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Mango Lassi


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"YUM!I love adding saffron to mine!=D"
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How to Make Mango Lassi

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1 tsp
1 tsp
2/3 c
1/3 c
1/4 c

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Puree mango flesh with yogurt, water and remaining ingredients. Garnish with fresh mint and served chilled. You can also add a dash of cayenne pepper for a spicy twist.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Mango lassi's happy flamboyance will brighten your day with its healthy, festive atmosphere. Its sweetness invites happiness and a smile while nourishing qualities authentically replenish your body after summer heat leaves you feeling depleted. When it's time to celebrate, this satisfying treat will delight you and your friends.

Tropical Energy Boost

Mango's orange color is a sign of beta-carotene which is a tonic for your skin, eyes & liver. As yogurt's sourness and mango's beta carotene stimulates your liver, they give your energy levels a boost. Meanwhile sourness will wake you up as it flushes all the glands in your body. Your lips will pucker for this sour treat.

Satisfying & Grounding

While mango is energizing, yogurt is calming and strengthening, making a mango lassi an excellent choice for the overworked and overwhelmed. Let's face it, who doesnt feel overworked and overwhelmed sometimes? Yogurt imparts a bit of heaviness, giving mango lassi a hearty feel that will satisfy your stomach. The smooth heaviness of this drink soothes your nerves.

Food Combining

Although dairy coupled with fruit is technically incompatible, our opinion is that all rules are meant to be broken once in a while. If you find yourself bloated or uncomfortable after a mango lassi, this may be a combination for you to avoid. Simply pay attention to how it makes you feel. Each food combining guideline will create different reactions in different bodies. Your body will tell you which rules can be relaxed, and which rules demand more discipline.

Both honey and mint help with digestion, so a little remedy is within this recipe, helping you to completely enjoy your mango lassi!

WHAT IS MANGO LASSI?

Sweet, rich and tropical, mango lassis are a favorite in India. They make for a great afternoon snack when you feel tired, so make this simple recipe at home for a relaxing, energizing treat.

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 Mango Lassi Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Mango Lassi' 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.

Metabolic Nature of Mango Lassi

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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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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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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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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
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating 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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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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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 & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Mango Lassi
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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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Stimulates Crown

STIMULATES-CROWN

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

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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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Dopaminergic

DOPAMINERGIC

Dopamine lifts mood, but also reduces prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and lutenizing hormone (LH).

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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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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Demulcent

DEMULCENT

Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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Rebuilds Fluids

REBUILDS-FLUIDS

Herbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Opthalmic

OPTHALMIC

Benefits the eyes, vision tonic.

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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

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Aphrodisiac

APHRODISIAC

Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.

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Constituents:
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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Iron

IRON

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

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, 5a Reductase Inhibitor

Foods with a Similar Nature to Mango Lassi

  • Mango

    Mango has these Actions in Common

    Aphrodisiac, Opthalmic, Stool-softener, Antidepressant, General-laxative, Rebuilds-fluids, Antioxidant, Nutritive, Soothes-throat

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Livotonic, Quenches-thirst, Aphrodisiac, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, General-laxative, Opthalmic, Stool-softener

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Dopaminergic, Stimulates-crown, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy

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  • Honey Dew

    Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

    Opthalmic, Refreshing, Livotonic, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, Stool-softener

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Livotonic, Refreshing, Antioxidant, Nutritive, Wakes-you-up, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Refreshing, Aphrodisiac, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning, Demulcent, Rebuilds-fluids, Wakes-you-up

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  • Cherry

    Cherry has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Rebuilds-fluids, Antioxidant, Nutritive, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Antidepressant

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, General-laxative, Rebuilds-fluids, Livotonic, Refreshing

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up, General-laxative, Refreshing, Quenches-thirst, Stool-softener

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Antidepressant, Stimulates-crown, Wakes-you-up, Antioxidant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Refreshing, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy, Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Mango Lassi

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids, Refreshing, Antioxidant, Stimulates-energy, Aphrodisiac, Stool-softener, General-laxative, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive, Opthalmic, Quenches-thirst

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, General-laxative, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, General-laxative, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Aphrodisiac, Demulcent, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat, Stool-softener

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  • Licorice Ghee (9oz)

    Licorice Ghee (9oz) has these Actions in Common

    Soothes-throat, Demulcent, Livotonic, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, Relieves-burning

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  • Licorice Root (Yastimadhu)

    Licorice Root (Yastimadhu) has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat, Demulcent

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Refreshing

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  • Cold Shower / Bath

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    Antidepressant, Dopaminergic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Safed Musali

    Safed Musali has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, Stool-softener, Aphrodisiac

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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. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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andrea nicole Montebello, CA
2013-04-08
“Why is there so much disagreement with Mango and Dairy? I know not everything is black and white. But why are so many Ayurvedic websites condoning and saying that in Ayurveda Mango can safely combine with dairy? Can you explain your opinion?"
“Generally fruits should not be mixed with dairy because it disturbs digestion. The milk curdles, forming a coating around the fruit. In a smoothie, this is less problematic because the ingredients are blended."
shweta Flushing, NY
2014-07-16
“YUM!I love adding saffron to mine!=D"
Beatriz Brooklyn, NY
2014-07-16
“Because I need to avoid dairy, I will make it with almond or coconut yogurt . Thanks, I love lassi!"
Catherine Perry Bronx, NY
2014-07-16
“Mango Lassi! I cannot wait to make this for my Vata bf! He's gonna marry me when he takes the first sip! "
David McKaig Swannanoa, NC
2014-07-16
“Ramapriya....Go for it! Nothing is written in stone with these recipes."
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