Metabolic Types Teleclass Part 2|Podcast#210
Join Martin and Scott in Part two of their teleclass on Metabolic Types. Discover how you may be doing the exact opposite of what your body needs to be healthy.
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METABOLIC TYPES AND BLOOD GROUPS
Peter D’Adamo wrote the book ‘Eat Right For Your Type’ or ‘The Eat Right Diet’ (Random House) which shows that individuals with different blood groups have different optimal food requirements. Special proteins called lectins, in foods that were not traditionally eaten, frequently cause immune reactions in the intestinal wall and may eventually lead to a wide variety of diseases.
The relationship between the three basic metabolic types and blood groups is rather straightforward. Blood group O is the oldest blood group. It originated in the hunter-gatherer area and corresponds to the P-type or non-vegetarian type with a high requirement for protein and fat. Group A resembles most closely the S-type or seed-eating vegetarian type, while B is the lacto-vegetarian type, and closest to the balanced metabolic type. Blood group AB has the characteristics of A as well as B.
It is my opinion that it is beneficial to know which foods are good or bad for our blood type, but not necessarily stick religiously to the food tables. Some of the foods listed to be avoided do not actually agglutinate or damage our blood and have been selected for other reasons that may not apply to you. Furthermore, I recommend for everyone, especially if not in good health, making food allergy tests and avoid any reacting food, while non-reacting foods may be regarded as safe.
Therefore, if symptoms of food sensitivity show up, then I would not use a food that is supposed to be beneficial according to our blood group, while I would use a food that is classified as “avoid” by D”Adamo if it does not show a negative effect. An example of this is coconut and its products, which D’Adamo advises to avoid for all blood groups. However, I find coconut milk and oil beneficial for myself, and many others find it beneficial as well. I also use a lot of fresh aloe vera, which supposedly is bad for my blood group.
While we can expect most allergies to occur to food that is wrong for our blood type, this is not always so. As mentioned before, not all foods are classified as ‘avoid’ because of lectins causing problems. Even if there is a reaction with our blood group, this has only been established in a test tube. What happens in our body depends mainly on the quality of our digestive system and on the quantity and digestibility of the questionable food and its interaction with other food ingredients.
FOOD LIST FOR BLOOD GROUPS
| Food | Type A | Type AB | Type B | Type O |
| Almond | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. |
| Apple | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. |
| Avocado | O.K. | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid |
| Bacon/ham/pork | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid |
| Banana | Avoid | Avoid | O.K. | O.K. |
| Barley | O.K. | O.K. | Avoid | O.K. |
| Beef | Avoid | Avoid | O.K. | O.K. |
| Beetroot/red beet | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. |
| Beer | Avoid | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. |
| Brazil nut | Avoid | O.K. | O.K. | Avoid |
| Broccoli | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. |
| Brussels Sprouts | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. | Avoid |
| Buckwheat | O.K. | Avoid | Avoid | O.K. |
| Cabbage | Avoid | O.K. | O.K. | Avoid |
| Carrot | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. | O.K. |
| Cashew | Avoid | O.K. | Avoid | Avoid |













