Eating According to your Ancestry & Blood Type Steven M. Wessberg, MD & Joseph Christiano, APPT You are what you eat, but you should “EAT WHAT YOU ARE.” This means each of us should eat the optimal diet compatible with our blood type. Doing this sounds easy enough, but in practice, it is much harder to achieve. For example, in the animal kingdom, instinct is what drives animals to eat. Lions are meat eaters. Try and feed a Lion with carbohydrates such as fruits and vegetables and you already know the result. Conversely, other animals are vegetarians, and by instinct, will not eat meat. This is no accident. Instinct is a protective mechanism for all animals, including humans. The problem is, humans are so domesticated, instinct no longer drives their eating habits. What we can learn from animals is they eat only what is instinctively good for them and as a result, heart disease is virtually non existent. While animal occasionally do develop cancer, statistically it occurs dramatically less often than humans. Additionally, have you ever noticed most animals of the given species all live to about the same age ? Well, this is because of their uniform diets driven by instincts, that allow them to have life span to the potential of their species. Another point to remember is most animals that are killed by predator’s die of old age, or what we call natural causes. With humans it is just the opposite. The only exception being the people of blood Type Os who die of old age. Humans almost always die from one disease or another. As a result of our improper diet, our immune systems fail to operate properly and we become susceptible to one disease or another. Medical science has come a long way and has prolonged life for many. We have the ability to treat illness and operate when necessary. But in many cases, much of what modern medicine does is treat the symptom or outward manifestation of the problem not prevent the problem in the first place. It is not for us to place blame, as medicine is providing many wonderful cares, vaccine, and medications which are allowing people all over the world to live longer, more productive lives. However, we believe the emphasis currently is on the treatment when it should be on the prevention. It all starts in our childhood. We grow up in families where we are given food our mothers and fathers believed was good for us, or tasted good. The fact that it tastes good is not an indication is whether the food is good for us. Our blood types were determined at the change almost everything about ourselves. We cannot change our blood type. Each blood type has different characteristics that allow it to eat, digest and assimilate food best for that for that group. Since Os have been blessed with such strong stomach acid respective enzymes, they are able to metabolize almost everything, even those foods not recommended for them. However, Bs, As and Abs do not have this luxury, and accordingly, must be more careful in their eating habits, or suffer the consequences. Recompiled and re-edited by Maikeli.Vavudali Force PTI –Bainimarama Fitness Center Phone: 3385222 Ext-1462 Mobile: 9222022 The Os are like sharks. They can eat tin cans and rubber tires, and wash it down with hard liquor while smoking a cigarette. Of course, this is not true, but a dramatic exaggeration. Nevertheless, type Os has the highest threshold for abuse of any other blood group, and in the final analysis, it is another reason they live longer. Now let’s get back to our eating habits and what happens when we eat food not compatible with our blood enzymes and stomach acid. Agglutination happens. What’s that, you ask? Well, we humans have a process take place in our blood called agglutination. Let us explain. Your body has antibiotics that protect it from foreign invaders. Your immune systems produce all kinds of antibodies to protect you and keep you safe from foreign substances. Each antibody is designed to attach itself to a foreign substance or antigen. When your body recognizes an intruder, it produces more antibodies to attack the invader. The antibody then attaches itself to the intruder and a “gluing” effect takes place. In this way the body can better dispose of these foreign invaders. For example, if you eat a food not compatible with your blood type and minerals are not absorbed into your bloodstream to fuel and nourish your body. Your body reacts to the food just as it would in any foreign substance. You might experience a stomach ache, gas, bloating or even worse, vomiting or diarrhea. What happens, that antibodies glue themselves to the foreign invaders (improper food) and agglutination or “gluing” takes place in your blood. Now if you happen to be Blood Type A, who already has thick blood, your blood becomes even thicker. The thicker the blood the slower it moves and the harder your heart must pump to push the blood to your arteries. This thick slow moving blood makes it easier for plaque to build up your artery walls, hence high blood pressure, heart disease, or a cornucopia of other illness. The human body is a wonderful an complex organism. It tries to handle