The word “booger” it’s from latin booger which means “slime, mold, mucus, etc.” Mucus refers to a thick, viscous, and slippery secretion that is composed of dead cells, mucin, inorganic salts, water, and exfoliated cells. It also refers to the slimy, sticky, slimy substance that mucus-forming foods leave behind in the body after ingestion. The word “pus” it is from the late 14c. Latin “pus” (related to puter [putrid] “rotten”), from Proto-Indo-European *pu- compared to Sanskrit. puyati “burps, stinks”, putih “stinking, disgusting”. Pus often refers to a thick white, yellowish, or greenish opaque fluid produced in infected tissue, consisting of dead white blood cells, bacteria, tissue debris, and serum. It also refers to the substance to which the meat of dead animals is chemically transformed after being consumed or while it rots in the digestive tract. Eating meat and dairy products creates pus residue in the body, while starchy and fatty foods form mucus.
The word “mucous”, or mucus-free, refers to foods that do not form mucus. These foods are digested without leaving behind a thick, slimy, slimy substance called mucus. These foods include all kinds of fat-free and non-starchy fruits and vegetables.
All foods that form pus/mucus form acid. The word “acid” is from the early 1600s and means “vinegar-flavored”, from French acid (16c.) or directly from Latin. sour “sour, sharp”, status adjective of acere “to be sour”, from the PIE root *ak- “sour, pointed” (see acrid). flavor, the ability to turn litmus blue red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals to form salts. From a mucus perspective, foods that form pus and mucus are understood to be “acid formers” within the human body. Such foods create an acidic internal environment that is detrimental to well-being.
The following is a list of foods that form pus, mucus, and acid:
MEAT (PUS FORMING)
- animal blood
- Eggs (All Types)
- Bacon
- Meat (beef, chicken, horse, dog, lamb/lamb, turkey, veal, pork):
- Bacon, Ham, Sausages, Gammon, Chitterlings, Pig Feet; Wild game: bison, buffalo, ostrich, rabbit, deer, etc.)
- Margarine (Made with Animal Fat)
FISH (PUS FORMING)
- Crustacean (Crab, Lobster, Lobster, Shrimp)
- Fish (all types)
- Molluscs (Clams, Oysters, Mussels, Snails, etc.)
- roe (caviar)
- Salmon
- seafood
DAIRY PRODUCTS (PUS FORMERS)
- butter cow
- buttermilk
- Cheese (All Types)
- Cream
- Cream
- kefir
- Milk (All Animals and Types; Raw Organic, Skim, 1 or 2%, etc.)
- Yoghurt
CEREALS (MODERATELY MUCOUS)
- Barley
- Breads (All Types; Barley, Black, Rye, White, Graham, Pumpernickel,
- Zwieback, etc.)
- Cereal Grains (All Types; Maize, Farina, Kamut, Millet,
- Oats, Quinoa, Spelled, White Rice, Brown Rice, Whole or Refined Wheat, etc.)
- Cornmeal
- Pseudocereals (All Types; Amaranth, Buckwheat, Chia, Cresta de Gallo, Kañiwa, Quinoa, etc.)
- Pasta
BEANS (MODERATELY MUCOUS)
- Beans (All types and shapes; Black Beans, King Beans, Fava Beans, Butter Beans, Cannellini Beans, Garbanzo Beans/Garbanzo Beans, Edamame, Great Northern Beans, Italian Beans, Kidney Beans, Lentils, Lima Beans, Mung Beans, Navy Beans Kidney Beans , Pinto Beans, Soy Beans, Split Peas, Green Beans, Navy Beans, etc.)
NUTS AND SEEDS (MUCOSA FORMERS)
- Nuts (all kinds; acorns, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, etc.)
- Seeds (All kinds; Sunflower, Pumpkin, Hemp, Sesame, etc.)
PROCESSED FOOD (PUS AND/OR VERY MUCOUS)
- dry convenience foods
- fast foods
- frozen prepared foods
- Packaged convenience foods
- processed meat
CONFECTIONERIES/SWEETS/SWEETS (PUS AND/OR VERY MUCOUS)
- Baked goods (all types, including cakes, cakes, pies, etc.)
- Candy (all types; bars, caramels, chocolate, fudge, jelly beans, rock
- candy, candy
- jelly (gelatin)
- Ice Creams (Dairy and Non-Dairy)
- Marshmallow
ACID, FERMENTED OR DISTILLED BEVERAGES/SYRUPS (ACID FORMING STIMULANTS)
- Alcoholic Beverages (All Types; Ale, Beer, Brandy, Champagne, Hard
- cider, liqueur, mead, stout, rum, sake/rice wine, gin, herbal wine, lager, fruit wine, vodka, whiskey, tequila, etc.)
