Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Achieving Your Ideal Weight by Peter J. D'Adamo
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Book Reviews of Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Achieving Your Ideal Weight
Book Review: I feel great
Summary: 5 Stars
If your goal is to read a book that will provide you with peer reviewed articles cited, scientific studies referred to, etc. before you try the diet then you should save your money because you will not find these things here. If all you do is read the book, and you want hard science, look elsewhere.
BUT, if you are willing to experiment with your diet based on anecdotal evidence only because you want to feel and look better than you have in years, buy this book.
In the past I have had trouble with weight and also a great deal of trouble with PMS. For years I have tried to find answers to the problem, but nothing ever did the trick. I would try to eat "healthy" foods, whole wheat homemade baked food, light meats like chicken, soy, lentil soups... things that I thought were good for me. What would happen is that I would feel so tired all the time and gain weight. Terrible! The times I gave up and ate red meat were the times I was my thinnest, but I never got rid of the PMS.
Recently my doctor said I should remove yeast from my diet entirely which meant a lot of foods had to be eliminated. Once again I did a lot of cooking - but because my diet was so restrictive I really noticed how certain foods made me feel. Anything with wheat in it made me feel just awful. I mentioned this to my doctor who then asked my blood type... and so I bought this book.
In two days I found my energy levels and mood to be enormously improved. In 4 days the rash I have always had on my upper arms went away and my arms are a smooth as a baby's behind! Overall, my skin is softer and just healthier looking. I sleep deeper and awaken feeling good. My mood is so stable, I am not irritated or blue half the time - I just feel GOOD. My concentration is better, I feel sharper. As to wieght loss, I feel like I am losing but it is only day 7.
Speaking of weight loss, many people speak about this as a diet book and talk about how much they have lost - but that isn't what this book is about. This is a lifestyle change, and I can tell you that if I can feel this good and yet remain my current weight I would still count myself as lucky. This type O will never miss wheat - or the other things I should not eat - and why would I? I do not remember the last time I felt this good. I don't pick up a hammer and start hitting my knee in spite of the pain, and I won't eat a bagel for the same reason.
Can't recommend this book enough - why not try it?
Book Review: A REVOLUTIONARY WORK
Summary: 5 Stars
Eat Right 4 Your Type is a revolutionary work. The author recognizes our differences in heritage and blood type and then makes appropriate diet and exercise recommendations. He explains that people with each blood type process food and fight disease and stress differently, and therefore thrive on different diets. The premise is interesting and makes sense on an intuitive level since blood type is such a fundamental physiological distinction. For example, Type O's should eat more protein, less grains, and do aerobic exercise, Type A's should eat vegetarian, exercise less vigorously, and meditate, Type B's should eat a diverse diet, and exercise moderately, and Type AB's are a combination of A's and B's and should also do relaxation exercises.
The Contents include:
Introduction: The Work of Two Lives
Part I: Your Blood Type Identity
One: Blood Type: The Real Evolution Revolution
Two: Blood Code: The Blueprint of Blood Type
Three: The Blood Type Solution: A road Map
Part II: Your Blood Type Plan
Four: Blood Type O Plan
Five: Blood Type A Plan
Six: Blood Type B Plan
Seven: Blood Type AB Plan
Part III: Your Blood Type Health
Eight: Medical strategies: The Blood Type Connection
Nine: Blood Type: A Power Over Disease
Ten: Blood Type and Cancer: The Fight to Heal
Epilogue: A Wrinkle of Earth
Afterword: A Medical Breakthrough for the Ages
Appendix A: Blood Type Charts
Appendix B: Common Questions
Appendix C: Glossary of Terms
Appendix D: Notes on the Anthropology of Blood Type
Appendix E: The Blood Type Subgroups
Appendix F: Resources
Appendix G: References
Appendix H: Survey
Index
A classic - this book is an interesting and worthwhile read. I also recommend THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreamsas a companion book.
Book Review: Makes a lot of sense
Summary: 4 Stars
Having read this book, I keep referring to it over and over. Once you start thinking how your body asks for certain foods and others are intuitively not for you, the information in this book explains why and reinforces what you know about your body, helping you make better decisions about what is best for you.Book Review: I'm a believer!
Summary: 5 Stars
Shortly after having my son in 1993, my health 'challenges' began to worsen. I've known since age 6 that I was allergic to milk when diagnosed by a doctor, but just had a feeling there was more. I had some allergy tests and all the doctor could tell me was the indoor/outdoor allergies I had and the one thing I already knew...dairy. Eventually body forced me to eliminate numerous foods that I had eaten for years. My body had enough.
One day I had been watching a morning show and saw Peter D'Adomo promoting Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type. I thought it sounded logical and decided to give it a try. As soon as I began reading from the very beginning. I found out how logical it was. I'll let you see for yourself. ;)
As I came upon my blood type and read all that I should/shouldn't have, the exercises, the personality of said blood type, etc; I was amazed. It hit me right on the heat. Everything I had recently eliminated from diet was what I shouldn't be eating. I began to implement the entire regimine for my type and never felt healthier my entire life and lost more than 60 pounds.
Do I recommend this book? I certainly recommend at least reading the introduction and forward. {:O) Everyone owes to their wellbeing. ;)
Book Review: Good Concepts, Worth Your Time to Read
Summary: 4 Stars
In the Western world, it's pretty "all food works for all people", right? Some of us discover that we have allergies to certain foods and stop eating these. Other times, we have health issues that we don't have a clue as to their source.
Peter D'Adamo has studied food vs. blood type. He breaks foods out and lists what foods work best for your particular blood type, but also which ones are likely to cause you problems.
Blood type to me still seems too broad, it should be possible by studying genetics to come up with a better list with much finer resolution. Such a study as not been done, so we are left to work with what we have and that is blood type.
So, this book is useful in that it gets you thinking in a direction that may help you identify the foods that are causing you grief. For instance, there are some foods that cause ALL blood types grief, those might be good to avoid altogether!
I have been playing with the concepts and leaning in the direction that according to D'Adamo is correct for my blood type. I have to admit most of my little nagging physical issues have all but extinguished. Thus, I consider it worth a read!