Instant Pot Kitchari |
| 8 c | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 3/4 c | |
| 3/4 c | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 2 pinch | |
| 2 pinch |
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Constitutional nutrition is tailored to the individual. In the kitchen, especially during your family’s formative years, you shape your family's lifelong health.
Understanding your child's constitution is key to raising resilience, instead of wiring in disease. Study constitutional medicine to discover the keys to personalized nourishment.
Rooted in the insights curated from Ayurveda and Greek medicine, constitutional medicine teaches you which foods match your body, so you and your family have true vitality, strength, and balance. See How it Works.
Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Instant Pot Kitchari' 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.
Active Ingredients: Water, Ginger (Dried), Salt (Mineral Salt), Turmeric, Black Pepper, Mustard Seed, Mung Bean, Cumin
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Basmati Rice, Ghee, Black Pepper, Mung Bean, Cinnamon, Cumin, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Turmeric, Black Pepper, Mung Bean, Mustard Seed, Cinnamon, Cumin
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Turmeric, Fenugreek, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Water, Turmeric, Fenugreek
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Ginger (Dried), Salt (Mineral Salt), Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cumin, Mustard Seed, Fenugreek
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Salt (Mineral Salt), Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cumin, Fenugreek, Mustard Seed
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.
STRONG 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: Cinnamon, Cumin, Mustard Seed, Fenugreek
Active Ingredients: Water
STRONG RELIEVES-BURNING Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.
Active Ingredients: Water, Ghee
MILD STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Mustard Seed
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Cinnamon, Mustard Seed, Fenugreek
MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Mung Bean, Basmati Rice
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Fenugreek, Mustard Seed
STRONG IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Mustard Seed
STRONG WARMS-CHEST Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Turmeric, Cinnamon, Mustard Seed
STRONG FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Black Pepper, Turmeric, Mustard Seed
STRONG CARDIAC-STIMULANT Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Mung Bean, Cumin, Cinnamon, Fenugreek, Mustard Seed
MILD 5A-REDUCTASE-INHIBITOR Active Ingredients: Turmeric
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: Turmeric
MILD TANNINS Active Ingredients: Mung Bean
MILD 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.
Active Ingredients: Mung Bean, Fenugreek
MILD COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Fenugreek
MILD CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Basmati Rice
MILD SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Mung Bean, Fenugreek
MILD PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Mung Bean
MILD 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.
Active Ingredients: Mung Bean
MILD FATS Active Ingredients: Ghee
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
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
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