory Smoothie. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, offers professional clinical training in personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, classical Christian philosophy for mental wellness, languages (French, Arabic, Bengali), cooking & 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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