Creamy Turkish Apricot & Almond Shake |
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How to Make Creamy Turkish Apricot & Almond ShakeSERVINGS: 1 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 c | |
| 5 whole | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Use Turkish Apricots if available. Blend in Vitamix until smooth for the ultimate light and fluffy shake.
Kapha can reduce the amount of almonds to 1/4 cup.
Depleted vata can substitute whole cow's milk for almond milk if desired.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Apricot's demulcent nature makes this shake thick and rich. A perfect, creamy dessert that is more digestible and less sugary than conventional shakes, mousses, or ice cream. WHAT IS CREAMY TURKISH APRICOT & ALMOND SHAKE?Discovered by Natalie Immel, in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
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Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
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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).
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| HEAVY ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
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Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.
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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.
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Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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(doshas),
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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.
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Moves Energy:
Downward DOWNWARD
Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Creamy Turkish Apricot & Almond Shake ![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.
High Fiber Laxative HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE
A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr
SEE ALL 'HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE' FOODS / HERBS 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.
SEE ALL 'NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING' 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.
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Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.
SEE ALL 'DEMULCENT' FOODS / HERBS Blood Tonic BLOOD-TONIC
An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.
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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 Livotonic 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.
SEE ALL 'LIVOTONIC' FOODS / HERBS Aphrodisiac APHRODISIAC
Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.
SEE ALL 'APHRODISIAC' FOODS / HERBS , Muscle Tonic MUSCLE-TONIC
Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.
SEE ALL 'MUSCLE-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Constituents: Tannins, Fats, Melatonin, Phosphorous, 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.
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This is one incredibly delish smoothie. I'm kapha so took ur advice and added only 1/4 cup almonds. The apricot flavor and the ultra smooth thickness (I had to use a spoon to enjoy this total goodness) was what I enjoyed about this custard like food. Next time I might just add some ice to it making it like ice cream. Thank U for the recipe.
I had previously rated this delish recipe, but would like to know is the 1/4 tsp cardamom of whole seeds or seeds that have been grind? Appreciate the feedback.
Great question! Cardamom can be pretty potent so I'd recommend beginning with 1/4tsp of whole seeds, then grind them. Powdered cardamom is usually stronger in taste so if you're a lover of the spice, that might be the option for you!
- Katie Clinton, Ferndale, sligo, AL , 05-15-21 ( Reply) |
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