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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Ginger Miso Lemon Salad Dressing


How to Make Ginger Miso Lemon Salad Dressing

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 whole
1 tsp
1 lbs
1 lbs
1 lbs
1/2 inch
1 tbsp
1 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Coarsely chop the salad greens and place in a large bowl. In a small cup, mix all the remaining ingredients and pour over the greens. Toss the greens to distrubute the flavor.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Fresh ginger is tridoshic. It burns toxins from the body, stimulates circulation, and is a mild anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Miso is fermented, meaning that it can slightly aggravate Pitta. If using for this recipe, all lemon or vinegar based dressings are Pitta provoking.

Ginger, miso and lemon are a fresh, fermented combination. Miso provides the saltiness and texture. Ginger and lemon the freshness. Discovered at the Food Coop in downtown Albuquerque.

Add a sweetener like honey if the taste of miso is too strong (or dilute with water).

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Metabolic Nature of Ginger Miso Lemon Salad Dressing

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). 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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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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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.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

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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

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ginger Miso Lemon Salad Dressing
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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Stimulates Peristalsis

STIMULATES-PERISTALSIS

An herb that promotes involuntary smooth muscle contractions to facilitate the movement of food and waste through the digestive tract.

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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

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Sialogogue

SIALOGOGUE

A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Relaxes Eyes

RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

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

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Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

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

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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.

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Calms Heart

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.'

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Alterative

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.

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Cholagogue

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.

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Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.

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Constituents:
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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Rutin

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.

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Potassium, Folate,
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.

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

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, Protein, Quercitin

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    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Digestive, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Calms-heart, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Sialogogue

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Sialogogue, Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic

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  • Grapefruit

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue, Anti-inflammatory, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Alterative, Digestive, Sialogogue, Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up

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  • Cilantro

    Cilantro has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Hypolipidemic, Alterative, Cholagogue, Refreshing

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic, Wakes-you-up, Carminative, Refreshing, Digestive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Relaxes-eyes, Alterative, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Refreshing

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  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Hypolipidemic, Cholagogue, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Digestive, Stimulates-peristalsis

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Ginger Miso Lemon Salad Dressing

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Relaxes-eyes, Sialogogue, Alterative, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Wakes-you-up, Carminative

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-peristalsis, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Digestive, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

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

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Cholagogue, Digestive, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Calms-heart, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Digestive, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Alterative

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Sialogogue, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

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    Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Alterative

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  • Breathing Exercises

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    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Alterative

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda 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. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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Kyle Anne Clinton, CT
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“There are just as many ingredients that are Pitta aggravating than those that are Vata aggravating. How do you determine that this recipe is balancing for Pitta and not Vata? "
“Great question - the relative quantities. However, this recipe is relatively tridoshic - safe for all constitutions. That's why it seems more confusing than other examples."
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