Re: Expression of gratitude and a question

[Guest guest]

Sorry blood type diets as sensible as they may sound on the surface are absolute crap.

Too many friends of mine are type o and according to the blood type diet they should NOT be vegetarian and need to eat meat.

I couldn't disagree more. In fact their health has improved by being vegetarian.

My most humble opinion

" ...become the change you envision." Lemoine

From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of Darlene MacAuleySent: May 15, 2006 10:56 AMTo: VeganMacrobiotics Subject: Expression of gratitude and a question

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone here for your support and willingness to share feelings and information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

Sorry blood type diets as sensible as they may sound on the surface are absolute crap.

Too many friends of mine are type o and according to the blood type diet they should NOT be vegetarian and need to eat meat.

I couldn't disagree more. In fact their health has improved by being vegetarian.

My most humble opinion

" ...become the change you envision." Lemoine

From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of Darlene MacAuleySent: May 15, 2006 10:56 AMTo: VeganMacrobiotics Subject: Expression of gratitude and a question

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone here for your support and willingness to share feelings and information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

Sorry blood type diets as sensible as they may sound on the surface are absolute crap.

Too many friends of mine are type o and according to the blood type diet they should NOT be vegetarian and need to eat meat.

I couldn't disagree more. In fact their health has improved by being vegetarian.

My most humble opinion

" ...become the change you envision." Lemoine

From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of Darlene MacAuleySent: May 15, 2006 10:56 AMTo: VeganMacrobiotics Subject: Expression of gratitude and a question

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone here for your support and willingness to share feelings and information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

fred pulver has writtten a great account on the problems with the blood

type diet

www.macrobiotics.org

Lemoine wrote:

Sorry blood type diets as

sensible as they may sound on the surface are absolute crap.

Too many friends of mine are

type o and according to the blood type diet they should NOT be

vegetarian and need to eat meat.

I couldn't disagree more. In

fact their health has improved by being vegetarian.

My most humble opinion

" ...become the change you envision."

Lemoine

From:

VeganMacrobiotics

[mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of Darlene

MacAuley

Sent: May 15, 2006 10:56 AM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Expression of gratitude and a

question

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how

I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her

mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone

here for your support and willingness to share feelings and

information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a

positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood

type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he

should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this

blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As

are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like

shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

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[Guest guest]

fred pulver has writtten a great account on the problems with the blood

type diet

www.macrobiotics.org

Lemoine wrote:

Sorry blood type diets as

sensible as they may sound on the surface are absolute crap.

Too many friends of mine are

type o and according to the blood type diet they should NOT be

vegetarian and need to eat meat.

I couldn't disagree more. In

fact their health has improved by being vegetarian.

My most humble opinion

" ...become the change you envision."

Lemoine

From:

VeganMacrobiotics

[mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of Darlene

MacAuley

Sent: May 15, 2006 10:56 AM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Expression of gratitude and a

question

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how

I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her

mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone

here for your support and willingness to share feelings and

information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a

positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood

type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he

should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this

blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As

are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like

shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

fred pulver has writtten a great account on the problems with the blood

type diet

www.macrobiotics.org

Lemoine wrote:

Sorry blood type diets as

sensible as they may sound on the surface are absolute crap.

Too many friends of mine are

type o and according to the blood type diet they should NOT be

vegetarian and need to eat meat.

I couldn't disagree more. In

fact their health has improved by being vegetarian.

My most humble opinion

" ...become the change you envision."

Lemoine

From:

VeganMacrobiotics

[mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of Darlene

MacAuley

Sent: May 15, 2006 10:56 AM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Expression of gratitude and a

question

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how

I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her

mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone

here for your support and willingness to share feelings and

information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a

positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood

type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he

should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this

blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As

are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like

shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

the only thing I really like about the blood type diet is that it makes

people think about what they are eating but within reason - i think it

goes a bit far on many points and the reasoning is questionable.

MB sees each person as unique so perhaps someone with type O or with a

kapha body type in ayurveda may do better with less grains and more

veggies or be more careful with gluten grains etc. But is not a

prescription to dine at a steak house 3 x a day! Everything should be

adapted to the individual and mb ideas are very flexible - mb should

suit the person not the other way round

you can also tell your mom that it seems to have been the mb movement

that led the whole healthy food revolution and before it came to

america health foods shops, organic grains etc were a rarity!

Darlene MacAuley wrote:

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how

I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her

mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone

here for your support and willingness to share feelings and

information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a

positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood

type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he

should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this

blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As

are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like

shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

the only thing I really like about the blood type diet is that it makes

people think about what they are eating but within reason - i think it

goes a bit far on many points and the reasoning is questionable.

MB sees each person as unique so perhaps someone with type O or with a

kapha body type in ayurveda may do better with less grains and more

veggies or be more careful with gluten grains etc. But is not a

prescription to dine at a steak house 3 x a day! Everything should be

adapted to the individual and mb ideas are very flexible - mb should

suit the person not the other way round

you can also tell your mom that it seems to have been the mb movement

that led the whole healthy food revolution and before it came to

america health foods shops, organic grains etc were a rarity!

