new zealand spinach

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In a message dated 5/5/2004 11:40:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

cherylhcmba@... writes:

Just mixed the food with his own blood and looked for

coagulation, just like when you do the self blood type test.

That's in one of Dr Ds books or on his website. My question is, " How do you

determine if a food is a beneficial? "

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There was a man at the BTD conference in Dallas who tested foods

himself. Just mixed the food with his own blood and looked for

coagulation, just like when you do the self blood type test. The

speakers didn't comment on whether this was legitimate, but didn't

seem to have an objection. I wish I'd asked him for more info. I

assume you'd puree the food and just add a drop to a drop of blood.

If you're going to have a food occasionally I'd be OK with assuming

it's neutral as D'Adamo suggests, but if you want it to be a staple

in your diet I'd want to be sure. Any thoughts or experience with

self testing for lectin compatibility?

> > I just planted a packet of seeds, of New Zealand Spinach, and

then

> thought I better ask if anyone knows if it is o.k. It doesn't

seem

> to be in the typebase, and it is not a true spinach. The botanical

> name is

> >

> > Tetragonia tetragonoides

> >

> > ...maybe because the leaves are triangular. It is very heat-

> resistant; tastes like spinach when cooked. I used to grow it

years

> ago and found it very handy to have around.

> >

> > Gretchen

> >

> >

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That's where I can tell Dr. D'Adamo really does his homework. Many

things seem to be factored in besides lectin compatibility. The

beneficial vegetables are often high in vitamin K since we have less

clotting factors and Calcium since dairy is an avoid. I'm a skeptic

at heart so I've done a little checking myself and so far can find a

good rationale for all of his classifications. I was puzzled by how

cauliflower could inhibit metabolism. It contains high amounts of

thiocyanides that inhibit iodine uptake and therefore thyroid

metabolism so there you go. So while cruciferous vegetables are good

for cancer prevention brocolli is a better choice for us since it has

100 X less of the thiocyanides. He is tweeking the classifications

in the health library series based on priority. I keyed in on foods

that affected metabolism and that is exactly what he's done in the

diabetes/weight management book.

> In a message dated 5/5/2004 11:40:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> cherylhcmba@y... writes:

> Just mixed the food with his own blood and looked for

> coagulation, just like when you do the self blood type test.

> That's in one of Dr Ds books or on his website. My question

is, " How do you

> determine if a food is a beneficial? "

>

>

>

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botanical.com says this plant is a native of New Zealand, so it is a natural

species, and not a diabolical mutant creation.