Hi Vicki;

  I have blood type A-. Tried the blood type diet, found it a false
promise.
  I do better on paleo, and better yet with raw.

Good Luck,

William

Vicki Palmer wrote:
>
> Hi,
> My name is Vicki Palmer.  I live in Seattle, WA with my husband and 2 year
> old son.  I am a stay-at-home mom.
>
> I've been really interested in improving my diet since having my son.  He
> had some mild allergies (some excema, cholicky, etc.) and I was concerned
> about what long-term exposure to allergens would do.  Thus I began my
> search for the ideal diet.  And here I am!
>
> I'm feeling really well on the diet and plan to do it indefinitely.  But I
> have a concern and would really appreciate input.  From the posts I've been
> reading so far I'm really impressed with the quality and helpfulness of the
> posts on this list!
>
> Anyway, the last diet I was on was the Eat Right For Your Type diet by Dr.
> D'Adamo.  It basically prescribes a different diet based on your
> bloodtype.  The diets are rather different from each other.  Luckily, based
> on my and my son's blood type, a paleo diet is highly recommended.  I'm
> concerned about my husband because he has a different blood type for which
> the prescribed diet is to avoid red meat and eat tofu, fish, some poultry,
> beans, some grains and lots of fruits/veggies.  The idea behind it is that
> his blood type has evolved to allow better digestion of carbohydrates, but
> inefficient digestion of animal proteins and fats.  Apparently people with
> his blood type actually do have lower levels of stomach acid, etc needed to
> digest meat.
>
> It would be easy to dismiss as just myth and it would certainly be easier
> for us to just eat paleo, but I am concerned about any long-term health
> effects for my husband.  He's about 50 pounds overweight.  I am probably
> going to feed him paleo and see how it affects his weight and cholesterol
> levels?
>
> I would appreciate any input, especially do you know of anyone who hasn't
> done well on a paleo diet?
>
> Thanks
> Vicki P.