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Kale & White Beans With Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes


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How to Make Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2 tbsp
2 tbsp
1 tsp
1 lbs
1 c
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/2 clove

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Steam Kale until soft in a small amount of water, watching carefully to avoid burning the kale. In a separate pan, sautee garlic in olive oil. Once the garlic is roasted add white beans and kale. Continue heating until beans are thoroughly hot. Remove from heat.

Add red pepper flakes to taste, garnish with Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of vinegar and salt if desired. Continue to heat through until nice and hot. Serve in a bowl with an additional sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and toasty croutons on top for crunch. This is really awesome! Enjoy....

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Beans provide a source of protein. Vinegar, kale, and red pepper flakes all help in to digest the heaviness of beans. Although processed food is contraindicated in Ayurveda, we find canned beans easier to digest.

WHAT IS KALE & WHITE BEANS WITH GARLIC & RED PEPPER FLAKES?

This quick and flexible vegetarian recipe serves 1 to 10! Garlic and parmesan cheese provide savory flavors and balance the bitterness of Kale.

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 Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes

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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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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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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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SALTY

ABOUT SALTY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Salty refers to anything with salt, or high mineral content.

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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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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
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating 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
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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes
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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Appetite Suppressant

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

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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.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

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Strengthens Resolve

STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

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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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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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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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Cholagogue

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.

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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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Constituents:
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Fats,
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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, Tannins, Phosphorous,
Saponins

SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

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, Soluble Fiber, Vitamin K, Sodium, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Quercitin, Protein,
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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, Folate,
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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Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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, Insoluble Fiber,
Calcium

CALCIUM

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

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, Potassium,
Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

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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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes

  • Kale

    Kale has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-peristalsis, Appetite-suppressant, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, Stimulates-energy

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  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-peristalsis, Appetite-suppressant, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Flushes-sinuses, Strengthens-resolve, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Strengthens-resolve, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Flushes-sinuses, Strengthens-resolve, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-peristalsis, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, Stimulates-energy

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  • Spanish Black Radish

    Spanish Black Radish has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Flushes-sinuses, Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic

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  • Mustard Greens

    Mustard Greens has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Appetite-suppressant, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, Stimulates-peristalsis

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Hypolipidemic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Salt (Mineral Salt)

    Salt (Mineral Salt) has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Soothes-throat, Flushes-sinuses, Strengthens-resolve, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Stimulates-peristalsis, Internal-detoxicant, Appetite-suppressant, Stimulates-energy

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Kale & White Beans with Garlic & Red Pepper Flakes

  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Cholagogue, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Pippali

    Pippali has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic

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  • Yogaraj Guggulu

    Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Garcinia Cambogia Fruit

    Garcinia Cambogia Fruit has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Burns-toxins, Hypolipidemic

    LEARN MORE

  • Kanchanar Guggulu

    Kanchanar Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Triphala Guggulu

    Triphala Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

    LEARN MORE

  • Trikatu

    Trikatu has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant

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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. John, his wife Natalie and their 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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Cecile Garcia Randolph, MA
2013-06-17
“truely awesomely delicious! I didn't add the the croutons and didn't miss them a bit. thanks John!"
Rose Aldrow Buffalo, NY
2014-11-15
“This dish is so yummy!! I enjoyed it very much. I did change it a little. I put garlic and ginger in it. I also put in an onion when I streamed the kale. I also tried coconut oil in this...for the first time, only I didn't use as much as the recipe called for. I didn't add in the croutons. It is delicious. I think it will be one of my staples for the winter. Thanks"
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