Milk With Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (thandai) |
| 1/4 c | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 2 pinch | |
| 2 pinch | |
| 2 pinch |
Grind fennel seeds and cardamom in coffee grinder. Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until completely smooth. Serve cold.
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Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Cardamom, Saffron
Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Almonds, Milk, Rose Petals, Fennel Seeds
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Raw Sugar, Milk
Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Almonds, Milk, Rose Petals
Active Ingredients: Saffron, Rose Petals
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.
Active Ingredients: Saffron, Cardamom, Fennel Seeds
Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.
Active Ingredients: Rose Petals
MILD QUENCHES-THIRST An herb or substance that relieves thirst.
Active Ingredients: Milk
STRONG GENERAL-LAXATIVE Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Milk, Rose Petals
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Rose Petals, Milk
STRONG RELAXES-EYES Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.
Active Ingredients: Rose Petals
STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar
STRONG MAKES-YOU-TIRED Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.
Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar
STRONG MAKES-JITTERY Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar
STRONG NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Saffron, Cardamom, Fennel Seeds
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Saffron, Cardamom, Fennel Seeds
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Milk
STRONG BUILDS-STAMINA Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.
Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Raw Sugar, Saffron, Milk
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Saffron, Cardamom
MILD SOOTHING Calms and alleviates irritation, discomfort or pain in a particular region.
Active Ingredients: Milk
STRONG SKIN-TONIC An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Saffron
MILD SOOTHES-THROAT Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.
Active Ingredients: Milk
STRONG BLOOD-TONIC An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Saffron
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Saffron, Cardamom, Fennel Seeds
STRONG APHRODISIAC Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Saffron, Rose Petals
STRONG BONE-TONIC An herb that strengthens the bones and joints.
Active Ingredients: Almonds, Milk
STRONG MUSCLE-RELAXANT Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.
Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG TANNINS Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG MELATONIN Active Ingredients: Almonds, Milk
STRONG PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Almonds, Milk
STRONG FATS Active Ingredients: Almonds, Milk
STRONG MAGNESIUM Helps muscles relax. Laxative.
Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG 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: Almonds
STRONG VITAMIN-E Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Almonds
STRONG CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar
Active Ingredients: Saffron
Active Ingredients: Saffron
MILD VITAMIN-D Active Ingredients: Milk
MILD NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds
MILD CALCIUM Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.
Active Ingredients: Milk
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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