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Fennel Bulb Dipped In Sweet Pea Hummus & Avocado


How to Make Fennel Bulb Dipped in Sweet Pea Hummus & Avocado

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp
1 c
1 whole
1 c
1/2 tsp
1/2 c
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Wash and slice fennel bulb lengthwise. Set aside for dipping.

2. Defrost peas by gently soaking in warm water.

3. Add to blender with avocado, ground fennel seeds, lime juice, olive oil and salt. Blitz until completely smooth.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

This cooling, sweet alternative to regular hummus will soothe burning sensations in the body - an innovative choice for pacifying Pitta this summer. Brighten up your next picnic with this dish, or serve as a starter at an afternoon barbecue.

As the temperatures rise, sweet pea and avocado reduce internal heat due to their cold nature and sweet taste. Lime also supports the reduction of excess heat as its sour taste increases the flow of bile, cooling and purifying the liver and, in turn, the blood. This smooth and creamy dish also reduces acid indigestion due to the combination of anti-inflammatory and alkalizing ingredients.

The sweet, cool and crisp properties of raw fennel will work to further pacify Pitta but Vata types should avoid eating it uncooked as it is harder to digest.

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Metabolic Effects of Fennel Bulb Dipped in Sweet Pea Hummus & Avocado

Classical Metabolic Theory uses 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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Lime, Fennel Seeds, Sweet Peas

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

Active Ingredients: Lime, Avocado, Fennel Seeds, Fennel Stalk, Sweet Peas

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lime, Fennel Seeds, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Olive Oil, Sweet Peas

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OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Olive Oil

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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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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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
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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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
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

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: Fennel Stalk, Fennel Seeds

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, Bland Negative Calorie
Downward

DOWNWARD

Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Lime, Sweet Peas, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Fat

FAT

Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Olive Oil

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Fennel Bulb Dipped in Sweet Pea Hummus & Avocado
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

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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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.

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Satisfies Stomach

STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Sweet Peas

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Fennel Stalk

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Anti Inflammatory

MILD ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

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

Active Ingredients: Sweet Peas

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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: Fennel Seeds

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Diuretic

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: Avocado, Fennel Seeds, Fennel Stalk

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Cholagogue

STRONG CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

Active Ingredients: Lime, Olive Oil, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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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.

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Constituents:
Fats

STRONG FATS

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Olive Oil

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Rutin

STRONG 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: Lime

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Potassium

STRONG POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Avocado, Fennel Stalk

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

STRONG ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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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: Fennel Stalk, Fennel Seeds

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Flavonoids

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: Lime

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids

OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

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

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Essential Fatty Acids

ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Vitamin E

VITAMIN-E

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Folate

FOLATE

Active Ingredients: Avocado

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Vitamin C

MILD VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Fennel Stalk

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Soluble Fiber

MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Fennel Stalk

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Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Fennel Bulb Dipped in Sweet Pea Hummus & Avocado

  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Refreshing, Anti-inflammatory, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Refreshing, Anti-inflammatory, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy, Cholagogue, Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy, Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Refreshing

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Refreshing, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Cholagogue, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Satisfies-stomach, Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Avocado

    Avocado has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Refreshes-skin, Livotonic, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Anti-inflammatory, Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Fennel Bulb Dipped in Sweet Pea Hummus & Avocado

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Cholagogue

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  • Vomit Therapy (Vamana)

    Vomit Therapy (Vamana) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Anti-inflammatory, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag)

    Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag) has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Mahasudarshan

    Mahasudarshan has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Livotonic, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing

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  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Refreshing

    LEARN MORE

  • Yarrow

    Yarrow has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Livotonic

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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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