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How to Make Hazelnut & Honey Strength Building SmoothieSERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In an oven tray, roast hazelnuts for 10-15 minutes, stirring regularly to avoid burning.
3. Remove skin if desired by vigorously rubbing the hazelnuts when wrapped in a clean kitchen cloth.
4. Add all ingredients to blender and process until smooth and creamy.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
When you're recovering from an illness, it's common to feel weak, tired and struggling to get back to normal. Even though the worst is behind you, it can take a couple of weeks to rebuild your strength and stamina. At times like this, introduce an easily digestible nutritive tonic to support your body through the recovery process. 'Hazelnut & Honey Strength Building Smoothie' is anabolic in nature and will help your body to rebuild deficient tissue after a period of weakness. The oily and sweet properties also work to soothe an aggravated nervous system. Sip this smoothie to feel nourished and calm. Build Strength & Boost EnergyHazelnuts are heavy and oily in nature, providing nutritious protein and fat to support tissue growth. Coconut oil is an energy boosting fat source as its medium chain triglycerides are easily digested, absorbed and converted straight into energy instead of stored as fat. Calm the NervesThe optional addition of ashwagandha in this recipe is particularly supportive for Vata types or those experiencing frayed nerves. It is an adaptogenic herb which supports the adrenals and allows the body to better manage stress. It is generally indicated in conditions of low body weight, weakness and hyperactivity. Roast for RichnessRoasting the hazelnuts in this recipe adds a richer, sweeter taste and fills the kitchen with a nutty aroma. It also makes it possible to remove the bitter husk if desired. To do so, simply rub with a kitchen towel after roasting and most of the skin should peel off with ease.
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.
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Is Hazelnut & Honey Strength Building Smoothie Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?
Find out by taking this free, easy quiz.
You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Hazelnut & Honey Strength Building Smoothie' is a good fit.
Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.
See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.
INCREASES
Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
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| MOBILE ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
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Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LIQUEFIED CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR HOT ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT | 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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| SWEET ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SWEET | DOSHAS
The Three Doshas / Body Types
According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
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| | HAS THE FOLLOWING | Moves Energy:
Downward DOWNWARD
Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Hazelnut & Honey Strength Building Smoothie 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.
Tonic TONIC
A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.
SEE ALL 'TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , Muscle Tonic MUSCLE-TONIC
Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.
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Honey
Honey has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Tonic, Soothes-throat, Muscle-tonic, Stimulates-energy
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Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-energy, Muscle-tonic, Tonic, Nutritive
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Rabbit
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Lamb's Quarters
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Goji Berry
Goji Berry has these Actions in Common
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Quinoa
Quinoa has these Actions in Common
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Eggs
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Buffalo Milk
Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common
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Bala
Bala has these Actions in Common
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Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common
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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam
Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common
Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Tonic
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Shatavari
Shatavari has these Actions in Common
Tonic, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Soothes-throat
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Vidari
Vidari has these Actions in Common
Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Tonic
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Kshirabala Taila
Kshirabala Taila has these Actions in Common
Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Tonic
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Bala Taila
Bala Taila has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Tonic, Muscle-tonic
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Balarishta- Vitality Tonic
Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common
Tonic, Muscle-tonic, Stimulates-energy
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Maca
Maca has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Tonic
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Almond Oil
Almond Oil has these Actions in Common
Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Tonic
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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed 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 with Ayurveda biocharacteristics.
His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda,
offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel,
as well as public service work in South Asia.
John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem.
His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion.
John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing.
In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots,
and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church.
Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick.
That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 6 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.
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