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Tahini Molasses Smoothie With Cinnamon, Coconut & Dates - Anemia Tonic


How to Make Tahini Molasses Smoothie with Cinnamon, Coconut & Dates - Anemia Tonic

INGREDIENTS


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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

To prepare this luxurious latte substitute, simple blend all ingredients and serve.

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CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Sesame seeds and molasses are rich in iron, making this recipe an excellent tonic for anemia. A single tablespoon of molasses gives you 20 percent of your daily iron intake. Sesame gives strength building ojas. The spiciness of ginger and cinnamon make this rich recipe easily digestible.

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Rooted in the insights curated from Ayurveda and Greek medicine, constitutional medicine teaches you which foods match your body, so you and your family have true vitality, strength, and balance. See How it Works.

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Medicinal Effects of Tahini Molasses Smoothie with Cinnamon, Coconut & Dates - Anemia Tonic

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). 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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Molasses

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon

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OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Tahini

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Tahini, Dates (dried)

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Coconut Milk, Molasses, Tahini, Dates (dried)

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (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 with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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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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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

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.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Cinnamon

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Acrid

ACRID

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

Active Ingredients: Molasses

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Muscle

MUSCLE

Muscle tissue (Mamsa Dhatu) includes muscles and ligaments.

Active Ingredients: Tahini, Dates (dried)

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Red Blood

RED-BLOOD

Red blood (Rakta Dhatu) includes red blood cells and blood vessels.

Active Ingredients: Molasses

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Tahini Molasses Smoothie with Cinnamon, Coconut & Dates - Anemia Tonic
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

STRONG WARMS-ABDOMEN

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

Active Ingredients: Molasses, Tahini

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Quenches Thirst

STRONG QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Molasses

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

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: Coconut Milk, Tahini

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Wakes You Up

STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)

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Relaxes Eyes

STRONG RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Cinnamon, Ginger (Fresh), Molasses, Tahini

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Satisfies Stomach

STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Tahini

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Refreshing

STRONG REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

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

Active Ingredients: Tahini

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Diaphoretic

STRONG DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon

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Irritates Throat

STRONG IRRITATES-THROAT

Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Cinnamon

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Warms Chest

STRONG WARMS-CHEST

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Molasses

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Soothes Throat

STRONG SOOTHES-THROAT

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Coconut Milk

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Cardiac Stimulant

STRONG CARDIAC-STIMULANT

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Ginger (Fresh)

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Warms Ears

STRONG WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

Active Ingredients: Molasses

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Warms Head

STRONG WARMS-HEAD

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

Active Ingredients: Molasses

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Blood Tonic

STRONG BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

Active Ingredients: Molasses, Tahini, Dates (dried)

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Diuretic

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: Cinnamon, Dates (dried)

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Relieves Tension

STRONG RELIEVES-TENSION

An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.

Active Ingredients: Molasses

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Muscle Relaxant

STRONG MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

Active Ingredients: Molasses

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Constituents:
Coumarin

STRONG COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Cinnamon

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Iron

STRONG IRON

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

Active Ingredients: Molasses, Tahini

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Fats

STRONG FATS

Active Ingredients: Tahini, Coconut Milk

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Calcium

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: Tahini

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Protein

PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Tahini

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Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

Active Ingredients: Tahini

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Potassium

MILD POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Dates (dried)

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Soluble Fiber

MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Dates (dried)

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    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Irritates-throat, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Relieves-tension, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Relieves-tension, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Irritates-throat, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears

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  • Sorghum Molasses

    Sorghum Molasses has these Actions in Common

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  • Molasses

    Molasses has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Blood-tonic, Relieves-tension, Warms-chest, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Irritates-throat, Warms-abdomen

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Warms-abdomen, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-head

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Warms-abdomen, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Irritates-throat

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  • Popped Amaranth

    Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Diuretic, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Amaranth

    Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Relaxes-eyes, Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

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    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

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    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

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    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach 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. John, his wife Natalie and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC

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