This is for those who wanted info. on spelt. I (B+,secr.unkn.) use white spelt measure for measure in ALL my baking, and I like whole spelt especially in bisquits. For those who can eat oatmea, I have found that oat flour works wonderful in cookies and bars. My mother(O+,sec. unkn.) used spelt in her bread machine, but I know she had to adjust the measurements a littl, trial and error. I don't have a machine, so I won't speculate. Thanks, Heidi, for all your efforts!! I hope this helps a little. Ginger

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In response to the requests in today's column for bread and muffin recipes, I recommend the book "The Complete Guide to Wheat-Free Cooking" by Phyllis Potts (ISBN 1-885223-77-3). No pineapple spelt muffin recipes but plenty of others that could be used and just mix in a bit of pineapple. She has a special section with bread machine recipes including two 100% spelt bread recipes and one 100% kamut recipe. One spelt recipe specifically says it makes a 1-1/2 pound loaf; the other one doesn't say but has less flour in it so I'm guessing it makes a 1 pound loaf. Perhaps someone familiar with using bread machines could adapt the recipes for the larger machine. The author notes that to make wheat-free breads in the Zojirushi-type bread machines(where the liquid ingredients are added first) it is important to mix the ingredients in a bowl first, and then spoon the dough into the machine. Here is the recipe that makes a 1-1/2 pound loaf: 1-1/2 T. honey, 1-1/2 T. canola oil, 1 cup plus 2 T. water, 1 T. yeast, 3 cups spelt flour, 1 tsp. salt. Combine honey, oil, and water. Add yeast, flour, and salt to the honey mixture. Put into the bread canister. (Be sure kneader is in canister.) Set machine to basic bread setting and push the start button. Hope this helps those bakers out there. Thanks again, Heidi, for your wonderful column. Deborah

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Hi Heidi, Did someone call for recipes? My favorite subject. This is for Lou - pineapple muffins and for Shay - spelt and rye bread.

The pineapple-pecan muffins comes from one of my favorite coookbooks - THE ALLERGY SELF-HELP COOKBOOK. Lots of NO wheat, corn, milk and sugar recipes. This recipe uses amaranth which is beneficial for AB but you can substitute spelt. I often substitute spelt one for one for wheatarians. Makes 12.

1 3/4 cups sifted amaranth flour (instead of sifting, I just pour into measuring cup without packing down ]

1/4 cup sifted arrowroot

2 1/2 tsp. baking soda

2 tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup ground pecans

8 oz. unsweetened crushed pineapple, packed in juice

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup honey (being a nonnie all that pineapple and juice is more than enough for me but if you want I would use molasses which is beneficial for AB - gives the muffins a nice color too)

1 egg (optional)

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract (Frontier Brand has one with no corn syrup or alcohol)

Sift flour, arrowroot, and baking soda into a large bowl. Stir in the chopped and ground pecans. Place the pineapple in a strainer set over a bowl. Press lightly wiht the back of a spoon to extract excess juice. Ste the pineapple aside. Measure the juice; add enough water to equal 2/3 cup. Whisk the pineapple juice, oil, honey, egg and vanilla together in a small bowl. Pour into the flour bowl. Mix with a few swift strokes. Do not overmix. Gently fold in the pineapple. Divide batter among 12 muffin cups. Bake at 375 for 18-20 mintues, or until center of muffin feels firm.

The spelt bread recipe for bread machines actually comes off of the Arrowhead Mills bag of spelt flour. I have not made it since being an A2 Rh neg nonnie puts me at 3-5 servings per week of grains/starches so my bread machine is gathering dust.

SPELT BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINES

Makes 1 loaf.

1 Package Active Dry Yeast

1 Cup warm water

2 tbsp. honey

2 tbsp. oil

1 tsp. sea salt

3 1/2 cups spelt flour

Add ingredients to machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Bake on shortest cycle possible (NOT quick bread cycle). If loaf falls and craters during baking cycle, decrease water slightly next time.

