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How to Make Apples with Lemon Zest & HoneySERVINGS: 1 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Begin with zesting one lemon, roll the lemon along the grater to ensure that you only peel off the 'yellow layer' also known as the zest. Aroma fills the air and the dish is under way. Next core the apple and cut in flat horizontal circles. Cutting in concentric thin strips allows your tongue to receive more of the apple's flesh, the sweetness of the inside, rather than the bitterness of the peel with every bite. Once sliced, arrange the apples on a plate, drizzle with honey and garnish with the lemon zest. A very refreshing, light and slightly sweet celebration for your taste buds.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Honey & lemon zest make this a perfect snack for a late afternoon Kapha energy slump, as they stimulate your metabolism for a refreshing 'pick me up'. Honey boosts fat metabolism as well, making this taste snack attractive for those trying to lose weight. Meanwhile apple's natural cooling qualities suppress your appetite, so you can make it to dinner without a midday binge. WHAT IS APPLES WITH LEMON ZEST & HONEY?With this healthy dessert you're only three simple ingredients away from an inspiring breakfast or afternoon treat.
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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.
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
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Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.
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Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
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Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
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Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.
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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.
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Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Apples with Lemon Zest & Honey ![Help]() 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.
, 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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An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.
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An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.
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Digestive, Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant, Appetizer, Stomachic
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Digestive, Stomachic, Internal-detoxicant, Appetizer, Stimulates-energy
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Livotonic, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Internal-detoxicant, Stomachic
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Appetizer, Soothes-throat, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Internal-detoxicant
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Antioxidant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up
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Appetizer, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy
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Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy
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Wild Ginger
Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common
Appetizer, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy
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Mugwort has these Actions in Common
Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stomachic, Appetizer
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Angelica has these Actions in Common
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John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel,
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In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots,
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Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick.
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Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.
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I found this very refreshing, loved it!
- Connie, The villages, FL , 02-01-14 ( Reply) How exactly does honey boost fat metabolism?
- Carol, Lagrangeville, NY , 02-02-14 ( Reply) Honey is heating and in Ayurveda has a scraping action (lekhana), so it warms the tissues and scrapes the excess fat from them.
- Kimberly Kubicke, Asbury park, NJ , 08-31-16 ( Reply) |
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