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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Baked Peaches With Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves


How to Make Baked peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
4 whole
1 tsp
1 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

It's a simple one!

1. Slice peaches in half and remove the pit.

2. In a medium sized bowl, mix spices, sugar, and vanilla extract into 1c water. Pour over peaches.

3. Cover and bake on 325 for one hour or until peaches are soft.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW


This divine dessert pleases the senses from taste, to sight, to smell, and smooth-as-silk texture. Bright orange, offering the scent of heavy sweetness, warm spices, and luscious juice, Baked Peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg, and Cloves is sure to have you begging for more. This heavenly dessert hints that a gourmet chef prepared it lovingly. And I'm sure you will! The secret is that this recipe couldn't be more simple, and isn't simplicity the most elegant of all? Don't be fooled by this exquisite recipe and believe for a moment it's all for the delectable tastes! It is, of course, but has an abundance of benefits that make it a beautifully healthy dessert.

Warm Your Toes, Warm Your Nose

Sticky sweet peaches baked and infused with rich spices are a recipe to warm up your belly, fingers, toes, and heart this chilly winter. Cool dessert with dairy are a sure recipe for sore throats and runny noses. Insead, bake a peach, infuse it with spices that will warm you up and keep you healthy!

Gluten Free for Weak Digestion

There is nothing better than dessert. Unfortunately, dessert comes with a laundry list of setbacks, from sugar, to processed ingredients, to gluten. Not so in Baked Peaches. Even with the added sugar, this recipe allows the natural sweetness of the peach to shine. In the short list ingredients, you'll be happy to find that there is no hidden gluten. It is quite light, yet rich and juicy enough that you won't miss heavy, glutenous cookies and cakes for an instant.

Digest Easily, and Be Happy!

Clove and nutmeg help your body to digest, so those with a weak digestive fire will feel light and comfortable (no gas or bloating!) after indulging in Baked Peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg, and Cloves. In fact, the fiber content and natural juiciness of peaches helps keep your bowel movements regular, unlike many desserts that cause digestive sluggishness.

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.

Is Baked peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Baked peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves' 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.

Metabolic Nature of Baked peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). 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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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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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
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
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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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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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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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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Other

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Acrid

ACRID

Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Baked peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves
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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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

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Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Constipative

CONSTIPATIVE

An herb that binds stools / stops diarrhea. When used in excess, these herbs and foods can cause constipation.

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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

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High Fiber Laxative

HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE

A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Numbs Anasthetic

NUMBS-ANASTHETIC

Inhibits sensation in a particular area.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

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.

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Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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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.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Aphrodisiac

APHRODISIAC

Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, heart palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

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Constituents:
Salicylates

SALICYLATES

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

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Inositol

INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Baked peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves

  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Aphrodisiac, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Numbs-anasthetic, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator, Warms-ears

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Stool-softener, Warms-head, Carminative, Nervine, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Numbs-anasthetic, Warms-chest

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Carminative, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Carminative, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest

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  • Chamomile

    Chamomile has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Diaphoretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Nervine

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  • Nutmeg

    Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Nervine, Constipative, Muscle-relaxant, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Carminative

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  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Nervine, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Warms-ears

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  • Alcohol

    Alcohol has these Actions in Common

    Aphrodisiac, Makes-you-tired, Warms-abdomen, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, General-laxative, Vasodilator

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  • Molasses

    Molasses has these Actions in Common

    Warms-chest, Muscle-relaxant, Stool-softener, Warms-ears, Nutritive, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Quenches-thirst

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  • Sorghum Molasses

    Sorghum Molasses has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Warms-chest, Muscle-relaxant, Stool-softener, Warms-ears, Nutritive, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Baked peaches with Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cloves

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Constipative, Warms-ears, Diaphoretic, Warms-head, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-head, Carminative, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Numbs-anasthetic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Kava Kava

    Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Numbs-anasthetic, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Digestive

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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  • Hot Shower

    Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-head

    LEARN MORE

  • Hot Bath

    Hot Bath has these Actions in Common

    Warms-chest, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator

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  • Epsom Salt Bath

    Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

    Warms-chest, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator

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  • Lemon Balm

    Lemon Balm has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Sedative, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Aphrodisiac, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Vasodilator

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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