I read 'Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type' a few years ago but receintly ran into a woman who said there is more to that than meets the eye. She told me about secreters and nonsecreters. Where can I get this info. I don't remember it being in the book. Please let me know so I can order the data. Thank you. Jill (RN)

Hi, Jill! Yes, the book is called Live Right 4 Your Type, and it contains detailed food lists and an abundance of great information on stress relief and specific health care. For a quick study on secretors vs. nonsecretors, see our Knowledge Base Secretor/Nonsecretor page. Thanks for asking! :-)

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I have been reading information about grapefruit juice that says it's not the best because of the medication reactions. Can you let me know what you think. I have been also reading about soy, and there are mixed options about it's long term benefits. Please let me know what you know. Thank you, Darin

Ask your doctor about which medications react with grapefruit juice. It's not all of them. About soy, I think Peter answered hundreds of questions on the old message boards regarding the anti-soy cabal, but you might want to start with this one from Ask Dr. D'Adamo: Will Soy Rot Your Brain? Great title, eh? Enjoy your reading, and feel free to ask more specific questions if they arise!

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I can't find hemp oil or hemp flour in the list of foods. Have they been tested yet for blood type compatibility? I'd like to try baking with the flour I see for sale in the stores now, and I read the oil has good EFA ratios. Thanks! monet

Hello, monet ~ Here is the Ask Dr. D'Adamo page on HEMP. The flour may have fewer of the deleterious effects noted for the oil, but I suspect they will both fall into the same categories once Peter has had the chance to test them specifically. In the meantime they are technically "neutral" (as all unlisted foods are), but do note the caveats in that Ask Dr. D. page!

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Where can I obtain a kit to determine my secretor status in Canada? Thanks for your column.Lorraine

Lorraine, I don't yet know if secretor tests can be shipped to Canada or New York State. Drop a note to North American Pharmacal at NAP-Service@worldnet.att.net and ask if the situation has changed. If not, write me again and I'll see what I can do. :-)

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In Dr. D'Adamo's book Cook Right 4 Your Type he states that hydrogenated oils may be potentially toxic or carcinogenic. This left me feeling ambiguous as to whether hydrogenated oils are cancerous or not. Why did he use the word "potentially" versus just saying, "these oils are toxic or carcinogenic". Thank you. Aaron

Well, I suppose it is a wording choice based on the fact that they do not precipitate cancer or measurable toxicity on one use, but repeated use will create toxicity in virtually everyone, although only some people will get cancer traceable to the use of hydrogenated oils. There are actually two conditional terms ("may be" and "potentially"), which can be stated as one: hydrogenated oils may increase your bowel toxicity, and they may encourage the growth of cancer in you. Rather a roundabout way of stating the fact that they're not useful or necessary for anyone, and they have a history of doing harm. :-D

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Hello, I'm going to graduate with an undergraduate university degree this year. Next year I wish to go to a Naturopathic/complementary health school. I was wondering which ones would be BTD friendly and how did Dr. Dadamo get his education? I live in Canada, so Canadian schools would be preferred. Is there anything especially around Toronto, Quebec or in British Columbia?(I speakk French so language is no problem) However, I would welcome any advice and suggestions you could offer. Thanks, Your column is great, thanks for all the encouragement. Michelle

:-) I'm always so happy to hear from young people pursuing complementary medicine careers!! Peter was graduated from Bastyr University... not far south of the border from BC, so perhaps it would be a possibility for you? Here is their website. Keep in touch! ~;-D

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thanks, everyone!!