Hi, I've just read your book "Eat Right 4 your type" and it struck a few familiar chords in regard to my strange affiliations or otherwise to some specific foods. I am type O, Rh-. However some details are confusing me.

You certainly mention that Leafy green vegetables rich in vitamin K like Kale, Broccoli and Spinach are recommended but in the same paragraph you state that the brassica family are to be avoided. You further list "cabbage - chinese, white, red." as AVOID. Are you saying that green cabbage(Brassica Olearica) is perhaps ok ? Why are brussels Sprouts also to be AVOIDED.

Incidentally I'm Irish and you have just killed one of my abiding couples, Bacon and Cabbage !! If the green cabbage is ok I could perhaps fall back on Corned Beef and Cabbage. Please don't tell me the corning process rules that out also. TonyB

;-D Hello, Tony ~ welcome in!

I commiserate with you on the loss of bacon & cabbage. I myself didn't mind losing the bacon so much, since turkey bacon works pretty well in its stead -- and I didn't eat bacon when I started this diet anyway -- but cabbage is difficult to replace. Not to mention potatoes, which you didn't ~ but if you had, I'd suggest keeping an eye open in the market for "japanese sweet potatoes" or "batata california" (same thing), as they're wonderful substitutes for white potatoes, whether mashed, fried, in chips or crisps. Of course, yellow turnip is a satisfying replacement for mash, as well.

Back to what you DID ask. The book Eat Right 4 Your Type was the initial setting-out of the theories and the preliminary food lists. They've been refined since then. If you can, get hold of Live Right 4 Your Type (2001), and notate it from the "updates page" on the front page of this site. It's a spectacular book, and the central resource for a great deal of detailed information on types, subtypes, and how to feed them. ;-> I think you'll enjoy it!

Briefly: both cabbage and Brussels sprouts are Neutral for O secretors - but still avoids for O nonsecretors. {{no joy for me there.}} Take a peek at the TYPEbase3 online food database (from the pulldown menus above) if you have a question on a food item's status.

However, corned beef is absolutely fine for Os -- with a few general health caveats as follows. I would caution against using saltpetre, but brine and pickling spices (see the spice list in LR4YT for reference) -- even sugar -- are perfectly OK in the corning.

Glad you stopped by! Don't be a stranger. :-)

Hello again, First, I would like to thank Sharon for her advice on the EPSOM salts, I will check it out! Just a quick question! Is it normal that I feel every single little bit of avoid ingredient when it is added to a food that I eat? Soy milk has some carageenan, and it seems to affect my pains on the left side. So I take some deflect before i drink it, and it goes down like a charm! I mix it with egg whites and a banana. What about Ascorbic acid, is this an avoid? It is supposed to be good for us no? Can taking olive oil in salad sort of act like a flush? Because When I take good oils, I feel all the bad coming out of me and it is painfull for a little bit and then, I feel good. Well, happy Blood Type day to all!!! Emily

Hi, Emily ~ It is quite common to react to avoids, even when they're present in tiny amounts. It's best to avoid the carrageenan - there are brands which do not contain it. Look around a bit, you'll find them! Westbrae Natural comes to mind, but see what your local stores carry.

Instead of ascorbic acid, we like to use natural forms of vitamin C like acerola cherry and rose hips.

Olive oils with food don't stimulate a gallbladder flush, because they're tempered by the amount of other material passing throught the digestive tract. That's why we restrict food intake, then use lots of oil and juice, to get the desired effect.

Glad you're feeling well, Emily! It's always nice to hear from you! :-D

If a person is on the candida diet (no sugars, vinegars, or yeasts), does this also include the nutritional yeast? Thanks, Sharon from Alaska

Hey there, Sharon! Nutritional yeast itself is perfectly fine on Candida diets. First, it's not a live yeast (like baker's yeast). Second, Candida albicans is a totally different organism from the baker's yeast and brewers' yeast critters -- it's called 'yeast,' but it's worlds apart. I think nutritional yeast is a very helpful supplement for intestinal dysbiosis, in fact.

Avoiding grains entirely will speed your progress in restoring intestinal flora balance, so you might consider doing so just while you're on the anti-candida program. Very best wishes, dear, and let me know how it works for you! :-)