Blood Type O Food, Beverage and Supplement Lists (Eat Right 4 Your Type) Mass Market Paperback – January 8, 2002

Very interesting and informative information. I learned a lot about myself to be able to apply for helping me. Highly recommend it.

So now that you've read Eat Right For Your Type and are familiar with the basic theories behind the blood type diets, you need a list that you can grab and take with you on those grocery shopping trips or for those dinners out where you may find menu items that you can't quite remember as either Recommended, Neutral, or Avoid. This is one of those pocket references that was made to be convenient for these situations if you happen to be a type O like me.(If you haven't read the abovementioned book first, you should. It explains in detail the hows and whys of eating according to one's blood type - O, A, B, or AB - instead of the dictates of popular trends. Foods are divided into three lists for each blood type: Highly Recommended (foods that have some great benefit or another and act almost as medicine in your system), Neutral (basics that are neither highly beneficial nor bad), or Avoid (foods that you should avoid, either because they have a bad effect on your blood type's metabolism, immune system, digestion, etc). But back to the review...)The format of this list book is divided into convenient chapters that each represent a food group, such as Ch.1, Meats and Poultry, Ch. 2, Seafood, Ch.3, Eggs and Dairy, Ch.4, Fats and Oils, and so on until we have categorized every type of common edible into 14 sections altogether. Each chapter also has a brief introductory essay explaining a few highlights of the lists that follow, such as why healthy veggies such as cauliflower and mustard greens ended up on the Avoid list for type Os and why kelp is on the Highly Recommended list. Most of the selections are not explained in detail however, so the reader must take these recommendations on faith. Also included are chapters on supplementation and medical strategies utilizing the lists.Now several years have passed since the original publication of ERFYT and I have noticed when comparing the lists in it verses the lists in this more recent pocket reference that there are several discrepancies. For instance, green tea was a Neutral Beverage in ERFYT but it now ranked as Highly Beneficial. That could very well be because of the research that has been done after ERFYT which uncovered new benefits of green tea that were unknown before; I suspect several of these improved rankings have a similar explanation. But why is it now OK to eat cabbage and brussel sprouts, whereas in ERFYT Dr. D'Adamo was careful to point them out as metabolic inhibitors? And why have Pinto Beans fallen from Highly Recommended to Avoid? There are more examples from each chapter that I could go into. I can only trust that these changes are indeed the results of further research and not publication mistakes.Bottom line, this is a very convenient reference to those of us who may have lent our copy of ERFYT to a friend after discovering the great personal freedom and physical well-being that comes with aligning one's diet with blood type. Get this one if you're a type O; otherwise get the one that matches your blood type.-Andrea, aka Merribelle

Small and easy to take on the go. I have the app but it’s been great to have a small book filled with my notes to carry when I travel.

Great Resources Material

I needed this and it helps with my journey to eating better recommended by a friend.

This works!!! I’ve done this before last year, and achieved great success but kind of fell off. Now I’m committed and seeking God’s face in the matter. I agree with the reviewer, it is Biblical. Some people don’t understand the science behind it. Dr D explains it in little detail but also in more detain in “Eating Right for your Blood Type” book. Certain foods contain lectins. Lectins bond to specific cells (depending on the type) then produce the reaction based on the food. The main issue with blood type O is the lack of digestion and thyroid control. So if something is on the avoid list, it usually causes digestion issues or thyroid issues.I have been eating for my blood type for the past *almost* week and have lost 5lbs. Also, I did eat cauliflower rice as an exception over the past week. Every time I eat it I would bloat and have gas. When I’m strictly eating beneficial foods or minimum neutral foods, this doesn’t happen. Digestive issues have been a major issue for the past year and a held for me. But it’s because the cauliflower is messing with my inability to digest. And the times I’ve ate the cauliflower, I haven’t lost a pound, which I’ve been losing 1-2 lbs a day. But it’s makes sense. If my digestive tract isn’t working properly, I’m not losing weight. Also, “experts say 1-2 lbs is healthy for weight loss a week.” Judging based on what? An “one-size-fits all” diet. Truth is, everybody can’t eat the same thing. If it’s true, then there would be no overweight or obese people. Blood type O isn’t supposed to eat bread, gluten in particular, and wheat. Sugar isn’t healthy. These things are the biggest culprit for poor digestion and poor digestion leads to an excess of weight. So in essence, bread, sugar even complex carbs cause weight gain for blood type O. So if you’re eating for your blood type, then losing 1-2 lbs a day is healthy, not the statistic “experts” say based on their own misconstrued dieting views.Also, focus on beneficial foods rather than foods you should avoid. For example: with the cauliflower rice I had been eating, I swapped it out for broccoli rice. I love peanut butter but I swapped it out for pepita seed butter (pumpkin seed, which taste so good!). Instead of bread, I make my own bread using flaxseed meal.Alot of people complain about what they have to give up, but would you rather give up something that’s destroying your body slowly or continue to kill your digestive tract? Blood is the key to life! Life is a choice. I love it and I can’t see me eating any other way. I promote this to everyone who has digestive issues. It’s helped me tremendously! And I pray it does you as well.