Cilantro & Pepita Pesto |
| 64 g | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 c | |
| 2 clove | |
| 1/2 whole | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. Coarsely chop cilantro, juice the lemon, and peel garlic clove.
2. Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth.
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Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Garlic (raw), Lemon
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Black Pepper, Lemon
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lemon, Black Pepper
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Lemon
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Pumpkin Seeds, Olive Oil, Lemon
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Garlic (raw), Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lemon
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: Oregano, Garlic (raw)
STRONG CRUNCHY Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Garlic (raw), Lemon
STRONG RED-BLOOD Red blood (Rakta Dhatu) includes red blood cells and blood vessels.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Lemon
STRONG BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH Plasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
MILD APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
MILD WARMS-ABDOMEN Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
STRONG DIGESTIVE Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Black Pepper, Oregano, Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)
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: Cilantro, Oregano, Lemon
STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Olive Oil, Garlic (raw), Black Pepper, Oregano, Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lemon
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lemon
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Black Pepper, Lemon
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD WARMS-CHEST Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper
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: Pumpkin Seeds, Garlic (raw), Oregano, Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG ANTHELMINTHIC Kills parasitic worms (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, etc).
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds, Garlic (raw)
STRONG 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: Oregano, Garlic (raw), Black Pepper
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lemon
STRONG BLOOD-THINNER Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Garlic (raw)
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: Cilantro, Pumpkin Seeds, Garlic (raw)
STRONG 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: Cilantro, Olive Oil, Garlic (raw), Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Garlic (raw)
STRONG AROMATASE-INHIBITOR Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lemon
STRONG COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Cilantro
MILD ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
MILD PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
MILD MAGNESIUM Helps muscles relax. Laxative.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
MILD IRON Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
MILD ZINC Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds
MILD SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
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
MILD SULPHUR Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
MILD SULFATED-POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
MILD POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
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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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