• The quality and type of food 
  you eat, the environment in 
  which it is prepared, and the 
  setting in which it is eaten can 
  all influence the process of 
  digestion. 

• All foods should be freshly 
  prepared, nutritious, and 
  appetizing. Avoid canned foods
  and leftovers.

• Avoid fried foods, cold foods 
  and drinks, and fermented 
  foods and drinks such as 
  vinegar, pickled condiments, 
  cheeses, and alcohol.

• Favor tastes that are pungent 
  and bitter, as bitter reduces
  ama and pungent destroys it.
  Astringent taste is generally 
  neutral in its effect on ama,
  but sweet, salty, and sour 
  tastes may increase ama 
  accumulation.