If a hot August afternoon has overheated you, and withered your strength, cool off with a refreshing glass of Cucumber Pear Juice. It will cool and clean the digestive tract, and help pacify fiery digestive issues like heartburn or acid indigestion, and rejuvenate you. Pears are ripe and ready to be enjoyed in August. Their demulcent qualities soothe and coat an inflamed digestive tract. A tall glass of this fresh juice will freshen the mind too, adding a splash of cool to a heated mood.
Cucumber Pear Juice Smoothie by Joyful Belly
SERVINGS: 2
PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
1 c cucumber
½ c fennel stalk
2 whole pears
1 c water
PREPARATION
Peel cucumber and pear. Remove seed from cucumber for sweeter taste, or retain seeds to improve nutritional and medicinal value. Seeds may be difficult to digest for some Vata constitutions. Puree ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Enjoy!
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Yay! We survived the last three weeks of Mercury being retrograde. Mercury helps to shake up our unhealthy attachments or toxic relationships. We all have them i.e. money, materialism, draining relationships, social media overload etc so nows the time to let it all go. What ever Mercury brought out and put in front of you the past three weeks, learn from these lessons so that you don’t repeat them again when Mercury goes retrograde again on Oct. 31!
If not now, when?
“Blockage is disease/Flow is health”
We all know how important it is to get up and move as exercise helps to keep “Issues out of our Tissues” but some of us take it too far.
The “no pain, no gain” that has been drilled into the fitness world is counterproductive. If you exercise until you’re worn out, it takes longer to recuperate.
Thought the lens of Ayurveda one should exercise between 1/2 to 3/4 of our capacity and gradually that capacity will increase. Always make sure you have stop before you do not have energy left to recover. Recovery is where the healing begins. Slow and steady wins the race against “Issues in our Tissues”
“Blockage is disease/Flow is health”
Blueberries are small but highly nutritious berries. They taste amazing!
According to Ayurveda, they’re perfect for summer (Pitta season) because they cool the body and fall under the Pitta Pacifying Diet.
The health benefits of blueberries and their Ayurvedic properties are quite remarkable. Read more, and take advantage of seasonal fresh blueberries with the following blueberry and strawberry salad recipe for summer.
Blueberries have a good source of fiber (approximately 14% of daily fiber) and are low in calories. Among all fruits and vegetables, blueberries have the highest antioxidant capacity. Blueberries contain flavonoids and phytochemicals that possess antioxidant properties.
Blueberry Strawberry Salad
READY IN: 5mins
Serves: 1
INGREDIENTS
- 2
cups mixed salad greens
- 1⁄4
cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2
tablespoons candied or toasted walnuts
- 4
strawberries sliced
- 1⁄4
cup blueberries
-
raspberry vinaigrette dressing
DIRECTIONS
- Lay the greens on the plate.
- Pile the feta and walnuts in the middle of the greens.
- Scatter the strawberries and blueberries on top.
- Serve with the dressing on the side, and not until ready to eat (it wilts the salad).
Enjoy!