everything you give it, but sometimes it cannot, or will not. The damage is greater or lesser, depending on how bad the food is for you and your particular body chemistry. If you are lucky, maybe this improper agglutination may result only in weight again. The body does not use the food, so it just packs on extra pounds. You are not eating much, but you are gaining weight and don’t know why. Well the answer is improper metabolism of your food. If you are Type A or AB and the meat you keep eating is not metabolizing, your bloodstream is now flooded with thick, sticky agglutinated blood, loaded with saturated fat, just looking for a nice spot to deposit itself. It doesn’t take a genius IQ to see why as and Abs should not eat meat, and if they do, they die younger. Now if O or B eat meat, their bodies metabolizes it better, and the agglutination process does not take place, or if it does, it is very minor and not life threatening. Type Os, who usually completely metabolize meat and gain all the benefits from it (with the exception of pork) are a little or no risk. Further since an O starts out with the thinnest blood, any agglutination that takes place will thicken the blood, but not the extent experienced by the other blood types, or to a life threatening situation. Recompiled and re-edited by Maikeli.Vavudali Force PTI –Bainimarama Fitness Center Phone: 3385222 Ext- 1462 Mobile: 9222022 Take for example bread and white potatoes. If a Type O or A eats these food, in most cases some agglutination takes place. However, since these food contain little, if any fat, the body will not deposit the non-metabolized portion on the artery walls. It is more to store the unused food as fat. Hence, you gain weight. While this may be benevolent in the short run, eventually all this excess fat may lead to diabetics, high blood pressure or other illness. Any food containing saturated fat has the greatest life risk. ABs is more dangerous in the short run because of the reasons stated previously. In the longer run, even Types O and B, whose blood enzymes handles saturated fat better, are susceptible to the hazards. It just takes longer. So although Os and Bs are not particularly susceptible to heart disease and most forms of cancer, a continual regimen of saturated fat and/or incompatible foods will eventually produce the same result. It just appears the harmful effects take much longer in Os and Bs. Saturated fats in the diet any form will eventually undermine your health. Of the saturated fats, the most damaging come from animal protein. To eliminate this risk, acquire much of your protein, regardless of blood type from sources that are fat free, or free from saturated fat. In the final analysis, most of what needs to take place to avoid disease, boost immune function and maintain weight control – in short, to achieve the best result for your body – is all based on diet. To succeed requires balancing proteins, carbohydrates and fats in the proportions best for your body. Recompiled and re-edited by Maikeli.Vavudali Force PTI –Bainimarama Fitness Center Phone: 3385222 Ext-1462 Mobile: 9222022 As the body grows older, it stops producing certain hormones, it loses muscles mass, bones become more brittle, immune function decreases, and the body intolerance of improper food begins to manifest itself in individual ways. But with proper diet, including nourishment from those foods and supplements specific to your needs, the chance of disease is greatly reduced. In fact, proper diet according to blood type, coupled with exercise, enables your immune system to be its strongest. A strong immune system can make the difference between a longer or shorter life duration. An American couple undertook the program after consultations from their doctors which were highly recommended by the specialist. Let us surf through their experiences. Lisa and I are both Os which makes life much easier with us being the same blood type. If you think of what caveman ate, then you pretty much have what we eat today. Hunter-gathers ate meat and green leafy plants with deserts of nuts and berries. A very basic food source is what is the best for us…which means NO processed foods whatsoever. We are now well into 2000 and the following results continue to astound us. The changes in our bodies were noticeable after only 1 WEEK. Recompiled and re-edited by Maikeli.Vavudali Force PTI –Bainimarama Fitness Center Phone: 3385222 Ext-1462 Mobile: 9222022 HOWDY! Our health changed dramatically in July 1998 with a discovery of a new way to eat based upon our blood type! For the prior 6 years we had been on a low-fat diet, diet and done nothing but gain weight and inches to the point that we were both the FATEST and BIGGEST AROUND that we had ever been in our lives. In addition both Lisa and I also had a list of other ailments that we had learned to live with. A book called EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE “a Blood Type Diet Book that will heal your body” has changed our lives forever. What would you say if I told you that the secret to healthy, vigorous, and disease free living might be as simple as