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Basil, fresh

Black mustard seeds

Black pepper

Caraway

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Dill seed

Ginger

Lemon juice

Mace

Nutmeg

Olives, black

Parsley

Salt

Tamarind

Vanilla

Avoid

Allspice

Asafetida (hing)

Barbecue sauce

Basil, dried

Anise

Asafetida (hing)

Bay leaves

Catsup

Cayenne

Fenugreek

Food additives, chemicals,

Garlic

Gomasio

Horseradish

Mango powder

Mustard

Marjoram

Mayonnaise

Onion, raw

Oregano

Paprika

Rosemary

Sage

Salt, iodized

Salty foods

Soy Sauce

Thyme

Pickles

Vinegar

Yellow mustard

Seeds

Preservatives

Brews, Beverages, Teas

All are OK except:

Alcohol

Milk shake

Caffeinated beverages

(coffee, tea)

Carbonated beverages

Chocolate beverages

Clove tea

Bottled, boxed juices

Cranberry juice

Ginger tea

Ginseng tea

Grapefruit juice

Power drinks

Protein drinks

Papaya juice

Sour fruit juices

Tomato juice

Sage tea

Kapha Pacifying Diet

Favor: Warm foods; light and dry in texture; cooked without much water; only small amounts of
butter, oil and sugar; foods of pungent, bitter and astringent tastes; foods and beverages that have a
naturally stimulating effect.
The Kapha type imbibes profuse amounts of the water and earth elements. This makes him naturally
strong, heavy and stable. The qualities present in the air energies, however, are not well represented in his
body, which makes him naturally want foods that can give him the drive, movement and agility he
requires to maintain physical and mental balance. The Kapha dosha has the exact opposite properties of
the Vata dosha, which prompts him to eat mostly Vata-increasing foods. These are the dry, light and
heating foods. Honey, beans and barley, for example, are foods that have a drying effect and are,
therefore, able to remove excessive fluids from the Kapha’s body. Potatoes, too, produce a similar benefit
in this body type.