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Buttery Carrot Soup


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How to Make Buttery Carrot Soup

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2 tbsp
4 whole
1/4 c
4 c
1 clove
1 tsp
1 leaves
1/4 tsp
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Saute onions in the butter. Add garlic and continue sauteing for another thirty seconds or just until brown.

Puree carrots with onions and garlic in a blender with water. Add with remaining ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil for 15 minutes. Serve.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Buttery carrot soup is simple to digest and fatty. It is perfect for someone recovering from stress or illness. Carrots are easy to digest. Onions and garlic ground the nervous system. Black pepper adds warmth, making this recipe a comfort. If you tend towards heaviness and congestion (aggravated Kapha) reduce the quantity of butter accordingly.

WHAT IS BUTTERY CARROT SOUP?

Buttery soft warm carrots are creamy and comfortable for cold weather days.

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.

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Metabolic Nature of Buttery Carrot Soup

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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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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.

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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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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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha 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
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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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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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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Other

Aromatic

STRONG 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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Buttery Carrot Soup
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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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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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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Antilithic

ANTILITHIC

An herb that dissolves / breaks up stones (gallstones or kidney stones) so that it can be passed.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Tonic

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.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Skin Tonic

SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Lung Tonic

LUNG-TONIC

Strengthens the lungs. Lung tonics include antifibrotic, vessel tonic, or nourishing herbs with an affinity for the lungs. They aid recovery in acute or chronic lung conditions.

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Expectorant

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.

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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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Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Opthalmic

OPTHALMIC

Benefits the eyes, vision tonic.

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Diuretic

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.

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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.

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Livotonic

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.

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

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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:
Vitamin D,
Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

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, Fats,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

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Saponins

SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

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

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, Vitamin K, Soluble Fiber, Vitamin A, Sulphur, Sulfated Polysaccharides,
Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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, Carbohydrate,
Iron

IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

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, Beta Carotene, Polysaccharides

Foods with a Similar Nature to Buttery Carrot Soup

  • Carrot

    Carrot has these Actions in Common

    Antilithic, Cholagogue, High-fiber-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic, Antioxidant, Diuretic, Livotonic, Opthalmic, Alterative, Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Lung-tonic, Skin-tonic

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, General-laxative, Opthalmic, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Livotonic, Satisfies-stomach, Vasodilator, Alterative, Cholagogue, Nutritive, Skin-tonic

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, High-fiber-laxative, Opthalmic, Alterative, Diuretic, Livotonic, Quenches-thirst, Antioxidant, General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic

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  • Dates (dried)

    Dates (dried) has these Actions in Common

    Opthalmic, Alterative, Galactagogue, Livotonic, Tonic, Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Nutritive, Diuretic, High-fiber-laxative

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  • Garlic

    Garlic has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diuretic, General-laxative, Cholagogue, Expectorant, Makes-you-tired

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, General-laxative, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Lung-tonic, Digestive, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy, Cholagogue

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  • Stinging Nettles

    Stinging Nettles has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Diuretic, Nutritive, Antilithic, Galactagogue, Satisfies-stomach, Blood-tonic, Lung-tonic, Tonic

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Diuretic, Nutritive, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue, Skin-tonic

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Antilithic, Digestive, Galactagogue, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Nutritive

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  • Turmeric

    Turmeric has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Digestive, Vasodilator, Alterative, Blood-tonic, Flushes-sinuses, Antioxidant, Cholagogue, Skin-tonic

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Skin-tonic, Blood-tonic, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Galactagogue, Satisfies-stomach, Tonic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Buttery Carrot Soup

  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Lung-tonic, Antilithic, Stimulates-energy, Antioxidant, Tonic, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Blood-tonic, Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Opthalmic, Quenches-thirst, Alterative, Skin-tonic, Antioxidant, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Tonic, Digestive, General-laxative, Nutritive

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  • Belly breathing

    Belly breathing has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Expectorant, General-laxative, Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Antispasmodic, Blood-tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Red Clover

    Red Clover has these Actions in Common

    Antilithic, Antispasmodic, Diuretic, Lung-tonic, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Skin-tonic, Alterative

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Alterative, Blood-tonic, Digestive, Expectorant, General-laxative

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Antispasmodic, Blood-tonic, Digestive, Expectorant, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Antispasmodic, Blood-tonic, Digestive, Expectorant, General-laxative, Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Alterative

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Blood-tonic, Digestive, Expectorant, General-laxative, Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Alterative

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antioxidant, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Expectorant

    LEARN MORE

  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Galactagogue, Nutritive, Tonic, Alterative, Antioxidant, Antispasmodic, Blood-tonic

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Blood-tonic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant

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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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“"Puree carrots with onions and garlic in a blender with water. Add with remaining ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil for 15 minutes. Serve." Thanks!"
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2016-09-08
“The synergy of all the ingredients in this recipe make it Pitta pacifying."
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