Eat Right 4 Your Type Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia: The A-Z Reference Guide for the Blood Type Connection to Symptoms, Disease, Conditions, Vitami

A co-worker gave me my original copy of this book more than 10 years ago. I put it in a closet and forgot about it. After visiting my doctor due to digestive issues almost 2 years ago, she recommended the FODMAP diet. Coincidentally, I found my ER4YT book a week later while cleaning out my closet. I decided to try ER4YT (it aligns well with FODMAP) and noticed remarkable relief within a couple of weeks. I couldn't believe it. I didn't intend to lose weight (I didn't need to) but I did drop about 7 lbs. pretty quickly and have held tight at 105 lbs. since then. I tended to eat healthy foods prior to trying this program, not realizing that some of those 'healthy' foods were not compatible with my blood type. What a difference it makes to eat what matches your blood type! I digest food more efficiently, sleep much better, my skin has never looked so healthy, and my energy definitely has increased. Three family members have begun to follow the diet (I resist calling it that because I don't have hunger pangs) with equally excellent results. Interestingly my husband always hated a food I regularly served us for dinner. He'd complain and I honestly believed he was just being contrary....until I saw that his blood type is not compatible with that food. In fact, the book states this food is the worst food someone of his blood type could ever eat. Wish I read this book 50 years ago! My doctor is thrilled with my symptom relief and energy level. Young people especially can't believe my energy level. I recommend this to everyone, even if they aren't having food issues.

This is a top medical reference in the alternative medicinalarea. The book discusses dietary implications based upon bloodtypes. For instance, Type A is the agrarian which is comfortable with grains and livestock. Blood type B people require a balanced diet of meat and dairy. (B-Antigen) Type AB is themodern man with an inherited tolerance of AB with enhancedabilities to manufacture more antibodies. (A & B antigen)The blood type is key to the immune system. Blood type 0persons have no antigens. (Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies)Type B people may have milk ; whereas, Type A people tendto have systems which agglutinate and reject it.The author mentions an Indican urine scale for bowelputrification; wherein, the liver and intestines do notmetabolize proteins. Instead; they produce indols- toxicbyproducts on the Indican Scale. Foods with toxic Indicans should be avoided. i.e. Bologna which magnifies nitritesLactin activity inflames the intestines, causes bloating andslows food metabolism. Blood type O discourages themetabolism of animal protein. This type person needs lean and chemical - free meat, fish and chicken. Wheat gluten slows themetabolism and interferes with insulin efficiency.Kelp, seafood,liver, kale, spinach,brocolli and red meatare ideal for metabolism and weight loss/stabilization. Bacon, ham, pork, American cheese, cheddar and ice creamshould be minimized. Soy may be utilized as a good alternateto the dairy group. Flax oil and olive oil are beneficial.Corn oil and peanut oil should be avoided. Type B personshave stronger immune systems and may eat meat, green veggies,eggs, liver, licorace tea and ginger. Type AB persons benefitfrom TOFU, dairy , green veggies and millet.Persons with sinusitis and Type B should avoid fenugreek.Type O persons should avoid alfalfa. Type B persons reactbadly to vaccines. Type A persons should avoid cayenne dueto potential nausea. Type O and B should avoid aloe vera juice.This book contains a wealth of important dietary material.It should be read carefully. The contents should be placedin a daily diary for maximum benefit and systematicmeasurement of progress. The book is worth the price.I find the information content of this book nowhere else.For this reason alone, the book should be purchased andread carefully.

I admit it: I was suspicious of this diet. Before examining this book, I thought the diet sounded very "fad-like" (and I remain wholly unconvinced by the personality-trait correspondences which are NOT essential to the scientific basis of the diet, just a curiosity). I read negative reviews and their justifications. What I noticed was that most of these reviews sounded a lot like the criticisms leveled at the Atkins diet, a diet that does work for a lot of people (though not all--this book makes clear why) that have since been disproven by double-blind studies. A number noted that d'Adamo's theories weren't backed up by scientific research. Fair enough; this book cites double-blind studies and peer-reviewed research extensively, far more so than the Eat Right and Cook Right books. It also fine-tunes some of the earlier findings. This is ongoing research, something you just don't see in proponents of "fad" diets. D'Adamo has clearly been listing to his critics, and makes every attempt to clarify, fine-tune, and explain how all of this works.I picked this book--and the diet--up when I browsed it in the store and noted that the medical problems in my family charted almost exactly with the risk factors for blood type. (Blood type correlations with disease have actually been established in peer-reviewed medical journals for a long time, although they aren't much talked about.) I tried the diet. I'm about three weeks in. I've lost 10 pounds, my digestive problems are much improved, I feel more energetic, I don't crave sweets, and -- the most convincing thing for me, because I wasn't looking for it and therefore can't attribute it to the placebo effect -- the morning stiffness I've had for 30 years is gone. It takes at least a week for things to kick in--especially if one has increased intestinal permeability due to intestinal damage--but it does, and for many, myself included, the results are quite profound.I am not a scientist, nor am I claiming that d'Adamo has everything right. There are some typos in the book, although most misprints are corrected on the website (www.dadamo.com)--hard to find, but worth looking. This is ongoing research, however. D'Adamo also uses that site to update new findings on food compatibility. I think this diet could easily be used in conjunction with others appropriate to type. For instance, type O people will do well with Atkins as long as they cut out the wheat gluten and dairy; people with food allergies may have to limit intake of more foods than he lists. He suggests 70-80% compliance works for most people. Even the critics suggest that this diet isn't likely to harm anyone. I fully expect some version of this to be exonerated as fully as, if not more than, Atkins. In the meantime, this is a great resource, it's interesting reading even for the healthy, and it is more likely to engage a reader like myself who likes to see detailed scientific justification before jumping into a health plan.

This updated 2002 volume supercedes D'Adamo's original title ER4YT as it adds secretor/non-secretor practical information regarding food choices for those who wish to further refine their diet. Set up in an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia format, the text covers topics that range from the anthropology of the blood types, the history of blood types in medicine, a listing of conditions and diseases with relation to blood type and food choices for all 4 types.If you are an advocate of the ER4YT program, this book is a must as is the delightful cookbook, 'Cook Right For Your Type'. I have been on the program at the advice of my health care provider for over 2 months and have slimmed down without really dieting all while feeling a heck of a lot better. Referring to this book, the cookbook as well as the original ER4YT help keep you interested --- as boredom resulting from monotonous food choices seems to be one of my number one problems with staying with any program.

Peter D'Adamo has proven his expertise in the areas of food, nutrition and health in general. His previous books of the "well-known 4's" - "Eat Right", "Cook Right" and "Live Right" have become extremely popular and offer new insight into choosing the right foods based on your blood type. I have been following Peter's advice for years and as his books will reveal, "you are exactly what youe eat." His theories on how to improve one's health, energy and general feeling of well being are based on sound, reliable research. This encyclopedia contains some of the information found in his previous books but he expands on his topics in greater detail. There is extremely helpful information provided on herbs and supplements for those who are into natural healing alternatives. The author also expands on various diseases and, with cancer being one of most-feared diseases, the information presented here was particularly informative and helpful. Whether it be cancer, diabetes or heart disease, most people probably worry about these life-threatening diseases at some point in their lives, particularly as we grow older. D'Adamo makes mention of various studies which support the claims he makes for his theories on various blood types.This "Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia", like all of D'Adamo's other books, is highly recommended and worth far more than five stars in the rating. Thank you, Peter, for providing such enlightening reading material, which may ultimately help prolong our lives and improve the quality of our daily living.