Diet fr yur Bld Type By: Lia Berjis, Jrdan Campbell & Tamar Turbendian Intrductin Diet fr yur bld type is created by Dr. Peter D Adam, wh published a bk n the diet in 1996 Prvides a guideline t eating accrding t yur bld type There are 4 Bld Types: O, A, B, and AB (in rder f evlutinary appearance) Diet includes: fds t eat, fds t avid, type f exercise 1
WHY? Lectins Basic premise f diet: fllwing it strictly makes yu stay healthy and away frm diseases and infectins. Variatins within each bld grup result frm thusands f years f assimilatin and adaptatin t different climates and habitats. Purpse & Gals Diets like this ne can be very ppular Meal Manager: Imprtant t be infrmed abut the diet t: - be able t infrm ur clients and/r patients mre accurately - make mre infrmed decisins Gal: t find ut if the diet is reliable, valid, and healthy and if it has actually wrked fr thse wh have fllwed it. 2
The 4 different bld types Bld Type O The first bld type thught t have evlved Cntains n antigens making it the universal dnr but cannt accept bld frm anther bld type Diseases: bld cltting disrders, inflammatry diseases, hypthyridism, and ulcers 3
Diet fr Bld Type O Resembles the diet f ancient times and the hunter-gatherer lifestyle High-prtein, lw-carbhydrate, enriched with sme fruits and vegetables Recmmended fds: Meat, including red meat Fish Certain fruits and vegetables Intense physical activity is recmmended Fds t Avid fr Type O Dairy and eggs Grains, especially whle-wheat Beans and legumes Mst nuts Avcades Crn Cauliflwer Oranges and tangerines Cantalupe and strawberries Crn il, peanut il, safflwer il 4
Sample Menu fr Bld Type O Breakfast Lunch Snack Dinner 2 Slices tasted Ezekiel bread with butter 6 unces vegetable juice Banana Herbal tea Organic Rast Beef, 6 unces Spinach Salad Apple r pineapple slices Water 1 slice f cake Herbal tea Lamb and asparagus stew, steamed brccli, sweet ptates Mixed fresh fruit Herbal tea What s Wrng with This Diet? Significantly lacking in carbhydrates May be an undesirable amunt f meat Lacking dietary fiber fr digestive health Lacking gd mnunsaturated fats T much saturated fat frm animal surces Lacking vitamins and minerals Prvide an adequate amunt f calries? Satisfying? Smething yu wuld stick t? 5
Bld Type A The secnd bld type thught t have evlved Cntains A antigens Thught t have evlved frm their mre settled and less war-like ancestrs Bld Type A prne t diseases such as Heart Disease, Cancer, Type I Diabetes, Anemia, and Liver & Gall Bladder Disrders Shuld engage in light exercises nly (e.g. yga, stretching) Diet fr Bld Type A Flurishes n a vegetarian diet and shuld stay away frm meats and dairy Tfu shuld be a staple fr bld type A Recmmended Fds Fruits and Vegetables in general Pultry- Chicken and Turkey Fish- Salmn, Cd, and Mackerel Tfu, Peanuts, and Buckwheat Ygurt and Mzzarella Cheese are k 6
Fds t Avid fr Bld Type A All Meats- Beef, Prk, Lamb, etc. Dairy- Milk and mst cheeses Mst breads Beans and sme nuts like Brazilian nuts, pistachis, and cashews. Sme fruits- melns, cantalupe, papaya, mang, range, and ccnut. Sample Menu fr Bld Type A Breakfast Lunch Snack Dinner Water with lemn Oatmeal with sy milk and maple syrup Grapefruit juice Cffee r herbal tea Greek salad Apple 1 slice spruted wheat bread Herbal tea 2 rice cakes with peanut butter 2 plums Green tea r water Tfu Pest Lasagna, Brccli, Frzen ygurt Cffee r herbal tea (red wine if desired) 7
What s Wrng with this Diet? Significantly lacking in meat surce Lacking in carbhydrate cnsumptin which can be unhealthy Lacking in dairy cnsumptin which can put the persn at risk fr calcium deficiency Enugh calries and nutrients? Satisfying? Smething yu wuld stick t? Bld Type B Third bld type t evlve Antigen B and crrespnding antibdies Evlutinarily, seems t be a cmbinatin f Type A and Type O Diseases: Type I Diabetes, Chrnic Fatigue Syndrme, autimmune disrders, multiple sclersis, and neurmuscular disrders, amng thers 8
