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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Pineapple Smoothie With Flower Pollen, Sage, & Spirulina


How to Make Pineapple Smoothie with Flower Pollen, Sage, & Spirulina

  • SERVINGS: 1
  • PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY

INGREDIENTS


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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Puree and serve. For thicker consistency, soak chia seeds overnight.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

This smoothie stimulates energy as it builds blood and vitality. Pineapple provides a sweet and sour base. Flower pollen and Spirulina build prana and blood. Sage aids in the mood lifting properties.

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Metabolic Effects of Pineapple Smoothie with Flower Pollen, Sage, & Spirulina

Classical Metabolic Theory uses biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). 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.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple, Sage, Spirulina

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

Active Ingredients: Sage, Spirulina, Cucumber

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Pineapple, Spirulina, Sage, Flower / Bee Pollen

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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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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.

Active Ingredients: Sage, Spirulina, Cucumber, Flower / Bee Pollen

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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.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple, Sage, Flower / Bee Pollen

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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple, Flower / Bee Pollen

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SALTY

ABOUT SALTY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Spirulina, Flower / Bee Pollen

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (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
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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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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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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Other Health Virtues

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.

Active Ingredients: Sage, Flower / Bee Pollen

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Crunchy

CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pineapple Smoothie with Flower Pollen, Sage, & Spirulina
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

STRONG QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple, Cucumber

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Internal Detoxicant

STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

Active Ingredients: Sage, Cucumber, Flower / Bee Pollen

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Wakes You Up

STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple

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Neuroprotective

STRONG NEUROPROTECTIVE

Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health.

Active Ingredients: Sage

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Antidepressant

STRONG ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

Active Ingredients: Sage

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Sage, Pineapple, Flower / Bee Pollen

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Refreshing

STRONG REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple

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Builds Stamina

MILD BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

Active Ingredients: Flower / Bee Pollen

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Spirulina, Pineapple, Cucumber, Flower / Bee Pollen

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Diaphoretic

STRONG DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Sage

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Reduces Sweating

STRONG REDUCES-SWEATING

Suppresses sweating, often by cooling the metabolism, reducing blood flow to the skin, or closing pores.

Active Ingredients: Sage

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Soothes Throat

MILD SOOTHES-THROAT

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

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Expectorant

STRONG EXPECTORANT

Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.

Active Ingredients: Sage

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Anti Inflammatory

STRONG ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple, Spirulina, Cucumber

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Immune Stimulant

STRONG IMMUNE-STIMULANT

Stimulates and strengthens the immune system. Helpful when fighting off a cold or flu.

Active Ingredients: Sage, Flower / Bee Pollen

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Blood Thinner

STRONG BLOOD-THINNER

Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation.

Active Ingredients: Pineapple

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Blood Tonic

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: Spirulina, Flower / Bee Pollen

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Diuretic

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: Cucumber, Flower / Bee Pollen

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

Active Ingredients: Spirulina, Cucumber

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Rosmarinic Acid

STRONG ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

Active Ingredients: Sage

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Vitamin C

STRONG VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Pineapple

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Melatonin

STRONG MELATONIN

Active Ingredients: Pineapple

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

MILD ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Active Ingredients: Chia Seeds

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Vitamin K

MILD VITAMIN-K

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Salicylates

MILD SALICYLATES

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

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Soluble Fiber

MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Chia Seeds

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Protein

MILD PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Chia Seeds

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Iron

MILD IRON

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

Active Ingredients: Chia Seeds

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Essential Fatty Acids

MILD ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Chia Seeds

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Calcium

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: Chia Seeds

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids

MILD OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Chia Seeds

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Fats

MILD FATS

Active Ingredients: Chia Seeds

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Pineapple Smoothie with Flower Pollen, Sage, & Spirulina

  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Blood-thinner, Diuretic, Nutritive, Blood-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Neuroprotective

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Immune-stimulant, Anti-inflammatory, Diuretic, Refreshing, Blood-thinner, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Neuroprotective, Wakes-you-up, Blood-thinner, Refreshing, Anti-inflammatory, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Sage (Fresh)

    Sage (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Neuroprotective, Antidepressant, Immune-stimulant, Reduces-sweating, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Flower / Bee Pollen

    Flower / Bee Pollen has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Internal-detoxicant, Diuretic, Nutritive, Blood-tonic, Immune-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Blood-thinner, Refreshing, Nutritive

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Diuretic, Nutritive, Anti-inflammatory, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Blood-thinner, Refreshing, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Neuroprotective, Wakes-you-up

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Pineapple Smoothie with Flower Pollen, Sage, & Spirulina

  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Expectorant, Immune-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Blood-tonic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Anti-inflammatory, Stimulates-energy

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Expectorant, 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

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Diuretic, Immune-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Expectorant, Immune-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Anti-inflammatory, Antidepressant, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Diuretic, Neuroprotective

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & 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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