My husband has been on blood pressure medication since 1989. He has been on cholesterol medication for a year and a half. When he went on the blood pressure medication the research at the time blamed salt for blood pressure problems. He agreed to try a low salt diet. His food tasted so bland that he was miserable. He decided he would rather take medication and enjoy his food.

When I started the Blood Type Diet a year ago I started nudging him in the direction of a Type A diet. He likes some of the foods I've added to his diet (especially soy cheese, lentil soup, nut crackers, and a multi grain wheat free hot cereal) He doesn't miss beef at all, and is glad I'm serving more fish. He's not ready to totally commit to a Type A diet, but freely admits that I've had wonderful results on the Type O diet.

A month or so ago he began to complain that when he stood up suddenly he got dizzy and light headed. He said that his blood pressure readings had been lower and wondered if that could be the cause. It was time for his physical, so he and our doctor talked about it. The doctor ordered blood work, and we'd been waiting for results.

Not only is his blood pressure down, his cholesterol reading is down as well. The doctor said to go to half the dose of both medications for 6 months, then come in for more testing. So I bought a little guillotine, and we're cutting his pills in half.

He won't give the BTD full credit, but he admits the BTD might be one of the factors that has caused the change. As for me, I will keep on nudging in a Type A direction.