Turmeric Brew

Stressed after a hard’s day work?  This turmeric brew can help – it’s also great to relieve a sore throat and runny nose.
- 1 cup of almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1/8 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon of organic sweetener (optional)
- pinch of cayenne (optional)

Put all of the ingredients in a small pot, mix and let it heat.  Stir and enjoy.


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Cold/flu Remedy

Spring is almost here and the change of weather gets most of us sick.

Here's a great way to get rid of any cold or flu like symptoms -

- juice 6 fresh lemons
- 1 bulb garlic
- 2 teaspoon ginger powder
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
- 3 cups pineapple juice

Blend all the ingredients and store in a glass jar.
Drink 1 cup two times a day till symptoms subside.

Sweet & Spicy Balancing Smoothie

Here's a great Maharishi Ayurvedic recipe for balancing your doshas.

• 1/2 cup of spicy sprouts
• 1 tbsp ginger root
• 1 cup turnip greens 
• 2 lacinato kale leaves
• 1 pear
• 1 apple
• juice from 1/2 a lemon
• 2 pinches of cayenne (optional)
• 1 tsp, raw unheated honey (optional for extra sweetness)
• 1 1/2 - 4 cups filtered water

Place all ingredients into a blender, blend until smooth and enjoy! 

Sinus Relief Remedy

The weather is changing.
Our bodies are changing.
We are the universe and the universe is us.
Here's a great sinus relief remedy that can help during the weather change in and around us.

• 1 cup of boiled hot water
• 1 tablespoon of raw honey
• 1 teaspoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 pinch of turmeric powder
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper 
• 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar 

Drink this mixture a couple of times a day.

It will help improve your sinus symptoms, break up congestion and kill pathogens. 

Pitta Pacifying Diet

Is your pitta out of balance?
Here's what you can do to pacify Pitta.

Favor the following foods -

General - Food not too hot.  Cool or luke warm drinks according to preference.  Sweet, bitter and astringent tastes.

Grains - wheat, rice, barley, oats.

Beans - yellow mung daal, small kidney beans, soy bean products

Vegetables - asparagus, artichokes, white pumpkin, okra (lady fingers), zucchini, spinach, chard, kale, chicory (bitter vegetable), cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, green beans, celery, potatoes, peas, green sweet pepper, green papaya, sprouts, lettuce, daikon (white carrot), tender eggplant.

Dairy - ghee, milk, butter, sweet buttermilk, sweet lassi, cream, cream cheese

Sweeteners - white or semi-refined sugar, honey in small amounts when person is not afflicted with heat.

Oils - coconut, olive, sunflower

Spices & condiments - coriander, cumin, ginger (in small amounts), turmeric, saffron, fennel, cinnamon, cardamom, lemon juice

Fruits - grapes, pomegranate, cashew, banana, avocado, mango, coconut, melons, apples, pears, raisins, dates figs, apricot, sweet orange, sweet pineapple, persimmon, papaya (small amounts), kiwi fruit.

Avoid or reduce the following -

General - pungent, sour and salty tastes

Grains - millet, corn, buckwheat, rye.

Beans - adzuki beans

Vegetables - tomatoes, beet root, carrots, radish, hot peppers, raw onions.

Dairy - sour milk products, yogurt, cheese (especially old and salty), salty butter, quark, sour cream.

Sweeteners - molasses, brown sugar.

Oils - almond, corn, safflower, sesame.

Nuts - all (except coconut)

Seeds - all except sunflower and pumpkin

Spices & condiments - chili pepper, cayenne, black pepper, mustard seeds, cloves, celery seeds fenugreek

Fruits - papaya, grapefruit, olive, sour orange, peach, sour grape, sour pineapple, berries, cranberries, prunes

Must have spices in your spice rack

Spices and herbs have healing powers.  
Spices and herbs are in direct relation to the entire holistic functioning of the body.
They're therapeutic.
Flavorful.
Convenient.

Be sure to have the following spices in your spice rack. 

• Turmeric
• Coriander
• Fennel
• Cumin
• Cinnamon
• Cardamom
• Nutmeg
• Cloves
• Asafoetida 
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Basil
• Cayenne
• Black pepper
• Saffron
• Ajwain
• Dill
• Mustard seeds
• Sea salt
• Black salt
• Fenugreek