It really rocks my rocker when something such as strawberries or cod liver oil is apparently a poisonous avoid, but it doesn't say why. Gee thanks for that.

http://www.dadamo.com/typebase4/depictor5.pl?404


Strawberries contain a lectin-- Here is something on lectins but the internet is filled with info if you do a search.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaGyjoc9DOY&feature=relmfu


Being able to do some of your own research is important. One thing about Dr. D is that he won't spoon feed you.  

use the search feature....learn all you can on what is behind the values give

until you run your own personalized swami, will you know exactly how all rates for you

Quoted from Andrea AWsec

Being able to do some of your own research is important. One thing about Dr. D is that he won't spoon feed you.  

Knowledge is power - the more you know about your blood type, the more the food lists make sense  

Quoted from Andrea AWsec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaGyjoc9DOY&feature=relmfu

Nice YouTube link, something new I hadn't seen. Thanks for that. (:

Sometimes Type Base tells you:

[url=Strawberries]http://www.dadamo.com/typebase4/depictor5.pl?404[/url]

Sometimes it doesn't:

[url=Cod Liver Oil]http://www.dadamo.com/typebase4/depictor5.pl?4[/url]

The Encyclopedia another possible resource for answering such questions.  It doesn't, however, answer the question about Cod Liver Oil.  Likely the answer is contamination or omega 3/6 balance.

The answer might also be due to the ratio of vitamin D to vitamin A. Since Os tend to be very good at converting beta carotene into vitamin A, we may not need the A from CLO, and its consumption might make us need more D.

Does anybody know the reason apples are an avoid for O nonnies?

Quoted from ruthiegirl

Does anybody know the reason apples are an avoid for O nonnies?

Do not know why it is an avoid for O nonsecretors but not for O secretors--but I presumed that the desirable qualities of the apple did not out weigh the problems associated with all the sugars for nonsecretors.

Other possible issues:

• Lots of pesticide residues--O nonsecretors might be more sensitive to these
  
• High Arsenic levels in apples
  
• Apples contain a hemmaglutinating lectin
  
• Apples contain reactive polysaccharide that is a blood group O immunotoxin
  

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[*]Lots of pesticide residues--O nonsecretors might be more sensitive to these
[*]High Arsenic levels in apples
[*]Apples contain a hemmaglutinating lectin
[*]Apples contain reactive polysaccharide that is a blood group O immunotoxin
[/list]

I thought the arsenic was in the seeds? And as I commented/enquired before - what about organic apples?

Quoted from Possum

I thought the arsenic was in the seeds?

The seeds contain cyanide.

Eeek 2 reasons to avoid them... Just call me Snow White...

So are A-Type Explorers to assume that we are immune to arsenic.......?
Actually, Dr. D. automatically expects that we are going to try to get organic fruits if at all possible. And I can't imagine eating the seed.............

All foods have nutrients and anti-nutrients/toxins in them. The question is whether the "good points" about a specific food outweigh the "bad points" of a food for a particular individual. It depends on how much you need the nutrients it provides, and how sensitive you are to the problems the food poses.

I'm wondering about apples specifically because I know they're a good source of malic acid, which is supposed to be healing for fibromyalgia. I'm wondering if maybe SWAMI got this one food wrong for me, because it didn't take every factor into account.

Quoted from Spring

So are A-Type Explorers to assume that we are immune to arsenic.......?
Actually, Dr. D. automatically expects that we are going to try to get organic fruits if at all possible. And I can't imagine eating the seed.............

I really doubt that the concentration is adequate to do any harm as long as you stay within the portion / frequency guidelines for your plan...  It isn't like you're taking a teaspoon of straight arsenic when you eat an apple...  Even water will kill you if you get too much, but I'm sure that you aren't going to stop all intake of it!

And this thing about Vitamin d vs A, seems to be bullocks, because I have Keratosis Pilaris, which is a Vitamin A, and C deficiency, and due to where I live Vitamin D was hard to get, but I have been getting loads of it! If you ask me, Os have a terrible time converting Vitamin A

So I guess O's don't have the same "resistance" as the A's to arsenic. Shudder.  But, to tell you the truth, I'm not wild about eating an apple with a "high" content of arsenic. Are you?

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Things that are Annoying about BTD

That not more peole are on it ...

You can pretty much assume that a toxin will have a negative impact with immunity on some level, whether that means weakening it, turning it up too high, etc.  

It is like puzzle pieces fitting together.  When the micro makeup of the food does not fit nice and neat with the micro makeup of the immune system of the type, it messes stuff up and confuses the immune system.  

Quoted from Goldie

That not more peole are on it ...

Good one, Goldie!!