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Avoid

Brown cane sugar

Fructose

Glucose

Honey, cooked

Molasses

Palm sugar

Sugar cane juice

All Sugar

substitutes

White sugar

HERBS, SPICES, CONDIMENTS

Favor

All are good for K-types except mango powder, miso, olives, salt, tamari, vinegar

BREWS, BEVERAGES, TEAS

Favor

Aloe Vera juice

Apple juice

Apricot juice

Berry juice

Carob beverages

Carrot juice

Cherry juice

Mixed vegetable juice

Pear juice

Pineapple juice

Pomegranate juice

Prune juice

Note: all fruit juices should be freshly pressed, diluted with water, and taken on an empty stomach.

Use only in moderation, since too much fruit sugar can upset Kapha dosha.

Reduce

Almond drink

Almond milk

Caffeinated beverages

Grape juice

Mango juice

Vegetable broth, salted

Lassi

Avoid

Alcohol

Banana shake

Carbonated beverages

Chocolate beverages

Coconut milk

Cold beverages

Grapefruit juice

Lemonade

Licorice tea

Milk shakes

Orange juice

Papaya juice

Sour beverages

Tomato juice

Sports drinks

Important For All Body Types

In the above food charts I have omitted beef, pork, poultry, fish, eggs and similar foods because they
can create major imbalances in all three body types. (See the section on vegetarianism later in this
chapter.) When heated, their proteins coagulate, which makes them even more harmful for the body. All
cadaver foods are deprived of their life force. The body is not able to bring them back to life. It has to
mobilize extra energy to get rid of these foods. This strongly stimulating effect, which always engages an
immune response, may give you the false impression that these foods make you stronger. The overall,
long-term effect is physical, mental and emotional deterioration. Ayurveda claims that these foods reduce