Beet Cleanse Soup (borscht) |
| 2 1/4 c | |
| 3 tbsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 4 whole | |
| 2 c | |
| 2 c | |
| 1 whole | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp |
Chop onions. Slice potato, carrots, beets and cabbage thinly. Place all ingredients in a pot and cover twice the height with water. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for one hour of more.
Variations include garlic and parsley.
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Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar, Beets
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar, Cabbage (cooked), Beets, Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar, Black Pepper
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Cabbage (cooked), Potato
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar, Beets, Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Beets
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Black Pepper, 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.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Cabbage (cooked)
Active Ingredients: Apple Cider Vinegar, Carrot, Beets, Cabbage (cooked)
Active Ingredients: Apple Cider Vinegar, Cabbage (cooked)
MILD WARMS-ABDOMEN Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.
Active Ingredients: Beets
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh)
STRONG STOMACHIC An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh)
MILD RELIEVES-BURNING Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.
Active Ingredients: Cabbage (cooked)
STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar, Black Pepper, Carrot, Beets, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG BURNS-TOXINS An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Black Pepper
Active Ingredients: Beets, Cabbage (cooked)
Active Ingredients: Beets, Potato
Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Potato
STRONG NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh)
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Beets
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Beets, Cabbage (cooked), Potato
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar, Black Pepper
MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper
STRONG EXPECTORANT Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Apple Cider Vinegar
STRONG ANTIMICROBIAL An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD CARDIAC-STIMULANT Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Beets, Black Pepper
STRONG 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: Dill (Fresh), Carrot
MILD IRRITATES-KIDNEY Tight, sharp pain just below ribs in the back.
Active Ingredients: Beets
MILD HYPOLIPIDEMIC Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.
STRONG ABORTIFACIENT An abortifacient is a substance that induces abortion. These herbs are contraindicated in pregnancy.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh)
MILD RELIEVES-TENSION An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.
Active Ingredients: Cabbage (cooked)
MILD MUSCLE-RELAXANT Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.
Active Ingredients: Beets
STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Dill (Fresh), Beets, Carrot, Cabbage (cooked)
STRONG SOLUBLE-FIBER Active Ingredients: Beets, Cabbage (cooked), Carrot, Potato
STRONG CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Beets, Carrot, Potato
Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Beets
MILD BETAINE Used to reduce homocysteine in the blood, which supports proper liver function and prevents fatigue and blood clots. Improves muscle stamina and weight loss.
Active Ingredients: Beets
MILD COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Carrot
MILD VITAMIN-C Active Ingredients: Cabbage (cooked), Potato
MILD VITAMIN-A Active Ingredients: Carrot
MILD POLYPHENOLS Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.
Active Ingredients: Apple Cider Vinegar
MILD IRON Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.
Active Ingredients: Beets
MILD MANGANESE Active Ingredients: Beets
MILD FOLATE Active Ingredients: Beets
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach 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. John, his wife Natalie and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC
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