Traditional Diet
Iranian Traditional Medicine would prescribe customized diets to people, based on their tendencies to /combinations of, the 4 different body temperaments below:
- Warm & Dry ; 2- Warm & Wet; 3- Cold & Dry; 4- Cold & Wet. These groupings are based on the 4 elements of life: Water, Fire; Earth & Air).
HOT
Meat
Turkey, Sheep, Duck, Liver, Beef
Food
Butter, Jam, Cream, Oil, Eggs, Oatmeal, Tea, Mustard, Turmeric, Pepper, Cumin, Cacao, Vanilla, Salt, Cinnamon
Fruits
Dates, Pears, Banana, Grapes, Black Olives, Figs, Walnuts, Almonds, Pistachios, Coconut, Sunflower, Cherries, Persian Melons, Mango
Vegetables
Celery, Tarragon, Mint, Onion, Garlic, Eggplant, Cilantro, Wheat, Carrots, Asparagus, Artichoke, Parsley, Shallots,
COLD
BALANCED
Chicken, Fish, Goat, Internal organs
Lamb, Chicken wings, neck,
Dairy, Foods with Chicken or fish, Olovieh, Vinegar, Starches/spaghetti
Sugar
Plums, Sour Apple/ Pomegranates, Strawberries, cucumber, tomatoes, Citrus, Pineapple, Peach, watermelon, Persimmon
Raw Dates, Sweet Pomegranate, Sweet Apples, Quince, Apricot
Rhubarb, Spinach, Mushrooms, Okra, Green beans, Lima beans, peas, lentils, Barley, mung
Lettuce, Basil, Zucchini, Rice, Kohlrabi, Beans, Beans, Chickpeas
HOT
Meat
Turkey, Sheep, Duck, Liver, Beef
Food
Butter, Jam, Cream, Oil, Eggs, Oatmeal, Tea, Mustard, Turmeric, Pepper, Cumin, Cacao, Vanilla, Salt, Cinnamon
Fruits
Dates, Pears, Banana, Grapes, Black Olives, Figs, Walnuts, Almonds, Pistachios, Coconut, Sunflower, Cherries, Persian Melons, Mango
Vegetables
Celery, Tarragon, Mint, Onion, Garlic, Eggplant, Cilantro, Wheat, Carrots, Asparagus, Artichoke, Parsley, Shallots,
COLD
Meat
Chicken, Fish, Goat, Internal organs
Food
Dairy, Foods with Chicken or fish, Olovieh, Vinegar, Starches/spaghetti
Fruits
Plums, Sour Apple/ Pomegranates, Strawberries, cucumber, tomatoes, Citrus, Pineapple, Peach, watermelon, Persimmon
Vegetables
Rhubarb, Spinach, Mushrooms, Okra, Green beans, Lima beans, peas, lentils, Barley, mung
BALANCED
Meat
Lamb, Chicken wings, neck,
Food
Sugar
Fruits
Raw Dates, Sweet Pomegranate, Sweet Apples, Quince, Apricot
Vegetables
Lettuce, Basil, Zucchini, Rice, Kohlrabi, Beans, Beans, Chickpeas
