by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 23, 2019 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Seasonal Recipes, Summer, Wellness
Cooling Teas of Summer: Peppermint and Centella Asiatica (Brahmi, Gotu Kola, Pennywort) There are lots of ways to hydrate and cool off in summer, without damaging the Agni/digestive fire/Spleen Qi which is actually weaker in the hot weather than in the cold weather....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 23, 2017 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Pitta, Plant Based Recipes
Smoothies for Pitta Dosha People who are Pitta dosha dominant can certainly have more cooling food, as well as raw food that is cooling such as cucumber lettuce and leafy cruciferous veggies sweet fruits coconut flesh, water, and milk milk, butter, ghee And Pitta...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 16, 2017 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Plant Based Recipes
Roasted Garabanzo Cookies are descended, in my brain, from the dry roasted split chickpea (pottu kadalai..பொட்டுக்கடலை) I used to eat when I was a protein starved vegetarian monk in Tamil Nadu, South India, as a youth. Roasted Garabanzo are a favorite snack in South...
by Eyton Shalom | Sep 11, 2016 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Pitta, Summer, Vata, Wellness
Ayurvedic Summer Cabbage Salad with Beet and Onion I am a huge fan of cabbage salad. When I was a strict vegetarian it must have been its hearty quality and chewy texture that appealed. Now that I am an omnivore, I value cabbage both for its delicious, slightly sweet...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 5, 2016 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Pitta, Plant Based Recipes
Ayurvedic Hibiscus Summer Tea is naturally Pitta pacifying. This means its cooling and refreshing in the hot summer months, especially in the late summer Santa Ana conditions here in San Diego with the dry dusty weather. At the same time, because of its slight sour...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 7, 2016 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Ayurvedic Winter Spice Churna are “masalas” (spice mixtures) used to boost immunity by improving digestion and stimulating Agni digestive fire. They are used year round, but can be especially good in Winter and also for Ama/toxin accumulation. They can be...