Category: Blood Group Diet

Does blood type matter?

My vegbutglutenfree website provides links to all the blood type resources, including the more comprehensive lists of all type foods to get started. The article about lectins provides the scientific background that supports the necessity for considering your blood type.

Go to the home page: vegbutglutenfree.simple site.com

Read the article on How Lectins Make us Sick?

My experience with D’Adamo’s blood type diet stretches over a span of two decades. The reason for writing the book Healthy Happy Eating is to make life easier for people. Forget the diets and rather eat what really suits you. The guidelines can be applied to any diet you choose to undertake, but will suggest food to suit your blood type that does not contain any disruptive lectins. This helps to make all diets more effective. If you would like your own copies of the books they can be ordered from TAKEALOT.com

Healthy Happy Eating https://m.takealot.com/#!product?id=PLID34148472

Healthy Happy Heart https://m.takealot.com/#!product?id=PLID42120000

Free resources to help you get started

List of food that suits all blood types https://naturefresh.co.za/introduction-blood-group-eating/

Colour charts with each blood type https://naturefresh.co.za/blood-type-lists/

More of my articles on blood type

https://naturefresh.co.za/google-cse/?q=Blood+type

Food for all blood types

For all blood types. These food do not contain any specific lectins that interfere with the blood types. But even so, people may have an aversion to eggs, the casein in milk or they may be vegan by choice.

VEGETABLES include broccoli, spinach, green peas and beans, onions, carrots, butternuts, courgettes
(zucchini) and squashes.
GRAINS like rice and quinoa
FRUIT especially pineapples, lemons, grapefruit, grapes, blueberries, strawberries and granny smith apples. Other fruits can be more blood type specific, but very sweet fruit is not good for O non secretors.
DAIRY products are best suited to Blood type B but goat’s milk products and mozzarella cheese suit all blood types as do fermented natural cheeses such as Feta and farmers cheese in limited amounts.
EGGS suit all, but some people may be allergic to the yolk or the egg white.
FISH best all rounders are salmon and pilchards
MEAT is more specific but turkey and mutton suit all blood types.

FAKE PASTA
2 x 30 cm courgettes per person.
Remove the tops and tails and slice into ribbons, using a potato peeler. Place it in a soup bowl, add a few blobs of butter, salt and white pepper. Cover the dish and microwave on full for 3 minutes. Enjoy with grated cheese or a sauce of your choice.

ONE DISH: QUICK AND EASY MEAL for 4
This dish tastes similar to risotto, but normal rice is cheaper and easier to use for a big family.

1 cup of rice, 1/2 cup quinoa. Fry in a deep pan with a little rice bran oil and 1 onion, peeled and coarsely chopped. Add 3 cups of cold water, salt and a stock cube. Add chunks of peeled carrots and 2 – 4 eggs.

Turn the heat down to low and cover pan with a tight fitting lid. A few minutes later add sliced green beans and a handful of frozen peas. Stir in a glass of white wine or a splash of beer. Cover again and allow to simmer for 15 minutes then switch off and allow it to rest.. Remove the eggs. Peel them, cut into half and serve on top of each dish with a blob of mayonnaise. Just before serving, stir in some coarsely chopped baby spinach with two tablespoons of olive oil and 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish with chopped parsley. More grated cheese can be served separately.

This dish is suitable for vegetarians. Meat portions could include sausages, meat balls, fried turkey, etc.

HOT PINEAPPLE AND GINGER
This combination is very good for digestion and ginger is a powerful anticoagulant, in other words it prevents blood from clotting.

Fry finely shredded fresh ginger in a little butter with brown sugar and add thin slivers of pineapple. Turn down the heat and allow them to caramelize. Then add a little brandy. Serve hot or cold in wine glasses with crushed walnuts. Add a topping of cream or an alternative best suited to your blood type. With these choices, a small amount of cream or milk occasionally is permissible. For instance, even if dairy only suits blood type B, we can all have a splash of milk in our tea.

Radio discussion with Sue and Zulaikha, 16^th November, 2017

What do we mean by inflammation?

Q : Sue, you say that inflammation causes arthritis, cardiovascular problems and weight gain……

Q: So what then, is the cause of inflammation?

