How Can This Ayurvedic Recipe Make You Feel Great?
AYURVEDIC ANALYSIS
Fresh, light and with just the right amount of spice, this recipe shows how versatile a simple head of broccoli can be. Serve 'Broccoli and Black Olive' on a laid-back afternoon in the garden and enjoy the Mediterranean inspired tastes. You'll feel energized and cleansed after this dish.
Stay Balanced in Spring
The hot and light qualities of this meal means it digests with ease, even if your digestive system moves slowly. It is particularly balancing for those experiencing symptoms such as weight gain, congestion or lethargy which are typical of a Kapha imbalance and more common in spring. Boiling and mashing the broccoli and combining with digestion enhancing ingredients such as lemon, black pepper and cayenne make it even easier still and will help reduce any excess spring mucus.
Cleanse and Renew
The pungent taste stimulates the secretion of digestive enzymes while the bitter taste is cleansing as it encourages the release of bile from the gallbladder. This cleansing action is a welcome relief in spring as it's the time of year your body needs the most assistance removing digestive toxins. Your body and mind will feel clear, light and cleansed.
Strengthen Digestion
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable that can often provoke Vata dosha and lead to gas and bloating. However, when prepared with digestive aids, the gas forming properties are reduced. It supports efficient digestion due to its high fibre content and anti-inflammatory properties. Olives are hot, liquid and easy to digest. They also have a high fibre content promoting regular digestion and leaving you feeling full and satisfied.
WHAT IS BROCCOLI WITH GARLIC & BLACK OLIVE?
Mashed broccoli has a softer feel. Olives and lemon bring the taste and sours alive.
WHY EAT AN AYURVEDIC DIET?
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. An Ayurvedic diet is
tailored to your individual body type and the specific imbalances you are working with
at any given time. Ayurveda shows you your specific body type’s needs and what
should be favored in your Ayurvedic menu. Watch as you eat less but feel more satisfied because what you
are eating truly nourishes you. Since Ayurveda believes all disease begins in the digestive
tract, food is your first medicine. By eating a healthy diet that’s ideal for your body, you
experience optimal health.
Is Broccoli with Garlic & Black Olive Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?
Find out by taking this free, easy quiz.
You'll learn your body type, and whether Broccoli with Garlic & Black Olive is a good fit for you. Time to complete: approximately 1 minute.
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.
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?
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.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass.
Catabolic people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic people tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion.
Rajasic foods stimulate desire or nervous energy. Red meat, high protein food, garlic and onions stimulate desire. Rajasic foods include chili peppers, coffee, and anything that stimulates movement.
Prana is the Sanskrit word for vital life energy, similar to Qi in Chinese Medicine. Many herbs stimulate your energy, or improve the flow of prana through your body. Generally, prana needs to be increased in spring after a sleepy winter.
A member of the plant family Solanaceae. Members of this family have a tendency to irritate the liver and arthritic conditions. Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and bell peppers.
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.
Here are the herbal actions of Broccoli with Garlic & Black Olive:
Cleanse and Detox:
Detoxicant
DETOXICANT
An herb that eliminates or metabolizes toxins from the body.
Literally, an herb that restores the proper function of the body. In practice, alteratives are usually blood cleansers and blood chemistry balancers. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda.
His approach to Ayurveda exudes a certain ease, which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda
, which specializes in digestive tract pathology & Ayurvedic nutrition.
John and his wife Natalie recently published Explore Your Hunger: A Guide to Hunger, Appetite & Food.
John's interest in Ayurveda and digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, including his public service work in South Asia.
John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion.
John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing.
In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots,
and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church.
Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick.
That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
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Suitable for Pitta: replace garlic by pinch of asafoetida. Leave out chili and black pepper and raw onion. Cook with red onion with the broccoli for a tasteful accent. Replace lemon by fresh apple juice. Adjust freshly cooked crispy corn for sunny color.
So delicious I can't keep my spoon out of it. I'm kapha-ing till I reach my best weight. As long as the grocer keeps the broccoli really fresh this my mainstay, go-to meal every week. Inspired!
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