From vegweb.com here is a rye bread for bread machine recipe but is not 100% rye. I would just go with all rye flour and see what happens. I find many recipes will add wheat flour to perfectly good grains because most are not used to the taste of anything that is not wheat.

Valerie's Very Own Rye Bread Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups Water

2 cups Unbleached White Flour (use rye flour here too)

1 1/2 cups Rye flour

1 T Cocoa (optional; for coloring)

1 1/2 T Caraway Seed (yes, table spoons)

1/3 cup Molasses

2 t Active Dry Yeast

1 1/2 t salt

Directions: Use Basic Medium mode. Timer not recommended.

Thanks Heidi. I thoroughly enjoyed doing that. Interested to hear how they make out. Also, sending out to all nonnies an invite to join the Nonnie Email List to network with other nonnies to get support and great recipes. Looking forward to hearing from Suzanna (B nonnie newbie). Best to all, Nina

Thank you all!! And Nina, I gather we still don't have a working email for Suzanna? If you're out there, Suzanna, please write in with a proper email addy if you still want to be added to the mailing list. :-D

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Re Mosquitos: the letter you posted is word for word quoted in the Urban Legends website at http://www.snopes.com/spoons/oldwives/skeeters.htm By coincidence, I had read it yesterday and recognized it today. For what it's worth... S.

:+> Oh, well! Several people wrote in with comments -- Which letter was it? :-)

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Heerye Heidi! My ears are burning. I am the rarest of the rare, the AB + non-secretor. I am a cornucopia of medical problems that are now finally being addressed by knowing my rare bloodtype and even rarer secretor status. A big thanks to Dr. D, who I met last month on his book tour, for providing this discovery. (Tell him I was the guy with the big smile wearing the bandana at Book Passage in Marin County, CA.):-)

My problems while not life threatening are just bothersome and do interfere with my enjoyment of living. I've found that I need to be extremely diligent in the foods that I eat, supplements that I take and stress that I take on. At age 13, I lost my hair, which is when all the problems began...a series of doctors, nutritionists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, chiropractors, faith healers, psychologists all tried to help...but no one uncovered a cause or a remedy and called it Alopecia. If that were the only symptom, that would be bearable, but as you know an autoimmune illness usually brings with it other problems and disorders. After 26 years searching to find relief from the myriad of pains, problems, mild depression, swollen glands, fatigue, poor circulation, cold, headaches, infections and many other symptoms, I happily (?) found out last week I have Hashimotos Thyroiditis and I am now being treated and hopefully on the road to recovery. I write not for help (but of course welcome any suggestions you might have), but to communicate through this column in hopes of reaching others suffering to let them know that there IS hope and answers out there. The only thing that has made my life better has been the BTD, with special attention now paid to non-secretor status...and a little bit of thyroid hormone every day John

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Dear Heidi, I just wanted to give you a quick update. I am the O non secretor with the rosacea and arthritis. I have cut all grains and sugars out for the last 4 weeks and now have no joint pain at all! My skin has totally cleared as well - I keep to a very low carb diet. If I eat any sugar at all - even fruit sugar - my skin breaks out into flushing and pimples. The problem is that I keep getting sick - colds and sinus infections - maybe my vitamin c levels are really low, because I am not eating fruit. I take polyflora O, Quercetin, brewer's yeast and Ester C. Is there a better Vitamin C to take? I found Dr. D's O multivitamin did not really agree with me. Can you recommend another one? I have not really started my exercise routine either - as finally my joints are out of pain. Do you think that this will help ward off infections? It is so embarressing that I keep getting ill at work - especially since I am a proponent of this blood type diet. It sort of undermines my credibility! I would appreciate any suggestions Thank you as ever for all your help. suzanna

Hello, friends ~~ I am so pleased things are progressing satisfactorily for both of you!

