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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Watermelon Pomegranate Granita


How to Make Watermelon Pomegranate Granita

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp
4 c
2 whole
1/4 c
2 tbsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

We recommend pomegranate juice instead of fresh pomegranate because it is easier to process than pressing and straining fresh pomegranate.

Heat sugar and water stirring until sugar has dissolved.

Blend and strain watermelon.

Mix all ingredients and put in freezer. After one hour or when ice begins to form, stir every fifteen minutes until frozen.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Pitta's are going to love this recipe for its sweet, cooling and refreshing qualities. Pomegranate and watermelon both cool Pitta in the blood. Additionally, watermelon provides abundant beta carotene, improving eyesight. The astringency of pomegranate also helps tone and cool a digestive tract inflamed by summer heat. While it is never Ayurvedic to eat frozen foods, we believe watermelon granita provides a good compromise to standard backyard bbq cakes and cookies.

Kapha people looking to trim up for the summer beach season can enjoy watermelon pomegranate granita guiltless-ly if they limit the amount of sugar in it to 1/2tsp. Vata is especially vulnerable to dehydration in the summer and fall. They should be careful with consumption of too much watermelon as it is a diuretic. Married with the sweet of sugar and sour of the lime, Vatas may enjoy this recipe in moderation. Sweet taste stimulates digestive secretions and promotes water retention, directly counteracting the effect of watermelon. The sour taste of pomegranate and lime, by increasing saliva, quenches thirst and aids digestion, balancing the dryness of watermelon.

WHAT IS WATERMELON POMEGRANATE GRANITA?

Remember your childhood; summer is finally here! Watermelon is happy food. A big juicy, ripe watermelon brings summertime joy to any vacation day.

A granita is a grainy homemade sorbet. Watermelon Pomegranate Granita is one of our favorite healthy recipes. It is refreshingly sweet and cold for Pitta. This recipe replaces the need for heavier desserts at picnics, barbecues and other backyard celebrations. Pomegranate mixes sour with the sweet, smoother than lemon.

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 Watermelon Pomegranate Granita Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Watermelon Pomegranate Granita

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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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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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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

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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha 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
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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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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AGGRAVATES
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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Watermelon Pomegranate Granita
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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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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Sialogogue

SIALOGOGUE

A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents.

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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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, Makes Jittery
Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Refrigerant

REFRIGERANT

An herb or substance that strongly cools the body. Can be helpful in cases of heat conditions.

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Diuretic

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.

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Cholagogue

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.

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Constituents:
Rutin

RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

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, Carbohydrate,
Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

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Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

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Flavonoids

FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Vitamin C

Foods with a Similar Nature to Watermelon Pomegranate Granita

  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue, Cholagogue, Refreshing, Stool-softener, Alterative, Diaphoretic, Refrigerant, Wakes-you-up

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Refreshing, Stool-softener, Alterative, Diaphoretic, Refrigerant, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Refreshing, Cholagogue, Refrigerant

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  • Cilantro

    Cilantro has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Cholagogue, Refrigerant, Alterative, Diuretic, Appetizer

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Cholagogue, Sialogogue, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Cholagogue, Sialogogue

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  • Honey Dew

    Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Quenches-thirst, Stool-softener

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Alterative, Sialogogue, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up

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  • Tarragon

    Tarragon has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Diuretic, Cholagogue, Alterative, Diaphoretic

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Makes-jittery, Cholagogue, Makes-you-tired

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Sialogogue, Diuretic, Stool-softener, Quenches-thirst

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Watermelon Pomegranate Granita

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Refrigerant, Sialogogue, Stool-softener, Wakes-you-up

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  • Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam)

    Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Appetizer, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Quenches-thirst

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  • Mugwort

    Mugwort has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Refrigerant

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  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Appetizer, Diuretic, Sialogogue, Stool-softener

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  • Pipsissewa

    Pipsissewa has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Alterative

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  • Wormwood

    Wormwood has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Refrigerant

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  • Blue Vervain

    Blue Vervain has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Alterative

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  • Triphala

    Triphala has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Diuretic, Sialogogue, Stool-softener

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  • Mahasudarshan

    Mahasudarshan has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Dandelion Root

    Dandelion Root has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refrigerant

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  • Cornsilk

    Cornsilk has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Alterative

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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. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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