Avoid
Black beans
Black-eyes beans/peas
Chick peas
Lentils, brown
Kidney beans
Lima beans
Navy beans
Pinto beans
Soybeans
Split peas
White beans
DAIRY
Favor
Buttermilk, home-made
Cottage cheese,
homemade
Cow’s milk, certified raw
Unsalted butter
Ghee
Yoghurt, home-
made
Caution: With the exception of ghee and butter, use these foods very sparingly. If they cause mucus,
coating on the tongue or congested nose/sinuses, discontinue them immediately and avoid them alto-
gether. Dairy products can lead to serious lymphatic congestion and thickening of the blood vessel
walls. (See more details in the section Milk Controversy in Chapter 14)
Reduce
Cheeses, hard and soft Goats milk Sour cream
Avoid
All commercially produced dairy products, including low fat milk and ice cream,
with the exception of unsalted butter and cream
NUTS AND SEEDS
Favor
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Chestnuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Pumpkin seeds
Sesame seeds,
roasted
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts
Note: peanuts should be avoided.
SWEETENERS
Favor
Brown rice syrup
Date syrup
Honey, raw
Palm sugar
Rock sugar
Stevia
Sugar cane juice
Unrefined sugar
cane
products
Xylitol