John, the only tip I'd offer right now is that with time on the diet, you may very well find your hormone supp need will decrease -- so do monitor it closely. The BTD has a great record on resolving Hashimoto's. Bless you, rara avis! Your ears SHOULD be burning -- keep in touch, now, ya heah?!! ;-D

Suzanna, I'd start using organic rose hips, soaked overnight, then blended up and added to a smoothie. Daily. Make sure you are getting adequate zinc (the full complement of nuts & seeds should do it -- or else try a low-dosage zinc supp for a week or two, but do skip a week and re-evaluate your condition before repeating the dosage for the next two weeks. And of course, the protein portions/frequencies in Live Right. If you're eating a wide variety of fresh vegetables, and some organ meats, your vitamin C intake should be fine unless there is more here than meets the eye... Try the above and keep me posted, OK? :-)

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Regarding organic whole egg protein powder, your readers might be interested to know that the powdering process has been shown to oxidize the cholesterol in the egg yolk. The result is an extremely unhealthy processed food product(same with powdered milk), since oxidized cholesterol is believed to be a major factor in heart disease. For references, see http://www.nlfd.gov.tw/jfda/content/74/01.pdf http://www.nlfd.gov.tw/jfda/content/81/01.pdf This is another example of where we should not mess with mother nature. Roy

Good to know, Roy, and thanks for posting this for all of us! :-)

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Hi, suzanna ~ Palm oil isn't an easy subject to come to grips with, but I gave it a try here a while back. Read through, see what you think. Personally, I'm going to pass on palm oil until we learn more. ~~ and thank you so much for your kind words!

I am a Type A and would like to know what to eat to gain weight. I have always relied on dairy products (ice cream, cheese etc.) to maintain my weight (I have always been underweight - 5'5" 105-110#). What would be good to eat between meals? Laura

Just following your A diet should normalize your weight. Eat your full quota of acceptable grains and fish/fowl. A couple of tips: eat in a relaxed frame of mind, chew thoroughly, and relax a bit with some soothing music after your meal. Yoga is great for harmonizing your endocrine system, calming your digestion, and encouraging development of active body mass. The Pilates system is a fine method to build muscle on those delicate bones of yours!

In the book "Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia" on p. 582 there is listed Wild Yam (Dioscora) being beneficial for Type O, but it does not say anything about the other blood types. I am an A non-secretor and I would like to know if the wild yam is a neutral or an avoid. I would also like to know the answer for the other blood types for this supplement. Thank you so much for your time and effort. Marilee

I don't have an authoritative value for wild yams as such, Marilee. All I can offer is that "true yams" are an avoid for all type As ~ beneficial for Bs and ABs ~ and neutral for Os. Wild yams and and the yams in our food lists are both Dioscorea villosa. Therefore, the values for both must be identical. :-}

I am a B+ nonsecretor diagnosed with invasive breast cancer 11 yrs. ago. Strong family history on both sides. Soy and peanuts have anticancer properties but i do not eat them because they are avoids for me. Should I eat them anyway as being cancerfree is more important than my weight! Also I quit eating flaxseed oil in my MFC because of its high linoleic acid content which I understand to be a cancer promotor.. Again not what I want to do. Confused as many doctors advocate flax. Please help me to understand what is best for ME. Thank you for your time. Jean

Unfortunately, the benefits soy and peanuts confer on type As don't extend to Bs and Os -- quite the opposite. Soy has been shown to impair Bs' immune defenses by reducing B antigen levels. Instead of peanuts, use Peter's Aromastat supplement to block aromatase levels and inhibit early cancer growth. Also, please consider adding flax oil back into your diet. Here's a link to Peter's Ask Dr. D. on flax. I hope you have purchased the Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia, as it is full of detailed information and protocols concerning cancer. Best of health to you, Jean!

