Coconut Milk, Almond Butter, Date & Vanilla Bean Smoothie |
| 2 c | |
| 5 whole | |
| 2 c | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1 whole | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. Scrape seeds from vanilla pod and coarsely chop dates.
2. Add all ingredients to blender and process until smooth.
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Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Dates (dried), Almond Butter
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk
Active Ingredients: Coconut Water, Coconut Milk, Dates (dried)
Active Ingredients: Coconut Water, Coconut Milk, Dates (dried), Almond Butter
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.
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.
Active Ingredients: Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Coconut Water, Dates (dried), Almond Butter
Active Ingredients: Coconut Water, Coconut Milk, Almond Butter
Active Ingredients: Dates (dried)
STRONG 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: Coconut Milk
STRONG RELAXES-EYES Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk
STRONG BRAIN-TONIC An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Coconut Water
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Almond Butter
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Cardamom
MILD BUILDS-STAMINA Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.
Active Ingredients: Almond Butter
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Coconut Water, Dates (dried), Almond Butter
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Dates (dried)
MILD DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk
Active Ingredients: Dates (dried), Cardamom
STRONG COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Vanilla Bean
STRONG SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Vanilla Bean
STRONG FATS Active Ingredients: Coconut Water, Coconut Milk, Almond Butter
MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER Active Ingredients: Dates (dried)
MILD POTASSIUM Active Ingredients: Coconut Water, Dates (dried)
MILD PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Almond Butter
MILD PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Almond Butter
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
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
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