
Experiment with bitter sweet parsnips and soft root vegetables. Inspireded by Grover Stock of Iowa (founder of https://sustainablelivingcoalition.org).
Brightly sour, cleanly bitter, and gently sweet, Kale Lemonade with Ginger and Apple is an invigorating way to awaken your day. Blend pungent ginger into the mix to warm up this refreshing juice. Kale lemonade will pucker your mouth with an energizing...
Herbal juices nourish as they heal. Sweet spices add stimulation to the rejuvenating fruits of the vine. This simple recipe was inspired by Dr. Vasant Lad's "The Textbook of Ayurveda".
Spicy, sweet and sour Coconut Turmeric Sambar is a spring soup warms your belly on the coldest day. Awaken your senses as you journey to beautiful South India, a landscape palm trees, endless blue skies, and scents of spices greeting your nose. Sambar...
As your body enters a natural cleanse cycle, the early days of Spring may be critical for your health. The heavy snowfall & dampness characteristic of February is a sure sign that spring is approaching. Winter fat starts to melt, clogging your...
The sweetness of honey provides a soothing base for the warm heat of the spices. Ginger and black pepper impart an energizing & stimulating lift. This spicy, warm sweet and thick lozenge is delightfully tasty for children and adults alike.
If you've got the munchies for something crunchy, Kale delivers. Kale chips are a refreshing treat to wake up your taste buds and satisfy your craving for a light, crunchy snack. The secret to vibrant Kale dishes is in the preparation! With a little...
How to Cleanse with KaleIn the spring, kale and other greens are a perfect choice to restore lightness and vitality. Greens are also an essential component to your yearly spring cleanse. If you haven't started your spring cleanse...
Feel alive, bright, and refreshed with every sip of Green Tea with Ginger & Basil. Its vibrant tastes refresh your palate, enliven your taste buds, and stimulate your blood flow. Altogether, these detoxicant herbs leave you feeling clean and clear. If...
Like an emerald jade, cilantro juice soup is the perfect cooling summer treat. Entirely raw!
"Heating bitters" wake up cold Kapha and get the blood moving. Heating foods improve circulation and dilate blood vessels. Bitters and sour lemon flush the liver. The result is a Kapha cleanse that energizes and awakens.
A tart, onion sautee with greens.
This refreshing and light drink not only revitalizes you for spring, but it can also offer a reprieve from spring allergies.Calms Immune System & Spring AllergiesIn Ayurveda, auto-immune and other allergic conditions are aggravated...
If you love the aroma of Indian curries, you'll love fenugreek. Fenugreek is a signature taste in savory curries. Fenugreek is an unusual spice, since it is a nourishing bitter. Most bitters are cold and depleting, but Fenugreek is not. Fenugreek...
Buttery and soft but savory and lighter. Warm, oily & creamy. Also including turmeric, asafoetida, and garnished with cilantro. Discovered in Pune, India eating thali platters.
This bright, sour, spicy pickle will revive sweet-logged taste buds. After a long winter of comfort food, notice how the aromatic ingredients clear the airways while...
White bean and artichoke are strong cholagogues that will decongest the liver, reducing oiliness in the blood.
The bitter principle reduces blood sugar while spices invigorate circulation. All ingredients are antimicrobial.
This recipe is designed for lymphatic cleansing and liver decongesting. Bitters decongest the liver and scrape fats from the blood. Parsley purges excess water weight. Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory, blood thinner, and and vasodilator to flush...
Refreshing and icy with antimicrobial refrigerants. Use in PK conditions and infection such as UTI.
This recipe clears lymphatic congestion and has a strong liver detox effect.
Contains diuretics, vasodilators, and bitters to revitalize circulation in Kapha.
This revitalizing recipe is especially formulated for Kapha individuals that feel exhausted. Cucumber aids with decongesting the lymphatic system and purging water weight. Sage lifts the mood and is a bitter prana-tonic. It strengthens prana not...
Detoxifies the blood and blood thinning, dispels stagnation. Bitter principle aids in normalizing hormones and daikon is anti-estrogenic, making this formula helpful for cold congestion in the uterus with clots.
This smoothie stimulates energy as it builds blood and vitality. Pineapple provides a sweet and sour base. Flower pollen and Spirulina build prana and blood. Sage aids in the mood lifting properties.
Awaken your taste buds from the first bite of this sweet, aromatic, pungent dip. Flavor-rich and enticingly vibrant, savor the perfect balance of bold, bright garlic and lemon alongside the oily tahini and sweet beets. It is rich and creamy - a great...
This spicy circulatory stimulant invigorates the blood. Turmeric thins the blood and opens vessels. Horseradishes pungency stimulates the heart. Lemon aids in relaxing of vessels. Altogether, this improves peripheral circulation, warms the chest, and...
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’