Sweet Potato, Daikon, & Goji Berry Miso Soup |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 4 c | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 2 c | |
| 2 clove | |
| 2 c | |
| 1 inch | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 c | |
| 1/4 c |
1. Par boil sweet potato and strain.
2. Meanwhile, press tofu to remove excess moisture and slice into cubes.
3. In a hot pan sautee ginger, garlic, mushrooms, daikon and tofu in toasted sesame oil.
4. Add sweet potato and stir to combine.
5. Add 6 cups water (or vegetable broth), soy sauce and goji berries and allow to simmer until sweet potato soft.
6. Serve and garnish with bean sprouts and sesame seeds
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Active Ingredients: Tofu, Shiitake Mushroom, Sesame Seeds, Sweet Potato
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish, Goji Berry, Bean Sprouts
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Water, Ginger (Fresh), Daikon Radish, Miso
Active Ingredients: Water, Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish, Bean Sprouts
Active Ingredients: Tofu, Shiitake Mushroom
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Sesame Oil, Daikon Radish, Ginger (Fresh)
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.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Shiitake Mushroom
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Garlic (raw)
STRONG ACRID Harsh and unpleasant with a biting quality. Frequently hot & bitter. Examples include radish, turnip, and coffee.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Sesame Seeds, Bean Sprouts
STRONG OUTWARD Outward-moving substances stimulate circulation, push heat towards the skin, or are stimulating.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Sweet Potato
Active Ingredients: Tofu, Sesame Seeds, Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Tofu
MILD WARMS-ABDOMEN Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
MILD QUENCHES-THIRST An herb or substance that relieves thirst.
Active Ingredients: Water
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Daikon Radish, Sweet Potato
MILD RELIEVES-BURNING Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.
Active Ingredients: Water
STRONG 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: Tofu, Shiitake Mushroom, Sesame Seeds, Sweet Potato
Active Ingredients: Tofu
MILD WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Tofu, Shiitake Mushroom, Sesame Seeds, Sweet Potato
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Ginger (Fresh), Sesame Seeds, Daikon Radish, Goji Berry
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Sesame Seeds
MILD REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Tofu
MILD DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Ginger (Fresh), Daikon Radish
STRONG 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: Tofu, Garlic (raw), Daikon Radish
Active Ingredients: Tofu
Active Ingredients: Tofu
STRONG PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Tofu, Shiitake Mushroom, Miso, Sesame Seeds
STRONG ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Active Ingredients: Tofu
Active Ingredients: Tofu, Sesame Seeds, Goji Berry
Active Ingredients: Tofu
Active Ingredients: Tofu
MILD NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
MILD SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Bean Sprouts
MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.
Active Ingredients: Shiitake Mushroom, Daikon Radish
MILD SULPHUR Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
MILD SULFATED-POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
MILD SALICYLATES Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.
Active Ingredients: Shiitake Mushroom
MILD FATS Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Sesame Seeds
MILD POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw), Goji Berry
MILD PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Garlic (raw)
MILD MELATONIN Active Ingredients: Shiitake Mushroom, Goji Berry
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & 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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