I am an AB blood type. Can I use flax seed meal? Alexandra

Sure! Best way to get flax meal is to buy the seeds and use a coffee or spice grinder to prepare small amounts of meal when you plan to eat it. The oil in the seeds goes rancid quickly, so this method is better than purchasing the meal pre-ground. Keeping your flax seeds, meal or oil in the fridge greatly extends their "fresh-life."

I belong to the B blood group and would like to lose some weight on the blood group diet. I don't understand why Tofu is to be avoided under blood group B and yet soya flour is acceptable. Would eating Tofu deter weight lose? Btw, Tofu is one of my favourite food - I eat Tofu 3 - 4 times a week. Must I totally avoid Tofu in order to lose weight? Edith

For weight loss, try to eat 100% beneficial foods and engage in B-type exercise and stress-relief practices. Tofu will only retard your progress and lead to discouraging results down the line.

If it will ease your pain a bit, remember that virtually all of us have bade fare-thee-well to at least one favorite food. I commiserate with you in the tofu and tempeh regard (love 'em both). I've lost chickpeas (hummus with sweet peppers! *sigh!*) buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup! oatmeal on cold mornings! fresh roasted sweet corn, corn bread with pancetta and hot peppers, gourmet purple popping corn! OH, don't get me started on the vasty wealth of brilliant cheeses from France and Ireland... and curried cabbage... brussels sprouts in quiche, potatoes in every form imaginable... chestnuts in December, sunflower seeds in July, fried plaintains with Haitian goat stew. Honeydew, just as it is. Apples cool in the breeze, blackberries warm from the bush. STRAWBERRIES. Other than that, I have no complaints. ~~;-D When you see the weight dropping and little surprise healthy "side-effects" showing up, your longing for tofu will fade as well. Hang in there, dear!

I live in Turkey-Istanbul. I am Blood A Rh+ and 33 years old female. I have still skin problem too much (acne)and I have gastrit problem and helico bacter. My doctor couldn't do anything about my problems. I would like to learn which supplement that I have to add my diet. Thank you very much for your helps and best regards, Ipek

Ipek, try to cut down on grains. See if you can find fish to replace any meat or fowl you eat. Fill up on as many green vegetables as you can get locally. Follow the A diet in Eat Right 4 Your Type and include yoga or meditation every day. For your skin, use Witch Hazel on it. Can you obtain the following: burdock tea, Holy Basil in capsules, Pantethine (not pantothenic acid), and vitamin A? Five or ten drops of Gentian tincture in warm water before meals will help with your stomach distress, and Linden tea and Asian (Panax) Ginseng can be added to get rid of the H. pylori infection. Two weeks should see a great improvement. Write back if you have any trouble recognizing these names.

I'm a French reader of your 3 books. My husband (A+) and I (O-) enjoy your blood diet method. Now, we want to be sure about our secretor status. How could I buy your test ? Do you have an european web site with price in euros or can I find it in a store, here, in France ? You know that french like food so we find a lot of good receip for our two blood type, how can I give you them ? Thank you for your answer, best regards. Valérie

Hallo, Valérie! You can order the secretor test from our friend Cocky who represents Stacktheme in Europe. Just email her at StackEurope ~ she'll take care of your needs. And if you would be so magnanimous as to send your recipes to me at helpinghand, I will be your friend for life. :-) My man (German) and I (Irish) have a little love affair with food, too. I'll post them into the Recipe Exchange so we all can enjoy them! Thank you!!

Anne, the rye bread mix sounds fine. Technically, type O nonsecretors should avoid soy, but if you're in good health and don't plan to learn your secretor status, just keep watch that it doesn't constipate you or cause pain or gas. The range of frequency for two slices of bread is between two and six times per week. The two Organ products are based on cornstarch ("maize starch"), so aren't recommended for us. Thanks for writing, and best of luck with your baking!





