Eat the foods your blood needs: help combat stress, heart disease, and even cancer
Most diets work on the false premise that one regime suits everyone. Now a diet has been developed which caters for the individual. This progamme comes in four flavours - A, B, O and AB based on blood types. By knowing and working with your blood group, you could find it easier to lose weight, avoid chronic disease, enjoy longevity, improve your physical vitality and boost your emotional strength.
1. Discover how linking your blood group to the foods you eat can improve your life. Understand its impact on your health and weight. There is a chemical reaction between your blood and the foods you eat - this process makes up your individual personal chemistry. Your individual blood type determines the way you absorb nutrients, how you interact with food, handle stress, and exercise most efficiently. Each blood group holds the blueprint of how you evolved - knowing how to use that information is the basis of good health.
2. Make the diet work for you - discover your blood type to maximise your health. If you don't have a record of your blood type, ask your doctor or give blood. Most GP's surgeries will do the test for you, but may charge a fee of up to £30.00 Health supplement companies also offer blood testing - Higher Nature offer a mail order service for £6.00 (phone 01435 882 880 for more information).
3. Start improving your health right away - follow the specific diet plan revealed below. Note that all blood types can have foods from the various groups outlined below, but there are specific foods within each group better suited to your individual needs.
Type O is the oldest and most common blood type, dating back to our first ancestors, the hunters. Typical characteristics are: meat-eater; hardy digestive tract; overactive immune system; intolerance to dietary and environmental changes. Type O people should have the simplest and most restricted diet, based on a high protein intake, mostly form meat, with small amounts of carbohydrate. Cut out wheat and most other grains. Foods that encourage weight loss include kelp and seafood, red meat, liver, spinach, broccoli and kale. Foods that encourage weight gain include wheat, gluten, sweetcorn, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. To avoid stress take vigorous aerobic exercise. Having this blood type increases your chances of developing ulcers and inflammatory diseases.
Type A was the next blood group to develop - it comes from the cultivators. They adapted in response to a more domestic and settled lifestyle. Your characteristics are: the first vegetarians; sensitive digestive tract; tolerant immune system. You adapt well to settled dietary and environmental conditions, and respond best to stress with calming action and rest. This diet is ideally bases on a high carbohydrate and low fat intake to stay lean and productive - you'll do best with a vegetarian diet. Foods that encourage weight loss include vegetable oils and soya foods, fresh vegetables and pineapple. Meat, dairy foods, kidney beans and wheat in large amounts will encourage weight gain. Less rigorous exercise such as yoga or golf is ideal. You best release stress by meditating. This blood group is at increased risk of cancer and heart disease.
Type B began during the nomadic part of our history. This blood group's ancestors were from the tribes that migrated north from Africa to Europe, Asia and the Americas. Your characteristics are: a balanced, strong immune system; tolerant digestive system; dairy eater. You have the most flexible dietary choices, and respond best to stress with creativity. You require a balance between physical and mental activity to stay lean and sharp. This group thrives on a varied diet, including meat and dairy products. Foods that encourage weight loss include green vegetables, meat, liver, eggs and liquorice tea (do not take liquorice in supplement form without your doctor's consent, however). Foods that encourage weight gain include sweetcorn, lentils, peanuts, sesame sees and buckwheat, Swimming or walking is ideal both for health and stress reduction. Increased risk of acquiring slow-growing viruses that attack the nervous system.
Type AB is best identified as the 'adaptor' blood type. It's the newest and rarest blood group, and appeared around 1,000 - 1,500AD in response to the intermingling of the blood groups when Genghis Khan and his armies swept through Asia and across Europe. Your characteristics are: adaptive response to changing environmental and dietary conditions; sensitive digestive tract; excessively tolerant immune system. You respond best to stress spiritually, with both physical and creative energy. You can enjoy a varied diet with few restrictions. Foods that encourage weight loss include tofu, seafood, kelp, green vegetables, dairy products, and pineapple. Foods that encourage weight gain include red meat, kidney beans, seeds, sweetcorn and buckwheat, Calming exercises such as Tai Chi and yoga work best for stress and fitness. Your blood group has an increased risk factor for most illnesses. You have the most 'friendly' immune system of all, and let in most diseases.
Bottom line:
This blood group diet is highly effective in raising energy levels and initiating weight loss. The greatest benefit is that it's a 'diet for life' - one you can adapt to become your everyday recipe for better living. Banish fad and yo-yo diets for good, and enjoy the added bonus of knowing that if you eat 'right' for your blood type, you may also help prevent serious and chronic illnesses from developing in the future.
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