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How to Make Raw Cacao SmoothieSERVINGS: 1 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
| 1/4 c | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 2 whole | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 c | |
| 2 pinch | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Blend
WHAT IS RAW CACAO SMOOTHIE?Experiment with blending "exotic" South American nuts in a raw food fusion founded on "balanced, natural" chocolate. Designed by Terces Engelhart at Cafe Gratitude in San Francisco, CA. (Additional Keywords: Raw Foods, Organic, Vegetarian) [Discovered by Joseph]
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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.
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
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| HEAVY ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
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Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.
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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.
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Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person.
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Raw Cacao Smoothie ![Help]() 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.
, , High Fiber Laxative HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE
A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr
SEE ALL 'HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE' FOODS / HERBS , , , Tonic TONIC
A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.
SEE ALL 'TONIC' FOODS / HERBS 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.
SEE ALL 'DIURETIC' FOODS / HERBS Constituents: Phytates 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.
SEE ALL 'PHYTATES' FOODS / HERBS , Potassium, Fats, Soluble Fiber, Protein, Selenium |
Foods with a Similar Nature to Raw Cacao Smoothie
Hemp Seed
Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, High-fiber-laxative, Tonic, Builds-stamina, Nutritive
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Honey Dew
Honey Dew has these Actions in Common
High-fiber-laxative, Relieves-burning, Nutritive, Tonic, Diuretic, Quenches-thirst
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Oats / Oatmeal
Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common
High-fiber-laxative, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, General-laxative, Relieves-burning
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Almonds
Almonds has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Nutritive, General-laxative, Satisfies-stomach, High-fiber-laxative, Tonic
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Jackfruit
Jackfruit has these Actions in Common
Quenches-thirst, Tonic, High-fiber-laxative, Relieves-burning, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach
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Grape
Grape has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, High-fiber-laxative, Tonic, Diuretic, Nutritive
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Almond Butter
Almond Butter has these Actions in Common
High-fiber-laxative, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, General-laxative, Satisfies-stomach
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Mung Bean
Mung Bean has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Nutritive, General-laxative, Satisfies-stomach, High-fiber-laxative
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Buffalo Milk
Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Tonic, Quenches-thirst, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach
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Milk
Milk has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Tonic, Quenches-thirst
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Adzuki Beans
Adzuki Beans has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Satisfies-stomach, High-fiber-laxative, Diuretic, Nutritive
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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Raw Cacao Smoothie
Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam)
Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common
Tonic, Diuretic, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning
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Amalaki
Amalaki has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Tonic
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Diuretic, Nutritive, Tonic
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Sukumaram Ghrita
Sukumaram Ghrita has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic
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Solomon's Seal
Solomon's Seal has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Tonic
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Kutaja Bark
Kutaja Bark has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Relieves-burning, Diuretic
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Maca
Maca has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Tonic
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Shatavari Ghee
Shatavari Ghee has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Tonic
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Almond Oil
Almond Oil has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic
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Bala
Bala has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-stamina
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Red Clover
Red Clover has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Diuretic
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What a delicious surprise! I was a little dubious that the cocoa butter would incorporate with the other ingredients but it did. I swapped the Brazil nuts for almonds to support my pitta better and used coconut milk instead of water. The result was a luscious thick mixture that could be eaten with a spoon. I added a bit more coconut milk to thin it out to make it drinkable. I'll definitely be making this again.
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