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Raw Banana Pie With Date Crust


How to Make Raw Banana Pie with Date Crust

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2 c
1 c
1/4 c
10 whole
1/2 c
3 whole
1 tbsp
2 c
1 whole
2/3 c
1/2 tsp
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

To make the crust, blend the dates, walnuts, coconut, orange rind and cinnamon in a food processor. Place into a "cheesecake" style cylindrical pie dish. Place half of the bananas in even layer on top of the crust.

To make the cream filling, add cashews, agave nectar, lime, salt, coconut milk,& vanilla bean in a food processor and pour into pie dish.

Place remaining bananas on top and freeze.

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CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Fruit, coconut and cashews are a poor food combination in Ayurveda. To improve this pie ayurvedically, remove the bananas.

WHAT IS RAW BANANA PIE WITH DATE CRUST?

Experiment with all natural, raw, vegan pies with tropical ingredients. Date crust includes walnuts, cinnamon, orange rind, and coconut shavings. Followed by a layer of bananas and topped with blended cashew coconut milk whip cream. Discovered by Tricia Gourley of Austin,TX.

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Medicinal Effects of Raw Banana Pie with Date Crust

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, 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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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

Active Ingredients: Cashews, Agave Nectar, Dates (dried), Coconut Milk, Banana, Coconut Flakes, Walnuts

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TOXIC

ABOUT TOXIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A substance that causes toxicity in the body, or that harms the body.

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar

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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: Agave Nectar, Cashews, Banana, Dates (dried), Coconut Flakes, Cinnamon, Coconut Milk

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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha 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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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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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

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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Other Health Virtues

Crunchy

CRUNCHY

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

Active Ingredients: Cashews, Coconut Flakes, Walnuts

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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: Orange Zest, Cinnamon

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Raw Banana Pie with Date Crust
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.

Active Ingredients: Lime, Banana

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Lime, Orange Zest

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

MILD 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: Banana, Coconut Milk

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Brain Tonic

BRAIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes, Coconut Milk, Walnuts

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Satisfies Stomach

STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Cashews, Coconut Milk, Banana, Walnuts

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes, Orange Zest, Coconut Milk, Banana, Cinnamon

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Builds Stamina

STRONG BUILDS-STAMINA

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

Active Ingredients: Cashews, Walnuts

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Lime, Orange Zest

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Agave Nectar, Cashews, Coconut Flakes, Dates (dried), Coconut Milk, Banana, Walnuts

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lime, Cinnamon

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Soothes Throat

MILD SOOTHES-THROAT

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Coconut Milk

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Diuretic

MILD 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: Dates (dried), Cinnamon

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Constituents:
Coumarin

STRONG COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Vanilla Bean, Cinnamon

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Fats

STRONG FATS

Active Ingredients: Cashews, Coconut Flakes, Walnuts, Coconut Milk

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Protein

STRONG PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Cashews, Walnuts

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Phytates

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: Cashews, Walnuts

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Rutin

STRONG 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.

Active Ingredients: Lime, Orange Zest

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Lime, Walnuts

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Soluble Fiber

SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Coconut Flakes, Dates (dried), Banana

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Phosphorous

PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Cashews

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Zinc

ZINC

Active Ingredients: Cashews

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Saponins

SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

Active Ingredients: Vanilla Bean

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Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

Active Ingredients: Cashews

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Tannins

MILD TANNINS

Active Ingredients: Walnuts

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

MILD ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Active Ingredients: Walnuts

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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: Lime

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Melatonin

MILD MELATONIN

Active Ingredients: Banana, Walnuts

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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: Lime

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Essential Fatty Acids

MILD ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Walnuts

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids

MILD OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Walnuts

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Potassium

MILD POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Dates (dried), Banana

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Nitric Oxide

MILD NITRIC-OXIDE

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

Active Ingredients: Banana

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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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