Yogi Bhajan ...personal dietary needs

[Guest guest]

Sat Karta Purkh,

Whenever Yogiji traveled, his dietary needs were communicated to the

hosting community beforehand. I was able to peek at such a list of

recipes, once, back on '93. He had some very interesting drink recipe

that included buttermilk, pomegranate juice and Royal Youngblood.

Another recipe was pineapple juice with fennel, I believe. Do you, or

anyone else, have the proportions or any other detail I may have

forgotten?

The first recipe had some value in softening "hard tissue". What I

noticed was I was able to lose a lot of weight on it, and it was the

really tough pounds. It was phenomenal.

Sat Nam and thanks for your contribution.

Dharam Singh

Millis, MA

 

kartapurkh wrote:

 

Yogi Bhajan taught extensively about health and lifestyle practices.

While he often did not quote specific sources in the context of his

speaking, his teachings, as he gradually expanded them with over the

years, were absolutely consistent with the ancient teachings of the

scriptures and historical yoga teachings.

Here is what he said about Ayurveda, very soon after arriving in the U.S.:

"...the Ayurvedic system is from the time of Aryans, which is

working with us. And that is a natural system to work. Very natural

system to work and that system does take care of yourself without making

you fall." (1/08/1970)

Of course, he then went on to found a number of health product and

education companies based on Ayurvedic principles, including Sunshine

Oils, Golden Temple Natural Foods, Yogi Tea, Yogic Herbs and Herb

technology, among others.

Blessings,

Karta Purkh Singh

[Guest guest]

Yogi Bhajan personally experimented with many, many variations of diet and

medicine. Just ask Satsimran.

Some of them made it into general circulation, some not.

At Yogi Tea we have files full of recipes we have not yet had the

opportunity to make into products, although we are working our way through

them.

 

Young Blood powder generally can be added to any juice or milk product.

 

Be aware that buttermilk in India is different than here.

Buttermilk is the liquid left over after producing butter from full-cream

milk during the churning process. It has a slightly sour taste. It is quite

popular as a refreshment in Northern Europe and South Asia, particularly in

Afghanistan, Punjab and the Pashtoon belt in Pakistan and in India.

Here it is a cultured product, like yogurt, or sour cream.

Traditional buttermilk is quite different from cultured buttermilk: it is

thin and slightly acidic, while cultured buttermilk is thick and tart.

 

I do have notes on a recipe Yogi Bhajan gave for a lassi made with black

pepper, black salt and pomegranate juice.

Proportions for these lassis are generally to taste.

 

Pomegranate is known to be deeply detoxifying. Interestingly, scientific

research has just now revealed appetite and weight loss properties in

pomegranate.

Pineapple juice contains an enzyme that assists the body in dissolving

stored protein deposits. It thins accumulated mucus and allows it to be

removed from the body.

 

Blessings,

Karta Purkh Singh, Eugene

[Guest guest]

Hmmmm, …’just ask Satsimran”. It got me

thinking and remembering – and so:

One taste I always disliked was black salt. In India it is usually

served over fresh fruit, on potato chips, in lassi’s, and in foods that

as Westerners we can’t even comprehend the sense of. I always tried to

avoid it. One day the Siri Singh Sahib told me that it would benefit my health

(probably my liver) to go on a 7 day fast of very watery lassis with lemon

juice and black salt, blended with ice, so they would be thick and foamy. I

don’t remember the exact proportions of the ingredients, but I remember

the thick and foamy milkshake part somehow made it tolerable. What was amazing

to me was that after the first day of grinning and bearing it, I started

craving those drinks. My body obviously needed exactly the nourishment those

foods provided at that time and space and it was no problem for me to complete

the week. After the third day bananas were added either to the drink or to the

diet.

You might be wondering why I don’t remember something

so precious and which was so healing at the time. Well, I did remember it and

tried to recreate it a few years later, but I couldn’t. It was clear to

me that it had to do with time and space and didn’t mean that it was a recipe,

but that it was a remedy tailored for me at the time.

Having the benefit of the knowledge of different food

remedies has helped me throughout my 3HO life and certainly in helping others

to learn to understand the concept of food being sustaining and supporting to

the body, and not just something to satisfy the senses. Of course, being a

Taurus this is a continuous lesson.

With love and prayers, satsimran

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Karta Purkh,

Just now getting back to town and so I'm slowly catching up on my

email.

Responses below.

 

kartapurkh wrote:

 

Yogi Bhajan personally experimented with many, many variations of diet and

medicine. Just ask Satsimran.

Some of them made it into general circulation, some not.

At Yogi Tea we have files full of recipes we have not yet had the

opportunity to make into products, although we are working our way through

them.

Young Blood powder generally can be added to any juice or milk product.

 

 

Great Royal Youngblood is one of your gems.

http://ahw.stores..net/10020.html

 

 

Be aware that buttermilk in India is different than here.

Buttermilk is the liquid left over after producing butter from full-cream

milk during the churning process. It has a slightly sour taste. It is quite

popular as a refreshment in Northern Europe and South Asia, particularly in

Afghanistan, Punjab and the Pashtoon belt in Pakistan and in India.

Here it is a cultured product, like yogurt, or sour cream.

Traditional buttermilk is quite different from cultured buttermilk: it is

thin and slightly acidic, while cultured buttermilk is thick and tart.

 

 

I've located a located a dairy farmer from whom I can get true

buttermilk. Thanks for this info.

 

 

I do have notes on a recipe Yogi Bhajan gave for a lassi made with black

pepper, black salt and pomegranate juice.

Proportions for these lassis are generally to taste.

Pomegranate is known to be deeply detoxifying. Interestingly, scientific

research has just now revealed appetite and weight loss properties in

pomegranate.

 

 

Yeah, that and.................

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20050321/pomegranate-juice-may-clear-clogged-arteries

 

I'm going for the bottled concentrate by Jarrow

http://www.iherb.com/store/productdetails.aspx?c=Herbs & pid=JRW-20028

Much lower cost online than in stores.

Another good source I have found is

http://www.brownwoodacres.com/pomegranate.htm

 

Pineapple juice contains an enzyme that assists the body in dissolving

stored protein deposits. It thins accumulated mucus and allows it to be

removed from the body.

 

 

Going for the bottled organic stuff.

Thanks,

Dharam

 

 

Blessings,

Karta Purkh Singh, Eugene