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Coconut Butter With Ginger, Honey & Raisins

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How to Make Coconut Butter with Ginger, Honey & Raisins

SERVINGS: 4
PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL: EASY

STYLE: WESTERN
FOR OCCASION: ON-THE-MEND

INGREDIENTS


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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Use the coconut shavings to make homemade coconut butter, or use 1/2c coconut butter purchased from the grocery store.

2. Mash together all ingredients and serve.

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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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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

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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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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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TASTES
Taste Help

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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS
Dosha Help

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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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Crunchy

CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

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HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Coconut Butter with Ginger, Honey & Raisins
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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.

Antacid

ANTACID

Herbs that neutralize acidity in the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach in particular.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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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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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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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.

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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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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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Raises Thyroid

RAISES-THYROID

An herb that increases thyroid function.

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Constituents:
Soluble Fiber, Fats, 5a Reductase Inhibitor,
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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Flavonoids

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.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Coconut Butter with Ginger, Honey & Raisins

Coconut Butter

Coconut Butter has these Actions in Common

Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Antacid, Nutritive, Tonic, Blood-tonic, Raises-thyroid

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Coconut Flakes

Coconut Flakes has these Actions in Common

Raises-thyroid, Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Antacid, Nutritive, Tonic, Blood-tonic

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Coconut Cream

Coconut Cream has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Raises-thyroid, Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Antacid, Nutritive, Tonic

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Beef

Beef has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Tonic, Livotonic, Warms-chest, Nutritive, Warms-ears

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-ears

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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-ears

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Goji Berry

Goji Berry has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Livotonic, Tonic

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Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil has these Actions in Common

Raises-thyroid, Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Tonic

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Molasses

Molasses has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Warms-ears, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Warms-chest

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Sorghum Molasses

Sorghum Molasses has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Warms-chest, Nutritive, Warms-ears

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Coconut Butter with Ginger, Honey & Raisins

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Blood-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears

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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Blood-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant

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Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Antacid, Blood-tonic, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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Hot Shower

Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant

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Hot Bath

Hot Bath has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-chest

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Inhale Steam

Inhale Steam has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Soothes-throat, Warms-chest

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Epsom Salt Bath

Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant

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Belly breathing

Belly breathing has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Raises-thyroid, Stimulates-energy

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Saw Palmetto

Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

Soothes-throat, Tonic, Nutritive, Raises-thyroid

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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. 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, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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