- Take castor oil once a week to remove all toxins from the body, but not while pregnant.
- Take Triphala tablets daily, preferably at night with warm water.
- Add citrus fruits to your diet.
- Avoid the astringent taste in your diet.
- Drink warm water as much as you can throughout the day.
- Add Saindhava Lavana (Rock Salt) to your diet.
- Do not fast if you are strongly Vata dominant or underweight.
- Kichadi or Kichari is the best cleansing food to still remain nourished.
- Stay on the Vata diet plan (click the Shopping list for Vata).
- Avoid animal products because they are not sattvic. If you cannot avoid them, eat seafood that is low in mercury.
- Avoid wheat and gluten types of grains.
- Dairy products should be avoided, but if you need to replace that protein, choose fermented dairy like organic yoghurt and kefir.
- Eat your vegetables steamed.
- It's best to eat your legumes well cooked and made into a paste or soup.
- Always choose ghee instead of any other oil.
- Nuts can be consumed to replace animal protein.
- Use only small amounts of sweeteners that are rice syrup, or agave nectar, or palm sugar.
- Drinks that are best for you are warm rice milk, almond milk, and herbal teas.
