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The general tendency for several years now has been to recommend that people reduce their consumption of red meat and obtain more protein from vegetable sources. To provide complete protein, eating a combination of legumes and seeds, legumes and grains, or legumes and milk products was recommended. This, again, may seem good if you only consider nutrition from the point of view of the foods. If your blood type is O, this is definitely not a good way to get your protein. Your body needs meat – good lean organic meat, just like the kind your blood type ancestors ate. You can eat two or three portions of legumes a week but do not use them as a replacement for meat in your diet. You can also eat soya products such as tofu, but again do not rely on soya as a main source of protein.

Anne

Blood Type O

Age 36

When I was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis, I consulted a nutritionist on the advice of my osteopath. The food recommendations I was given were based on the blood type diet. By following this approach I didn’t expect to heal myself but simply to reduce the negative effects that certain foods can have on the body.

I had been eating huge amounts of milk products, plenty of grains and very little vegetables and protein. I paid great attention to the quantities I was eating but was still having trouble controlling my weight. Almost every day I suffered from gas, bloating and constipation. I also regularly experienced an irrepressible need for sugar. Following the blood type diet has significantly changed my relationship with food. I have discovered the pleasure of choosing my food and cooking it. I feel much less tired in spite of my illness and medical treatment, and many of my symptoms have disappeared. The grey circles under my eyes have almost completely gone, and the texture of my skin has changed for the better.

I thought it would be difficult and constraining to follow this dietary discipline but little by little the desire to eat cakes and biscuits, sweets and rich meals has disappeared and I have rediscovered a healthy taste for food.