A: Any substance that causes the release of pro-inflammatory messenger called prostaglandins. They cause redness, swelling, itching and the release of histamine in some cases. When blood vessels are damaged our homocysteine levels go up. When joints are inflamed the area becomes red and painful. This is called rheumatoid arthritis. Around the joint, acidity increases and calcium is released from bone tissue. A build-up of calcium causes osteoarthritis.

Dietary causes: wheat, Omega 6 fats, junk food, sugar and we are allergic to. They also cause bloating, swelling and inflammation. Stress hormones like cortisol are anabolic – they make us fat!

https://naturefresh.co.za/good-bad-ugly-aspects-ketogenic-diet/

A: Use dietary guidelines to avoid food that causes inflammation:

https://naturefresh.co.za/diets-recipes/anti-inflammatory-diet/ (note that blood type recommendations are not included. Search for suitable blood type food using this separate link:) http://www.infobarrel.com/Health_Food_That_Does_Not_Suit_Your_Blood_Type_is_Unhealthy_

Q: What are the most effective anti-inflammatory foods, herbs and supplements?

Omega 3, MSM, ginger, turmeric, coconut milk

 

Nature Fresh Pain Supplement with MSM

 

Excerpts from the book Healthy Happy Eating by Sue Visser :

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General Blood type foods

Blood Type A foods

Blood Type B foods

Blood Type AB foods

Blood Type O foods

 

Please note that these pages are the copyright of Sue Visser.

If you wish to buy the book it is available here

The good, bad and ugly aspects of a ketogenic diet

Severely restricting carbohydrates to less than 20 grams a day sets off a process called ketosis. It occurs when you don’t have enough sugar (glucose) for energy, so your body breaks down stored fat, causing ketones to build up in the body.

Side effects from ketosis can include: nausea, headache, mental and physical fatigue, and bad breath. (That’s how you know it’s working!) The long-term health risks of a very low carbohydrate diet may outweigh the benefits. Some health experts believe that if you eat large and regular amounts of fat and protein from animal sources your risk of heart disease and certain cancers may increase. This is because of the increased methionine, homocysteine and resultant inflammation they can cause.

 

The Atkins / Banting method severely restricts carbohydrates including whole foods like sweet potatoes, butternut, pumpkin, fruit and carrots. It does not limit nuts and seeds and allows unlimited quantities of grass fed free range animal products, green vegetables, fish and vegetable oils, especially coconut oil. Their strategy to bypass and ignore rather than correct and control insulin resistance is questionable. Fat also relies on insulin to complete its metabolic cycle so diabetics still need their medications. As a temporary way to treat epilepsy or obesity a ketogenic diet can knock off the kilos but may affect the liver. (Pages, 84, 86, 144) For most people it is not a healthy or a balanced way to control weight on a continuous basis and the food selection is in some cases, is totally unsuitable for certain blood types.

 

How well do different blood types digest fat?

Blood type O and B non-secretors thrive on high meat and low sugar and grain based foods. Dairy products especially, are very beneficial for blood type B. Blood type A’s and AB’s are not genetically suited to this type of diet. They tolerate carbohydrates but are less lipid (fat) tolerant. The Pritikin diet that includes a good balance of natural whole foods and and a few healthy fats would be a better choice for them. (Pages 34, 83) The non-secretor variants of the ABO blood types have lower alkaline phosphatase activity. In some cases it is as low as 20%. This digestive enzyme breaks down certain types of dietary fat and plays an important role in calcium assimilation.

 

Do no carb high fat / protein diets require insulin?

We still have to store fat and this requires insulin. (See pages 27, 67, 89, 111, 157).

The cortisol we release raises our blood sugar levels, regardless of food intake. Neglecting and in a way, rebelling against your insulin function is a risky business. If the insulin has “gone to sleep” and you eat a few party snacks there will be a problem. Extreme inflammation, indigestion, muscle pains, headaches and weak fingernails are signd of inflammation.

When returning to a normal and balanced diet most people experience what we call “rebound weight gain”. Some people battle to balance their insulin / blood sugar levels and so they are worse off than before. To prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, rather address the real causes of metabolic syndrome. It is a combination of sugar, hormones and inflammation. We need to work closely with a practitioner who can help us restore the insulin function.

