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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Goat Cheese With Walnuts & Mint Salad


How to Make Goat Cheese with Walnuts & Mint Salad

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp
2 tbsp
1 tbsp
1/3 lbs
1/3 lbs
1/3 lbs
1/4 whole
2/3 tbsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Mix the lettuce with the mint and olive oil. Sprinkle with walnuts, cheese, and lemon. Serve.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Bitters scrape and reduce Kapha. Cheese adds fat but in this recipe only a small amount.

WHAT IS GOAT CHEESE WITH WALNUTS & MINT SALAD?

Cold, minty, and soft from the cheese.

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Medicinal Effects of Goat Cheese with Walnuts & Mint Salad

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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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Red Leaf Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Arugula, Lemon, Mint

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Red Leaf Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Arugula, Mint, Lemon

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, Arugula, Red Leaf Lettuce, Lemon, Mint

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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.

Active Ingredients: Red Leaf Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Arugula, Olive Oil, Lemon

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

Active Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, Red Leaf Lettuce, Lemon, Walnuts

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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
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
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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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: Mint

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Goat Cheese with Walnuts & Mint Salad
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.

Active Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, Red Leaf Lettuce

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Quenches Thirst

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Mint

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Wakes You Up

STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Red Leaf Lettuce, Mint, Lemon

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Stimulates Crown

MILD STIMULATES-CROWN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area at the top of the head.

Active Ingredients: Mint

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Relaxes Eyes

MILD RELAXES-EYES

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Stimulates Front Of Brain

MILD STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.

Active Ingredients: Mint

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Dopaminergic

MILD DOPAMINERGIC

Dopamine lifts mood, but also reduces prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and lutenizing hormone (LH).

Active Ingredients: Mint

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Red Leaf Lettuce, Mint, Lemon

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Mint, Lemon

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Goat Cheese, Olive Oil, Walnuts

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

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

Active Ingredients: Mint, Lemon

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Mint

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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: Lemon

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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: Olive Oil, Lemon, Arugula, Red Leaf Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce

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Constituents:
Calcium

STRONG CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

Active Ingredients: Goat Cheese, Arugula

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Aromatase Inhibitor

STRONG AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Arugula, Lemon, Walnuts

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Potassium

POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, Arugula

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Fats

FATS

Active Ingredients: Goat Cheese, Olive Oil, Walnuts

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Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

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

Active Ingredients: Arugula

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids

OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Arugula, Walnuts

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Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Mint

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Quercitin

MILD QUERCITIN

Active Ingredients: Red Leaf Lettuce

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Beta Carotene

MILD BETA-CAROTENE

Active Ingredients: Red Leaf Lettuce

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Vitamin A

MILD VITAMIN-A

Active Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce

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Vitamin K

MILD VITAMIN-K

Active Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce

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Folate

MILD FOLATE

Active Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce

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Rutin

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: Lemon

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Rosmarinic Acid

MILD ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

Active Ingredients: Mint

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Tannins

MILD TANNINS

Active Ingredients: Walnuts

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

MILD ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Active Ingredients: Walnuts

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Flavonoids

MILD 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: Lemon

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Iron

MILD IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

Active Ingredients: Mint

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Polyphenols

MILD POLYPHENOLS

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Cholagogue, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Mint (Fresh)

    Mint (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Dopaminergic, Stimulates-crown, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-peristalsis

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  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Quenches-thirst, Cholagogue, Refreshing, Diaphoretic

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Dopaminergic, Stimulates-peristalsis

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Refreshing, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Cholagogue, Stimulates-crown, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Stimulates-crown, Wakes-you-up

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  • Orange Zest

    Orange Zest has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Relaxes-eyes, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Appetizer, Diaphoretic

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

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

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy

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    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-peristalsis, Wakes-you-up

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up

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    Reduced lemon juice has these Actions in Common

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About the Author

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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