Darlene MacAuley wrote:

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how

I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her

mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone

here for your support and willingness to share feelings and

information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a

positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood

type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he

should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this

blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As

are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like

shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

the only thing I really like about the blood type diet is that it makes

people think about what they are eating but within reason - i think it

goes a bit far on many points and the reasoning is questionable.

MB sees each person as unique so perhaps someone with type O or with a

kapha body type in ayurveda may do better with less grains and more

veggies or be more careful with gluten grains etc. But is not a

prescription to dine at a steak house 3 x a day! Everything should be

adapted to the individual and mb ideas are very flexible - mb should

suit the person not the other way round

you can also tell your mom that it seems to have been the mb movement

that led the whole healthy food revolution and before it came to

america health foods shops, organic grains etc were a rarity!

Darlene MacAuley wrote:

I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how

I see it benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her

mind at ease that I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone

here for your support and willingness to share feelings and

information; I think it helped me greatly in being able to put MB in a

positive light.

I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet, and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood

type is A so I am supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he

should do well with meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this

blood type diet philosopy. Much of the food that are good for Type As

are accepted standard foods in MB, but there are a couple of items like

shiitake mushrooms and cabbage that are not recommended for Type As.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

Ilanit -

Thank you so much for the reference to the article. I of course had completely forgotten about how prescribing to a set " diet " has its limitations. My enthusiasm for trying to substitute ER4YT for Atkins was perhaps misguided. ER4YT for Os just seems " better " than the experience dh had with Atkins in the past. I really like what the author had to say.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

Ilanit -

Thank you so much for the reference to the article. I of course had completely forgotten about how prescribing to a set " diet " has its limitations. My enthusiasm for trying to substitute ER4YT for Atkins was perhaps misguided. ER4YT for Os just seems " better " than the experience dh had with Atkins in the past. I really like what the author had to say.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

Ilanit -

Thank you so much for the reference to the article. I of course had completely forgotten about how prescribing to a set " diet " has its limitations. My enthusiasm for trying to substitute ER4YT for Atkins was perhaps misguided. ER4YT for Os just seems " better " than the experience dh had with Atkins in the past. I really like what the author had to say.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

there are some good points to the diet just to be aware that you can

make a meat free approach work - you dont NEED the animal food component

I went to an amazing lecture with Donna Gates tonight! Very inspiring

and got the new 8th edition of her book!

I went with the first edition tucked under my arm - from when she

started and I first heart of her back in 1994 (she has been researching

all this for 15 years) I did the program then and she has added soooo

much knowlegde about sooo many things and is having amazing success

reversing things like autism, chronic digestive issues (this was great

for me as I just came from an hour and a half appointment with my

holistic doc to talk over all the digestive tests I had and where to go

with it all) donna was sooo inspiring

she has an extensive website and book. she is 59 and could easily pass

for 20 years younger.

when I read her book back then I actually got in touch with her (no

email for me back then - phone!) and had a consult with her and she was

telling me about her toddler who had been brought up on arame and

quinoa etc. he was there today - a 15 year old 6ft tall boy!

http://www.bodyecologydiet.com/

Darlene MacAuley wrote:

Ilanit -

Thank you so much for the reference to the article. I of course

had completely forgotten about how prescribing to a set "diet" has its

limitations. My enthusiasm for trying to substitute ER4YT for Atkins

was perhaps misguided. ER4YT for Os just seems "better" than the

experience dh had with Atkins in the past. I really like what the

author had to say.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

there are some good points to the diet just to be aware that you can

make a meat free approach work - you dont NEED the animal food component

I went to an amazing lecture with Donna Gates tonight! Very inspiring

and got the new 8th edition of her book!

I went with the first edition tucked under my arm - from when she

started and I first heart of her back in 1994 (she has been researching

all this for 15 years) I did the program then and she has added soooo

much knowlegde about sooo many things and is having amazing success

reversing things like autism, chronic digestive issues (this was great

for me as I just came from an hour and a half appointment with my

holistic doc to talk over all the digestive tests I had and where to go

with it all) donna was sooo inspiring

she has an extensive website and book. she is 59 and could easily pass

for 20 years younger.

when I read her book back then I actually got in touch with her (no

email for me back then - phone!) and had a consult with her and she was

telling me about her toddler who had been brought up on arame and

quinoa etc. he was there today - a 15 year old 6ft tall boy!

http://www.bodyecologydiet.com/

Darlene MacAuley wrote:

Ilanit -

Thank you so much for the reference to the article. I of course

had completely forgotten about how prescribing to a set "diet" has its

limitations. My enthusiasm for trying to substitute ER4YT for Atkins

was perhaps misguided. ER4YT for Os just seems "better" than the

experience dh had with Atkins in the past. I really like what the

author had to say.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

there are some good points to the diet just to be aware that you can

make a meat free approach work - you dont NEED the animal food component

I went to an amazing lecture with Donna Gates tonight! Very inspiring

and got the new 8th edition of her book!

