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How to Make Cinnamon Rye Berry Porridge with PrunesSERVINGS: 2 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 40 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
| 4 whole | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 2 c | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Notes on Ingredients:
- Soak the rye overnight to reduce cooking time.
- This recipe can also be made using rolled rye flakes.
1. Blitz the rye in a blender to partially break down.
2. Simmer in water for about 40 minutes or until all the water is absorbed and the rye is tender.
3. Add molasses and chopped prunes. Stir through.
4. Serve with ghee, chopped walnuts and a sprinkle of cinnamon for garnish.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Light, dry and easy to digest, 'Cinnamon Rye Berry Porridge with Prunes' will warm your tummy on a cool morning. It can take a little time for the digestive system to wake up. This recipe will ease you into your morning without burdening your belly. If you're finding your daily bowl of oats is getting a bit repetitive, mix things up with rye. You'll feel grounded and satisfied after this breakfast, without feeling weighed down. Regulate Bowel MovementsThe combination of rye and prunes in this recipe is sure to keep your bowels moving as they should, particularly if you are prone to slow, lethargic Kapha type digestion. Rye is a suitable Kapha grain as it is warming and dry. It's high fibre content will keep you feeling full for hours, limiting the likelihood of habitual snacking. The heavy, sweet nature of prunes have a tonic and gentle laxative effect. They are a great choice to move slow digestion along and keep the colon in working order. Lose the Water WeightNot only does this recipe support the elimination of waste through stools, it is also a strong diuretic, enabling your body to expel excess liquid retention. Feeling puffy, swollen and congested? Try this dish and shed some water weight.
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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.
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INCREASES![Guna Help]()
Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)
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.
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| HOT ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT GOOEY ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.
LEARN MORE ABOUT GOOEY MOBILE ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MOBILE CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
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Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.
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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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The Three Doshas / Body Types
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. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
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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.
SEE ALL 'AROMATIC' FOODS / HERBS , Bland BLAND
Bland means doesn't have much taste. In Chinese medicine, bland taste refers to afood without little macronutrients, such as cabbage, radish or bok choy.
SEE ALL 'BLAND' FOODS / HERBS , AcridSTRONG ACRID
Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Cinnamon Rye Berry Porridge with Prunes ![Help]() 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.
, Stool Softener STOOL-SOFTENER
Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
SEE ALL 'STOOL-SOFTENER' FOODS / HERBS , Warms Chest WARMS-CHEST
Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.
SEE ALL 'WARMS-CHEST' FOODS / HERBS , 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.
SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-STIMULANT' FOODS / HERBS , , 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.
SEE ALL 'DIURETIC' FOODS / HERBS Constituents: , Fats, Phytates 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.
SEE ALL 'PHYTATES' FOODS / HERBS , Alpha Linolenic Acid, Betaine BETAINE
Used to reduce homocysteine in the blood, which supports proper liver function and prevents fatigue and blood clots. Improves muscle stamina and weight loss.
SEE ALL 'BETAINE' FOODS / HERBS , , Tannins, Melatonin, , Protein, Inositol INOSITOL
Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.
SEE ALL 'INOSITOL' FOODS / HERBS , Carbohydrate, Essential Fatty Acids, Omega 3 Fatty Acids |
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John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda,
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John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel,
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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,
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