Carrot Ginger Soup With Parsnips & Collard Greens |
| 4 whole | |
| 1/4 c | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 2 clove | |
| 2 lbs | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/2 inch | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. Chop and sautee onion in sunflower oil in a large soup pot. When the onions begin to brown add chopped garlic and ginger. Continue frying for thirty seconds.
2. Chop carrots, parsnips and collard greens. Add to pot and cover vegetables with water. Bring to a boil on high heat. Lower heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until tender.
3. Meanwhile, sautee sunflower seeds in a bit of oil. When browned, spinkle salt and garnish soup.
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Active Ingredients: Collard Greens, Parsnip, Garlic
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Carrot, Black Pepper, Sunflower Seeds, Ginger (Fresh), Yellow Onion
Active Ingredients: Collard Greens, Black Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Parsnip, Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Parsnip, Black Pepper, Garlic, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Collard Greens, Parsnip, Garlic
Active Ingredients: Collard Greens
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Ginger (Fresh)
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: Sunflower Seeds
MILD DOWNWARD Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds
MILD WARMS-ABDOMEN Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.
Active Ingredients: Parsnip
MILD APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.
Active Ingredients: Parsnip
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Ginger (Fresh), Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD 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: Garlic, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Carrot, Garlic, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Carrot, Garlic, Ginger (Fresh), Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD BURNS-TOXINS An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)
MILD MAKES-YOU-TIRED Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD 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: Sunflower Seeds
MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds
Active Ingredients: Carrot, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Seeds
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Black Pepper, Parsnip
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Garlic, Ginger (Fresh)
MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD DECONGESTANT An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)
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, Ginger (Fresh)
MILD WARMS-EARS Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.
Active Ingredients: Parsnip
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Black Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)
MILD 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.
Active Ingredients: Carrot, Black Pepper
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Carrot
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: Collard Greens, Garlic, Carrot, Parsnip
Active Ingredients: Carrot, Garlic, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Ginger (Fresh), Yellow Onion
STRONG SOLUBLE-FIBER Active Ingredients: Collard Greens, Carrot, Parsnip
STRONG VITAMIN-A Active Ingredients: Collard Greens, Carrot
STRONG VITAMIN-K Active Ingredients: Collard Greens, Carrot
STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Carrot, Garlic
Active Ingredients: Collard Greens
Active Ingredients: Collard Greens
MILD SULFATED-POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD SULPHUR Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Carrot
MILD SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD VITAMIN-E Active Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds
MILD BETA-CAROTENE Active Ingredients: Carrot
MILD FATS Active Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds, Sunflower Oil
MILD POTASSIUM Active Ingredients: Parsnip
MILD PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds
MILD MAGNESIUM Helps muscles relax. Laxative.
Active Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds
MILD 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: Sunflower Seeds
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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