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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Coconut-pecan Marmalade


How to Make Coconut-Pecan Marmalade

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Chop pecans and roast. Roast coconut flakes separately. Stir all ingredients until well blended. Coconut extract gives a more distinct coconut flavor to the marmalade.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Creamy coconut milk paired with roasted, crunchy pecans pacify Vata and Pitta but aggravate Kapha. Some Vatas have trouble digesting coconut milk. In that case serve as a garnish instead of a sauce or use almond milk.

WHAT IS COCONUT-PECAN MARMALADE?

Served over oatmeal and quinoa porridge with cloves and cardamom. Discovered in the candle cafe cookbook by Joy Pierson, Bart Potenza with Barbara Scott-Goodman.

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Metabolic Impact of Coconut-Pecan Marmalade

Classical Metabolic Theory uses biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic impact of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC IMPACT / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Impact / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). 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.

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar, Coconut Flakes, Coconut Milk

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TOXIC

ABOUT TOXIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A substance that causes toxicity in the body, or that harms the body.

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar, Pecans, Coconut Flakes, Coconut Milk

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar

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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.

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar, Pecans, Coconut Flakes, Coconut Milk

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (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
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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AGGRAVATES
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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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

Crunchy

CRUNCHY

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

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes, Pecans

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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.

Active Ingredients: Cardamom

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Coconut-Pecan Marmalade
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.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

MILD 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

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Relaxes Eyes

MILD RELAXES-EYES

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

Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk

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Brain Tonic

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 Flakes, Ginger (Dried), Coconut Milk

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes, Coconut Milk, Ginger (Dried), Cardamom

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Pecans

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Builds Stamina

MILD BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

Active Ingredients: Pecans

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar, Coconut Flakes, Pecans, Coconut Milk

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Diaphoretic

MILD DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Cardamom

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Irritates Throat

MILD IRRITATES-THROAT

Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried)

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Warms Chest

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: Ginger (Dried)

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Warms Ears

MILD WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried)

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Cardiac Stimulant

MILD 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: Ginger (Dried)

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Constituents:
Fats

FATS

Active Ingredients: Pecans, Coconut Flakes, Coconut Milk

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Soluble Fiber

SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes

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Protein

MILD PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Pecans

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Phytates

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Pecans

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Coconut-Pecan Marmalade

  • Ginger (Dried)

    Ginger (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Irritates-throat, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Coconut Milk

    Coconut Milk has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Brain-tonic, Nutritive

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  • Crystallized Ginger

    Crystallized Ginger has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Shrimp

    Shrimp has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Nutritive, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Lamb

    Lamb has these Actions in Common

    Warms-ears, Nutritive, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Beef

    Beef has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-chest, Nutritive, Warms-ears, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Builds-stamina, Relaxes-eyes

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Coconut-Pecan Marmalade

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears

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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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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Vata Shirodhara Oil

    Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

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

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ginseng, Chinese

    Ginseng, Chinese has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Stimulates-energy

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic

    Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Coconut-Pecan Marmalade may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any recipe for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.

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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“Will be a comfort and rebuilding food for mamas after birth when their agni comes up - maybe 10 days or more postpartum a little served warm or yes, in hot cereal!"
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