Pro-Immunity Foods
Beverages:
- Fresh fruit juices
- Herb teas (e.g. Mathake*, chamomile, mint, papaya, no caffeine)
- Vegetable juices
Dairy Products:
- Buttermilk
- Eggs (poached or soft boiled)
- Nonfat cottage cheese
- Raw milk
- Uncolored cheese
- Yogurt
Fruit:
- All dried (without sulfur), stewed, fresh, and frozen
(unsweetened)
Grains:
- Brown rice
- Cream of wheat
- Whole grain bread (e.g. rye, oats, wheat, bran, buckwheat,
millet)
- Whole grain cereals (e.g. rye, oats, wheat, bran, buckwheat,
millet)
- Whole grain muffin (e.g. rye, oats, wheat, bran, buckwheat,
millet)
- Whole seeds (sesame, pumpkin, sunflower, flaxseed)
Meats:
Nuts:
- All fresh, raw, or lightly roasted (unsalted)
Oils:
- Cold-pressed, extra-virgin olive oil
Seasonings:
- Garlic
- Marjoram
- Onion
- Parsley
- Rosemary
Soups:
- Any soups made from scratch (e.g. salt-free vegetables,
chicken, barley, millet, brown rice)
Sprouts:
Sweets:
- Pure maple syrup (in limited amounts only)
- Pure, unfiltered honey
- Unsulfured molasses
Vegetables:
- All raw and not overcooked, fresh or frozen
- Potatoes (baked or boiled)
* A Fijian herb long utilized to stimulate immune reactivity, only
recently introduced in the West.
Anti-Immunity Foods
The foods in this list should be avoided to minimize your risk of
diet-induced cancer and to promote maximum immune responsiveness.
Beverages:
- Alcohol
- All artificially sweetened drinks
- Artificial fruit drinks
- Canned and pasteurized juices
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Flavored and colored beverages
- Non-dairy creamers
Dairy Products:
- All orange and pasteurized cheeses
- All processed and imitation butter
- Ice cream, and toppings
Eggs:
Fruit:
Grains:
- Hull-less grains and seeds (pasta, crackers, snack foods, white rice,
prepared or cold cereal, cooked seeds)
- White flour products
Meats:
All red meats
Nuts:
- Roasted and/or salted, especially peanuts
Oils:
- Hydrogenated margarine
- Refined fats and oils (unsaturated as well as saturated)
- Shortening
Seasonings:
- Excessive use of hot spices
- Pepper
Soups:
- Canned and creamed (thickened)
- Commercial bouillons
- Fat stock
Sweets:
- Refined sugars (white, brown, turbinado)
- All artificial sweets
- Candy
- Chocolate
- Syrup
Vegetables:
- Canned
- Corn chips
- Deep-fried potatoes in any form
Additional recommendations:
- Avoid eating anything that has been sprayed with
insecticides
- Avoid eating foods with additives (especially monosodium glutamate
[MSG] and others ending in "-ate")
- Foods with artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives
Copyright 1998 - 2008 by L. Vicky Crouse, ND and James S. Reiley, ND. All rights reserved (ISSN 1527-0661).