"Eat Right for Your Type" Diet

I think that diet has its roots in something good, then they strayed. Ive done quite a bit of research on it. The only bread it will allow in most of its dietary restrictions is ezekial brand bread, a label, which automatically i find suspicious. It also tells people they should consume more buffalo meat.

yeah, no thanks.

I would look over the lists of beneficial foods, perhaps add them. but dont take too much stock into the philosophy. Its tricky and sounds right but i have heard a little too much about forces behind it that i dont care for.

according to webmd, there is no science to support that different blood types should be on different diets. and my husband, daughter and I are all O and have no sensitivity to wheat. That's not saying that you dont have one, but just that this diet is probably bunk.

If you do have a sensitivity to wheat, try cutting it out for a week or so and see if that makes you feel better. I'm not sure how long it takes to get it out of your system, but I know our grocery store at least has a list of all the products they sell that are gluten free on their website, and many things if you check the ingredients label will say "contains wheat" if it has it, they try to identify the major allergens. (I discovered this when I was looking for ice cream to feed a friend with a gluten allergy)

My husband and I read the book and follow it loosely. I do think there is something to it although, to some, it may sound kind of odd. For me, I've always been a natural vegetarian, never known what it is like to crave meat. It wasn't until I read the book that I realized that according to my blood type (type A), that I am biologically meant to be a vegetarian. My husband, on the other hand, has to have some form of animal protein in his diet in his diet in order to feel good (he's a type O). And although I don't limit my children's diet, it is interesting to see that my one child who has blood type A also prefers to eat a vegetarian diet while my other one who has a blood type O seems to crave meat like her dad. They seem to be intuitively eating the foods that are right for their body.

As for the wheat issue, it seems that a lot of people have difficulty digesting wheat nowdays. If you feel that wheat is a problem, try going off of it for 3 weeks to see how you feel. (One week is not enough time to clear the wheat entirely out of your system.) If wheat truly is a problem for you, you will feel crappy the first few days that you are wheat-free, during your detox period, and then you will feel fantastic after that and then, once you reintroduce wheat after the 3 week period is up, you will probably see all of your old problems flare up again with a vegenence. If you feel fine after reintroducing wheat again, then it may not be an issue for you after all.

Hope this helps. Have a good weekend.

Someone told me about this. She said that with my blood type, I am not supposed to be eating meat. I eat meat every meal almost! I LOVE a good steak, hamburgers, bacon oh bacon is so yummy. Anyways -- she and another gal at church swear by this and stick daily to their diet. They look healthy and trim.

I would maybe try to stick to the list of foods that are for my blood type, but I am not going to make me a different meal than my husband and son. I spend enough time in the kitchen - don't want more dishes and more groceries.

I'm 30 and don't have any health issues. Don't see a reason for me to stop eating meat, esp when I love it so much and everyone in my family eats it too.

ha - i'm reading online at what foods I commonly eat. They are ALL not good for me apparently. http://www.dadamo.com/typebase4/typeindexer.htm

My sister uses some of the recommendations from that book. She is type O and has celiac disease.

What really has helped her is that her doctor sent her to a nutritional consultant.

She also finally after about 20 years was willing to go on some medication because she could not keep the weight on. And her diet was so confining.

T.,
I read it years ago and disagree with it. I just recently found out that I have had a carcinoid tumor in my lung for about 10 years. If I had been following that plan and eating lots of meat, I probably would be in really bad shape. But I eat the recommended nine servings or fruit and vegetables per day. So, the cancer had not metastasized.
If you eat that fruits and vegetables, you will lose weight.

Years ago I read about the diet and even tried it for a very short period of time. Fast forward 15 or so years and I am gluten intolerant. I don't know if it has anything to do with the blood type since it is an autoimmune disease, but if you THINK you might be allergic to wheat, do your homework! Research it on-line. I was ten years getting a diagnosis and suffered from psoriasis, depression, and was well on my way to Celiac disease before finally learning I was gluten intolerant. That's not just wheat, either. That includes rye and barley. I am gluten free today and have none of the issues unless I accidentally ingest the culprit. It took about six months' totally gluten free to change some of my issues, so my symptoms didn't disappear overnight. I will say I felt better within 2 to 3 weeks, and my psoriasis started healing after 2 weeks. The bowel issue took 6 months.

I'm Type O and thrive on meat and veggies! I do not tolerate fruit well, don't crave sweets or chips/snacks.

I'm 60-something and my health has been fragile my whole life. Sensitivities to virtually all foods and chemicals, allergies to nearly everything, and more recently diabetes and severe digestive difficulties. So my life has been an odyssey toward improved health, and I've tried everything from traditional Western medicine to esoteric Eastern approaches. Every kind of diet. Massive quantities of supplements (with medical supervision).

What has always proved to be true for me is that I do less well when following an extreme version of anything (although those substances I react to dangerously, of course I eliminate completely). I have found the Eat Right diet to work for me (also type O) when I eat MORE meat and LESS starches (especially wheat) in general, more veggies and less fruit, but I still must keep all foods in a reasonable balance.

I hope you find an approach that works for you.