Avoid or Reduce the Following:

General

Pungent (hot spicy), sour and salty tastes. Vinegar and acidic foods and beverages (such as coffee, alcohol, and soda).

Grains

Corn, millet, rye, buckwheat, brown rice.

Vegetables

Tomato and tomato sauce, radish, onions, carrots, beets, spinach, seaweed.

Fruits

Grapefruit, olives, sour oranges, peaches, sour grapes, sour pineapple, berries, prunes, lemon, lime, cherries.

Dairy

Yogurt, cheese (especially aged and salty such as feta or blue cheese), sour cream.

Sweeteners

Molasses, brown sugar, honey.

Nuts

All nuts (blanched or roasted almonds can be taken in small amounts).

Oils

Almond, corn, safflower, sesame, canola.

Spices

Chili peppers, cayenne, onion, garlic, mustard seeds, cloves, celery seeds, fenugreek, catsup, mustard, asafetida (hing)

Non Vegetarian

Salt water fish, beef, pork, lamb, egg yoke