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Is celery allowed on the Tayyibat diet?

No

No. Dr. Al-Awadi excluded this food himself.

Celery, not allowed on the Tayyibat diet

Why celery is off the list

Celery holds natural chemicals called psoralens, and far more salt than you'd expect from a vegetable.

The detail

Psoralens, and unusually high sodium for a vegetable.

The rule behind the verdict

Too sharp for your gut

Did the doctor say this himself?

He ruled on this himself.

Eat this instead

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