Spirulina, Banana, Honey, Cinnamon Smoothie |
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How to Make Spirulina, Banana, Honey, Cinnamon SmoothieSERVINGS: 1 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
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PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Blend and serve.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Cinnamon and spice make banana nice (for Kapha). A rasayana dish. Spirulina helps prana vaha srotas and the lungs. WHAT IS SPIRULINA, BANANA, HONEY, CINNAMON SMOOTHIE?Sweet banana and meets green, bitter spirulina and warm honey.
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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.
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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).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
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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 refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.
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Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT GOOEY ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.
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Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
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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 ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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The Three Doshas / Body Types
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.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
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| | HAS THE FOLLOWING | Subtaste:
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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Spirulina, Banana, Honey, Cinnamon 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.
, , 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.
SEE ALL 'CARMINATIVE' FOODS / HERBS , 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.
SEE ALL 'NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING' FOODS / HERBS , Demulcent DEMULCENT
Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.
SEE ALL 'DEMULCENT' FOODS / HERBS , Warms Chest WARMS-CHEST
Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.
SEE ALL 'WARMS-CHEST' FOODS / HERBS 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.
SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-STIMULANT' FOODS / HERBS , Styptic STYPTIC
A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.
SEE ALL 'STYPTIC' 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 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.
SEE ALL 'EMMENAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS , Constituents: , Nitric Oxide NITRIC-OXIDE
Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
SEE ALL 'NITRIC-OXIDE' FOODS / HERBS , Potassium, Carbohydrate, Soluble Fiber, Vitamin C, Melatonin, |
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon has these Actions in Common
Styptic, Appetizer, Carminative, Diuretic, Soothes-throat, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Demulcent, Emmenagogue, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue
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Saffron
Saffron has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Galactagogue, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Styptic
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Fenugreek
Fenugreek has these Actions in Common
Carminative, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Demulcent, Emmenagogue, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue
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Mustard Seed
Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common
Carminative, Emmenagogue, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Warms-chest
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Mustard Powder
Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Warms-chest, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy
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Mustard
Mustard has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Warms-chest, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy
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Dill
Dill has these Actions in Common
Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Carminative, Galactagogue
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Nigella (black cumin)
Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common
Galactagogue, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Carminative
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Fennel Seeds
Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common
Appetizer, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Cardiac-stimulant, Galactagogue
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Basil
Basil has these Actions in Common
Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Appetizer, Carminative, Galactagogue
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Allspice
Allspice has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-peristalsis, Appetizer, Carminative, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy
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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Spirulina, Banana, Honey, Cinnamon Smoothie
Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)
Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant
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Wild Ginger
Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common
Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Appetizer
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Osha
Osha has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative
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Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common
Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue
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Trikatu
Trikatu has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Appetizer, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative
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Pushkaramoola
Pushkaramoola has these Actions in Common
Burns-toxins, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue
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Bitter Orange Peel
Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-peristalsis, Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Stimulates-energy
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Hyssop Powder
Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common
Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant
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Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam)
Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning, Appetizer, Burns-toxins
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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)
Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common
Carminative, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant
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Mugwort
Mugwort has these Actions in Common
Emmenagogue, Appetizer, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic
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John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda,
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I've read from some Ayurvedic source that banana is not to be taken "with water", although it is well taken with black tea. Having tried it, I concur. I am not sure about the banana-spirulina combo, though will take it with other fruit juice occasionally in spite of food combining rules when prepared right. That said, how about making this a banana-spirulina chai? Using a cup of freshly made black or green tea instead of water - warm, or even hot in winter, room temp in summer. Sounds weird but I challenge you to try it!
- Ysha Oakes, Albuquerque, NM , 12-06-13 ( Reply) OK, I tried it - yum! Sweet without the honey, but the honey gives an integrating smoothness and warmth. Helps cut banana's heaviness and phlegm producing properties. Delicious!
- Ysha Oakes, Albuquerque, NM , 12-11-13 ( Reply) Question: is the recipe calling for a cup of mashed or sliced cup of banana?Appreciate ur smoothie recipes.
You could begin with chopped banana and, if you find you'd like it sweeter/thicker, you can opt for mashed. Let us know what you think!
- Katie Clinton, Ferndale, sligo, AL , 05-15-21 ( Reply) I believe it's sliced banana - be sure to let us know how it turns out!
- Katie Clinton, Ferndale, sligo, AL , 05-30-21 ( Reply) |
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