I have been following the diet very closely for about 6 weeks, including integrating cardio and strength training into my schedule. I am type O, 22 years old, 5'6" and weighed 123 pounds when I started and 127 pounds now. I don't care so much about losing weight, but I want to lose some flab and convert some fat into muscle. So far, I feel great and I look better, but I have gained 4 pounds and want to see less flab and more muscle! I'm wondering if I am eating too few calories and perhaps my metabolism is suffering for this. Dr. Dadamo's calorie calculator says I should get at least 2000 calories a day (for light exercise, 2300 for moderate exercise), but frankly I find this a very high number. I have lately been calculating my caloric intake and find it to be at most 1500 per day. I eat very healthy and I am not hungry, so I can't imagine what I could do to bump this up, but I don't want to slow down my metabolism! Can you explain the relationship between calories, weight, and metabolism? I'm sure this could help some others as well! Thanks! Kay



Hi, Kay ~ Instead of the calorie calculator, try the Body Mass Index calculator. The weight you gained may well be muscle. If your BMI is improving, then you are losing fat and building active tissue mass ~ your report that you feel great and look better means you're doing the right things. Instead of the scale, take measurements of your waist, hips and thighs. Compare them weekly with the old ones. Rather than adding calories, just follow the portion/frequency charts in Live Right, don't eat to the point of discomfort, and note your energy levels after your workouts. If you're dizzy or weak, add a berry & nutbutter shake or other protein snack. As you build muscle, you may begin to require more food. For now, give it time, you'll do fine! NOTE FROM CONTRIBUTOR ADDED: "If one gains weight, whether fat or muscle, the BMI will also go up. This is why the BMI is an inaccurate measurement of health status in professional bodybuilders and other muscular folk. The best way to determine whether or not you are losing fat is to monitor you body fat percentage using calipers and/or bioelectric impedence testing. Cheers, Ryan" Thanks, Ryan! I realized my error only this morning as I was checking the column (*;-}), and I appreciate your note about it!



Currently reading BTD, Century Books 2001 edition. Am O positive (with hypothyroidism), my husband O negative and OK, but am about to care for A2-type Mum post knee replacement surgery so was checking to see how we could cater for all of us. Herbal teas for A (p. 125) says that cornsilk and red clover should be avoided as they have the opposite effect to that required and suit type O, but in the list for type O on p. 80, they are among the teas to be avoided. Obviously there is something wrong with these lists. Now I am wondering if other lists are also wrong. I take 150µg thyroxine daily and was told to avoid iodine, so assume that this includes the bladderwrack etc. advocated. Rosalind



Your book's lists are correct: cornsilk and red clover should be avoided by both type O and A. Ask your doctor whether the iodine in seaweeds will interfere with your medication. There are multiple Outcome Reports referring to alleviation or normalization of thyroid function after following the type O diet for a period of time. Go to the page I just linked ~ in the Search For field, put "thyroid" and in the Search By pulldown menu, choose "Comments." You might copy, paste and print them for your discussion with your doctor. Good luck, and good health to you!

Having been a cook and now a carpenter, I did get a tiny amount of exercise. But at the end of the day I have always been too mentally and physically exhausted to do serious exerecise. When I was young, my body literally craved exercise without end. But having been a couch potato on numerous medicatiions for years, my promptings greatly diminished. Do you know of any herbs, supplements or foods that will help jump start my body's urge to exercise again?



I eat meat once a day, usually red meat, around 6 oz at breakfast with a large salad and eggs. Also, is cow feta ok for O's? And ketchup, being listed as an avoid, can be made with cider vinnegar and sweetened with fruit juice, but is it then ok? Oh and you forgot to mention goose as an avoid for O Se's in one of your answers. David

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David, I want to congratulate you on the accomplishment of your goals. More than that, I laud you for continuing to seek ways to implement Peter's suggestions in order to attain robust health.



Stressful jobs of a multitude of varieties can put us through a "mental work-out" leaving exhaustion in its wake, while the body's musculature has done little (if anything) other than key-up for fight-or-flight whilst keeping that smile on the face. :-E Many of us regularly come home at night feeling wrung out by a workday in which much was encountered, but nothing required (or allowed) in the way of physical response. That's precisely the time when we need our hour on the Nautilus machines, 10-mile cross-country run, yoga class, Qigong practice, or walk in the gardens most of all, and just when we are least inclined to do so.



