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Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies


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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.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

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.

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 Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies' 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 Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies

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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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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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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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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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
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

Crunchy

CRUNCHY

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

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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.

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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

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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Anthelminthic

ANTHELMINTHIC

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

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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.

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Testosteronic

TESTOSTERONIC

Androgenic. Stimulates testosterone.

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Promotes Virility

PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

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Constituents:
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Medium Chain Triglycerrid, Alpha Linolenic Acid, Soluble Fiber, Fats, Phosphorous, Protein,
Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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, Zinc, Essential Fatty Acids,
Iron

IRON

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

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, Tannins,
Catechins

CATECHINS

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

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, Vitamin E, Vitamin C,
Resveratrol

RESVERATROL

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

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

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Flavonoids

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.

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    Stinging Nettles has these Actions in Common

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    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Testosteronic, Nutritive, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Flower / Bee Pollen

    Flower / Bee Pollen has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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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

    Nutritive, Diaphoretic, Testosteronic, Diuretic

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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

    Nutritive, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Soothes-throat, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Promotes-virility

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    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Promotes-virility

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    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Promotes-virility, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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

  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Promotes-virility, Stimulates-energy, Testosteronic

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  • Saw Palmetto

    Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Testosteronic

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Anthelminthic, Diaphoretic

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Testosteronic

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Testosteronic

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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

    Anthelminthic, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Anantamul

    Anantamul has these Actions in Common

    Testosteronic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Damiana

    Damiana has these Actions in Common

    Testosteronic, Promotes-virility, Stimulates-energy

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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

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Testosteronic

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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. John, his wife Natalie and their 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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