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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Yogurt & Mint Lassi


How to Make Yogurt & Mint Lassi

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1 tsp
1/2 c
1/2 c
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Blend all ingredients and serve.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Mint helps cool the yogurt for Pitta types.

WHAT IS YOGURT & MINT LASSI?

Thin lassi, slightly astringent. Cooling pungent mint mixes with sour. Perhaps a sauce over rice pulao with saffron and lavender? Or a dressing for a salad or salty tortilla chips? A drink on it's own for midday.

A lassi is simply equal parts yogurt and water blended, usually with some digestive spices, in this case mint.

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 Yogurt & Mint Lassi Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Yogurt & Mint Lassi' 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 Yogurt & Mint Lassi

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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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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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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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 Yogurt & Mint 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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Stomachic

STOMACHIC

An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion.

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

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

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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.

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

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

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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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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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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Dopaminergic

DOPAMINERGIC

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

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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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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

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

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Antipruritic

ANTIPRURITIC

Antipruritics are herbs that inhibit itching, often associated with skin conditions such as sunburns, allergic reactions, eczema, psoriasis, chickenpox, fungal infections, insect bites, or contact dermatitis (as in poison ivy rashes).

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

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

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Constituents:
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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Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Yogurt & Mint Lassi

  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Carminative, Nervine, Stimulates-crown, Stomachic, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antipruritic, Burns-toxins, Dopaminergic, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Nervine, Stomachic, Burns-toxins, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Lemon Zest

    Lemon Zest has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Refreshing, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Stomachic, Appetizer, Nervine, Wakes-you-up

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  • Dill

    Dill has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Stomachic, Burns-toxins, Nervine, Antispasmodic

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Appetizer, Nervine, Stomachic, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Carminative

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Antipruritic, Carminative, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy, Antipruritic, Carminative, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy, Antipruritic, Carminative, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Orange Zest

    Orange Zest has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Nervine, Wakes-you-up, Burns-toxins, Refreshing

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Refreshing, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Wakes-you-up

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  • Cardamom

    Cardamom has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Burns-toxins, Nervine

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Yogurt & Mint Lassi

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Appetizer, Stomachic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer

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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, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag)

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

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

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Appetizer, Burns-toxins, Carminative, Diaphoretic

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  • Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Stimulates-crown, Antispasmodic, Appetizer, Carminative, Diaphoretic

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Antispasmodic, Carminative, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Lemon Balm

    Lemon Balm has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Dopaminergic, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Carminative

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  • Mugwort

    Mugwort has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Appetizer

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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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