pixu... as you did not send your saliva sample right away, did you refrigerate it overnight?

I did send it right away. I took it to the post office right after collecting it (03/26), and it left the country the next day. Then it was M.I.A.   for more than a week, until they recieved it at the lab (04/06).

I emailed NAP to make sure the results were viable, and they assured me the lab would have contacted them had there been a problem with the sample. And at the lab they knew the date I'd collected the sample, so I'd think they would have said sth if it had been faulty.

A- non-secretor female

AB+ non-secretor

B rh- secretor female
living with a
O rh- secretor daughter.

Quoted from Pixu

Then again, Henriette sent hers (from Denmark) and turned out Sec  

yep and so did my daughter

O+ non-secretor, super taster, female
hubby is A+, taster

O-, non-secretor.  Female.

I'm a bit scared of sending off for the test, part of me would rather not know

O+ Secretor Female

Our whole family are O's secretor, We thought BD would be a nonnie, but she isn't she did however swami as an Explorer.  

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I'm a bit scared of sending off for the test, part of me would rather not know

Information is power. It's up to you how you use the information. You always have the option of choosing to be less compliant; of including some "nonnie avoids/secretor neutrals" in your diet even if you turn out to  be a nonnie.

When I thought I was a secretor, I planned to be 100% compliant. I saw no reason not to be. But as an O nonnie, I realize it's impractical to think that I'll NEVER ingest sugar, honey, maple syrup, or apple cider vinegar ever again in my entire life. I still aim for 100% compliance most of the time, but I do eat a few chocolate chips per year, or lick my finger after using honey in something for one of the kids, and my Rosh Hashonna honey cake is going to have real honey in it!

Knowing your secretor status helps you fine-tune which  beneficials to emphasize for maximum health. It helps you identify which foods you should avoid when you're feeling run-down or under the weather. Nobody is ever going to force you to be 100% compliant 100% of the time.

I know this isn't scientific, but I'm surprised at the results. I thought non secretors were supposed to be rare.

Non-Secretors are rare, but we're also prone to more health problems, so we're likely to find BTD and post on health-related websites.

20 percent of the population are Non Secretor but 55 percent of ill people are non secretor.

I thought it was more like 10% are nonnies? Or am I thinking of RH-?

I'm sending my secretor test tomorrow.  I'll know in several weeks what I am.

In the meantime, trying to be a compliant B following BTD.  Next month, I'll be SWAMIfied!

Oh, food.  

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I'm sending my secretor test tomorrow.  I'll know in several weeks what I am.

In the meantime, trying to be a compliant B following BTD.  Next month, I'll be SWAMIfied!

Oh, food.  

Good for you, Taxman.    

This way of eating can be a challenge, but a lot of fun as well.  And, once you get it in gear and keep at it, the health benefits really start to manifest themselves.

Thanks, Adam!  I feel pretty good about eating this way already!