The key? START. Just keep telling yourself you need to start, until you do. Give it a try once. Do a 15-minute run/walk. Do it again a couple of times that week, then add a minute onto your exercise sessions for the next week, and so on ~ and keep going. Remember to do thorough stretching before and afterwards, to prepare the body for activity and protect against injury. Stretching before bed can help with a morning workout, surprisingly. Think about other activities you might like -- team sports, one-on-one confrontations like tennis/raquetball/squash/2sies volleyball, or gym workouts, or skating, climbing, swimming, and mix it up. The great thing about this is, every day you exercise (including the first!) will feel in sharp contrast to those months or years when you didn't -- the psychological payoff is intense and lasting. It's just a glorious feeling. JUST DO IT, as stupid as that sounds! Just do it. :-}



Can I recommend herbs, supps or food to get you going? well ~~ I notice that I, at 130 pounds and 5'9", eat at least twice as much meat as you do. OK, I'm a nonsecretor.... Still, I hope you're using the Live Right recommendations on portions and frequency? :-) Second, I wonder if you are eating your largest meal at breakfast, which is a proven lose-weight strategem? If so, please add some nice fish or meat (very small & simple) at your last meal of the day, and include some olive or walnut oil, or homemade mayonnaise. It will put pep in your step for the next morning's exercise. Another thought: nutritional yeast (KAL is my favored brand) and some Methyl (B12) Plus (sold on this site) elevate mood, increase physical energy and contribute to a "warrior's attitude." ;-> Take them separately, and the yeast during the early part of the day. If taken at night, it may energize you just when you'd like to sleep instead.



Cow feta is fine for O's. Ketchup made with cider vinegar and fruit juice, is O-K for O secretors, too. And I've got good news for you: goose is Neutral for ya. Pork, quail and turtle are your only listed meat no-nos.



Vitality is not merely a quality of the mind. We are physical beings, and to engage in an appropriate exercise program is to honor the gift of the body. The concomitant rewards are physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.



David, I want to hear from you on your progress in getting those tootsies moving. Please keep me posted!

What is vegetable glycerine, which you recommend as a sweetener? The local health food stores have never heard of it. Rachel

Hi, Rachel ~ here's your chance to foster continuing education at your HFS! ;-D Heritage and NOW are the two brands I've seen in my city's many organic grocers ~ you could ask your store manager to order it for you (NOW is cheaper, and as far as I've been able to ascertain it, the products are entirely identical). However, for the best price, you might consider buying it online. Take a look at Harvest Moon Health Food's NOW glycerine page-- it's the lowest retail price I've seen for that item. enjoy!

Hi, Susan ~~ I'm kinda surprised your HFS folks had never heard of it, but hey! here's a chance to contribute to their education. :-) Here is one source for Triphala, a combination of Amla (Indian Gooseberry), Beleric Myrobalan (fruit from the Bihara tree) and Chebulic Myrobalan (the fruit from another Indian tree, Harada). Scroll down to the grey box entitled "The Amazing Ancient Triphala" and read all about it. It's a great page to print out for your HFS manager's reference.

Good luck with your protocol, and thanks for writing!

Dear Heidi, My wonderful, insightful daughter may have found the answer to the homeopath's comment that I could become "allergic" to Heallix. With that comment, and the fact that I was feeling quite thirsty, Nina wondered if in taking the Heallix there was a lot of "debris" left from killing the bad bacteria. She reckoned that I needed to "hose down" my bladder so that I can continue to detox. In fact, in the early days of taking Heallix I had a headache along the top of my eyes which I used to get when eating something I shouldn't It was from detoxing. With lots more water, about four liters a day, I feel great and can't wait to have the Heallix tested again. Will let you know what she says in October. Karen

Hello, Karen -- I'm VERY glad you two worked it out that you were having a detox reaction, and that you're feeling better now! :-) As I noted a while back, those symptoms are quite common during detoxing.

