After a long day of travel, stress or extra cookies, have a bowl of curry to help your body reboot.

When my retreaters arrived in Hawaii, I had a big bowl of green goddess curry waiting for them. One of the best secrets to health is to alleviate inflammation as soon as possible. By giving your body a RESET in one meal, we can shift the stress hormones, balance blood sugar, give the organs back up and support and the extra vitamins they need. 

The most common and traditional ingredients of curry powder are

• Coriander: Helps fight infections and contains dietary fiber, manganese, iron and magnesium as well.
• Sweet basil: Helps fight depression by lifting your mood and an excellent source of vitamin K, manganese, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
• Cumin: Helps improved blood cholesterol, reducing abdominal fat and is a rich source of iron.
• Turmeric: Is super popular because of its active compound curcumin has many scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer. It’s a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant
• Cardamom: Is an antioxidant and has diuretic properties to help lower blood pressure. I love adding it to my coffee grounds and notice it helps sustain my energy level longer.

Some other ingredients that are occasionally added depending on the recipe are ginger, cinnamon, fennel seeds, garlic, and mustard seeds. All of these ingredients in curry have their own unique healing powers and together can take your health up a notch.

Here is my pumpkin curry, which is easy to freeze and to make except for my efforts of cutting the pumpkin:)