I went with the first edition tucked under my arm - from when she

started and I first heart of her back in 1994 (she has been researching

all this for 15 years) I did the program then and she has added soooo

much knowlegde about sooo many things and is having amazing success

reversing things like autism, chronic digestive issues (this was great

for me as I just came from an hour and a half appointment with my

holistic doc to talk over all the digestive tests I had and where to go

with it all) donna was sooo inspiring

she has an extensive website and book. she is 59 and could easily pass

for 20 years younger.

when I read her book back then I actually got in touch with her (no

email for me back then - phone!) and had a consult with her and she was

telling me about her toddler who had been brought up on arame and

quinoa etc. he was there today - a 15 year old 6ft tall boy!

http://www.bodyecologydiet.com/

Darlene MacAuley wrote:

Ilanit -

Thank you so much for the reference to the article. I of course

had completely forgotten about how prescribing to a set "diet" has its

limitations. My enthusiasm for trying to substitute ER4YT for Atkins

was perhaps misguided. ER4YT for Os just seems "better" than the

experience dh had with Atkins in the past. I really like what the

author had to say.

Darlene

--

Ilanit Tof - Signature

Ilanit

Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate)

Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts

Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing

with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition

ilanit@...

www.littletree.com.au

[Guest guest]

Well, apparently you can change your blood type so that being said

it would seem that the diets aren't really appropriate. I think

it's another gimmic to some extent. I'm going to speak from both

sides of my mouth tho because as we learn in mb certain foods

produce certain effects in our body, etc. So it could be that

certain foods work better for some while not well for others. But,

if we were to all (good fantasy) eat a pure mb diet and then alter

with certain foods I think that we would usually have the same

effect. I may be wrong and that's ok too.

Glad to hear you've been able to convince your mom you're not on

some crazy diet. I've not accomplished such feats. My mother tells

me I'm cruel and depriving my daughter when I don't allow her

to " one time " have this watermelon and cantaloupe and chocolate and

and and. Yea, whatever mom.

After explaining the dairy thing to her I was able to get her to

stop consuming dairy so I'm thrilled about that. She will still

eat " cheese " that has casein in it but certainly better than full

throttle cows milk.

I have type O+ if this helps you at all and I'm vegetarian for 20

years, vegan since 96 (I'd cheat here and there till about 98) and

still working on mb..........

So glad that this group has been able to help you.....

Peace,

Reggie

>

> I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to

> intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how I

see it

> benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her mind at

ease that

> I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone here for

your support

> and willingness to share feelings and information; I think it

helped me

> greatly in being able to put MB in a positive light.

>

> I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet,

> and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood type is

A so I am

> supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he should do

well with

> meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this blood type diet

philosopy.

> Much of the food that are good for Type As are accepted standard

foods in

> MB, but there are a couple of items like shiitake mushrooms and

cabbage that

> are not recommended for Type As.

>

> Darlene

>

[Guest guest]

Well, apparently you can change your blood type so that being said

it would seem that the diets aren't really appropriate. I think

it's another gimmic to some extent. I'm going to speak from both

sides of my mouth tho because as we learn in mb certain foods

produce certain effects in our body, etc. So it could be that

certain foods work better for some while not well for others. But,

if we were to all (good fantasy) eat a pure mb diet and then alter

with certain foods I think that we would usually have the same

effect. I may be wrong and that's ok too.

Glad to hear you've been able to convince your mom you're not on

some crazy diet. I've not accomplished such feats. My mother tells

me I'm cruel and depriving my daughter when I don't allow her

to " one time " have this watermelon and cantaloupe and chocolate and

and and. Yea, whatever mom.

After explaining the dairy thing to her I was able to get her to

stop consuming dairy so I'm thrilled about that. She will still

eat " cheese " that has casein in it but certainly better than full

throttle cows milk.

I have type O+ if this helps you at all and I'm vegetarian for 20

years, vegan since 96 (I'd cheat here and there till about 98) and

still working on mb..........

So glad that this group has been able to help you.....

Peace,

Reggie

>

> I had a very nice conversation with my mom yesterday and I was

able to

> intelligently give her more information about macrobiotics, how I

see it

> benefitting my health, and I was successful at putting her mind at

ease that

> I wasn't on some crazy diet. I want to thank everyone here for

your support

> and willingness to share feelings and information; I think it

helped me

> greatly in being able to put MB in a positive light.

>

> I'm trying to help my husband find a better way to eat than an

Atkins diet,

> and my naturopath suggested the blood type diets. My blood type is

A so I am

> supposed to do well on an MB diet. DH is type O so he should do

well with

> meat. I'm curious to know if anyone has used this blood type diet

philosopy.

> Much of the food that are good for Type As are accepted standard

foods in

> MB, but there are a couple of items like shiitake mushrooms and

cabbage that

> are not recommended for Type As.

>

> Darlene

>