Blood Type Diet - Eat Right 4 Your Type
The blood type diet book, Eat Right 4 Your Type, is the result of the work of two generations of licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs). Dr. Peter D’Adamo continues the work of his father, Dr. James D’Adamo who discovered the link between blood type and diet. First published in 1996, the book is a NY Times bestseller.
Dr. Peter D’Adamo proposes that blood type is a genetic powerhouse with a primary influence on the immune system, metabolism, and digestive processes. He states different blood types have their own food preferences.
This explains why some foods work great, a super food, for some but does not work well for others. Dr. D’Adamo explains so well why some do well on Paleo diets and others thrive on vegan oriented diets. His theory is lectins are the issue. His scientific work proves different lectins have different effects for each blood type.
Blood Type Diet Profiles
Dr. D’Adamo breaks down foods for each blood type and identifies them as highly beneficial, neutral, or avoid. Highly Beneficial foods act like medicine, advancing health and protecting against illnesses. Neutral foods provide required macronutrients and caloric energy. The avoid foods act like a poison, inducing biological disorder. Consuming avoid foods increases the chance of disease. Dr. Peter D’Adamo shares stories in his book of his clients who are ill from the wrong diet then recover after adopting their blood type diet.
Here’s a summary of the major points for each blood type:
Type O
High protein: meat, fish, vegetables, fruit. Limit grain, beans and legumes.
Highly beneficial foods: kelp, seafood, red meat, kale, spinach, broccoli, olive oil
Avoid: wheat, corn, navy beans, lentils, kidney beans, and dairy
Type A
Largely vegetarian: vegetable, tofu, seafood, grains, legumes, fruit, and turkey
Highly beneficial foods: olive oil, seafood, vegetables, pineapple
Avoid: meat, dairy, kidney beans, Lima beans, wheat, and corn
Type B
Balanced omnivore: meat, dairy, grains, fruit, vegetables, fish, seafood, select beans, legumes
Highly Beneficial foods:greens, eggs, venison, liver, licorice tea
Avoid: chicken, corn, lentils, peanuts, sesame seeds, wheat
Type AB
Mixed diet: lamb, fish, dairy, tofu, beans, legumes, grains, vegetables, fruit
Highly Beneficial: tofu, seafood, greens, kelp
Avoid: chicken, corn, kidney beans, buckwheat
Pork and pork products are an avoid food for everyone. The book is even more thorough and has much more to offer
Blood Type Food Chart - Complete List
Check out this chart to see a side by side comparison of over 700 foods for each blood type. Learn which foods are beneficial/neutral for each blood type. Equally important, see which foods should be avoid. I created this chart to display all the foods from the book with the recommendation for each blood type. B-highly beneficial, N-neutral, A-avoid.
Blood Type Diet Videos
Watch the Blood Type Diet Movies playlist on the Eat Right 4 Your Type YouTube channel to gain a better understanding of why blood type is important. The blood type movies consist of five short videos, the sixth one is longer format. All are worthy of your viewing time.
Dr. D’Adamo begins by sharing an introduction to each blood types’ characteristics.
The second movie explains the effects blood group antibodies have on health and the influence on the history of medicine. The third video examines the role of lectins in the diet and their interactions with blood type. Number four explores the structure and function of the blood group antigens. He discusses the significance in infections and anthropology.
The fifth video discusses the links between blood groups, genetics and diet.
The last video shows Dr. Peter D’Adamo receiving the Leadership Award from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium conference in 2023. His work revolutionized the field of personalized medicine. Countless practitioners, patients, and followers enjoy greater health due to adopting the blood type diet. This is a deep dive into blood types and lectins. Learn even more on his podcast HouseCall with Dr. Peter D’Adamo.
Blood Type Cookbooks
There are four blood type cookbooks, personalized for each type. Dr. D’Adamo says “Food has the potential to heal and strengthen our physical bodies, support our recovery from injury and illness, and potentially change our genetic destinies.”
I enjoy my copy and it’s even easier to adopt this diet with these recipes.
Find Your Blood Type
If you do not know your blood type, here are some ideas. Ask your doctor’s office. Give blood to the American Red Cross, you’ll get your blood type identified for free.
An easy and inexpensive way to learn your blood type is to order at home blood test kit from Dr. D’Adams’s web. The cost is only $10.
Food Formula for Real Health
The food formula for real health is the scientific way to discover foods that work and do not work for you. This is how to discover your personal healing diet.
Healing Foods = Blood Type Diet – Carroll Food Intolerances – Allergies
My ND is a Carroll Method ND and a Vitalist. I actually took my copy of Eat Right 4 Your Type book on my first visit. She totally supports this work about lectins and blood type. She even discussed with Dr. D’Adamo that the blood type diet is great but not perfect since it doesn’t identify the intolerant foods. Her best dietary advice is to eliminate your Carroll intolerant foods and follow the blood type diet. The Carroll test is not about blood reactions to lectins.
My Notes
Over a decade ago I discovered and eliminated my food intolerances. The majority of my symptoms disappeared except for three issues, occasional constipation, skin cysts, and osteopenia. Some skin cysts were inflamed, red and swollen. I did not know why. Even cutting alcohol and all reactive sugars for several years did not stop new cysts from forming. These cysts are visible in my picture below and see pics in the video below.
I was so fortunate to find my new ND, she is a Vitalist and trained in the Carroll Method. She advised to stop taking the handful of calcium and bone supplements. They were high quality supplements from the compounding pharmacy. However, I learned these supplements included several ingredients that do not improve health, i.e., magnesium stearate. She recommend a few high quality, liquid, easy to digest supplements that she did not sell. I took home cilantro from her garden to assist in detoxing. She advised to start the blood type diet. I learned my diet had included many avoid foods and not enough beneficial foods.
The O blood type diet aligns well with my food intolerances. The blood type O avoid includes my primary intolerances, dairy and wheat. The O avoid list also includes peanuts, potatoes (not sweet potato), cauliflower, corn, and soy. (Check the blood type food chart above for a complete list.) With this new knowledge of the avoid foods, I noticed avoid food reactions are less severe than eating intolerant foods. As I experimented with the type O avoid foods, I discovered I don’t digest them well, experiencing bloating and gassiness.
I added more beneficial foods. I also followed my Vitalist’s advice to practice constitutional hydrotherapy at home. After ten months of these changes, my skin finally healed and I’m not constipated. I don’t have any new osteopenia results but I can share my second test results were worse. This was after two years of heavy supplements and before strength training.
I’m so thankful to my all of my Vitalist’s advice, especially to adopt the blood type diet.
Dr. Shayna Powell interviews me about the healing I experienced after eliminating my food intolerances and adopting the blood type diet. Check out her channel and subscribe.
I hope you check out my Home page. I advocate for a simple, accurate food intolerance test. Easily identify foods you can’t digest with the Carroll Food Intolerance Test.
Find real healing by identifying/eliminating your food intolerances and adopt the blood type diet.
P.S. Email me if you like the excel or numbers version of the blood type food chart.