Don'ts and Dos

To succeed with Sattv's diet purification program, here are the general don'ts and dos. Every participant should follow the guidelines specifically designed for her / him by the Sattv Team.

DON’Ts

• Don’t make sudden changes in diet

• Don’t eat unless hungry

• Don’t drink unless thirsty

• Don’t eat more than two meals a day

• Don’t eat past first burp: ½ stomach food, rest digestive juices and air

• Don’t eat snacks between meals

• Avoid stimulants, intoxicants, drugs, packaged/processed/refined foods (sugar, salt, flours, oils, pre-cooked meals), animal-derived products, mushrooms, and nightshade vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, chili peppers, green or colored peppers)

• Don't stay up beyond 10 pm

DOs

• Follow 7-days-a-week routine of work, exercise, mealtimes, recreation, rest

• Eat when the sun is up (preferably within an 8-hour window any time 2 hours after sunrise and 2 hours before sunset)

• Fast overnight for 16+ hours

• Eat as much natural food as possible without any processing – preferably local and seasonal produce

• If cooked food is to be consumed, then cook simple food (local grains, beans) from scratch and eat within an hour of cooking

• Exercise regularly – do stretches

• Learn and do Suryanamaskara (Sun Salutation) – very powerful exercise for the entire body – especially spine

• Take up a sport or a hobby

• Be positive