Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

 

AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies


How to Make Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies

INGREDIENTS


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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Note: Use dried cranberries, not fresh ones.

1. Make pumpkin seed butter using the 2 cups of pumpkin seeds listed in the ingredients. Follow the recipe here: https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/recipe/Pumpkin-Seed-Butter/33973.

2. Combine pumpkin seed butter with above ingredients and mix well. Reserve some coconut flakes to roll the finished cookies in.

3. Roll the mixture into 1 inch diameter balls. Roll in reserved coconut flakes. Enjoy!

4. Save any extra in a container and place in the refrigerator or freezer.

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CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Enjoy 'Pumpkin Seed, Cranberries & Coconut No Bake Cookies' as a simple snack or use as a wholesome addition to the kids' lunch boxes. This recipe is so easy, you can get the kids involved to shape the cookies as they like. Thick, smooth pumpkin seed butter binds the cookies together and gives a rich, earthy flavor. Sweet and cooling coconut will soothe and pacify Pitta, while the astringency of cranberries will support the body to dry out excess moisture and Kapha. These cookies are great to make when time is of the essence.

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Metabolic Impact of Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies

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

METABOLIC IMPACT / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Impact / 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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cranberry, Cardamom

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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.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cardamom

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cardamom

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Honey

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cranberry, Cardamom

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cardamom

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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.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Coconut Flakes, Cranberry

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cranberry

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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

Crunchy

CRUNCHY

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

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes, Pumpkin Seeds

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Aromatic

STRONG 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: Cardamom

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies
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

MILD APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Coconut Flakes, Cardamom

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Coconut Flakes

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Diaphoretic

MILD DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cardamom

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Soothes Throat

STRONG SOOTHES-THROAT

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

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Anthelminthic

ANTHELMINTHIC

Kills parasitic worms (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, etc).

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Diuretic

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: Pumpkin Seeds, Cranberry, Cardamom

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Testosteronic

MILD TESTOSTERONIC

Androgenic. Stimulates testosterone.

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Promotes Virility

STRONG PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Coconut Flakes

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Constituents:
Coumarin

STRONG COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Aromatase Inhibitor

STRONG AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cranberry

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Fats

FATS

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds, Coconut Flakes

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Soluble Fiber

SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes, Cranberry

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Protein

MILD PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Phosphorous

MILD PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Magnesium

MILD MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Zinc

MILD ZINC

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Iron

MILD IRON

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

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Essential Fatty Acids

MILD ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Pumpkin Seeds

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Tannins

MILD TANNINS

Active Ingredients: Cranberry

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Catechins

MILD CATECHINS

Antioxidant that reduces cancer and blood clots, dilates blood vessels, and is antimicrobial.

Active Ingredients: Cranberry

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Vitamin E

MILD VITAMIN-E

Active Ingredients: Cranberry

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Vitamin C

MILD VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Cranberry

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Resveratrol

MILD RESVERATROL

Antioxidant frequently used for anti-aging. Protects airways and blood vessels. Anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic.

Active Ingredients: Cranberry

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Polyphenols

MILD POLYPHENOLS

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

Active Ingredients: Cranberry

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Flavonoids

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Cranberry

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies

  • Stinging Nettles

    Stinging Nettles has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Appetite-suppressant, Promotes-virility, Diuretic, Testosteronic

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Testosteronic

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  • Flower / Bee Pollen

    Flower / Bee Pollen has these Actions in Common

    Promotes-virility, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive

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  • Alfalfa Sprouts

    Alfalfa Sprouts has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Appetite-suppressant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Burdock Root (Gobo)

    Burdock Root (Gobo) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Testosteronic, Diuretic, Nutritive

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  • Honey

    Honey has these Actions in Common

    Promotes-virility, Soothes-throat, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Soothes-throat, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Promotes-virility, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Promotes-virility, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Promotes-virility

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies

  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Testosteronic, Diuretic, Promotes-virility, Stimulates-energy

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  • Saw Palmetto

    Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Testosteronic, Diuretic

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Soothes-throat, Testosteronic, Diuretic, Nutritive

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Testosteronic, Diuretic

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  • Ashwagandha Ghee

    Ashwagandha Ghee has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Testosteronic

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  • Prickly Ash

    Prickly Ash has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Anthelminthic

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  • Damiana

    Damiana has these Actions in Common

    Promotes-virility, Stimulates-energy, Testosteronic

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  • Bala

    Bala has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Stimulates-energy

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  • KapiKacchu

    KapiKacchu has these Actions in Common

    Testosteronic, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Anantamul

    Anantamul has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Testosteronic

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any recipe for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly & Magnolia Hill College, offers professional clinical training in 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's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, classical Christian philosophy for mental wellness, languages (French, Arabic, Bengali), 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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