I'd like to remind everyone to be sure to read the Heallix site thoroughly if you have any questions about its use, how it works, or just anything at all about it.

This is just one brief note from the Heallix FAQ page:





However, this is quite different from an allergic reaction, which is again different from an intolerance -- so I'd still like to find out your homeopath's explanation of what you were initially told about the development of an "allergic" response... please update us, OK? Thanks so much, dear!!

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Thanks for your information about tinea Heidi. Actually in the couple of days since I wrote I've tried a home remedy which has helped, and may indicate that it is not a serious fungal infection.I have not had a scrape test. What I did to ease the discomfort was to apply witchhazel (health food store) and to keep the area dry, dried it with a hair dryer after showering.It must the the most natural damp spot in the body (beneath the little toe).So far so good! Thanks anyway, I'll keep you instructions in case it bothers me too much. Best wishes, Jenny

Well, that's a relief! I'm glad you got it cleared up with a minimum of bother -- thanks for the update, Jenny! :-D

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Hi Heidi I have a few questions. I Had all of my hair cut off (Bad perm). What can I do to get it growing quickly? I heard biotin was good, and increased protein in the diet. If so, how much of either should I take? Would the protein in your stock recipe help? Rachel

;-) Hi there, Rachel -- Do daily scalp massage, with fingertips, in tiny circles all over the skin. Move the skin, so that you're not just rubbing the surface. A yoga posture that increases blood flow to the head would also help.

Increased protein works if you have a protein deficiency which is affecting hair growth -- here, you're just trying to get your hair to grow out a bit faster. The stock recipe is good for every part of your body, and does contain nice stuff for the hair in its collagen, proteins and minerals. See to your health, your diet, and your exercise generally, and the hair will grow at its optimum pace. In the meantime, I'll bet the very short hair is a new experience! Enjoy it! You might get so attached to it that you keep it! ;-) Best wishes, Rachel!! :-)

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Heidi, I am writing about Val’s fulvic acid based liquid minerals’ question. I asked Leo from Heallix a few months ago if he had any plans to offer a fulvic acid based liquid mineral product, in other words Heallix without the ionized silver. He said yes and that it would offer many health benefits to those not needing the silver to fight some pathogen. The other advantage is it will be much less expensive then Heallix, since it won’t have any silver in it. I looked on his site just a few days ago and he still didn’t have this new product listed. I need to write him again and ask when he thinks the new product will be available.

I also wanted to let you know that slowly but surely my sinuses are healing up since I stopped eating all gluten containing grains. In fact, I hardly eat any grains. I only have rice, and maybe buckwheat, a couple of times a month. Even my long time ragweed allergies are not really bothering me.

As I have told you before I had been fighting chronic sinus infection problems for around 10 years. The doctors I saw gave me constant antibiotics, prednisone, and other drugs as well as performed 4 surgeries on my sinuses. The end result was they did nothing to solve my long-term problem, but managed to take lots of my money, caused me pain and suffering, and I am sure further damaged my overall health. The past 10 years have been very difficult for many reasons. I believe my sinus problems and their impact on my adrenal glands were directly or indirectly related to many of the difficulties and problems I experienced.

The resolution to my sinus problems is a MAJOR life altering event for me. I am now starting to really look forward to the future again. With this sinus body burden gone I hope that this will also lead to a quick resolution to my adrenal fatigue problem (if it hasn’t already, I plan to test again soon), and may even help with my hypothyroid problem that started about 2 years ago.

The BTD and advice to type Os to consider eliminating grains led me to the discovery that gluten was the cause of my problem. Thank you and everyone else there that has helped get this information out to the world! I cannot express how wonderful it is to be able to breath through uncongested open nostrils again!!!

