Avocado Cucumber Guacamole |
| 16 g | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 1/4 whole |
1. Peel and seed avocado. Thoroughly mash avocado, lime, olive oil, and salt.
2. Peel, seed and dice cucumber. Chop cilantro. Gently fold into the avocado mixture.
Serve chilled!
Delicious with organic tortilla chips, whole grain crackers or gratuitously spread over rustic breads.
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Active Ingredients: Avocado, Cilantro, Lime
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Cucumber, Avocado, Lime
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Cucumber, Lime
Active Ingredients: Avocado, Olive Oil
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Avocado, Cucumber, Lime
Active Ingredients: Avocado, Olive Oil
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Olive Oil, Cucumber
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Salt (Mineral Salt)
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.
MILD QUENCHES-THIRST An herb or substance that relieves thirst.
Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Lime
Active Ingredients: Avocado, Salt (Mineral Salt), Lime
MILD GENERAL-LAXATIVE Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Lime
MILD 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: Avocado
MILD STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Avocado
MILD STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro
MILD REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lime
MILD TONIC A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.
Active Ingredients: Olive Oil
MILD REFRESHES-SKIN Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.
Active Ingredients: Avocado
Active Ingredients: Avocado, Cucumber
MILD DEMULCENT Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.
Active Ingredients: Avocado
MILD SOOTHES-THROAT Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.
Active Ingredients: Cucumber
MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD FLUSHES-MEMBRANES Herbs in this category stimulate mucus membranes to release fluids, flushing them out.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Lime
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Avocado, Cucumber
MILD LIVOTONIC An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.
Active Ingredients: Avocado
STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Cucumber
Active Ingredients: Avocado, Cucumber
MILD VITAMIN-E Active Ingredients: Avocado
MILD OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS Active Ingredients: Avocado
MILD POTASSIUM Active Ingredients: Avocado
MILD SODIUM Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro
MILD ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS Active Ingredients: Avocado
MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lime
MILD FOLATE Active Ingredients: Avocado
MILD VITAMIN-K Active Ingredients: Cucumber
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people 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 also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, 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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