Blood Type Diet

The basis to the Blood Type Diet depends on which A/B/O blood type you are. This then determines which foods are likely to cause positive or adverse effects in the body.

Red blood cells have proteins called antigens on their surface and these differ depending on their blood type. The different antigens found on the surface of red blood cells determine which antibodies circulate in the blood.

Each different blood type has opposing antibodies to those antigens found on the red blood cell surface, to avoid an immune reaction occurring between the blood antibodies and red blood cell antigens.

For example Blood type A has antigen ‘A” on the surface of red blood cells. The antibody circulating in the blood is ‘B’ antibody. Look at the following table.

Blood Type	Red Blood Antigen	Antibodies in blood
A	A	B
B	B	A
O	-	AB
AB	AB	-

From this table you can understand why blood type A can not receive a blood transfusion from blood type B.

The Blood Type Diet is based on the concept that foods have proteins attached to them called lectins that act as antigens. Some lectins on food are similar to the antigens found on red blood cells and depending on your blood type may therefore react in the body and render themselves harmful.

BENEFITS OF THE BLOOD TYPE DIET

In Peter D’Adamo’s ‘The Eat Right Diet’ he states that by following your blood type plan you can:

• Avoid many common viruses and infections
• Lose weight
• Fight against life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver failure.
• Avoid factors that cause cellular breakdown, and therefore slow the aging process.

(From The Eat Right Diet, 1998, p.37.)

FOODS FOR THE BLOOD TYPE DIET

For each blood type foods are grouped into ‘beneficial’, ‘neutral’ and ‘harmful’.

• Beneficial foods act as medicines
• Neutral foods act as foods
• Harmful foods act as poisons

For more information and complete food lists purchase and read “Eat Right For Your Blood Type” by Peter D’Adamo

Complete lists of all foods that are beneficial, neutral or need to be avoided for each blood type can be purchased from Healthfoodexpress.

Below is a brief list of beneficial foods that you can purchase from Healthfoodexpress for specific blood type diets.

PLEASE REMEMBER THESE LISTS ARE NOT COMPLETE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER BENEFICIAL FOODS ON THE LISTS, PLUS A LARGE LIST OF NEUTRAL FOODS AND FOODS TO AVOID. COMPLETE LISTS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM HEALTHFOODEXPRESS.

BLOOD TYPE A - FOODS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

MILK Soy milk OILS Linseed oil Olive oil NUTS Pumpkin seeds LEGUMES Green lentils Red lentil GRAINS Amaranth Buckwheat BREADS Essene bread – sprouted wheat Rice cakes Soya flour bread GRAINS, NOODLES & PASTA Soba noodles MEAT SUBSITUTES Tempeh Tofu VEGETABLES Broccoli Carrots Garlic Leek Red onions Spanish onions Yellow onions Pumpkin Spinach

FRUIT Apricots Grapefruit Lemons Pineapple Dark plums Red plums Prunes Raisins JUICES Carrot Celery Grapefruit Pineapple Prune Water with fresh lemon CONDIMENTS Miso Soy sauce Tamari HERBAL TEAS Chamomile Echinacea Fenugreek Ginger OTHER DRINKS Coffee Green Tea

BLOOD TYPE B - FOODS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

MEAT AND POULTRY Lamb BEANS AND LEGUMES Kidney beans CEREALS Millet Oatbran Oatmeal Puffed rice Rice bran Spelt BREADS AND MUFFINS Brown rice bread Essene bread Rice cakes VEGETABLES Beetroots Beetroot leaves Red cabbage White cabbage Green capsicum Red capsicum Carrots Cauliflower Eggplant Sweet potatoes

OILS AND FATS Olive oil DAIRY AND EGGS Fetta Goat cheese Goat milk Yoghurt FRUIT Bananas Paw paw Pineapple Plums HERBAL TEAS Ginger Licorice Peppermint Raspberry Leaf OTHER DRINKS Green Tea

BLOOD TYPE AB - FOODS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

MEAT AND POULTRY Lamb LEGUMES Green lentils CEREALS Brown rice bread Rice cakes 100 percent rye bread Soy flour bread Essene bread MEAT SUBSTITUTES Tofu Tempeh VEGETABLES Beetroots Beetroot leaves Broccoli Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Garlic Sweet potatoes GRAINS AND PASTAS Rice

OILS AND FATS Olive oil DAIRY AND EGGS Goats cheese Goats milk JUICES Carrot juice Celery juice FRUIT Plums CONDIMENTS Miso HERBAL TEAS Echinacea Ginger Licorice OTHER DRINKS Green Tea Coffee NUTS AND SEEDS Walnuts

BLOOD TYPE O - FOODS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

MEAT AND POULTRY Lamb NUTS AND SEEDS Pumpkin seeds Walnuts BREADS AND MUFFINS Essene bread VEGETABLES Beetroot leaves Broccoli Garlic Leeks Red onions Yellow onions Spanish onions Pumpkin Seaweeds Spinach Sweet potatoes

OILS AND FATS Flaxseed oil Olive oil CONDIMENTS Carob Seaweeds Mayonnaise FRUIT Plums Prunes HERBAL TEAS Fenugreek Ginger Peppermint JUICES Pineapple Prune

Reference: D’Adamo, Dr. P. The Eat Right Diet, 1998, Random House.

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