[sierradawn]

I've been doing the blood type diet from "Live Right 4 Your Type" and it has been working amazing for me in managing my blood sugars and maintaining/losing weight (female, 5'9, 130 pounds!). I'm a Type O non-secretor which means my diet consists mainly of high-quality meats, vegetables, and some fruit, and the occasional glass of red wine. I stay away from ALL grains, corn, dairy, and soy. I feel so much better and thought you might all be intereseted. Get this book! It's amazing!

[mcneely]

Originally Posted by sierradawn

I've been doing the blood type diet from "Live Right 4 Your Type" and it has been working amazing for me in managing my blood sugars and maintaining/losing weight (female, 5'9, 130 pounds!). I'm a Type O non-secretor which means my diet consists mainly of high-quality meats, vegetables, and some fruit, and the occasional glass of red wine. I stay away from ALL grains, corn, dairy, and soy. I feel so much better and thought you might all be intereseted. Get this book! It's amazing!

Hi sierradawn,

Could you look and see what type of foods a Type A should eat? I am just curious. Thanks

[sierradawn]

Type As are a bit more vegetarian (no red meat). Poultry is okay (considered a neutral food). Fish like cod, salmon trout which are beneficial foods.

Eggs are okay. Most dairy is out, but what you can have are neutrals, like yogurt, mozzarella, and feta, to name a few.

Most beans and legumes are beneficial for you. Avoid garbanzo, red, and navy beans. All soy is super beneficial.

The best nuts and seeds are flax, walnuts, and peanuts. Avoid Brazil nuts, cashews and pistachios. THe rest are neutral.

Beneficial grains are Wheat bread (sprouted commercial), soba noodles, rice cake, oat flour, essene bread, etc. Avoid teff, wheat bran, and wheat germ. Corn is iffy. Depends on how you feel and if you're a secretor or not (this applies to all foods.) The rest are pretty neutral.

Veggies: avoid potatoes, yucca, cabbage, capers, eggplant, shiitake mushrooms, olives, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, yams.

Fruits, avoid bananas, honeydew melon, oranges, plantain, coconut milk/coconut, mangos, papayas, tangerines.

For more details, go to:

TYPEbase4: Blood Type Diet Food Values

Hope this is helpful!

[mcneely]

Originally Posted by sierradawn

Type As are a bit more vegetarian (no red meat). Poultry is okay (considered a neutral food). Fish like cod, salmon trout which are beneficial foods.

Eggs are okay. Most dairy is out, but what you can have are neutrals, like yogurt, mozzarella, and feta, to name a few.

Most beans and legumes are beneficial for you. Avoid garbanzo, red, and navy beans. All soy is super beneficial.

The best nuts and seeds are flax, walnuts, and peanuts. Avoid Brazil nuts, cashews and pistachios. THe rest are neutral.

Beneficial grains are Wheat bread (sprouted commercial), soba noodles, rice cake, oat flour, essene bread, etc. Avoid teff, wheat bran, and wheat germ. Corn is iffy. Depends on how you feel and if you're a secretor or not (this applies to all foods.) The rest are pretty neutral.

Veggies: avoid potatoes, yucca, cabbage, capers, eggplant, shiitake mushrooms, olives, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, yams.

Fruits, avoid bananas, honeydew melon, oranges, plantain, coconut milk/coconut, mangos, papayas, tangerines.

For more details, go to:

TYPEbase4: Blood Type Diet Food Values

Hope this is helpful!

Thanks for the info. All sounds complicated!

I love many of those foods...

Thanks again.

[notme]

LOL I am type A and you pretty much described my preference for diet. Too funny!

[confuzed]

My sister tried this diet a couple years back, but I don't think she stuck to it long enough to see any effects. I don't remember what her blood type is, but she's a carb fenatic and was recommended that she eat lots of protein. She recommended me to try it, but have never gotten around to it.

[June91]

Originally Posted by sierradawn

I'm a Type O non-secretor which means my diet consists mainly of high-quality meats, vegetables, and some fruit, and the occasional glass of red wine. I stay away from ALL grains, corn, dairy, and soy.

I can't get the book and would appreciate just a tiny bit more about Type O diet - thanks!

