Cranberry Sauce With Orange & Ginger |
| 1 lbs | |
| 3 tbsp | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 inch | |
| 1 whole |
Zest and juice the orange into a pot. Next, peel the fresh ginger with a spoon then grate (or finely dice) it. Mix together all ingredients, plus 1/4c water, into the pot. Bring to a boil, then lower heat. Simmer, uncovered, until jam-like. As cranberries soften mash with a potato masher.
Cranberries are an astringent fruit. Their astringency helps them balance the dampness of their natural habitat: the swampy cranberry bog. Despite the gush of saliva from their sourness, cranberries are a strong diuretic and ultimately dehydrating. This recipe includes a sweetener, which reduces cranberries' astringency somewhat. Pungent ginger opposes the cold quality of the cranberry, warming the flavors and making the sauce digestible for all.
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Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh), Orange
Active Ingredients: Cranberry, Raw Sugar, Orange
Active Ingredients: Cranberry, Ginger (Fresh), Orange
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Cranberry, Orange
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.
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh)
STRONG CONSTIPATIVE An herb that binds stools / stops diarrhea. When used in excess, these herbs and foods can cause constipation.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh)
STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh), Orange
Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh), Orange
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest, Ginger (Fresh), Orange
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)
STRONG ANTI-INFLAMMATORY Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry, Ginger (Fresh)
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 (Fresh)
STRONG STYPTIC A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG ANTIOXIDANT An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG ALTERATIVE Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG CATECHINS Antioxidant that reduces cancer and blood clots, dilates blood vessels, and is antimicrobial.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG TANNINS Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG AROMATASE-INHIBITOR Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry, Orange
STRONG SOLUBLE-FIBER Active Ingredients: Cranberry, Orange
STRONG VITAMIN-C Active Ingredients: Cranberry, Orange
STRONG RESVERATROL Antioxidant frequently used for anti-aging. Protects airways and blood vessels. Anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG VITAMIN-E Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG POLYPHENOLS Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Cranberry
MILD 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.
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest, Orange
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
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