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Chai Spiced Nuts
Fall
Chai Spiced Nuts

These make a great treat and snack and are very simple to make! This is a great homemade gift and it is also wonderful to serve to guests at holiday parties!

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Spicy Thai Braised Kale Tofu
Dinner
Spicy Thai Braised Kale + Tofu

This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite books, Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. His concept is all about living a nutritarian lifestyle based on consuming nutrient-dense, natural plant foods, eating few, if any animal products, and eating no foods that are completely empty of nutrients or

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Ginger Lemon Tonic Tea
Beverage
Ginger Lemon Tonic Tea

Ginger is one of the main ingredients in an Ayurvedic diet. It is used in most recipes and is known for its incredible abilities to help stimulate our digestion. It is a Sattvic spice and is known in Ayurveda as “universal medicine”. Dry ginger is hotter than fresh. It is

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Beverage
CCF Purifying Tea

CCF tea, Cumin, Coriander, and Fennel is one of the simplest and most famous Ayurvedic formulas. It contains a blend of carminative herbs that cleanses the lymph, and dispels gas, bloating, and heartburn. It aids in the digestion and assimilation of nutrients while calming and soothing an upset tummy. It

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Simple spiced elderberry syrup
Fall
Simple Spiced Elderberry Syrup

Elderberry Syrup is an age-old remedy that is rich in vitamin C, antioxidants and useful for both preventing and fighting viruses like the flu and common cold. For adults, take 1 Tbls daily for prevention throughout the cold + flu season, or up to 3-4 Tbls if experiencing illness or

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Ojas Building Shake
Beverage
Ojas Building Shake

Ojas is our “inner sap”, our vitality, consciousness, and immunity. It is the basis for physical and mental endurance, the internalized essence of digested food and thought. Ojas is responsible for protecting the body from physical harm and provides emotional stability. It grounds us and supports our mental, physical and

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Spiced Stuffed Dates
Pitta
Spiced Stuffed Dates

Ojas is our “inner sap”, our vitality, consciousness, and immunity. It is the basis for physical and mental endurance, the internalized essence of digested food and thought. Ojas is responsible for protecting the body from physical harm and provides emotional stability. It grounds us and supports our mental, physical and

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Mung Bean Pasta Recipe
Dinner
Mung Bean Pasta + Herb Pesto

Here is a fresh tasty coconut pesto pasta made from herbs right in your garden. You can make different pesto variations by using herbs and greens like chard, spinach, and kale. Use what you have available. Great for homemade pizzas too!

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Golden Milk
Beverage
Golden Milk Latte

Golden Milk is all the rage and you can find almost every juice bar selling shots of turmeric, the “yellow” spice that gives golden milk its name. Indian haldi doodh, or turmeric milk has been used traditionally in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. Turmeric or Curcuma has many benefits and can

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Christina Vargas

Ayurvedic Health Practitioner, Educator, Herbalist, Certified Yoga & iRest Instructor, Marma Therapist, and Ayurvedic Postpartum Caregiver, APC

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