I have read the book “Eat Right 4 Your Type” written by Dr. D’Adamo about the blood type diet, and have become a huge fan of it. I almost could’nt stop reading and I felt so inspired. Normally I only write about the different diets in my posts, but this diet is so comprehensive that I decided to put all the details on a page for you.
According to this diet, your blood type determines what food you should eat in order to satisfy the needs of your body. When you only eat food that is benificiary to your body, you can optimize your immunesystem, metabolism, digestion, and your general well-being.
Each blood types react differntly to special kind of food groups. One food can be beneficial to a person with one blood type, while for a person with an other blood type it is like poison to the body. The reason for this is the chemical reaction that happens when you eat food containing protein lectins that are incompatible with your blood type antigen. That is, when you eat food with a specific lectin that does not fit to your blood type, your body sees it as a foreign material and tries to neutralize it. So some foods are beneficial, and can even work as medicine for your body, while others are neutral and even poisonos to your body.
The 4 Blood Types
The four blood types are 0, A, B and AB. These blood types have a very different history and purpuse and thus a different genetic base that react different on some lectins. Blood type 0 is the oldest blood type. People with blood type 0 derive from the hunters, and should eat more meat. Later type A developed when we became farmers. People with type A were the first vegetarians. Later type B developed. The optimal diet for people with type B is a combination of animal and vegetable food. The newest developed blood type is type AB, who shares characteristics with both type A and type B.
If you want to know more about this diet, please follow this link to my page with more detailed descriptions of the history, the diet, and other recommendations.
Janni Thomsen
Very interesting entry…But I think, first, I would have to find out my personal blood types…
However, I will definetely read through the description of the diet on your page, as I think, it’s really important not just to do a diet but also to eat the right food and also optimize your health system at the same time…Thanks a lot for the article.
Lana
Thank you very much for your comment.
Yes, unfortuneately that is nessesary to do the diet. But sometimes you can guess what blood type you belong to just by reading the detailed descriptions.
I am very glad that the diet appeals to you. I also really like it. I have only followed the diet for a week now, but I already feel better somehow.
The good thing about the diet, is that you dont have to follow an excact diet plan. It just gives you advise, and tells you what you should avoid.
I was hesitant to read this book because I didn’t know my blood type but I ended up getting a blood typing kit from a homeopathic pharmacy, it was really easy to do. I think you can order them for the Right for Your Type website, too. The book was intriguing and I am wondering if you have continued to follow the diet and how you are feeling since?
Thank u for your comment
I am glad to hear that you were also inspired by the book. It totally catched me aswell.
This blog, and the testing of diets was a univertity project of mine, so I have stopped testing diets. But Yes, I have continued to follow the Blood type diet, since it really interests me!
I am not following the diets strickly, I only use the guide as advise and try to avoid or focus on certain food. Like I rarely eat pork now, and focus more on beef.
Since i have not followed the diet to detail at all, I have not felt the promised improvements. But I do somehow feel that this diet is better for me. I feel more.. balanced and have more energy when I follow the diet more closely.
i hope you will bennefit from this diet like i fell i did,
all the best, Janni