Let me add one more related item. I have been drinking Yerba Mate tea lately as part of the Allergy Control Protocol and I think it has helped open up my sinuses. From what I have read about Yerba Mate I assume the benefit is from stimulation, and maybe nourishment, of the adrenal glands. I am hoping that this will also help my adrenal glands recover and return to normal. Do you have any comments or info about Yerba Mate tea? Thanks again!!! Don

Well, HALLELUJAH! GRAND NEWS, Don!!

The only knowledge I have about yerba mate is what you've probably already seen: the TYPE O AND YERBA MATE post in the Ask Dr. D'Adamo column. I see nothing related to adrenal support, but your sources may have more detailed information.

I'm just really happy about your progress ~ please keep us updated!! :-D

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Hi Heidi, This is for Marie (AB nonnie) who does not like turkey. As an A nonnie, I can relate to not wanting to eat meat nor fish for that matter. I am proof it can be done. :-) Here is a great "disguise the turkey" recipe.

Take ground white or dark meat turkey, whichever seems more innocuous to you. Add apple butter, with no sugar or honey. Then saute some sliced onions in olive oil with some dried herbs (basil, oregano, thyme and/or turmeric). When onions are translucent add ground turkey. Cover the pan with a lid. It will help it to cook the turkey fairly quickly and completely. Stir occasionally.

While cooking, make a sauce from olive oil, lemon juice, Braggs Liquid Aminos (wheat free Tamari) and powdered 100% pure mustard (start with small amounts - 1/8 tsp) and mix to taste. Put turkey mixture on cooked greens like swiss chard or kale and pour sauce over the whole thing.

The sweet from the apple butter and the savory bite from the sauce really complement each other. Really scrumptious!

There is a book that has really helped me with the being a nonnie and eating animals. It is titled "Message from Water" by Masaru Emoto shows how water crystals are affected by their environment even to the point of becoming more sparkling and luminous after the words "thank you" have been placed on the container with water.

You can go to http://www.adhikara.com/water.html for more information. Beautiful photographs and quite striking! So I bless and thank the animals that gave their lives so I and my family may live more fully.

And for great recipes like that and more come join us at our nonsecretors group and find stuff like a homemade BBQ sauce by Ann, O nonnie, homemade plum sauce by Paige, O nonnie, homemade pesto by Rose in Hungary, O nonnie, and homemade mustard by Mike, A nonnie, homemade fruit butter and so much more. Thanks Heidi for everything. Big hug, Nina

A BIG hug back, dear! Many thanks!! :-D

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Heidi - Thanks for the helpful column! My question: I'm uneasy with your recommendation of bone broth as a source of calcium for type O. I'm sure I read somewhere that Dr. D said that gelatins of all types INCREASE the effect of lectins -- that is, allow them to do more damage than they already do! I have not seen in his books that he recommends gelatinous meat stock. It seems that it could be fine for those who are 100% compliant with the O diet (it sounds like you are!) but for those of us still eating some no-no's like flour tortillas or potatoes now & then -- shouldn't we avoid it? Jenny

Hello, Jenny! Are you thinking of the Answer to Critics, in which he mentions the 'detractor' who said broth can make all meats OK for types A & B, and the gelatin in the broth will block lectin activity, etc.? That claim is certainly untrue.

Peter goes on to say, "In addition to the fact that many people can not use gelatin for religious reasons, in over 6 years of research I have never seen a single study to support this contention. In fact many animal proteins, such as albumin, enhance the reactivity of lectins." Cannot use gelatin for religious reasons? He appears to be talking about gelatin derived from pork. I don't recommend anyone start making broth using avoids. And albumin, of course, is an animal protein we eat every time we have an egg. It's present in many other animal-source foods as well.

Rather than suggest you not enjoy broth (or eggs, or flesh food of any kind) if you eat avoids, I'd suggest not having avoids ... especially not with your broth! ;-) Hope this eases your mind, dear! :-D

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