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Cucumber Pear Juice Smoothie


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"Delicious! Replaced the liquid with coconut water because I had some I needed to use. Really refreshing."
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How to Make Cucumber Pear Juice Smoothie

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2 whole
1 c
1 c
1/2 c

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1) Peel cucumber and pear.

2) Remove seed from cucumber for sweeter taste, or retain seeds to improve nutritional and medicinal value. Seeds may be difficult to digest for some Vata constitutions.

3) Puree all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve chilled.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Like a shaded patch of grass, this recipe relieves the body of hot summer heat. Fresh fennel gently activates this recipe, supporting easy digestion while cooling a fiery digestive tract.

Although it might seem otherwise, a puree of these "bad" foods blended together creates an alchemical combination that soothes, sweetens, and brightens your day.

Splash of Cool

When your insides are hot and irritated by summer's heat, this drink brings bright notes of renewal. After sipping, mentally trace the smoothie's cool path to the belly, then feel it bring a wave of soothing into the belly and beyond. Notes of fennel tap the tongue with a distinct and familiar presence, lingering just long enough to bring you into the now.

Awakening & Grounding Aromatic

Take a sip, and notice your emotions feel soothed as you re-inhabit your body. Then pause, holding your glass beneath your nose. Take a deep breath, and enjoy the smooth, verdant smell of fennel as it rides on the exhale.

Purify Your Blood

Cucumber and fennel's diuretic action cleanses the blood of impurities, especially Pitta impurities. The combination of this smoothie's calming, anti-inflammatory, and diuretic effects makes it a perfect cocktail for lowering blood pressure. Sipping this nourishing drink, you are as a crisp as a cucumber plucked fresh from the vine, all the while wrapped in a nice, welcome hug of sweetness.

Sweet Morning Dew

This drink is as nourishing as freshly dew-kissed grass between the toes. A respite for the blazing summer sun, this recipe refreshes the whole body when you're feeling burnt out. The simple, sweet pear and bright, green color renew and soothe like a dip in the lake. This is exceptionally beneficial for Pitta types who feel overworked and overheated after yard work or physical labor, while gently reminding Pitta to enjoy life's treats. Vata-types will especially enjoy the thirst-quenching juiciness of pear. The digestive action of fennel supports
Jathara Agni
and makes this recipe supportive to even the earthiest of Kaphas when consumed during the appropriate season. When you need a reminder of life's delightful simplicity, this smoothie offers us a splash.
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Medicinal Effects of Cucumber Pear Juice Smoothie

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / 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: Cucumber, Pears, Fennel Stalk, Water

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Fennel Stalk, Water

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Water

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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
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Vata 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
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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AGGRAVATES
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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Other Health Virtues

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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Inward

INWARD

Inward moving substances promote introspection, self reflection, stillness, or slow the system down.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Cucumber Pear Juice Smoothie
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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Quenches Thirst

STRONG QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Pears, Water

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Relieves Burning

MILD RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

Active Ingredients: Pears, Water

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High Fiber Laxative

MILD 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

Active Ingredients: Pears

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Refreshing

MILD REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

Active Ingredients: Pears

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Soothing

MILD SOOTHING

Calms and alleviates irritation, discomfort or pain in a particular region.

Active Ingredients: Pears

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Skin Tonic

MILD SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Demulcent

MILD DEMULCENT

Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.

Active Ingredients: Pears

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Pears

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Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Pears

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Calms Heart

MILD CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

Active Ingredients: Pears

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Refrigerant

STRONG REFRIGERANT

An herb or substance that strongly cools the body. Can be helpful in cases of heat conditions.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Pears

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Hypotensive

MILD HYPOTENSIVE

An herb that lowers blood pressure.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Opthalmic

MILD OPTHALMIC

Benefits the eyes, vision tonic.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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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.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Fennel Stalk

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Fennel Stalk

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Salicylates

MILD SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Catechins

MILD CATECHINS

Antioxidant that reduces cancer and blood clots, dilates blood vessels, and is antimicrobial.

Active Ingredients: Pears

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Vitamin K

MILD VITAMIN-K

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Inositol

MILD INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

Active Ingredients: Pears

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Cucumber Pear Juice Smoothie

  • Pears

    Pears has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, High-fiber-laxative, Refrigerant, Soothing, Calms-heart, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning, Demulcent, Refreshing, Soothes-throat

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  • Cucumber

    Cucumber has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Quenches-thirst, Soothes-throat, Hypotensive, Refrigerant, Anti-inflammatory, Opthalmic, Skin-tonic

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  • Honey Dew

    Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Opthalmic, Refrigerant, High-fiber-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning, Hypotensive, Refreshing

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  • Hibiscus

    Hibiscus has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Opthalmic, Relieves-burning, Diuretic, Refreshing, Skin-tonic, Hypotensive, Refrigerant

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning, Demulcent, Refreshing, Soothing, High-fiber-laxative, Refrigerant

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  • Cantaloupe / Melons

    Cantaloupe / Melons has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, Relieves-burning, Refreshing, Soothing, Anti-inflammatory, Refrigerant

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Hypotensive, Refrigerant, Anti-inflammatory, Quenches-thirst, High-fiber-laxative, Refreshing

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  • Cassava Root / Yuca

    Cassava Root / Yuca has these Actions in Common

    Refrigerant, Demulcent, Relieves-burning, High-fiber-laxative, Soothing, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Carrot

    Carrot has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Opthalmic, High-fiber-laxative, Skin-tonic, Hypotensive

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  • Sorghum Flour

    Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, Hypotensive, Diuretic, Anti-inflammatory, High-fiber-laxative

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Quenches-thirst, High-fiber-laxative, Anti-inflammatory, Opthalmic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Cucumber Pear Juice Smoothie

  • Cornsilk

    Cornsilk has these Actions in Common

    Refrigerant, Soothing, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent, Diuretic, Hypotensive

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  • Arjuna

    Arjuna has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Calms-heart, Diuretic, Hypotensive, Refrigerant, Skin-tonic

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Demulcent, Refrigerant, Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Bhringaraj

    Bhringaraj has these Actions in Common

    Skin-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Calms-heart, Diuretic, Hypotensive, Opthalmic

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, Diuretic, Hypotensive, Soothes-throat, Soothing, Calms-heart

    LEARN MORE

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Opthalmic, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Refrigerant, Skin-tonic

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  • Chandanadi Taila

    Chandanadi Taila has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Calms-heart, Refrigerant, Relieves-burning, Skin-tonic

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  • Borage Leaf

    Borage Leaf has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Soothes-throat

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  • Comfrey Root

    Comfrey Root has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent, Relieves-burning, Skin-tonic, Soothing

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  • Red Clover

    Red Clover has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Relieves-burning, Skin-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

    LEARN MORE

  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, Diuretic, Hypotensive, Skin-tonic, Soothing

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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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Fajr Omaha, NE
2015-08-03
“I really dislike cucumber. Would zucchini have similar effects as the cucumber?"
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2016-07-21
“Zucchini would be different. Try it and tell us what you think!"
Vanessa Shellenberger Lawrenceville, GA
2019-08-02
“Delicious! Replaced the liquid with coconut water because I had some I needed to use. Really refreshing."
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