Hello From Another Newbie

[Guest guest]

Greetings! I'm another newbie coming to introduce myself. ) I

went on the blood type diet a few years back to get my fibromyalgia

under control and have been on it ever since.

I work with a naturopathic practitioner (ND) and am studying to be one

myself. We recommend the blood type diet to all of our patients.

I'm very pleased to find this group. I've been cheating a little bit

lately and need the encouragement to stick to healthier eating even

when I'm at work and have little time for lunch. After reading

through the messages here, I think I will just wake up a little bit

earlier and make a good lunch for my daughter and I before heading off

to the clinic. Besides, I need to set a good example for our clients,

right?

It's nice to meet such a great group of people. )

Kathy R.

[Guest guest]

Kathy welcome!!! I already have a question for you. Could you please

describe how the diet has improved your fibromyalgia. For Christmas, I gave an

ER4YT Encyclopedia to a neighbor lady to try to get her on the diet. She has

diabetes and fibromyalgia. I don't think she's convinced. Thanks. Anyone else

who wants to jump in with info would be greatly appreciated.

Max

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

Welcome, good to have you here !

Hope all goes well for you. Do you have any tips you've found useful ?

Let us know how your ideas for lunch go - that's an area I'm trying to tackle

for my children.

If you look in the archives there's some great info. there.

Is your daughter an 'O' also, can you share how you managed to help her 'find

her way' onto the diet ?

It really is a diet which requires a whole change in thinking, great you are

helping to enl;ighten people to it.

)

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

Welcome to the group. We are happy to hear from you. We need encouragement at

times also. That's part of why we are here. We are also willing to help where

we can, so just let us know and when you see where you might help, don't

hesitate to do so.

Hello From Another Newbie

Greetings! I'm another newbie coming to introduce myself. ) I

went on the blood type diet a few years back to get my fibromyalgia

under control and have been on it ever since.

I work with a naturopathic practitioner (ND) and am studying to be one

myself. We recommend the blood type diet to all of our patients.

I'm very pleased to find this group. I've been cheating a little bit

lately and need the encouragement to stick to healthier eating even

when I'm at work and have little time for lunch. After reading

through the messages here, I think I will just wake up a little bit

earlier and make a good lunch for my daughter and I before heading off

to the clinic. Besides, I need to set a good example for our clients,

right?

It's nice to meet such a great group of people. )

Kathy R.

[Guest guest]

> Is your daughter an 'O' also, can you share how you managed to help

her 'find her way' onto the diet ?

Yes, my daughter is an " O " . I've already managed to get her off of

milk. We buy almond drink instead. It's tasty and every kid in the

neighborhood seems to like it when they come over. It's been a big

hit, so that was an easy change.

I stopped buying bread. I don't even have it in the house. I make my

own spelt tortillas, so that's not an issue. I buy spelt pasta, which

tastes just awesome.

Snacking issues took a little bit longer. But we finally learned that

she loves those vegetable chips - taro, sweet potato, etc. She also

likes granola bars, fresh fruit, smoothies, jello, and flavored rice

cakes (ranch especially).

At the clinic we teach people to make their own sodas - a habit we

brought home with us. All it takes is carbonated water (ie seltzer)

and fruit concentrate, like cherry. It tastes great.

She's learning to like other things, too, but it's taking time. Acorn

pancakes were a huge hit this summer. Homemade spelt brownies, too.

I taught her how to make applesauce and she enjoyed the whole process

of that. So, we're coming along.

Our current issues are cheese (we both still eat that) and saltine

crackers (that my husband buys for her) and store-bought burritos.

We're working on it. I've already informed her that starting Monday

we're not eating those anymore. She's not very happy with me right

now. LOL

I'm going to have her sit down and meal plan with me. I'll let her

decide what we eat next week so she can't complain later, and then

everything will have to be homemade. It should work.

Hope this helps. )

Kathy R.

