Banana Cristo Smoothie |
| 3 tbsp | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 2 pinch | |
| 2 pinch |
1. Chop then dry roast almonds and raisins in a pan on medium heat. Soak overnight in 1/4c water.
2. Meanwhile, puree almond milk, spices, banana and above nut raisin mixture (with water) in a blender. To keep up with the demands of vigorous manual labor add a slice of whole wheat bread to the blender.
3. Garnish with cinnamon and serve.
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Active Ingredients: Almonds, Banana, Nutmeg, Raisins, Almond Milk
Active Ingredients: Banana, Almond Milk, Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Banana, Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Banana, Almonds, Cinnamon, Raisins, Almond Milk
Active Ingredients: Nutmeg, Cinnamon
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.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Nutmeg
Active Ingredients: Almonds
Active Ingredients: Banana
Active Ingredients: Banana
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, Banana, Nutmeg
Active Ingredients: Nutmeg
Active Ingredients: Nutmeg
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Cinnamon, Banana, Raisins
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Banana
STRONG BUILDS-STAMINA Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.
Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG 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: Almonds, Almond Milk, Raisins
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Banana, Almond Milk, Raisins
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
STRONG DEMULCENT Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.
Active Ingredients: Banana, Cinnamon, Almond Milk
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
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: Cinnamon
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: Almond Milk, Raisins
STRONG BUILDS-SEMEN Herbs that increase the production of semen, often by rebuilding fluids in general.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Almond Milk
STRONG PROMOTES-VIRILITY Encourages virility and potency.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Almond Milk
STRONG BONE-TONIC An herb that strengthens the bones and joints.
Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG MUSCLE-RELAXANT Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Nutmeg
STRONG MUSCLE-TONIC Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Banana
STRONG MELATONIN Active Ingredients: Almonds, Banana
STRONG TANNINS Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG FATS Active Ingredients: Almonds, Almond Milk
STRONG PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG MAGNESIUM Helps muscles relax. Laxative.
Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Banana
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
STRONG VITAMIN-E Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
MILD SODIUM Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
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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