Liver is a food that enocourages weitht loss on Type O diets. Does it matter where the liver comes from? Beef? Pork? Chicken? Is one better than the other? Are prepared liverwurst products such as Underwood Lieverwurst Spread acceptable? Delores

Hi, Delores ~ Liver from animals whose meat is beneficial is a bit better than liver from the 'neutral animals.' If the meat is an avoid, the liver is an avoid (pork, for instance). About prepared products: compare the ingredients on the label with your food list... although fresh is usually much better than a mixed canned product. Thanks for your message! :-)

Should I take something to replace no spleen? I am O positive, age 73 female in good health except I am never without sinus drainage. Allegra affected my eyesight. I got some relief from the Sinus Health Protocal for the four weeks. How often can one repeat the Protocals? I have been on the O diet about 90% of the time for almost two years and friends and relatives have bought the books. -- Louvena

Hello, Louvena! You can certainly repeat a protocol a couple of weeks after finishing one. Have you tried eliminating grain and dairy completely for a week or two, in order to see if the sinus drainage might be triggered by a reaction to one or more of those foods? Try it: it might take some of the burden off your immune system.

The functions of the spleen are to clear old red blood cells and platelets from the blood, and to produce antibodies to fight bacterial infections, especially those caused by pneumococcus or other similar types of bacteria. The best advice I can give is to use the Immune-Enhancing protocol in the Encyclopedia, take the Deflect-O supplement regularly, and consider getting the Pneumovax vaccine if your doctor offers it. Please write back and let me know how you're doing!

Help! I'm type O and BTD really suits me. Two queries: Can I eat soya yogurt AND Is it OK to carry out coffee enemas? Many thanks for your help. Sarah

Hey there, Sarah ~ Soy yogurt with OK ingredients is fine for type O secretors. If you have any health concerns (such as constipation), I would tend to stay away from soy until you discover the cause of the problem. We don't encourage regular use of enemas, simply because the diet is more effective (and less costly and/or time consuming) at ensuring good digestion & elimination. Try two tablespoons of flax soaked for 10 or 15 minutes in a little water, taken an hour or two before bedtime ~ and get your exercise! it's key for the robust functioning of ALL the organs! Hope this helps!! :-D

Hi Heidi. Approximately 4 years ago I started the O type diet and lost 60 lbs quite effortlessly. {A side bar. I'm 5'3" and when I started weighted 225 pounds. The weight loss took me to 165 which is still about 30 pounds over what I wanted to weigh, but not matter what I did I couldn't seem to lose any more by eating O type.} I kept the weight off for 3 years, and was quite sure I'd never gain it back, however last Christmas, I let down my O type guard, and ate whatever I wanted for a month and a half. Consequently I put on 20 -25 pounds very quickly. Yikes!!I have since been faithfully eating O type again but have not been able to lose the weight . This time, I have been taking all the supplements on the web site for O. The basic pack plus catechol, fucus plus and licorice. This additional 25 pounds puts me about 50 pounds overweight. It's quite depressing. Any suggestions on how to get things jump started?

Another equally challenging thing has been the arrival of hot flashes for the last year. They are so uncomfortable! I've been taking the black cohosh and maca root that is recommended for seniors in Live Right for Your Type. (I'm 49). It hasn't helped. For about 8 months I used progesterone cream but it's effectiveness wore off. Do you have any idea what might help. I've thought I might order the aromastate on the site. Have you heard if it is helpful for hot flashes? Thanks for your time. - Debra

Hello, Debra ~~ Hmmm... How's the exercise going? The last ten pounds or so may take a bit longer to get rid of, but exercise makes all the difference in the changes in your appearance -- the scales may be a bit sluggish to move, but your measurements will continue to reduce more easily with exercise than without. It also is very helpful in controlling appetite, a vital concern around this dangerous time of year! :-D

Aromastat may be of use to you, and it is worth a try. Look into Rhodiola rosea as well -- it can be highly effective for resolving hot flashes, according to several Os who've mentioned it to me. I think a two-pronged approach involving the Female Balancing protocol from the Encyclopedia and exercise (the extra weight can be a secret but major culprit in hormonal distresses) would be best to get the job(s) done. Keep in touch! ~:-D

And ~ a word from an experienced woman on feeding Verna's grandson!

Re: Verna's Grandson I am always happy for babies who are breastfed, especially long-term breastfeeding. I breastfed all four of my children each for 3-plus years and I had some experience with LaLeche League. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding , "the definitive guide" to breastfeeding by La Leche League , recommends that the addition of solids should be delayed for at least 6 months or longer for these reasons. ( page 232, 6th revised edition)First, you want to maintain your milk supply. The more solids the baby ingests, the less milk he will take at the breast. A growing baby needs more of the perfect food, not less!! Also the decrease in breast milk means a decrease in protective antibodies the baby receives. Another reason to delay solid foods is that the younger the baby, the more likely the food will cause allergy. The baby may be be on the large size, but that doesn't necessarily mean that his digestive system is mature enough for solids. A good indication of whether he is ready for solids is the development of teeth. (not just the erruption of that first little front bottom tooth at around 5-6 months--you can't chew much with that) Along with the development of teeth, the mouth muscles develop the cooridination necessary to move food around and the tongue gains the ability to move food to the back and swallow. A baby who has to be propped up and spooned mushed food, repeatedly, as the stuff keeps oozing out of the mouth does not have that coordination and readiness of his mouth. Watch your baby for readiness to feed solids, not the scale or the calendar. In addition to teeth and mouth coordination, grabbing for food, enjoying the food he manages to get into his mouth, his appetite will grow , demanding to be nursed more frequently. If this appetite increase lasts for more than four or five days, he is greater that 6 months old, and has developed teeth, then he is ready. I encourage the mother of Verna's grandson to keep on breastfeeding as long as possible, while adding solid foods , as the baby will go through ups and downs in his eating patterns. Teething, colds, flus, emotional upsets, and many other things effect how a baby eats, and maintaing breastfeeding throughout the first 3 years of life insures your baby of a good foundation for his diet. Suzanna

Whoo! Thank you so much, Suzanna!

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