knowing your Blood Type. The book EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE shows us the simple answer. Our bodies assimilate food differently based upon whether you are a blood type A, B, AB, or O. Our metabolism speeds up with some foods and slows down with others. Faster metabolism means your body will burn off its fat that it has stored. But the awesome news is that the body heals itself when you give it the fuel it is designed to utilize. See our real life results below to backup this outrages statement. Re-compiled and re-edited by Maikeli.Vavudali Force PTI –Bainimarama Fitness Center Phone: 3385222 Ext-1462 Mobile: 9222022 TYPE O’s Original Blood Type The original blood type diet of the Earth are the “Hunter-gatherers” TYPE A’s Agrarian Blood Type As appeared on Earth between 25,000 and 15,000 B.C. years ago in response to new environmental conditions…..the advent of agriculture. * Eat Meat (High Protein, Low Carbohydrates) * Cut out Wheat and Most Other Grains * Engage in vigorous aerobic Exercise * Your risk factors for ulcers and inflammatory diseases such as arthritis if you eat incorrectly for your type * You should be a vegetarian (High Carbohydrates, Low Fat) * Engage in gentle exercise such as yoga or golf. * Meditate to deal with stress. * Your risk factors for cancer and heart disease increase if you eat incorrectly. Re-compiled and re-edited by Maikeli.Vavudali Force PTI –Bainimarama Fitness Center Phone: 3385222 Ext-1462 Mobile: 9222022 TYPE B’s Balance Blood Type Evolved sometime between 15,000 and 10,000 B.C. years ago and are a combination of A and O. This blood type emerged as a result of the migration of the races from the African homeland to Europe, Asia, and the Americas and may of mutated due to climatic changes. B`s diet is a combination of A`s and O`s * You should have the most varied diet of all the blood types, including meat. This is the only blood type that does well with dairy products. * Engage in exercise such as moderate swimming or working. * Your risk factors for slow growing viruses that attack the nervous system increase if you eat incorrectly TYPE AB’s Modern Blood Type Emerged only in the last 1,000 years as a result of the intermingly of disparate Original groups such as Type A Caucasians with Type B Mongolians. Less than 5% of the Earths population has this blood type. * You have most of the benefits and intolerances of Types A & B. * Engage in calming exercises and relaxation techniques. * You have the friendliest immune system of all the blood types. Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE DAIRY BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE CREAM CHEESE Avoid Neutral Neutral Avoid BUTTER Avoid Avoid Neutral Neutral ICE - CREAM Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid COW WHOLE MILK Avoid Avoid Neutral Avoid SKIM MILK COW Avoid Neutral Beneficial Avoid CREAM CHEESE Avoid Neutral Neutral Avoid GOAT MILK Neutral Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Avoid MUNSTER CHEESE Avoid Neutral Neutral Avoid AMERICAN CHEESE Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE GRAIN BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE BARLEY Neutral Neutral Avoid Neutral CORN-WHITE/YELLOW Neutral Avoid Avoid Avoid GLUTEN FLOUR Neutral Neutral Avoid Avoid OAT FLOUR Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Neutral RICE & RICE FLOUR Neutral Neutral Neutral Beneficial SOBA NOODLES & ALL TYPE Beneficial Avoid Avoid Neutral TAPIOKA Neutral Avoid Avoid Neutral WHEAT [WHITE FLOUR PRODUCT] Neutral Neutral Neutral Avoid WHEAT [WHOLE WHEAT PRODUCT] Avoid Neutral Avoid Avoid BLUE/STARCH/CORN/MEAL Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE MEAT BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE BACON / HAM / PORK Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid BEEF Avoid Avoid Neutral Beneficial CHICKEN Neutral Avoid Avoid Neutral GOAT Unknown Avoid Unknown Neutral DUCK Avoid Avoid Avoid Neutral TURTLE Avoid Avoid Avoid Neutral LAMB / MUTTON Avoid Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial LIVER / VEAL Avoid Neutral Neutral Beneficial RABBIT Avoid Beneficial Beneficial Neutral Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE FISH BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE BARRACUDA Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid BASS-BLUE-GILL Avoid Avoid Avoid Neutral CAT-FISH Avoid Neutral Neutral Avoid CRAB Avoid Avoid Avoid Neutral EEL - JAPANESE EEL / LOBSTER AND OYSTER Avoid Avoid Avoid Neutral SALMON Beneficial Avoid Avoid Beneficial TUNA Neutral Beneficial Neutral Beneficial YELLOW – TAIL Neutral Avoid Avoid Beneficial SARDINE / RED SNAPPER & MACKEREL Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE: VEGETABLE / VEG- JUICE BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE CHINESE CABBAGE /RED & WHITE Avoid Neutral Beneficial Avoid CAULIFLOWER Neutral Beneficial Beneficial Avoid EGG-PLANT Avoid Beneficial Beneficial Avoid ABALONE MUSHROOM Neutral Avoid Neutral Neutral OLIVE - BLACK Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid PATTATO – SWEET Avoid Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial