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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad


How to Make Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad

  • SERVINGS: 4
  • PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 40 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY
  • EAT IN: SPRING

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1 1/2 tbsp
2 tsp
2 tbsp
2 c
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/2 whole

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

1) Chop Brussels Sprouts in half

2) Zest lemon and squeeze juice from 1/2 of the lemon. Chop parsley.

3) Mix all ingredients except Brussels Sprouts in a bowl. Toss in Brussels Sprouts.

4) Bake, uncovered, until tops are crispy (about 30 minutes).

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

The bitterness of Brussels Sprouts, and the drying nature of parsley come altogether reduce Kapha.

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Metabolic Impact of Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad

Classical Metabolic Theory uses biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic impact of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC IMPACT / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Impact / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). 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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Brussels sprouts, Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Brussels sprouts, Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Lemon, Brussels sprouts, Salt (Mineral Salt), Olive Oil, Parsley (Fresh)

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Brussels sprouts

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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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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Brussels sprouts, Parsley (Fresh)

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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Brussels sprouts, Olive Oil, Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (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

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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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

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

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.

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad
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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Digestive

STRONG DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Lemon Zest, Salt (Mineral Salt), Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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Internal Detoxicant

STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Lemon Zest, Olive Oil, Salt (Mineral Salt), Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Lemon

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Lemon

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Stimulates Energy

MILD STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Brussels sprouts

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Lemon

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Irritates Throat

IRRITATES-THROAT

Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper

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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.

Active Ingredients: Black Pepper

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Diuretic

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: Brussels sprouts, Parsley (Fresh)

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Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Olive Oil, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Hypolipidemic

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.

Active Ingredients: Brussels sprouts, Parsley (Fresh)

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Chelates

MILD CHELATES

Binds to toxins such as heavy metals making them more soluble for elimination by the body.

Active Ingredients: Brussels sprouts, Parsley (Fresh)

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Constituents:
Aromatase Inhibitor

MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

Active Ingredients: Brussels sprouts, Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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Vitamin K

MILD VITAMIN-K

Active Ingredients: Brussels sprouts, Parsley (Fresh)

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Vitamin C

MILD VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Brussels sprouts, Parsley (Fresh)

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Sodium

MILD SODIUM

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Rutin

MILD RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Polyphenols

MILD POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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Flavonoids

MILD FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Parsley (Fresh)

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Folate

MILD FOLATE

Active Ingredients: Brussels sprouts, Parsley (Fresh)

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad

  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Wakes-you-up

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Irritates-throat

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Irritates-throat, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Irritates-throat, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Spanish Black Radish

    Spanish Black Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Hypolipidemic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Irritates-throat

    LEARN MORE

  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Diuretic, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Cilantro

    Cilantro has these Actions in Common

    Chelates, Diuretic, Refreshing, Cholagogue, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

    LEARN MORE

  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Refreshing, Cholagogue

    LEARN MORE

  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Wakes-you-up, Hypolipidemic, Refreshing

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  • Garlic (raw)

    Garlic (raw) has these Actions in Common

    Chelates, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Hypolipidemic

    LEARN MORE

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad

  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

    LEARN MORE

  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Diuretic, Refreshing

    LEARN MORE

  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing

    LEARN MORE

  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

    LEARN MORE

  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Triphala Guggulu

    Triphala Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

    LEARN MORE

  • Trikatu

    Trikatu has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Irritates-throat

    LEARN MORE


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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any recipe for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Brussels Sprouts, Parsley, & Lemon Salad. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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About the Author

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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