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Vanilla Soda With Mint & Sage


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How to Make Vanilla Soda with Mint & Sage

  • SERVINGS: 4
  • PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
  • MEAL: DRINK
  • STYLE: WESTERN
  • PREPARATION: RAW
  • EAT IN: SUMMER

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Dissolve sugar in 1/4c water. Chop fresh mint and sage. Add ingredients to carbonated water.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Homemade sodas have less sugar than store bought varieties. Raw sugar, although Kapha provoking, is far healthier than corn syrup and refined sugar used in commercial sodas.

WHAT IS VANILLA SODA WITH MINT & SAGE?

Freshen up sodas with herbs. Sage is also a popular herb in Moroccan mint tea. Discovered by Joseph designed by Hector, chef at Salsa Mexican Caribbean Food in Asheville, NC.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

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 Vanilla Soda with Mint & Sage Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Vanilla Soda with Mint & Sage' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.

Metabolic Nature of Vanilla Soda with Mint & Sage

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). 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.

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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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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.

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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.

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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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 Pitta pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Vata 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
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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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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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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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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Other

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.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Vanilla Soda with Mint & Sage
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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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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, Makes Jittery,
Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Stimulates Front Of Brain

STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.

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Stimulates Crown

STIMULATES-CROWN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area at the top of the head.

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Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Dopaminergic

DOPAMINERGIC

Dopamine lifts mood, but also reduces prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and lutenizing hormone (LH).

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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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Adrenal Tonic

ADRENAL-TONIC

Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Reduces Sweating

REDUCES-SWEATING

Suppresses sweating, often by cooling the metabolism, reducing blood flow to the skin, or closing pores.

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.

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Vasodilator

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.

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Constituents:
Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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, Carbohydrate,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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Iron

IRON

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

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Vanilla Soda with Mint & Sage

  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-crown, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Dopaminergic, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Antidepressant, Nervine

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy, Makes-jittery, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-crown, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Adrenal-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Nervine, Vasodilator, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Sage

    Sage has these Actions in Common

    Adrenal-tonic, Nervine, Antidepressant, Reduces-sweating, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Stevia

    Stevia has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Makes-jittery, Wakes-you-up

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Vasodilator, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Stimulates-energy

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Nervine, Vasodilator, Stimulates-energy

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Diaphoretic

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Vanilla Soda with Mint & Sage

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Adrenal-tonic, Vasodilator, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Adrenal-tonic, Antidepressant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Adrenal-tonic, Antidepressant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Adrenal-tonic, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag)

    Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Nervine

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  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Antidepressant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Wakes-you-up

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  • Lemon Balm

    Lemon Balm has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Dopaminergic, Nervine

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  • Cold Shower / Bath

    Cold Shower / Bath has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Dopaminergic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Sniff raw onions, chopped

    Sniff raw onions, chopped has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Vasodilator

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda 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 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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