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How to Make Corn & Fennel SoupSERVINGS: 3 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
| 1 tbsp | |
| 2 c | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 2 pinch | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Add corn and 1c water to a medium pot. You may also pre-process whole corn kernels with a food processor. Bring ingredients to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer. Grind fennel seeds with a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle to a powder. Add and continue cooking twenty minutes or until kernels are tender.
Recipe above is shown using 1c yellow corn meal with 4c water as a variation.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Corn and fennel are both diuretics helping Kapha cleanse excess water. WHAT IS CORN & FENNEL SOUP?A tasty variation of a simple American dish.
AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
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 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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| DRY ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.
LEARN MORE ABOUT DRY DIFFICULT ABOUT DIFFICULT BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.
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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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| SWEET ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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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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AromaticMILD 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 Corn & Fennel Soup ![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.
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.
SEE ALL 'STOMACHIC' FOODS / HERBS , , , , 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.
SEE ALL 'TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Expectorant EXPECTORANT
Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.
SEE ALL 'EXPECTORANT' 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: Melatonin, 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 , Carbohydrate, , 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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Corn & Fennel Soup
Fennel Seeds
Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Stomachic, Digestive, Galactagogue
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Fenugreek
Fenugreek has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Nutritive, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Galactagogue, Stomachic
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Dill
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Digestive, Galactagogue, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Stomachic
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Saffron
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Digestive, Nutritive, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Galactagogue, Stomachic
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Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Digestive, Galactagogue
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Sesame Seeds
Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Tonic, Satisfies-stomach, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy
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Tahini
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Satisfies-stomach, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Tonic
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Nigella (black cumin)
Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Galactagogue, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic
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Daikon Radish
Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic
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Stinging Nettles
Stinging Nettles has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Galactagogue, Tonic
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Ginger (Fresh)
Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common
Digestive, Stomachic, Galactagogue, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy
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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Corn & Fennel Soup
Saw Palmetto
Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Expectorant, Galactagogue, Nutritive, Tonic, Digestive
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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam
Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Expectorant
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Elecampane
Elecampane has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive
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Angelica
Angelica has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic
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Vidari
Vidari has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Expectorant, Galactagogue, Nutritive, Tonic
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Punarnava
Punarnava has these Actions in Common
Digestive, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Cardiac-stimulant
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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)
Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic
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Bitter Orange Peel
Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic
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Hyssop Powder
Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy
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Wild Ginger
Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common
Digestive, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant
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Belly breathing
Belly breathing has these Actions in Common
Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive
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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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