LIFESTYLE TIPS

When taking Be The Light Wellness herbal tinctures and tea blends, it is best to live a healthier lifestyle for best results. Here are some lifestyle recommendations to incorporate into your daily regimen for maximum effectiveness:

Use Vegan Body Care Products:

- Facial Products
- Lotion
- Deodorant
- Body Wash
- Shampoo + Conditioner
- Toothpaste + Mouthwash

Get Active + Sweat:

- Sauna
- Exercise
- Yoga/Pilates
- Dance
- Dry Brush (towards heart)

Things To Avoid:

- Smoking
- Alcohol – including beer and wine
- Radiation
- Caffeine
- Aspirin
- Anti-histamines
- Laxative (including flaxseed and Castro oil)
- Anti-Acids
- Diuretics
- Hair dyes
- Perms
- Chemical simulates sand repression
- Sugar
- GMO
- Soy
- Soda
- Pasteurized juices.
- All meats and dairy if possible. 
**If you consume meat, make sure it is minimally processed, grass-fed/pasture-raised and free of antibiotics & hormones.**

Dr. Sebi's Recommended Food List:

Vegetables

* Amaranth greens 
* Avocado
* Bell Peppers
* Chayote (Mexican Squash)
* Cucumber
* Dandelion greens
* Garbanzo beans (chick peas)
* Izote – cactus flower/cactus leaf
* Kale
* Lettuce (all, except Iceberg)
* Mushrooms (all, except Shitake)
* Nopales – Mexican Cactus
* Okra
* Olives (and olive oil)
* Onions
* Parsley
* Purslane
* Sea Vegetables (wakame/dulse/arame/hijiki/nor)
* Squash
* Tomato – cherry and plum only
* Tomatillo
* Turnip greens
* Watercress
* Zucchini

Nuts, Seeds & Oils

* Brazil Nuts
* Hemp Seed
* Raw Sesame Seeds
* Raw Sesame “Tahini” Butter
* Walnuts
* Olive Oil (Do not cook)
* Coconut Oil (Do not cook)
* Grape seed Oil
* Sesame Oil
* Hempseed Oil
* Avocado Oil

Fruits

(No canned fruits or Seedless fruits)
* Apples
* Bananas
* Berries – all varieties- Elderberries in any form – no cranberries
* Cantaloupe
* Cherries
* Currants
* Dates
* Figs
* Grapes (seeded)
* Limes (preferably seeded key limes)
* Mangoes
* Melons (seeded)
* Oranges (Seville or sour preferred, difficult to find)
* Papayas
* Peaches
* Pears
* Plums
* Prickly Pear (Cactus Fruit)
* Prunes
* Raisins (seeded)
* Soft Jelly Coconuts (and coconut oil)
* Soursops – (Latin or West Indian markets)
* Tamarind

Grains & Sugars:

*  Date “Sugar – (from dried dates)
* Amaranth
* Fonio
* Kamut
* Quinoa
* RyeSpelt (lightly)
* Teff
* Wild Rice 

Spices & Seasonings

* Achiote
* Basil
* Bay leaf
* Cayenne/African Bird Pepper
* Cloves
* Dill
* Habanero
* Onion Powder
* Oregano
* Powdered Granulated Seaweed (Kelp/Dulce/Nori – has “sea taste”)
* Pure Sea Salt
* Sage
* Savory
* Sweet Basil
* Tarragon
* Thyme