I'm a type A (secretor status unknown) and would like to know about the following foods: 1. Ansazi, cranberry and Flageolet beans 2. coconut oil 3. tomatillos 4. yucca root 5. taro root 6. hempseed butter Thank you!!! Carol



Anasazi, cranberry & flageolet beans can all be considered Neutral since they are unlisted at this time. A note added later: some readers identify these beans as young kidney beans because of their genus and species -- however, Phaseolus vulgaris encompasses nearly every true bean in the food list. It's a very populous species of plants, including beneficial, neutral and avoid varieties. :-) Coconut oil, yucca and taro root can all be found in the TYPEbase3 database on our home page. Hemp products are unlisted, although Peter issued some warnings in this Ask Dr. D'Adamo column.





Iam blood type A. I would like to know when it says whey in the book does that mean whey protein and if it does could you suggest me some other protein drinks I could take. Thank you ~ roberto



Yes, it refers to the milk component, whey, where most of the proteins reside. Rice protein would be a better choice for A's. Read those ingredients carefully, OK? :-)





Does the irradiation of the mail to stop Anthrax have any impact on the PolyFlora sent out to customers? If not, how does this work? Wouldn't this even effect our food ship through the mail? Phillip



NAP offers shipment via UPS, who don't irradiate their packages. The best solution is to use UPS or another courier service for shipments of your comestibles, rather than having them sent through the U.S. Mails.





Bovine Colostrum and type A, B and O blood types? Thank YOU Very Much. Roger.



It is unlikely to do type Bs harm, and it is recommended to Os in the Encyclopedia intestinal health protocols. For other types, I have no data ~ thanks for your Q!





I'm a 58 year old type O negative and have been having extreme hair loss the last six months. I had a hysterectomy ten years ago, so that cannot be the cause of this current problem. I take an occasional Vicodin and an occasional Librium, but most of the time take Glucosamine, MSM, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex, Soy/Lecithin, Selenium. I have changed my shampoo and hair products to Nioxin. Can there be a problem in my diet--would the hair test determine if there is poison in my system causing this? Also, is there any difference in O negative and O positive in the diet? Thanks. Linda



There are minor differences in O+ and O- diets, mostly along the lines of a bit more meat and a bit less grain. These can be found in Live Right 4 Your Type. Not knowing your diet, it is difficult to say what might be causing hair loss ~ yes, I would get the hair test to start with. I'd also use nutritional yeast in place of the B complex, and add a horsetail supplement for silica. Not familiar with Nioxin, but Aubrey makes several avoid-free shampoos. I'm also not schooled in the potential side effects of drugs such as Vicodin or Librium, but the package inserts may mention hair loss? Darned things are in tiny type and a mile long, but it's worth a look! :-)





I am a type O secretor and avoid dairy products. Butter is listed as a neutral food. Can I assume that since butter is made from whold crem, that whole or whipping cream is a neutral food. Kathleen



Buttermaking begins with cream, but the churning process separates the butterfat (neutral) from the buttermilk (avoid). Whole cream is an avoid, like milk and half-and-half (half cream, half milk). Here's a great site from the University of Guelph, all about butter! for those who are interested!



I AM AN O BLOOD TYPE AND HAVE BEEN ON THE DIET APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK. I AM USING A PRODUCT CALLED PARKAY BUTTER SPRAY, 0 CALORIES. THE MAIN INGREDIENTS ARE WATER,SOYBEAN OIL,BUTTERMILK,SALT,ETC. MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THE BUTTERMILK WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE--WOULD THIS SMALL AMOUNT BE SIGNIFICANT. PLEASE REPLY. THANK YOU. SYLVIA



Hello, Sylvia ~ I'd be happier if you used a bit of plain butter or good olive oil in your pan. The essential fatty acids in good, fresh olive oil are active health-builders, and will actually help your weight loss far more than highly processed products such as this one. Soybean oil and buttermilk are avoids for Os, and the "etc." part worries me a bunch... I can just imagine what-all that is! :-}





I have a couple of questions. I found a discrepency in the books and website over whole wheat for blood type A. The list book says it is neutral but the encyclopedia says it is avoid and the Eat Right book does not mention it at all. Can you clarify? No where do the food lists mention sour dough french bread. Where does it fall for a blood type A? In the cook right book it has a receipe for sweet or regular french bread and lists it as beneficial for type A. Also, there is much mention of Ezekiel and Essene breads but no receipe for them that I can find anywhere. Can you provide a source for the receipes? Thanks much for your help, Katie



Whole wheat is an avoid for type A -- see the TYPEbase3 database (on the homepage, www.dadamo.com). If a baked product is not listed, check the individual ingredients to determine if it's OK for you. Here's the page I wrote on recipes for essene and Ezekiel breads. Hope this helps, Katie!

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thanks for your questions, everyone! (and for your patience!!!) :-)