Tag: Pitta Balancing
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Blood Sugar Balancing Protein Smoothie Bowl
As we approach Summer, smoothies may seem like a more inviting breakfast or satiating snack. Most of the time, our digestion loves warm foods, but smoothie bowls are a great way to cool off when temperatures are high, or when you simply want to pack a LOT of goodness into one bowl. Many smoothie recipes…
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Roots & Greens Pakoras
This is a super simple, plant-packed & nutritious side dish or snack. Pakoras are usually fried in tonnes of oxidised oil, making them inflammatory and very pitta provoking from an Ayurvedic perspective. These little balls of yum are baked and use zero oil, so they’re especially beneficial for anyone experiencing excessive inflammation, lethargy, heaviness, sluggish…
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New Recipe: Wild Plum & Apricot Jam + Seasonal Summer Stone Fruits To Eat Right Now
Seasonal foods give us the exact nutrients we need at the exact right time. In Spring, bitter greens & digestion boosting herbs help us naturally cleanse & detoxify when it is most needed; Summer veg & berries are high in skin-protecting antioxidants. Now we’re moving into Late Summer, which Traditional Chinese Medicine considers a season…
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Cooling Lime & Mint Shots
According to Ayurveda, Summer is a time when Pitta energy (the energy of heat, acidity, sharpness, and irritability) is at its peak, and so any issues relating to Pitta – think rashes, mouth ulcers, acidic digestion and migraines, are a little more likely to occur in those of us who are susceptible to them. If…
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A Modern Ayurveda & Holistic Health Guide To Healing Eczema
This is a peek at just some of the topics we cover on the Modern Ayurveda & Holistic Health Course Level 2, so get in touch if you’d like to know more about signing up to levels 1 or 2, or contact me for a 1-2-1 health coaching consultation. Please remember not to take this…
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Courgette, Nettle & Wild Garlic Soup
A super simple, super green, seasonal, local and totally healthy soup. You’re probably walking past some of these plants every day, so have a go at foraging this week (as long as you know what you can safely pick!) and whip up this quick and easy soup with ingredients that are naturally local to you.…
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Easy A-B-C Juice To Flush The Liver & Remove Excess Heat
As we transition from Winter to Spring, the sense of coldness we may have felt over the last few months begins to ‘melt’ with growing warmer days. As we start to feel the Winter stiffness softening in the joints and muscles perhaps becoming more relaxed, the various bugs and bacteria within us can start to…
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Soothing Herbal Blend: With Chamomile, Calendula, Oats & Liquorice
I have a lot of clients and students who have Pitta-related issues. No, not issues related to eating too much pitta bread, but issues relating to an accumulation of the Ayurvedic Pitta dosha. ‘Pitta’ is the energy of heat, fire, and digestion. When in balance, a Pitta-type person will feel logical, sharp-minded, focused, driven and…
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Nourishing Almond & Rose Milk
When you’re in need – or simply in the mood – to make yourself something nourishing and truly lovely for yourself, try this easy, milky, non-dairy drink. Inspired by a traditional Ayurvedic drink of blended almonds consumed first thing in the morning, this is a great recipe to help boost your ojas (a word referring to ‘vital essence’, and…
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Cooling Calendula, Cardamom & Chamomile Tea
During Summer, the Ayurvedic Pitta dosha is at its strongest, meaning the element of fire within all of us is likely to be stronger right now. If you’re a predominantly pitta type person (which you can learn by taking an online dosha test here) then Summer is when symptoms of inflammation, headaches, heartburn and acidic indigestion, ulcers, stress, anger…
