How to Make Baked Apple with Rosemary

SERVINGS: 4

PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES

COOK TIME: 40 MINUTES

MEAL: SNACK-DESSERT, BREAKFAST

EAT IN: AUTUMN-WINTER, SPRING

FOR OCCASION: ON-THE-MEND

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Comfort is Key

When you're curled up in front of the fire and craving a comforting treat, look no further than 'Baked Apple and Rosemary'. Its nourishing sweetness gives the same joy as a warm hug and helps calm the nervous system, allowing you to ease into your evening after a hard day at work. Maybe you're feeling fatigued, or a downpour of rain has chilled you to the bone. Make yourself this little 'pick me up' and feel the warmth lift your spirits.

Almost every mother will have a trick up her sleeve to comfort her child when feeling ill, taking their worries away if even for just a few minutes. Cooked fruits give us that same supported feeling and are most welcome in our diet after an illness as they are easy to digest. Putting an Ayurvedic spin on this rustic classic creates a simple snack option, warming breakfast or a balanced dessert to share among friends. Sit back and let the woody aroma of rosemary and the sweetness of apples fill your home.

Rest & Relaxation

Our minds are constantly switched on. Throughout the day we have to contend with long commutes, challenging work environments, changing weather patterns and family responsibilities. All of these external stressors aggravate Vata dosha and can lead to feelings of anxiety, fear, excessive worry and even insomnia. The soft and warm qualities of cooked apples teamed with the heavy and oily properties of ghee calm the body by mildly sedating the central nervous system. Rosemary and cardamom are both pungent, aromatic herbs. Like most aromatics, they act as a nervine, soothing and relaxing the muscles of the body. Feel your tension and stress begin to melt away. Their warmth stimulates digestion, making this meal an attractive option to enjoy when digestive strength (Agni) is low.

Boost Immunity & Vitality

'Baked Apple and Rosemary' is so much more than just a simple snack. It tonifies and builds bodily tissues as the combination of ghee, cooked apples and digestive spices is ideal for our digestive system to process. The sweet taste builds strength while the secondary taste of sour in the apples also gives this meal a sense of lightness. Our bodies thrive off these easy to digest meals, because digestion takes work! According to Ayurveda, the nutrients we take in must be assimilated through seven layers of tissue in the body. The final tissue our nutrients reach is the reproductive tissue. Through this cycle of nourishment, ojas is created. Ojas is the final and most refined by-product of digestion, the creme de la creme so to speak. Ojas is the subtle essence in our body that supports and sustains our strength and vitality. It is represented by a healthy physique for your body type along with vigor, hardy immunity and a zest for life. Are you constantly run down, feeling weak or depleted? It's time to start building your Ojas!

Nourish and Cleanse the Colon

If you're prone to constipation, eat this for breakfast every morning and see how it can soften the stools. It's particularly good to have in autumn and winter when the dryness in the body is most prominent. Ghee gently lubricates the entire gastrointestinal tract, while the insoluble fibre in apple skins will add bulk and encourage peristalsis, keeping the colon naturally cleansed. Ghee is a source of butyric acid, an effective anti-inflammatory, which contributes to this meals ability to alleviate a number digestive complaints including IBS and Crohn's Disease. The carminative action of cardamom and rosemary also benefits weak digestion, borborygmus (rumbling in the intestines) and gas. Both herbs are also diaphoretic, promoting sweating and the expulsion of toxins through the skin.

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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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INCREASES 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. Learn More	LIQUEFIED ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIQUEFIED MOBILE ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity. LEARN MORE ABOUT MOBILE CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama. LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR HOT ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation. LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT
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? Learn More	PUNGENT ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper. LEARN MORE ABOUT PUNGENT ASTRINGENT ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying. LEARN MORE ABOUT ASTRINGENT BITTER ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC Bitter is disagreeable and stimulates rejection. It is a strong taste often associated with black coffee, dark chocolate, and most salad greens. LEARN MORE ABOUT BITTER
DOSHAS 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. Learn More	PACIFIES AGGRAVATES
HAS THE FOLLOWING	Subtaste: Resinous RESINOUS Resinous substances often contain sap in them, such as rosemary, or herbs such as cedar, frankincense, and guggulu. SEE ALL 'RESINOUS' FOODS / HERBS , Bland STRONG BLAND Bland means doesn't have much taste. In Chinese medicine, bland taste refers to afood without little macronutrients, such as cabbage, radish or bok choy. SEE ALL 'BLAND' FOODS / HERBS
HERBAL ACTIONS (see all)	Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Baked Apple with Rosemary 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. Digestion: Warms Abdomen WARMS-ABDOMEN Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism. SEE ALL 'WARMS-ABDOMEN' FOODS / HERBS , Quenches Thirst QUENCHES-THIRST An herb or substance that relieves thirst. SEE ALL 'QUENCHES-THIRST' FOODS / HERBS , Digestive DIGESTIVE Herbs that encourage healthy digestion. SEE ALL 'DIGESTIVE' FOODS / HERBS Bowel Health: High Fiber Laxative HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The size of a stool stimulates peristalsis and the stool passes more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydrating. SEE ALL 'HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE' FOODS / HERBS Mind, Stress & Sleep: Relaxes Eyes RELAXES-EYES Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver. SEE ALL 'RELAXES-EYES' FOODS / HERBS , Nervine NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature. SEE ALL 'NERVINE' FOODS / HERBS Strength, Muscle Health: Relieves Tension RELIEVES-TENSION An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle. SEE ALL 'RELIEVES-TENSION' FOODS / HERBS Other: Grounding Constituents: Fats

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