PEPPER –GREEN / YELLOW & RED Avoid Avoid Beneficial Beneficial POTATO / WHITE & RED Avoid Neutral Neutral Avoid PUMPKIN Beneficial Neutral Avoid Beneficial Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type Cont-Vegetable FOOD TYPE VEGETABLE / VEG JUICE BLOOD `A` TYPE BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE CARROT / CARROT JUICE Beneficial Neutral Beneficial Neutral GINGER Beneficial Neutral Beneficial Neutral GARLIC Beneficial Beneficial Neutral Beneficial CUCUMBER / CUCUMBER JUICE Neutral Beneficial Neutral Neutral LETTUCE Beneficial Neutral Neutral Beneficial ONION /RED /YELLOW Beneficial Neutral Neutral Beneficial TARO Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral PEA / GREEN / POD / SNOW Neutral Neutral Neutral Avoid SEAWEED Neutral Neutral Neutral Beneficial Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE: OIL BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE BORAGE SEED OIL Unknown Unknown Unknown Avoid CANOLA OIL / COCONUT OIL Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid CORN OIL / CASTOR OIL Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid COTTON SEED OIL Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid SAFFLOWER OIL Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid PEANUT OIL Avoid Neutral Avoid Avoid SESAME OIL Avoid Avoid Avoid Neutral SUN FLOWER OIL Unknown Avoid Avoid Unknown OLIVE OIL Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE: CONDIMENTS BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE CHOCOLATE Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral MAYONNAISE Avoid Neutral Neutral Neutral SALAD DRESSING Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral SOY SAUCE Beneficial Neutral Neutral Neutral MUSTARD Beneficial Neutral Neutral Neutral VINEGAR Avoid Unknown Unknown Unknown YEAST [BAKERS] [BREWER] Neutral Unknown Unknown Unknown WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE Avoid Avoid Neutral Neutral KETCHUP Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE: Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `A` TYPE BLOOD `AB` TYPE PEANUT / PEANUT BUTTER Beneficial Beneficial Avoid Avoid CHESTNUT Neutral Beneficial Neutral Neutral BRAZIL NUT Avoid Neutral Neutral Avoid CASHEW/CASHEW BUTTER Avoid Neutral Neutral Avoid ALMOND/ALMOND BUTTER Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral / Beneficial PUMPKIN SEED Beneficial Avoid Avoid Beneficial WALNUT [ENGLISH] Neutral Beneficial Neutral Beneficial PECAN/ PECAN BUTTER Unknown Unknown Neutral Neutral LITCHI Neutral Neutral Neutral Avoid NUT / SEEDS BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE: FRUIT / FRUIT JUICE BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE APPLE / APPLE JUICE Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral APRICOT / APRICOT JUICE Beneficial Neutral Neutral Neutral AVOCADO Neutral Avoid Avoid Avoid BANANA Avoid Avoid Beneficial Neutral COCONUT/COCONUT MILK Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid GRAPE / GRAPE JUICE Beneficial Neutral Neutral Neutral GUAVA / GUAVA JUICE Neutral Avoid Neutral Neutral WATER MELON Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral JAM / JELLY Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type Cont-Fruit Juice FOOD TYPE: FRUIT / FRUIT JUICE BLOOD `A` TYPE BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE LEMON / LEMON JUICE Beneficial Beneficial Neutral Neutral LIME / LIME JUICE Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral MANGO / MANGO JUICE Avoid Avoid Neutral Neutral ORANGE / ORANGE JUICE Avoid Avoid Neutral Avoid PEAR / PEAR JUICE Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral PINE-APPLE / PINEJUICE Beneficial Neutral Beneficial Beneficial PLUM/ DARK/ GREEN / RED. Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial RASBERRY Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral STRAWBERRY Neutral Neutral Neutral Avoid Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE: BEVERAGES BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE BEER Avoid Neutral Neutral Neutral LIQUOR [DISTILLED] Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid COFFEE Beneficial Beneficial Neutral Avoid TEA [BLACK REGULAR] Avoid Avoid Neutral Avoid WINE- RED & WHITE Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral SODA [CLUB] Avoid Neutral Avoid Beneficial SODA [MISC/DIET/COLA] Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid KAVA DRINK Avoid Neutral Avoid Avoid KAVA TAPS Avoid Neutral Avoid Avoid / COLA DRINK Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type FOOD TYPE: EGGS BLOOD `A` TYPE Eat according to your Ancestry & Blood Type BLOOD `AB` TYPE BLOOD `B` TYPE BLOOD `O` TYPE DUCK EGG Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown CHICKEN EGGS Avoid Neutral Unknown Neutral EGG WHITE-CHICKEN Neutral Neutral Unknown Neutral EGG YOLK- CHICKEN Avoid Neutral Unknown Neutral Re-compiled and re-edited by Maikeli.Vavudali Force PTI –Bainimarama Fitness Center Phone: 3385222 Ext-1462 Mobile: 9222022 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. 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