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Oranges W/ Cinnamon


How to Make Oranges W/ Cinnamon

INGREDIENTS

1 whole
2 pinch
1 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Slice oranges in circles. Fruit cut in wedges gives less surface area for taste and proportionally more skin, which has a dull flavor on the tongue. Fruit cut in thin circles increases the surface area for taste.

If oranges lack sweetness, mix in sugar.
Sprinkle with cinnamon

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Oranges with cinnamon are heating. Cinnamon and sours aid expectoration. Cinnamon pushes heat to the exterior.

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 Oranges W/ Cinnamon Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Oranges W/ Cinnamon

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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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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Oranges W/ Cinnamon
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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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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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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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

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

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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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Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

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Emmenagogue

EMMENAGOGUE

Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.

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Constituents:
Rutin

RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

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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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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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, Soluble Fiber, Vitamin C,
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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Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Folate,
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Oranges W/ Cinnamon

  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Digestive, Refreshes-skin, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Refreshing, Appetizer, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Emmenagogue, Lowers-blood-sugar, Carminative, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Refreshing, Appetizer, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy, Carminative

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy, Cholagogue, Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up

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  • Orange Zest

    Orange Zest has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Carminative, Refreshing, Digestive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Refreshing, Appetizer, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst

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  • Cilantro

    Cilantro has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Appetizer, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue

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  • Lemon Zest

    Lemon Zest has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Internal-detoxicant, Carminative, Refreshing

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Refreshing

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Oranges W/ Cinnamon

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Carminative

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  • Musta

    Musta has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Galactagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Mugwort

    Mugwort has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Carminative, Cholagogue, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Digestive

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing

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  • Dandelion Root

    Dandelion Root has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Digestive, Galactagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar

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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. 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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