[Guest guest]

> Could you please describe how the diet has improved your fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia, which in typical medical terminology simply means " Gee,

you're really sick and we have no clue why " , is very simple to solve.

People with FM have two things going on: (1)They're eating wrong and

their body is in a constant state of trying to cope, an exercise which

exhausts teh body, and (2)their lymphatic system has stopped

functioning properly.

The first step is easy: start eating according to your blood type.

People with fibromyalgia are almost always type O blood. So a real

quick fix is to eliminate white foods: wheat, dairy, potatoes, and

corn. Doing the complete blood type diet is even better. Within 24

to 48 hours the person with FM should already start sleeping better

and have more energy. Within a few weeks the achiness and headaches

should have limited themselves, even disappearing in some.

Now, to cinch the deal and get the fibromyalgia to reverse itself one

more step has to be included. The lymphatic system has to get moving.

At the clinic we put people with FM immediately on a tea called

essiac. The four key ingredients - burdock, slippery elm, sheep's

sorrel, and rhubarb - are all avoids on the type " O " diet. I'm not

sure why; I haven't researched it yet. However, they do serve a

useful and temporary purpose: they get the lymphatic system moving FAST.

Nine months on that tea and fibromyalgia is gone. You can't even get

diagnosed after that. You simply have no more symptoms. Discontinue

the tea at that point.

But you will ALWAYS need to stay on the blood type diet for the rest

of your life. Staying on the diet maintains your good health so that

the fibromyalgia won't return.

As for diabetes... phew. Diabetics are THE hardest peopel to get to

change their diet. Diabetics LOVE sugar and everything that turns

into sugar in their body. Your friend must, not only, go on the diet

but she must also eliminate sugar, honey, ALL flours for a while, and

cow dairy (especially cow's milk). She needs to focus on meat and

other proteins and vegetables. Fruit will have to be kept to a

minimum temporarily but she can start adding that in later as the

diabetes starts reversing itself.

There's a diet book out by Swartzbien (sp?). I've lost the name of

the title, but essentially this doctor specializes in diabetic

patients. She is also the doctor of Suzanne Summers. The diet she

recommends is remarkably close to the Blood Type diet and eliminates

flours, dairy, and sugar and promotes healthy eating. She learned a

long time ago that the diet recommended for diabetes by doctors does

NOT work. Instead she uses a different sort of diet, theone so

similar to ours, and has great success in reversing diabetes

completely in her patients.

Kathy R.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/15/2005 12:28:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

silvereyes2@... writes:

Acorn

pancakes were a huge hit this summer.

Gee, please tell what acorn pancakes are and how do you make them?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/15/2005 12:46:41 AM Eastern Standard Time,

silvereyes2@... writes:

The four key ingredients - burdock, slippery elm, sheep's

sorrel, and rhubarb - are all avoids on the type " O " diet.

Thanks so much for the information and the way you presented it. You

probably know by now that I don't mince words either when it comes to the diet.

I

hope this person will listen but I'm not holding my breath. She's already

looking for exceptions to the diet (I have to drink coffee; I only use a little

bread; I only use milk for cooking; etc). By the way, slippery elm is a

beneficial. There may be substitutes for the others or or maybe the affect is

minimal

for temporary use. Again, thanks a bunch.

[Guest guest]

> Gee, please tell what acorn pancakes are and how do you make them?

Oh, they were so good! I had my daughter's friend over, too, and she

loved them also. We didn't even bother with syrup because they tasted

so good without it.

Here's a link to the original recipe:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/recipes/squirrel.html

And here's how we made them:

ACORN PANCAKES from Sharon Hendricks

Break an egg into a bowl. Add:

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon of honey

1/2 cup of ground and leached acorns

1 cup of white spelt flour

2 teaspoons of double action baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 cup of almond drink

Beak all together. If the batter is too thick to pour, thin it with

milk. Pour pancakes into a hot, greased griddle and cook slowly until

brown on both sides.

Kathy R.