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In general type As can eat grains. However, you should limit your consumption of wheat and avoid wheat bran and wheat germ. Avoid wheat altogether if you have inflammatory problems such as arthritis and easy build-up of mucus in the respiratory tract. Wheat and corn can make some type As gain weight; in this case it is better to avoid these two grains.

Of all the blood groups you can enjoy grains most, but eat them in moderation. In our society we tend to eat too many grains and cereals – too much bread, pasta, cakes and cookies. They are a convenient and quick way of getting food in our systems: bread is quickly cut, pizza is easily stuck in the oven and pasta is cooked in no time. Many people eat these foods several times a week – if not every day – when they should be eating vegetables and healthy protein. So beware! Change your habits now for the sake of your health.

All this being said, grains do have health benefits. They complement legumes and the two provide all the amino acids needed to make up a complete protein. Legumes are low in the amino acids, methionine and cysteine; grains are low in lysine. Grains are a good source of fibre (although we tend to forget that vegetables are too), minerals and B vitamins.

You may eat sprouted grains, as sprouting destroys the lectins that normally should be avoided. Sprouted grain Essene bread is a particularly good source and is beneficial for all blood groups (for more information on Essene bread see page 10).