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Is cucumber allowed on the Tayyibat diet?

No

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

Cucumber, not allowed on the Tayyibat diet

Why cucumber is off the list

It's over 95% water, which waters down the juices that digest your food. And it carries bitter natural chemicals of its own.

The detail

Bitter defence compounds, carried in a fruit that is over 95% water, a volume that dilutes digestion.

The rule behind the verdict

Too much water

Did the doctor say this himself?

He ruled on this himself.

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