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Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water,
and when you're tired, go and lie down.
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CCF Digestive Spice Mix Booster
You can use this easy spice mix to aid digestion and detoxification.
Keep a jar on hand to sprinkle over roasted veggies, add to marinades and salad dressings, cook in rice or kitchari, or enjoy during travel.
Ayurveda recommends incorporating herbs and spices into dishes because they increase digestion and are highly medicinal.
Let’s take a look at the merits of each spice, according to Ayurveda:
Cumin is one the best herbs for sluggish digestion. If you feel heavy after eating, or are simply not hungry, cumin could be very healing for you. Cumin also helps aid in the absorption of nutrients. This is a perfect spice to incorporate if you tend towards gas, bloating, and gurgling in your gut. This powerful seed can also be used to treat some skin and blood disorders. Cumin is also known to absorb some of the liquid in the colon, thereby offering relief for diarrhea and loose stools.
Coriander, like cumin, is used to vanquish gas and bloating. It helps foster a healthy urinary system, works to simulate the liver, and can be used to treat intestinal parasites.
Fennel is anti-flatulent, which is why you often see a bowl of sugar-coated fennel seeds perched on the counter at Indian restaurants. Fennel can help with nausea and cramps; it’s the main ingredient in gripe water, a tonic used for colicky babies. Cooling in nature, fennel can alleviate excess heat or acidity in the body.
CCF spice mix can be made Raw or Roasted. The raw blend is usually used at the beginning of the cooking process, while roasted can be added towards the end (5-10 min) or even sprinkled right on the top of the dish.
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp fennel seeds
INSTRUCTIONS
DRY ROAST METHOD*
Dry roast fennel and cumin seeds together, and coriander seeds in a separate small skillet until fragrant and a few shades darker.
Cool down. Grind using a coffee grinder**
Store at room temperature in a dark place. Use as needed.
Sprinkle on food before eating or add while cooking . Enjoy!
RAW METHOD****
Mix all ingredients in the bowl, transfer the mixture into the electric grinder or spice mill and grind to a fine powder.
Store in an airtight jar in a dark place***.
Sprinkle on food before eating or add while cooking. Enjoy!
About the Author
Briya Freeman has been creating spaces for healing and spiritual awakening since 2011. She is passionate about exploring the potentials of human consciousness in a way that unites and transcends global culture. Her background includes 20+ years of study and practice in hatha yoga, Ayurveda, Breathontology, meditation, bioenergetics and shamanism.
As a teacher, she is known for an approach that is down-to-earth, intuitive and deeply seated. She can be reached at hello@briyafreeman.com
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