Swiss Chard & Onion Taco |
| 1/2 c | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 2 clove | |
| 1 lbs | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 2 pinch |
Use the corn flour to make tortillas, or buy pre-made tortillas.
1. Slice 1 onion 1/8" thick. Chop garlic. Sautee onions on frying pan in coconut oil until they turn translucent. Add garlic and sautee an additional thirty seconds.
2. Chop swiss chard and add to frypan with 1/4c water, salt, & a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cover and bring to a boil. Boil fifteen minutes or until tender. Remove cover and boil off excess water to concentrate flavors.
3. Clean and lightly grease the frying pan with coconut oil. Toast 4 corn tortillas or medium heat until just beginning to brown.
4. Serve the veggie taco filling in the corn tortillas.
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Active Ingredients: Chard, Garlic
Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper, Coconut Oil
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Chard, Cayenne Pepper
Active Ingredients: Chard, Corn Flour
Active Ingredients: Chard, Cayenne Pepper
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.
MILD STIMULATES-PERISTALSIS An herb that promotes involuntary smooth muscle contractions to facilitate the movement of food and waste through the digestive tract.
Active Ingredients: Chard
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Cayenne Pepper
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Cayenne Pepper
MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Cayenne Pepper
Active Ingredients: Chard, Garlic, Corn Flour
MILD CHOLAGOGUE Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Chard, Garlic
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Garlic, Corn Flour
MILD IRON Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.
Active Ingredients: Chard
MILD SODIUM Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD VITAMIN-A Active Ingredients: Chard
MILD VITAMIN-C Active Ingredients: Chard
MILD VITAMIN-E Active Ingredients: Chard
MILD CALCIUM Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.
Active Ingredients: Chard
MILD MAGNESIUM Helps muscles relax. Laxative.
Active Ingredients: Chard
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