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Yogurt & Cumin Digestive Lassi


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"Pacified my vata very nicely. Maybe a little less salt :)"
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How to Make Yogurt & Cumin Digestive Lassi

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2/3 c
1/3 c
1/4 tsp
2 pinch
1/8 whole

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Puree all ingredients in a blender and serve. Here 1/8 lemon means a normal "wedge" or slice of lemon.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Lassis digest easier than yogurt. Blending breaks up the gel and spices combat mucous. Lemon helps reduce the astringency of churned yogurt which can be slightly constipative.

The amount of water in a lassi varies with strength of digestion. Those with weaker digestion can use non fat yogurt with a 1:3 ratio of yogurt to water. For stronger digestions 3:1 ratio of yogurt to water.

Lemons are okay to mix with yogurt because it is already soured. Mixing lemons with milk, other the hand, curdles in the stomach!

Question: Isn't dairy contrindicated during a meal?
Answer: There is some disagreement in the community about the use of lassis after a meal. It is our experience that lassis, because of the spices and churning of the yogurt, help stimulate agni.

WHAT IS YOGURT & CUMIN DIGESTIVE LASSI?

A lassi is simply yogurt and water usually blended with some spices. Warm cumin mixes with sour and salt for an excellent after dinner digestive. This lassi is specific for Vata dosha. Search on yogurt for Pitta and Kapha pacifying lassis.

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Medicinal Effects of Yogurt & Cumin Digestive Lassi

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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Water, Salt (Mineral Salt), Lemon

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Lemon

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Lemon

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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: Cumin, Lemon

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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: Cumin, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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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: Cumin

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Yogurt & Cumin Digestive Lassi
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

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Water, Lemon

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Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Lemon

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Digestive

STRONG DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Relieves Burning

MILD RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

Active Ingredients: Water

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Stool Softener

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Lemon

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General Laxative

MILD GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Nutritive

MILD NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Yogurt

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Decongestant

DECONGESTANT

An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Lemon

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Flushes Membranes

MILD FLUSHES-MEMBRANES

Herbs in this category stimulate mucus membranes to release fluids, flushing them out.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Anthelminthic

ANTHELMINTHIC

Kills parasitic worms (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, etc).

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Antimicrobial

STRONG ANTIMICROBIAL

An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Salt (Mineral Salt), Lemon

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Rebuilds Fluids

MILD REBUILDS-FLUIDS

Herbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.

Active Ingredients: Water, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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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.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Cholagogue

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Lemon, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, heart palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Constituents:
Rutin

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Sodium

MILD SODIUM

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Yogurt & Cumin Digestive Lassi

  • Cumin

    Cumin has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Galactagogue, Anthelminthic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Antimicrobial, Carminative, Diuretic

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Digestive, Quenches-thirst, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Stool-softener, Antimicrobial, Decongestant, General-laxative

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  • Fennel Seeds

    Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Carminative, Diuretic, Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Galactagogue, Burns-toxins, Digestive

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Flushes-membranes, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Antimicrobial, Carminative, Diuretic

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Carminative, Diuretic, Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Flushes-membranes, Burns-toxins, Digestive

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Digestive, Antimicrobial, Carminative, Diuretic, Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Flushes-membranes

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  • Salt (Mineral Salt)

    Salt (Mineral Salt) has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Rebuilds-fluids, Antimicrobial, Flushes-membranes, Stool-softener, Cholagogue, General-laxative

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  • Dill (Fresh)

    Dill (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Carminative, Galactagogue, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Burns-toxins, Diuretic

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  • Dill (Dried)

    Dill (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Carminative, Galactagogue, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Burns-toxins, Diuretic

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Digestive, Nutritive, Carminative, Diuretic, Cholagogue, Galactagogue

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  • Basil (Fresh)

    Basil (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Digestive, Carminative, Diuretic, Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Galactagogue

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Yogurt & Cumin Digestive Lassi

  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-membranes, General-laxative, Anthelminthic, Stool-softener, Antimicrobial, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Diuretic

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  • Goldenseal

    Goldenseal has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Burns-toxins, Cholagogue, Decongestant, Digestive, Diuretic, General-laxative

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Stool-softener, Carminative, Digestive, General-laxative, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Rebuilds-fluids

    LEARN MORE

  • Chitrak

    Chitrak has these Actions in Common

    Stool-softener, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Diuretic, General-laxative

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  • Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam)

    Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam) has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Carminative, Cholagogue, Digestive, General-laxative, Stool-softener

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  • Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam)

    Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common

    Relieves-burning, Antimicrobial, Burns-toxins, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Quenches-thirst

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Stool-softener, Carminative, Digestive, General-laxative, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Mugwort

    Mugwort has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic

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  • Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

    Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, Antimicrobial, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Digestive

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  • Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea

    Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Galactagogue, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Digestive

    LEARN MORE

  • Kutaja Bark

    Kutaja Bark has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Relieves-burning, Anthelminthic, Antimicrobial, Diuretic

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & 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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Jon Harris Captain cook, HI
2013-06-04
“Pacified my vata very nicely. Maybe a little less salt :)"
David McKaig Swannanoa, NC
2014-02-27
“Alisa and Co...Substitute when needed and experiment with salt levels! Nothing is written in stone. :)"
Alisa Turner Oxford, MS
2014-06-09
“It's a little salty & sour for a Vata-Pitta."
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