Colette chats with John Immel from Joyful Belly about the seasonal foods for December. John chooses to talk about roasts and molasses for the northern hemisphere and berries for the southern hemisphere. Click here for more info on Colette's Reset-Restore-Renew program starting January 18th, 2019. Contact Colette on info@elementshealingandwellbeing.com In this episode, Colette and John discuss the following: Listener question on how to cook Ayurvedic meals for the family using Asian and Italian spices. Why meat can be beneficial for a Vata imbalance in winter. How the winter weather effects the body. The beneficial blood building and warming quality of roasts.  The qualities of meat and the effects on each dosha. Using aromatic spices on meat to aid digestion. Black molasses - how it's made. The properties of molasses and the effects on the body. The benefits of berries in late spring and early summer. Which berry is best for each dosha. John has suggested 2 recipes from the Joyful Belly website: Molasses rice for the northern hemisphere Berry sorbet for the southern hemisphere If you try out these recipes, please give us feedback on the results on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group. Also, don't forget to enter the competition to win a FREE entry into the 7 week online Reset-Restore-Renew Program, a transformational journey of healing, connection, education and empowerment! I hope you can join us :-) Thanks for listening!