The Blood Type Diet Works

I started studying blood type and diet with Dr. James D'Adamo's 30 year practice compilation "One Man's Food... Is another Man's Poison" in 1995. The information was fascinating: specific foods could have a beneficial, neutral, or negative effect on human health and functioning!

In 1997, Dr. Peter D'Adamo, son of Dr. James D'Adamo published "Eat Right 4 Your Type". A patient bought me a copy as a gift and handed it to me with a look on his face like, "Hey Dr. Saks, I guess you were serious about the connection between blood type and diet!"

So here we are, many years later with so much more science, research and data on the connection between blood type and diet. The concept is really quite simple. The protein on your blood cells can have a beneficial, neutral or negative reaction to the chemical composition (protein structure) in food; thus, our health can greatly improve if our diet leans greatly toward our beneficial foods and we lean heavily away from our avoid foods. Incidentally, I stopped giving patients the avoid list years ago - so I could avoid "aw-man, you mean I can't have..." reaction!

As a Naturopath, Chiropractor, and Health and Wellness Coach, I recommend each person have their blood type tested (can be easily done at home) or more specifically, get your type and your secretor status checked with one salivary evaluation. Solutions to many of your health issues, even the difficult ones, may lie less in the intake of vitamins, minerals, and supplements than in the creation of a personalized "Bio-Logikal Diet". Doctors all over the country have started talking about the need for diets customized for specific individuals. Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all health and wellness programs.

For a brief summary of the concept of Blood type and diet, see my article "Blood Type and Diet - Weight Loss and Optimal Health".

I have found that blood typing alone can give me 80-85% accuracy with a clinical diet for a patient, WITHOUT having to use a food allergy test. Further, if we know the person's blood type and secretor status, we can fine tune their diet to 90% or better as compared to food allergy testing. Food allergy testing can still be very useful, but it's expensive and not absolute. This makes blood typing and secretor status testing a phenomenal clinic tool. In case you're wondering, secretor status indicates whether a person secretes his/her blood type antigens into their mucous membranes (eyes, intestines, urine, etc.). About 80% of the U.S. population are "secretors", while 20% are "non- secretors". Secretor status can be very beneficial when recommending a therapeutic or wellness diet for my patients and clients.

Dr. D'Adamo continues to research, publish and even treat patient in his clinic in Connecticut. His most recent publication is quite complex and primarily deals with heredity, genetic expression and blood type.

I had the opportunity to hear Dr. D'Adamo speak at his conference for The Institute for Human Individuality in Tempe, AZ April 2005. He started many doctors on a quest to learn more about blood typing, genetic expression, and dermatoglyphics (fingerprinting) as a means of recognizing patterns of dysfunction and disease.

I recommend Dr. D'Adamo's book Eat Right For Your Type for everyone. It is easy and vital reading for a healthy body and mind.

Please note, common sense is always your best medical advice! You should always consult with your doctor before undertaking any dietary or exercise program.