(I sure am glad that we're not supposed to go vegetarian).

[DeusXM]

What's the exact science behind this? I'm finding it rather hard to believe that the presence of specific antibodies in your blood affects your abilities to eat certain foods, especially since the diet plans you've laid out just seem to be a case of eating a healthy, low-calorie low-fat diet.

[June91]

We have been told so many things that don't make sense over the years, what's the harm in trying? And I enjoy playing with my food...

[JediSkipdogg]

I'm highly confused...and that's new for me

What does blood type have to do with what you eat? I have no idea what type I am and I eat 99% of everything out there and have no problems.

[sierradawn]

Originally Posted by mcneely

Thanks for the info. All sounds complicated!

I love many of those foods...

Thanks again.

I know it sounds complicated, but the longer you stick with it and refer to your lists, the easier it becomes. It's like second nature to me now. They even make wallet cards for every blood type to help you remember.

I will respond to everyone else's questions soon! I must run off but will be back on later tonight.

[BlueSky]

Originally Posted by sierradawn

..... I'm a Type O non-secretor which means my diet consists mainly of high-quality meats, vegetables, and some fruit, and the occasional glass of red wine. I stay away from ALL grains, corn, dairy, ...

This diet sounds ideal for a diabetic. Which is why it is working so well for you. Problem is we aren't all Type O ...

[sierradawn]

Originally Posted by June91

I can't get the book and would appreciate just a tiny bit more about Type O diet - thanks!

(I sure am glad that we're not supposed to go vegetarian).

Sure....here are some examples (not a complete list) of some beneficial and neutral foods for Type O:

Meat: Beef, Lamb, Buffalo, Veal, Chicken, Turkey

Fish: Cod, Red Snapper, Salmon, Perch

Vegetables: Artichokes, Beets, Swiss Chard, Collards, Carrots, Tomatoes, Broccoli

Fruit: Mango, Pineapple, Blueberries, Cherries, Figs, Plums, Prunes

Nuts and seeds: Chia, FLax, Pumpkin, Walnuts, Almonds, Sesame

Oils: Flax, Hemp, Olive Oil, Ghee (clarified butter)

Breads: Ezekiel or Essene (sprouted breads)

If you have a strong system and are a secretor, you may have:

Rice (different kinds and different forms)
Amaranth
Quinoa
Spelt
Mozzarella
Feta Cheese
Farmer's Cheese
Goat Milk Cheese
Some soy products

Hope this helps!

[sierradawn]

Originally Posted by DeusXM

What's the exact science behind this? I'm finding it rather hard to believe that the presence of specific antibodies in your blood affects your abilities to eat certain foods, especially since the diet plans you've laid out just seem to be a case of eating a healthy, low-calorie low-fat diet.

In the simplest of terms (though it goes a lot deeper than this. You really must read the book, which is fascinating), all food contain lectins, which cause your blood cells to agglutinate, or clump together, according to your blood type. For example, beef will totally agglutinate Type A's blood cells, but not Type O's. When your blood cells clump together on a consistent basis over the years, health problems arise.

I'm not supposed to have cucumber, and nothing happens to me when I eat it other than my blood cells clumping, but the whole point is to eat a diet as compatible for your blood type as possible to ensure good health. There are foods we eat that we THINK have no ill effect on our health when in all reality they do, over the long term. I have met SO many people who have gotten rid of life long problems like IBS, excess weight, etc. by simply changing their diet according to their blood type.

This is NOT a diet, but simply a way of eating. This is not meant to be just a "healthy, low-calorie low-fat diet". This is far from low-calorie, low-fat. One could easily get his or her daily caloric requirement from this diet. There is fat galore (albeit the RIGHT fats). I have no problem maintaining my weight. You're right though, it IS healthy!

[sierradawn]

Originally Posted by BlueSky

This diet sounds ideal for a diabetic. Which is why it is working so well for you. Problem is we aren't all Type O ...

You don't have to be Type O to benefit from this diet. There is a food list for all 4 blood types, so if you are Type B, and you eat the foods from your list, you will benefit from it just as much as I do, even though I am O and eat differently from you, because you would be eating the foods that are beneficial for YOU.

Hope that makes sense.