(Page 157) People who are insulin resistant are magnesium deficient and do not assimilate calcium from the diet. They should take supplements to compensate.Are higher blood sugar levels from sugar or wheat?
Wheat can raise blood sugar levels even higher than glucose, pure table sugar or fructose, according to blood sugar response testing due to the presence of Amylopectin A. Wheat-based foods such as breads, bagels, cereals, muffins and pasta can cause higher blood sugar level than pure sugar or fizzy drinks. An excess of both causes glycation inside your body plus inflammation and heart disease.

Wheat and gluten cause more inflammation these days as a result of excessive hybridization. The modified gluten molecules are now foreign to the human digestive system compared to old fashioned wheat. Digestive disorders or leaky gut and autoimmune problems are all associated with chronic ongoing inflammation.Cutting out wheat and sugar helps to treat one of its major causes.

 

Does wheat avoidance really help us to overcome certain diseases?

Dr William Davies is a cardiologist who blames wheat for most of our health problems. So when he asked his heart patients to remove all wheat from their diets he found the following results: after 3 – 6 months their blood sugar and HbA1c readings were much lower. Some type 2 diabetics were no longer suffering from symptoms of insulin resistance. Many of them lost a lot of weight as well as centimeters off their waistlines. Some of his patients said they felt better than they had in 20 years with more energy, less moodiness and they experienced deeper sleep. Also included in the list of benefits from excluding wheat were: complete relief from acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, gallstone problems, hand and finger arthritis and joint pain, sinus congestion and chronic sinus infections. He said: “their asthma improved so much that they threw away their inhalers, their rheumatoid arthritis was so much better they were in the process of reducing medication, their ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s had improved so much that no medication wasrequired any longer, their leg edema had disappeared and rashes were gone.”

Radio interview with Sue Visser: 24th November 2016

How to control your weight during the holiday season

Most people who are stuck in the fat channel are not big eaters. We get frustrated with trying so many diets and slimming remedies because they do not really address the main causes of obesity
Q ) Why do we really gain weight and why do some diets work for one person but not another?
Some health experts now agree that we have different body types, blood types and metabolic rates. Some of us burn fat by eating food that makes other people fat. People who are wheat intolerant become more addicted to junk foods. They eat more and more, especially during the holidays.
Q ) Some of us can just look at food and gain weight or become obese. Has it got something to do with hormones?

Yes, especially hormones that control our appetite, metabolism, stress reactions and reproduction or what we call birth control and HRT. But gluten, dairy or blood type intolerance, stress reactions, inflammation, heavy metal toxicity, insulin resistance and parasites – especially candidiasis and are generally factors that weight loss products do not address.
An eating plan that really suits your body type as well as blood type, hormonal requirements and lifestyle is a specialized undertaking. It is best to consult with a registered Dietician or Practitioner skilled in Natural Protocols to do the fine tuning.

 

Face your fat factors to lose weight. Article here

Hormones behaving badly

1 Oestrogen: Fat cells increase and swell up with fluid when oestrogen levels get too high. Fat cells produce inflammatory chemicals. Birth control pills, hormone replacements and oestrogen from the diet provoke weight gaining tendencies. The fatter you get, the more oestrogen you make out of androgenic hormones like testosterone. Men also gain weight when oestrogen gets out of control. Excessive oestrogen shuts down thyroid activity and causes more weight gain along with sluggishness, junk food cravings and depression.

2 Thyroid: Heavy metal toxicity combined with meal skipping or starvation sets off a secondary thyroid response: reverse thyroid hormone (RT3) that actively resists fuel burning and encourages fat accumulation. Some foods are low in kilojoules, like cabbage, kale and broccoli; but they are goitrogenic: meaning they inhibit the thyroid output and slow down your metabolism. Hormones, not food are what really make you fat! Gluten intolerance can harm the thyroid even more.

3 Insulin: Insulin resistance is due to an excessive and almost continuous intake of sugar and refined starches in search of “energy”. Insulin cannot pump sugar into hungry cells if we have a magnesium deficiency. Non-nutritive sweeteners also stimulate the release of insulin and can result in insulin resistance and hypoglycaemia. Slowing down insulin reactions with whole grain foods, more fibre, protein and good fats is helpful. Adding acid to sweet fruits also calms down insulin reactions: lemon juice, apple cider vinegar or citric acid. The skin of sour, green fruit is rich in chromium and so are green beans. To improve sensitivity add ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon powder to food and by taking zinc and chrome supplement.

