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Roasted Pears & Raisins


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How to Make Roasted Pears & Raisins

INGREDIENTS


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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Preheat oven to 350. Powder the spices in a coffee grinder or pulverize with a mortar and pestle. Peel and halve the pears, slicing out the core. Place pears in a baking pan. Add 1/4c of water. Sprinkle with spices and raisins. Bake, covered, for one hour or until pears are tender. Uncover, sprinkle rolled oats and, optionally, pecans. Broil for five minutes for a grilled effect.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

A delicious dessert for all doshas. With so few choices to satisfy a Kapha sweet tooth, roasted pears offer a rare reprieve. The spices enhance the sweetness and stimulate a sluggish winter metabolism. Cloves directly stimulate blood flow to the extremities, revitalizing the muscles, brightening and moistening the skin.

WHAT IS ROASTED PEARS & RAISINS?

Roasted pears are warm and cozy for cold winter nights. Perfectly wholesome and tasty for a holiday dessert. Learn about about a winter diet in Ayurveda.

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 Roasted Pears & Raisins Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Roasted Pears & Raisins' 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 Roasted Pears & Raisins

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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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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

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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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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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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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 Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta 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 metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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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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Other

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.

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Acrid

ACRID

Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Roasted Pears & Raisins
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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Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

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Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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Numbs Anasthetic

NUMBS-ANASTHETIC

Inhibits sensation in a particular area.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

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.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Emmenagogue

EMMENAGOGUE

Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

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Other:
Constituents:
Catechins

CATECHINS

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

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Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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Inositol

INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Roasted Pears & Raisins

  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Carminative, Numbs-anasthetic, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Emmenagogue, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Emmenagogue, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Emmenagogue, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Galactagogue, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Vasodilator

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Numbs-anasthetic, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Vasodilator

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Emmenagogue, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Galactagogue, Warms-chest, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Soothes-throat

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  • Dill

    Dill has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Appetizer, Galactagogue, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic

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  • Ginger (Dried)

    Ginger (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Appetizer

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  • Crystallized Ginger

    Crystallized Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Nigella (black cumin)

    Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Galactagogue, Carminative, Stimulates-energy

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Roasted Pears & Raisins

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Warms-chest, Appetizer, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-head

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Warms-chest, Appetizer, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue

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  • Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Numbs-anasthetic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Appetizer

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-ears

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  • Trikatu

    Trikatu has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-abdomen

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  • Hot Shower

    Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

    Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-chest

    LEARN MORE

  • Hot Bath

    Hot Bath has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-head

    LEARN MORE

  • Epsom Salt Bath

    Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-head

    LEARN MORE

  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Osha

    Osha has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative

    LEARN MORE


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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. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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Mary Hartland, VT
2011-12-29
“Yu -UM!"
“Yes, Kapha imbalance is related to SAD. Ayourved would address with both UV light, and also Kapha pacifying herbs like turmeric, cloves, vinegar, cardamom, and vacha."
“See Preparation above: "Preheat oven to 350. Powder the spices in a coffee grinder or pulverize with a mortar and pestle." All together! Happy New Year! "
Lydia Gomes
2024-01-20
“This is a perfect light dessert."
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