- Syrups (brown rice, barley malt, chocolate, corn, artificially flavored)
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- kombucha tea
- Refreshment (Soda Pop)
- Tea (All kinds of the family Theaceae)
- Vinegar (white, apple cider)
- ancient root beer
FERMENTED FOODS AND SAUCES (ACID FORMING STIMULANTS)
- Fish sauce
- Fermented Vegetables (All; Kimchi/cabbage and other vegetables, Olives
- Pickles/cucumbers. sauerkraut/cabbage, etc.)
- miso
- Sauces with Vinegar (Hot Sauce, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Relish,
- Tartare, Barbecue, Salad Dressings, Sauce, etc.)
- soy sauce
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN PROCESSED FOODS (MODERATE MUCUS FORMERS)
- Chips (corn, potato, plantain, etc.)
- Vegan frozen breakfast foods (waffles, etc.)
- Hummus (processed chickpeas)
- Laboratory-grown animal tissue
- Margarine
- nutritional yeast
- Pasta (without egg)
- 100% pasteurized fruit juice (potentially acid-forming)
- Non-dairy milks (grains, nuts, seeds, and vegetables, including soy, rice, etc.)
- Plant-based butter (nuts, seeds, and vegetables, including soy, peanuts, etc.)
- plant-based creams
- Soy lecithin (food additive)
- tempeh
- Textured vegetable protein (‘mock’ meats, including soy, etc.)
- tofu
- vegan baked goods
- Vegan Sweets (All Types; Chocolates, Ice Creams, etc.)
- vegan cheese substitutes
- Vegan Mayonnaise
- Vegan Whipped Cream
- Yogurts (plant-based)
OILS (FATTY AND LITTLE MUCOUS)
- Oil (All types; Avocado Oil, Chia Seed, Coconut, Corn, Cottonseed, Cottonseed, Flaxseed, Grapeseed, Hempseed, Walnut Oils, Olive, Palm, Peanut, Quinoa, Rapeseed (including canola), Safflower, Soybean etc.)
SALTS AND SPICES (STIMULANTS/POTENTIALLY ACID FORMING)
- black peppercorns
- Cayenne pepper
- chilli powder
- tart cream
- Curry powder
- nutmeg
- Peppers
- Pepper
- Salt (Celery, Crystal, Iodized, Sea)
- Vanilla extract
STARCHY OR FATS (SLIGHTLY MUCOFORMING) VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
- Artichoke
- Lawyers
- cassava
- Cauliflower
- coconut meat
- Corn
- durian
- Fungus (mushrooms)
- Green peas
- olives
- parsnips
- Peas (Raw)
- Banana
- bananas
- pumpkins
- Raw or baked white potatoes
- Raw Squash (Winter, Acorn, Butternut, etc.)
- Raw Sweet Potatoes
- swedish turnip
- Turnip
- green banana
Which are deceptive mucus formers?
Here’s a list of foods that many people don’t know create mucus:
- Rice (great for creating book binding glue, bad for transitioning to a mucus-free diet)
- Avocados (Fatty item that can be used in transition, but is highly addictive. Although technically a fruit, if used it is best combined with a salad or mucus-free vegetable combination to aid elimination. However, it is recommended to remain away from them if you’re not already attached to them.)
- Nuts (Mucus forming, but can be used in transition. Best eaten with dried fruit like grapes to help with elimination.)
- Bananas (starchy)
- Tofu (slimy and slime-forming).
- Unripe fruits like green bananas (the more ripe the fruit you eat, the better).
- Corn (Not eliminated well. When eaten cooked corn or corn chips, it becomes musky and slimy in the intestines.)
- Corn chips (Some people use these to transition, but they are very addictive and do not eliminate well)
- Beans (These are starchy and mucus-forming. But can be used sparingly in transition very close to leafy green salads)
- Starchy vegetables (Some vegetables are starchy and slime-forming in raw or cooked form, such as white potatoes. But many other vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, become nearly slime-free (non-starchy) after proper cooking.
transition diet
It is very important that people learn how to transition from the most harmful mucus-forming foods to those that leave the least amount of waste. For more information on this transition process, see Arnold Ehret’s Mucusless Diet Healing System: Annotated, Revised, and Edited by Prof. Spira.