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Coconut & Butternut Squash Soup


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How to Make Coconut & Butternut Squash Soup

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Sautee the ginger in oil. Add remaining ingredients. Add water until butternut squash is just covered. Bring to a boil them lower heat to a simmer. Cook until butternut squash is tender - about 20 minutes. Puree in blender or mash with potato masher until smooth.

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Metabolic Nature of Coconut & Butternut Squash 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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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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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 Coconut & Butternut Squash Soup
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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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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Stomachic

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.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

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.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Relaxes Eyes

RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

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Brain Tonic

BRAIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.

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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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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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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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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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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

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

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Constituents:
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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Rutin

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.

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, Beta Carotene,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Medium Chain Triglycerrid

Foods with a Similar Nature to Coconut & Butternut Squash Soup

  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Fennel Seeds

    Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Diuretic, Stomachic, Cardiac-stimulant, Galactagogue, Digestive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Refreshing, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relaxes-eyes, Nutritive, Wakes-you-up

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  • Sorghum Flour

    Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Brain-tonic, Nutritive, Diuretic, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Digestive, Nutritive

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Digestive, Nutritive

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  • Coconut Milk

    Coconut Milk has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Brain-tonic, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Coconut & Butternut Squash Soup

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Relaxes-eyes, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Brain-tonic, Digestive, Nutritive, Refreshing

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Stomachic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Refreshing

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Diuretic, Refreshing

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic

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  • Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag)

    Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Galactagogue, Refreshing

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Refreshing

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Brain-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant

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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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christina Philadelphia, PA
2013-12-11
“OK, remade it with no water. The flavors in this reminded me of a summer soup which would be delicious but not warming, heavy and comforting for winter."
Anni
2024-10-07
“I've been cooking Indian and Ayurvedic meals for years, but coming out of a cleanse I was looking for simple recipes with very few ingredients to try and pinpoint what is causing my digestive issues. This was a perfect one to start with - I loved the subtle flavours coming through the coconut. PS I first stirfried the ginger and fennel and then the butternut squash, before adding in the water (yes, I added in water first), then the coconut milk. I used the exact quantities in your recipe ant it was perfect- enough for two bowls as a main meal. Thank you!"
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