How to Make a Refreshing Coconut Lime Cherry Cocktail to Cool Pitta Dosha
Updated: Oct 7
To cool down Pitta dosha, lime and coconut are beneficial. The tart cherry juice aids in maintaining a healthy liver, which is a Pitta organ. Try our coconut lime cherry cocktail for a refreshing, hydrating, and cooling experience. This drink is detoxifying and decongesting for the liver and lymph, and it is also refreshing and revitalizing on hot summer days. By the way, were you aware that your liver produces cholesterol? Keep on reading! Enjoy sipping your way to balanced Pitta with our complimentary Pitta beverage eBook.
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Likely you don't sit around thinking about your liver, but did you know the liver has over 500 vital functions and one of them is that your liver produces cholesterol? That's another reason to take good care of your liver. Healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels are key to good health.
According to the Johns Hopkins Medicine, "Cholesterol is a fat-like, waxy substance that helps your body make cell membranes, many hormones, and vitamin D. The cholesterol in your blood comes from two sources: the foods you eat and your liver."
Benefits of Cherries According to Ayurveda
Nourish your blood. High in iron, cherries can help rebuild anemic blood. For those with heavy menstrual cycles, this is a food as medicine. Explore How to Keep Your Cool eBook: An invitation to transform your menstrual cycle... and while you're at it, transform your life.
Cherries are high in beta-carotene, nourishing the liver and eyes.
Naturally detoxifying and decongesting to both liver and lymph, cherries can help you keep your cool when life gets intense and temperatures are rising.
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Coconut Lime Cherry Cocktail to Cool Pitta
Ingredients:
1 or so cups coconut water (If you're not up for drilling a hole in a fresh coconut, I suggest Costco's' coconut water.)
1/4 - 1/2cup Tart Cherry juice (I suggest Trader's Joe's tart cherry juice as it is actually tart!)
1 whole lime, freshly squeezed. (If you love lime like I do, add more lime.)
Fresh mint, about 1 teaspoon or to taste (optional but it is delicious fresh out of the garden.)
You are the Ayurveda mixologist so play around and adjust the coconut lime (tart) cherry cocktail so it pleases your tastebuds.
Instructions:
Stir together.
Drink at room temperature (Not chilled, not ice.)
Grab your favorite cocktail style glass. (Maybe even one of those little umbrellas.)
Find a comfy place to sit in the shade or under the moon.
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Let each meal or snack become an eating meditation that supports healthy digestion and nourishment.
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