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Grilled Eggplant Rolled With Tarragon & Sun Dried Tomato Stuffing


How to Make Grilled Eggplant Rolled with Tarragon & Sun Dried Tomato Stuffing

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Bring water to a boil. Add 1 3/4 c water, brown rice, 2 tbsp olive oil, chopped sun dried tomato & salt. Simmer, covered on low heat until rice is soft (about 40 minutes)

2. Slice 1 eggplant into 1/4" strips. Mix remaining olive oil, salt & pepper in a small bowl. Baste eggplant with olive oil mixture. Grill until eggplant is soft. Remember worst sin of cooking is undercooked eggplant.

3. Roast & chop almonds. Chop a handful of tarragon. Create a mixture of tarragon, currants and chopped almonds with 1tbsp olive oil & a dash of salt.

3. Place a dollop of brown rice mixture onto cooked eggplant slice. Garnish with almond mixture and roll. Skewer with a toothpick to hold roll together. Squeeze a wedge of lemon on top.

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Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, 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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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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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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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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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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 Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta 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
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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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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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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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.

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Crunchy

CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Grilled Eggplant Rolled with Tarragon & Sun Dried Tomato Stuffing
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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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.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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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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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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Other:
Constituents:
Fats, Phosphorous,
Phytates

PHYTATES

Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.

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, Tannins, Protein, Soluble Fiber, Vitamin E,
Salicylates

SALICYLATES

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

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, Alpha Linolenic Acid, Carbohydrate, Gamma Linolenic Acid, Melatonin,
Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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Inositol

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.

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    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant

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    Almonds has these Actions in Common

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  • Shrimp

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  • Buckwheat

    Buckwheat has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy

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  • Amaranth

    Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Popped Amaranth

    Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Tahini

    Tahini has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic

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    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Grilled Eggplant Rolled with Tarragon & Sun Dried Tomato Stuffing

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

    Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Blue Cohosh

    Blue Cohosh has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Motherwort

    Motherwort has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Builds-stamina

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  • Kapha Shirodhara Oil

    Kapha Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Wild Yam

    Wild Yam has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Blue Vervain

    Blue Vervain has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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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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