Diet Advice

While each practitioner needs personal advice and guidance based on their Prakriti, following are general rules. 

• • Have a regular routine of sleep, getting up, meals and exercise.

  • Avoid eating between sunset and sunrise; you may drink juices.

Foods totally avoided:

• • Refined, While Sugar

  • While Salt

  • Fried food, as Samosa, Pakoda

  • Ultra Processed Foods, as chips,

  • Commercial Bread

  • Tea with milk

( Video on Harmful effects of Junk Food . A hospital based study has concluded that Limiting consumption of ultra-processed foods may be an effective strategy for obesity prevention and treatment.)

Follow a Diverse Diet consisting of following foods to be taken as per wish:

• • Fruits, Natural fruit juices

  • Vegetables: Raw or cooked as per liking (Salads, especially Cucumber)

  • Green tea

  • Desi Ghee, Olive Oil

  • Gur, Khandsari

  • Pulses (Daals)

  • Cereals (avoid Wheat, Rice and instead take coarse millets like Jowar, Ragi)

  • Milk products: Butter milk is fine. 

  • Eggs are fine in moderation

  • Meat: Avoid Red meat, can take Fish

Meal Frequency:

• • Small, frequent meals, say at 3 hour intervals during day time.

Isotonic Fluids

Take adequate water (at least 2 litres a day), so as to have at least one litre of urine output per day. Kaada made from extract of spices mix is recommended.

Only those practitioners who follow the above dietary advice can expect an improvement in clinical condition. For individual dietary advice, please seek Physician Consultation.