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Green Tea Mood Lifter With Sage, Rosemary, Basil & Stevia


How to Make Green Tea Mood Lifter with Sage, Rosemary, Basil & Stevia

  • SERVINGS: 1
  • PREP TIME: 0 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY
  • MEAL: DRINK
  • PREPARATION: TEA

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2 leaves
1 tbsp
1 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Bring 1c water to a boil.

Pour over fresh ingredients in a mug and let steep for 3 minutes, covered.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Powerful aromatic herbs in this tea lift your mood while relaxing the nervous nervous and muscles. Caffeine boosts energy while the aromatic antispasmodics reduce jitteriness.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Is Green Tea Mood Lifter with Sage, Rosemary, Basil & Stevia Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Green Tea Mood Lifter with Sage, Rosemary, Basil & Stevia

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.

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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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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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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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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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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

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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 Vata pacifying

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

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

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. 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

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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Resinous

RESINOUS

Resinous substances often contain sap in them, such as rosemary, or herbs such as cedar, frankincense, and guggulu.

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, Bland Negative Calorie
Upward

UPWARD

Upward-moving substances (Urdvha Gati Marga) include anything stimulating or activating, or that move upward in the body.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Green Tea Mood Lifter with Sage, Rosemary, Basil & Stevia
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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Nauseating

NAUSEATING

Brings about feelings of unease and discomfort in the stomach, often accompanied with the involuntary urge to vomit.

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Stimulates Front Of Brain

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.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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, Makes Jittery,
Stimulates Crown

STIMULATES-CROWN

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

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Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Nerve Stimulant

NERVE-STIMULANT

Provide short lived stimulation of the nervous system.

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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

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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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Reduces Sweating

REDUCES-SWEATING

Suppresses sweating, often by cooling the metabolism, reducing blood flow to the skin, or closing pores.

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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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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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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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.

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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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Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Constituents:
Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

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

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Catechins

CATECHINS

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

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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.

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, 5a Reductase Inhibitor,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Tannins, Quercitin,
Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

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, Beta Carotene,
Caffeine Methylxanthines

CAFFEINE-METHYLXANTHINES

Methylxanthines are purine alkaloids that have a stimulant and bronchodilating effect.

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Iron

IRON

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

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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.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Green Tea Mood Lifter with Sage, Rosemary, Basil & Stevia

  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Nauseating, Vasodilator, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Nauseating, Vasodilator, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Nauseating, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-head

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  • Stevia

    Stevia has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Nerve-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Makes-jittery, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Nauseating, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-crown, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Nerve-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-crown, Vasodilator, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Diuretic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nerve-stimulant, Warms-ears, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Warms-head

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-head, Antidepressant, Nervine, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Nervine, Warms-chest, Antidepressant, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Nerve-stimulant, Vasodilator

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Vasodilator

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-crown, Warms-head

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Green Tea Mood Lifter with Sage, Rosemary, Basil & Stevia

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Diuretic, Vasodilator, Hypolipidemic, Warms-chest, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-ears, Nervine, Warms-head, Refreshing, Antidepressant, Stimulates-crown, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antidepressant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diuretic, Warms-ears, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-head, Nervine, Refreshing

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-stimulant

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-stimulant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up

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  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Nerve-stimulant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Vasodilator

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  • Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag)

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

    Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Cardiac-stimulant, Nerve-stimulant, Nervine, Refreshing

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Nerve-stimulant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant

    LEARN MORE

  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Stimulates-crown, Vasodilator

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-stimulant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Nauseating

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About the Author

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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