BLOOD TYPE A
THE CULTIVATOR
· The first vegetarian
· Reaps what he sows
· Sensitive digestive tract
· Tolerant Immune system
· Adapts well to settled dietary and environmental conditions
· Requires agrarian diet to stay lean and productive
FOODS THAT ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN
· Meat Poorly digested, stored as fat, increases digestive toxins
· Dairy inhibits nutrient metabolism
· Kidney beans interfere with digestive enzymes; slow metabolic rate
· Lima Beans interfere with digestive enzymes; slow metabolic rate
· Wheat (a lot) impairs insulin efficiency; impairs caloric utilization
FOODS THAT ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS
- Vegetable Oils Aids efficient digestion; prevent fluid retention; metabolize quickly
- Soy foods Aids efficient digestion; metabolize quickly
- Vegetables Aids efficient digestion; increase intestinal mobility
EXTRAS
- Type A’s generally produce more mucous than other types
- Supplement focus is on supercharging the immune system, supplying cancer-fighting antioxidants, preventing infections and strengthening the heart
- Useful supplements like Hawthorn for the heart, immune stimulating herbs like Echinacea and Astragalus, calming herbs like valerian and chamomile, quercetin, Milk Thistle and probiotic supplements
- Exercises like Tai Chi, Yoga and walking are best.
Adapted from the book “Eat Right for your Blood Type” Peter D’Adamo
FOOD TABLES FOR TYPE A
BENEFICIAL BENEFICIAL NEUTRAL NEUTRAL AVOID AVOID
| Chicken Turkey | Bacon Ham Beef Duck Heart Veal | Goose Pork Pheasant Rabbit Venison | |||
| Carp Cod Grouper Mackeral Monkfish Red Snapper Rainbow trout Salmon | Sardines Sea Trout Silver perch Snail Whitefish Yellow Perch | Abalone Albacore tuna Ocean perch Pike Sea Bass Shark Snapper | Swordfish White perch yellowtail | Anchovy Barracuda Beluga Bluefish Catfish Caviar Clam Crab Crayfish Eel Flounder | Gray sole Haddock Halibut Herring Lobster Mussels Oysters Scallops Shrimp Sole Squid |
| Soy Cheese | Soy milk | Feta Goat cheese Goat milk Kefir Mozzarella | Ricotta Yogurt Yogurt with fruit Yogurt, frozen | American Blue Brie Butter Buttermilk Camembert Cheddar Colby Cottage Cream cheese Edam | Gonda Gruyere Ice cream Monterey Jack Parmesan Sherbet Skim or 2% Swiss Whey Whole milk |
| Flaxseed Oil | Olive Oil | Canola Oil | Cod liver Oil | Corn oil Cottonseed oil Sesame Oil | Peanut oil Safflower Oil |
| Pumpkin seeds Peanut butter | Peanuts | Almonds Chestnuts Macadamia Pine Sunflower seeds Tahini | Almond butter Filberts Pecans Sesame seeds Poppy seeds Walnuts | Brazil Pistachio | Cashew |
| Aduke beans Pinto beans Black Green beans | Azuki beans Black eyed peas Pinto beans Lentils (gr/red) | Broad beans Fava beans Snap beans String beans | Cannelini beans Green peas Pea Pods White beans Snow peas | Copper beans Navy beans Garbanzo beans Lima beans | Kidney beans Tamarind beans Red beans |
| Amaranth Buckwheat Kasha | Barley Cornflakes Cornmeal Cream of rice Kamut | Millet, puffed Oat bran Oatmeal Rice, puffed. Rice bran Spelt | Cream of wheat Granola Grape nuts Seven grain Wheat bran | Shredded wheat Wheat germ | |
| Essene bread Ezekiel bread Rice cakes Soya flour bread | Sprouted wheat bread | Bagels, wheat Brown rice bread Millet 100% rye Rye vita Spelt bread Corn muffins | Gluten free bread Rice cakes Rye crisps Soy flour bread Wasa bread Oatbran muffins | Durum wheat English muffins Multigrain bread Pumpernickel; Wheat bran muffins | High protein bread Matzos Whole wheat bread |
| Buckwheat Oat flour Rice flour Rye Flour | Soba Noodles Artichoke pasta | Cous Cous Barley flour Bulgar flour Rice, brown Rice, wild Rice, white | Gluten flour Spelt flour Quinoa Rice, basmati Rice flour | Pasta semolina White flour | Spinach pasta Whole wheat flour |
| Artichoke Beet leaves Broccoli Carrots Chicory Collard greens Dandeloin Garlic Horseradish Kale Kohlrabi Leek | Lettuce Okra Onions,red Onions, radish Onions, yellow Parley Parsnips Pumpkin Spinach Sprouts, alfalfa Swiss chard Tempeh Tofu turnips | Asparagus Avocado Bamboo shoots Beets Bok Choy Carraway Cauliflower Celery Chevril Corriander Corn Cucumber Daikon Endive | Fennel Lettuce Mushroom (all) Olives, green Onions, green Raddichio Rutabaga Scallion Seaweed Sprouts, Brussels Sprouts, mung Squash Water chestnut Watercress Zucchini | Chinese Cabbage Cabbage, red, white Eggplant Olives, black, greek Spanish Peppers, green | Peppers, red Peppers, yellow Peppers, sweet Potatoes, red Potatoes, sweet Potatoes, white Tomatoes Yams |
| Apricots Blackberries Blueberries Boysenberries Cherries Cranberries Figs, fresh or dried | Grapefruit Lemons Pineapple Plums, all Prunes raisons | Apples Currents,red Currents,black Dates Grapes Guava Kiwi Limes Loganberries watermelon | Nectarines Peaches Pears Pomegranates Prickly pears Raspberries Star fruit Other melon strawberries | Banana Papaya Oranges Rhubarb Tangerines mangoes | Coconuts Honeydew Rock melon |
| Juices- Apricot Carrot Celery Black cherry prune | Grapefruit Pineapple Prune Water with lemon | Apple Apple cider Cabbage cranberry | Cucumber Grape Veggie juices | Orange papaya | tomato |
| Barley malt Blackstrap mol. Garlic Ginger mustard | Soy sauce | Agar Almond extract Arrowroot Basil Bergamont Cardamon cinnamon Clove Cream of tarter Dill Honey Apple butter jelly | Allspice Anise Carob Bay leaf Brown rice syrup Chevril Chocolate Coriander Cumin Horseradish Marjoram Miso Mustard (dry) Pimiento Jam Salad dressing | Capers Gelatin, plain Pepper, white Apple cider vin. Ketchup Worcestershire mayonnaise | Red wine vinegar Balsalmic vinegar White vinegar Wintergreen Pickles, dill and sweet radish |
| Herbs- Alfalfa Aloe Burdock Chamomile Echinacea Fenugreek Ginger Ginseng Green tea | Hawthorn Milk thistle Rosehips St. johns wort Slippery elm valerian | Chickweed Dandelion Dong quai Elder Gentian Goldenseal Hops Licorice root Mullein Parsley peppermint | Raspberry leaf Sage Senna Sarsparilla Shepherds purse Skullcap Spearmint Thyme Vervain White birch White oak bark yarrow | Catnip Cayenne Cornsilk Red clover | Rhubarb Yellow dock |
| Coffee decaf Coffee regular | Tea, green Red wine | White wine | Beer Distilled liquor Seltzer water | Club soda Cola Black tea |