Diet fr Bld Type B Said t be the mst balanced f the fur diets. Recmmended fds: Fruits and Vegetables in general Meat: lamb, muttn, fish Milk and dairy prducts the nly bld type fr which these are recmmended Fds t Avid fr Bld Type B Meat: chicken and bacn - whle-wheat prducts - pumpkin - tmates - tfu - crn - peanuts - beans and lentils - sesame seeds (the list ges n!) Exercise: mderate light jgging r agile walks 9
Sample Menu fr Bld Type B Breakfast Lunch Snack Dinner Fluidizer ccktail Rice bran cereal with banana and skim milk Grape juice Sandwich - thin slice f cheese, thin slice f turkey breast, tw slices f bread, mustard r maynnaise Green salad Herbal tea Fruit juice Sweetened ygurt Herbal tea Briled Fish with steamed vegetables Fresh fruit Herbal tea r cffee What s Wrng with this Diet? Lw-fat dairy? Meat chices may nt be desirable Very lw in grains, which are nutrient-rich! Enugh calries and nutrients? Satisfying? Smething yu wuld stick t? 10
Bld Type AB Yungest and rarest f the fur bld types Cntains bth A and B antigens Prne t diseases in which bth Type A and Type B are prne Diet fr Bld Type AB Shuld cnsume a mstly vegetarian diet Recmmended fds: Whle-wheat prducts the nly bld type that can tlerate wheat germ Small prtins f meat, fish, and dairy Mst fruits and vegetables Mderate istnic exercise like hiking, swimming, bicycling and yga is recmmended 11
Fds t Avid fr Bld Type AB Chicken Crn Buckwheat Sesame seeds Sample Menu fr Bld Type AB Breakfast Lunch Snack Dinner Water with lemn, 8 unces diluted Grapefruit juice 2 slices Ezekiel bread Ygurt-herb cheese cffee 4 unces sliced turkey breast, 2 slices rye bread Caesar salad 2 plums Herbal tea Tfu cheesecake Iced herbal tea Tfu melet Stir-fried vegetables Mixed-fruit salad Decaffeinated cffee 12
What s Wrng with This Diet? Nt enugh fruits and vegetables Lacking in adequate amunts f carbhydrates and dietary fiber Deficient in gd mnunsaturated fats Lacking in vitamins and minerals Enugh calries? Satisfying? Smething yu wuld stick t? Fr Yur Infrmatin (FYI ) Dr. Peter D Adam is an N.D., which is knwn as a naturpathic dctr. He is nt an M.D. and althugh he has been in the bld type analysis field fr a number f years, his diet plan des nt have any research r backup t prve that it wrks and if it is healthy fr an individual t fllw this diet. 13
Hw it came abut Dr. Peter D Adam N.D. has wrked with his father, Dr. James D Adam N.D. fr several years in the same field. Dr. James D Adam nticed that mst patients in the Eurpean Spas wh were n lw-fat r strict vegetarian diets were nt lsing weight. He suspected that their bld type might be the cause f nt being able t lse the weight. Dr. Peter D Adam expanded frm his fathers findings and wrte a bk called Eat 4 Yur Type. Naturpathic Dctrs ND vs. MD In sme states naturpathic dctrs can practice withut a license! Research and use criticalthinking! 14
Is This Diet Safe t Fllw? N scientific studies have been published N cntrlled studies N supprt fr claims made Unreliable Lacking validity Little published evidence that supprts the claim that digested fd attacks and agglutinates bld cells Evlutin f bld types nt supprted by evidence Huge restrictins n certain fds makes it hard t fllw Can result in vitamin and mineral deficiencies when cmplete fd grups are mitted Hw t Spt a Fad Diet The diet prmises fast weight lss (mre than 2 punds per week) Dramatic statements that are nt supprted by sund scientific research r rganizatins Based n findings frm a single study Limits r discurages cnsumptin f entire fd grups Lists f gd and bad fds Recmmendatins that help sell a prduct 15