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Tahini Milk And Honey

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How to Make Tahini Milk and Honey

SERVINGS: 1
PREP TIME: 0 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES

MEAL: DRINK
PREPARATION: SMOOTHIE, BOILED

INGREDIENTS

1 c
1 tbsp
1 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE


1. Heat milk in a small saucepan on stove over medium heat. Add tahini and lower heat.

2. Remove from heat and stir in honey to taste. For added flavor, sprinkle in a pinch of cardamom.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

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"Does a Body Good"

Nut and seed butters mixed into warm milk is a nourishing, grounding combination. By adding tahini, you will feel warm and satisfied. Sesame seeds are high in calcium, making this a wonderful drink for healthy bones. Created by Michelle Schulz of Alchemy of Tastes, Albuquerque, NM [micheleschulz@gmail.com].

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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. See How it Works.

Is Tahini Milk and Honey Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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INCREASES
Guna Help

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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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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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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DIFFICULT

ABOUT DIFFICULT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.

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TASTES
Taste Help

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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS
Dosha Help

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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PACIFIES
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Bland

BLAND

Bland means doesn't have much taste. In Chinese medicine, bland taste refers to afood without little macronutrients, such as cabbage, radish or bok choy.

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HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Tahini Milk and Honey
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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.

Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

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

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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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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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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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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.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Soothing

SOOTHING

Calms and alleviates irritation, discomfort or pain in a particular region.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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Testosteronic

TESTOSTERONIC

Androgenic. Stimulates testosterone.

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Builds Semen

BUILDS-SEMEN

Herbs that increase the production of semen, often by rebuilding fluids in general.

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Promotes Fertility

PROMOTES-FERTILITY

An herb that promotes fertility. Generally used by women who wish to become pregnant. These herbs may also help with menstrual problems of deficiency, such as amenorrhea (lack of a period).

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Bone Tonic

BONE-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the bones and joints.

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Muscle Tonic

MUSCLE-TONIC

Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.

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Constituents:
Calcium

CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

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, Fats,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Vitamin D, Phosphorous, Protein,
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

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Iron

IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

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, Melatonin,
Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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Tahini

Tahini has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Warms-abdomen, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Bone-tonic, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-fertility, Tonic

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Sesame Seeds

Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Bone-tonic, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-fertility, Tonic

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Almonds

Almonds has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Tonic, Bone-tonic, Muscle-tonic, Satisfies-stomach

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Milk

Milk has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Bone-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Soothing, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Tonic

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Buffalo Milk

Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Promotes-fertility, Soothes-throat, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Quenches-thirst

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Sesame Oil

Sesame Oil has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Promotes-fertility, Bone-tonic, Muscle-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Builds-semen, Nutritive, Tonic

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Jackfruit

Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Nutritive, Soothing, Muscle-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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Lamb

Lamb has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Warms-abdomen, Muscle-tonic, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic

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Eggs

Eggs has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-tonic, Tonic, Builds-semen, Nutritive, Builds-stamina

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Beef

Beef has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nutritive, Warms-abdomen

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Banana

Banana has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Muscle-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Tahini Milk and Honey

Vidari

Vidari has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Soothes-throat, Soothing, Testosteronic, Builds-semen, Tonic, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Testosteronic, Tonic, Bone-tonic, Builds-semen, Builds-stamina, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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Bala

Bala has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Builds-stamina, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Stimulates-energy, Tonic

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Saw Palmetto

Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Soothes-throat, Soothing, Testosteronic

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Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Soothes-throat, Tonic, Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic

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Gokshura

Gokshura has these Actions in Common

Testosteronic, Tonic, Builds-semen, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Soothing

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Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Warms-abdomen, Builds-stamina, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Damiana

Damiana has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Promotes-fertility, Stimulates-energy, Testosteronic, Warms-abdomen

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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Soothing, Tonic, Muscle-tonic

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Ginseng, Chinese

Ginseng, Chinese has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Stimulates-energy, Testosteronic, Tonic

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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Builds-stamina, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Testosteronic

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.

John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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can we substitute honey for maple syrup?
- Lila, Southampton , 01-30-17 (Reply)
Sure!
- Kimberly Kubicke, Asbury park, NJ
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