Re: Re: Type O and Vegetarianism

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin - the need for extra sleep is obvious - your liver is working

overtime.

I wish I could tell you that you will be fine by following a form of

vegetarian diet as an O.

From age 20 to 28 I also " " " believed " " " in the anti-animal protein

propaganda. I ate a vegan diet that was vegetable based but was also

fairly high in starches. (What else are you going to eat when your body

is crying for protein?)

Back then at 6'3 " I weighed 143 lbs thanks to a protein starvation diet!

And I am an A!

My post is not to convert you - far from it. I just don't want you to

contact me in a decade or so and blame me for not telling you what could

happen.

I am not being specific here, but generally Os can " abuse " their bodies

for a long time and not see the damage that food is causing.

Osteoporosis: As a female the most obvious concern is calcium. Protein

activates an enzyme that helps mineral absorption. You just can't get

around this one, even if you lift weights daily, which is a must for Os.

Cholesterol --> Heart condition: the cause will come from the high carb

diet vegetarians eat.

Liver/kidney congestion (dark circles under/around the eyes),

sluggishness, toxins not being broken down efficiently -->

Leads to: TOXIC COLON.

So what we may believe to be TRUTH often is a " LIE " . Thank god for

science we are on our way discovering what our bodies really need.

As a final thought, I will tell you that I have never seen a healthy O

that followed a vegetarian diet - ever. And I have worked with more then

most around.

They may " look " healthy at first site, but if they were to open up to

you - you would hear the real story.

Anyway, I do wish you all the best but try not to ruin your health down

the road just because of something someone else has written or preached

about and sounded good to you. Listen to your digestive system.

Vegetables are also living beings - so one way or another we kill our

food.

Love

ABO Specifics Inc.

Re: Type O and Vegetarianism

Thank you so much for your kind responses to my question. You have

all helped a lot. And I have to agree with the " starch-aterian "

quote. That's been my experience over the years with many other

vegetarians. I learned a long time ago to eat my greens. For the

most part I'm pretty good at listening to my body. My weight is

good. The one thing I've been ignoring for years, though, is an

excess need for sleep (9-11 hours). That's what got me started

investigating the blood type diet.

I also investigated ayurvedic medicine's approach to excess sleep. I

filled out a lengthy online personality test. Then it gave me an

interesting prescription: NO WHEAT, DAIRY OR CORN (plus a few other

foods) AND AEROBIC EXERCISE. Hmmmmm. Sound familiar?

Robin

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/12/2004 7:03:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

linnsmama@... writes:

> The one thing I've been ignoring for years, though, is an

> excess need for sleep (9-11 hours). That's what got me started

> investigating the blood type diet.

Eating foods like wheat, corn, potatoes etc causes bloating, swelling, and is

like taking a sleeping pill for me. I have to eat a lot of protein to

counteract the effects of starches I eat during the holidays or at someone

else's

house. I don't know how you do it without eating protein. It's much more

obvious how poisonous these starches are to you once you've detoxed as a result

of

the diet. We're all different and you may be lucky but I fear that as you

get older you'll gain weight and have more health problems without protein as a

primary food. That's what brought most of us around. I was absolutely amazed

at the healing effect of this diet. It has saved my life.

Good luck to you and welcome to the diet.

Max

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/13/2004 11:46:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

linnsmama@... writes:

> I guess I must be very lucky so far. People seem to be assuming so

> far that I'm a young idealist animal rights advocate. I'm in my late

> 30's and have been a vegetarian for about 16 years.

Being 55, late 30s sounds pretty young to me. I didn't have ANY health

problems until I was 48. The trouble is that recovery takes years to improve

your

health once you lose it and you may never regain it all since some damage may

be irreversible. The body is so efficient that it will postpone the onset of

ill health for many years.

I could list friend after friend (type O) who is a vegetarian at some level

who has become ill and has no idea that the answer is in what they eat. They

too were slender yet pale and sickly when they were younger.

They just chase one med after another, follow the food pyramid, waste away,

and slowly die right in front of me. They just think I'm lucky including the

doctors who treat me. It's very frustrating.

[Guest guest]

> I could list friend after friend (type O) who is a vegetarian

at some level

> who has become ill and has no idea that the answer is in what

they eat. They

> too were slender yet pale and sickly when they were younger.

>

> They just chase one med after another, follow the food pyramid,

waste away,

> and slowly die right in front of me. They just think I'm lucky

including the

> doctors who treat me. It's very frustrating.

I've only been on this food plan since labor day weekend. I've

lost over 50 lbs, dropped my cholesterol over 100 points, my

blood pressure is now normal (it used to be high), my kidney and

liver are clean, sugar levels are fine. And yet my doctor is

still trying to get me to eat more of a vegetarian diet.

Believe me, I understand frustrating.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/17/2004 11:17:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,

linnsmama@... writes:

> What I REALLY want is a good salad dressing recipe!

>

Equal parts olive oil and lemon juice with O friendly spices of choice or

maybe a little cherry juice, pineapple juice, etc.