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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Turmeric Shot With Apple, Ginger & Cayenne


How to Make Turmeric Shot with Apple, Ginger & Cayenne

  • SERVINGS: 1
  • PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1 whole
1 inch
1/2 inch
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Juice with a vegetable juicer or puree in blender with 1/2c water.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

This turmeric shot includes searing hot, clearing spices balanced by the juicy, crisp sweetness of a green apple. Combining the effects of a hot cedarwood sauna with the tart sweetness of apple cider, it's perfect whenever Jack Frost rules the wonderland of winter.

Throughout January, something inside of us subtly begins to shift. Cravings for rich, heavy foods ebb. The deep cold mixed with returning light inspires us to cleanse.

This perfect Winter pick-me-up clears the channels, dispels internal cold, gets your blood flowing, and re-invigorates your body. It truly stokes the fire within.

Turmeric invigorates the blood (rakta), and gets circulation moving into the nooks and crannies of your peripheries and extremities that may feel boggy after heavy meals or cold temperatures.

Ginger and cayenne stimulate the heart (cardiac stimulant) and get vitality pumping through heavy limbs.

All three of these ingredients ignite digestion and dilate blood vessels, allowing your inner warmth to circulate your body, much like a hearthfire that warms your childhood home.

Turmeric Shot With Apple, Ginger & Cayenne will wake up your mind, clear your lungs, restore glow to your skin, and stimulate digestion. What more could you ask for in such a small, post-holiday package as this?
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Medicinal Effects of Turmeric Shot with Apple, Ginger & Cayenne

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, 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: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Ginger (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh)

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Apple (raw)

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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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh)

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

Active Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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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)

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Upward

UPWARD

Upward-moving substances (Urdvha Gati Marga) include anything stimulating or activating, or that move upward in the body.

Active Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper

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Outward

OUTWARD

Outward-moving substances stimulate circulation, push heat towards the skin, or are stimulating.

Active Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper

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Red Blood

RED-BLOOD

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

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh)

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Turmeric Shot with Apple, Ginger & Cayenne
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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Appetite Suppressant

MILD APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Spleen Tonic

STRONG SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Digestive

STRONG DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Internal Detoxicant

STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Wakes You Up

STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Apple (raw)

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper

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Skin Tonic

STRONG SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh)

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Antifibrotic

STRONG ANTIFIBROTIC

Fibrosis of an organ is often a progressive leading to organ failure (i.e lungs, liver, kidney). While vulneraries usually help restore collagen, antifibrotic herbs often clear collagen. Aka fibrinolytic.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Flushes Sinuses

STRONG FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper

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Irritates Throat

STRONG IRRITATES-THROAT

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

Active Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

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

Active Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper

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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: Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Antioxidant

STRONG ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Apple (raw)

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Vasodilator

STRONG VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

Active Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Antiplatelet

STRONG ANTIPLATELET

An herb that inhibits clotting, dissolves clots, thins the blood, or destroys platelets, therefore reducing the tendency of blood to form clots. They are useful in cardiovascular disease, clots, and stroke. Aka anticoagulant.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)

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Constituents:
5a Reductase Inhibitor

STRONG 5A-REDUCTASE-INHIBITOR

Active Ingredients: Turmeric Root (Fresh)

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Tannins

MILD TANNINS

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Catechins

MILD CATECHINS

Antioxidant that reduces cancer and blood clots, dilates blood vessels, and is antimicrobial.

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Soluble Fiber

MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Vitamin C

MILD VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Polysaccharides

MILD POLYSACCHARIDES

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Quercitin

MILD QUERCITIN

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Salicylates

MILD SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

Active Ingredients: Apple (raw)

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Turmeric Shot with Apple, Ginger & Cayenne

  • Cayenne Pepper

    Cayenne Pepper has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Flushes-sinuses, Spleen-tonic, Antifibrotic, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Antiplatelet, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Warms-chest

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Antiplatelet, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Irritates-throat, Stimulates-energy, Antifibrotic, Digestive, Refreshing, Vasodilator

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Spleen-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Flushes-sinuses, Spleen-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Flushes-sinuses, Spleen-tonic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Ginger (Dried)

    Ginger (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator, Antiplatelet, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest

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  • Turmeric

    Turmeric has these Actions in Common

    Antifibrotic, Digestive, Skin-tonic, Warms-chest, Antioxidant, Flushes-sinuses, Spleen-tonic, Antiplatelet, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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  • Crystallized Ginger

    Crystallized Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Antiplatelet, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Irritates-throat, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Flushes-sinuses, Vasodilator

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Flushes-sinuses, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Irritates-throat, Wakes-you-up

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  • Black Pepper

    Black Pepper has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Spleen-tonic, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Cardiac-stimulant

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Turmeric Shot with Apple, Ginger & Cayenne

  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Skin-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antifibrotic, Antioxidant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antifibrotic, Antioxidant, Antiplatelet, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Antiplatelet, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Warms-chest

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  • Trikatu

    Trikatu has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive

    LEARN MORE

  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Irritates-throat, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Epsom Salt Bath

    Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing

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  • Hawthorne Berry & Flower

    Hawthorne Berry & Flower has these Actions in Common

    Antiplatelet, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Antifibrotic, Antioxidant

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About the Author

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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