4 PCOS: PCOS or the polycystic ovarian syndrome is a cluster of symptoms, beginning with insulin resistance. It causes a rise in DHT (dihydrotestosterone) and releases it directly into the bloodstream. This hormone can cause weight gain, infertility, adult acne and balding or beard hair and ovaries that enlarge into cysts. It is caused by eating more sugar and refined carbohydrates than the pancreas can handle at one time. Chasteberry tincture helps to modify these effects but control over insulin is far more important.

5 Cortisol: Cortisol is an anabolic steroid hormone and opposes fat burning. When we are constantly stressed, the excess cortisol we generate causes the waistline to expand, resulting in the “apple shape”. Inflammatory responses, insulin resistance and systemic acidity take their toll. Eating or not eating then causes one to become helplessly, morbidly obese. Sound familiar? But to control inflammation, the drug of choice is cortisol, known as cortisone or prednisone. Why? Even if asthma has been caused by a wheat intolerance or food reaction

6 Leptin: This hormone controls satiation and we feel full after a meal. Leptin resistant laboratory rats keep eating and expanding till they almost explode! Insulin resistance and leptin resistance go and in hand, and so do carbohydrate and sugar cravings.

Blood type conflicts

Lectins are chemicals in food that can disrupt insulin or thyroid activity and cause inflammation and weight gain. For all blood types, an overriding gluten (wheat, rye, barley and occasionally oats) or dairy (lactose or casein) intolerance may also be present. What are the dominant fat foods for each blood type?

Blood type A – worst foods: kidney beans, lima beans, chick peas (hummus), potatoes and sweet potatoes. For them, the lectins they contain bind to insulin receptors and stimulate the growth of fat. 20% of blood type A’s do not secrete antigens in the saliva or digestive tract, (non-secretors) so wheat and maize will also cause weight gain and immune reactions for this sub-type A.

Blood type B – worst: lentils (dhal) all wheat, maize, buckwheat and rye products, chickpeas (hummus), peanuts, coconut and for non-secretors: soya products, potatoes and fructose.

Blood type AB – worst: chick peas (hummus), buckwheat, sorghum, lima and kidney beans, coconut, sago, tapioca, sesame and sunflower seeds. Non-secretors: all wheat products cause weight gain or immune reactions.

Blood type O – worst: all wheat and maize products, sorghum, kidney beans, barley and peanuts. Cabbage in excess blocks thyroid hormones. Secretors: lentils. Non-secretors: chick peas, oats and all soya products. Simple sugars and carbohydrates – true for all, but insulin resistance is most prevalent in this sub-group.

Food that disagrees attracts parasites and makes you fat:

Addiction to foods containing wheat or blood specific lectins cause: inflammation, high histamine levels, thyroid restriction, blood thickening, fat accumulation and acidity. These foods form sticky residues that become a restaurant for parasites, especially tapeworms, flukes and other microbes including deadly moulds called mycotoxins (candidiasis). They invade the gut lining and cause swelling, bloating and water retention. They inhibit the absorption of vitamins and minerals from the gut. A diet rich in natural probiotics keeps them under control. Herbal parasite remedies and especially olive leaf need to be taken regularly.

10 ways to spring clean for more effective slimming.

1 First fix the adrenals:

Stress causing constant cortisol output and inflammation makes you fat, weak and tired. Take adaptogens, a good multivitamin, calcium and magnesium and 100 mg vitamin B5 2x per day but discuss this protocol with your practitioner. Cortisone treatment causes profuse weight gain in some people. Clean out gluten, milk and other intolerances that may be to blame in the first place. Seek counselling for controlling stress reactions.

2 Boost up the thyroid:

As soon as the adrenals are strong enough, then select Lugol’s iodine or Coleus tincture if thyroid activity is too low. Avoid foods that interfere with the thyroid, known as goitrogens like excess cabbage (a little sauerkraut is fine), kale, broccoli, cauliflower and millet. Ask a practitioner who is skilled in Natural Medicine to balance thyroid hormones, concentrating on T3 conversion (instead of upping the Eltroxin -T4 all the time) Blood tests are not reliable, so ask for a 24 hour urine test to also check oestrogen, adrenal and other hormones. RT3, the reverse thyroid syndrome requires heavy metal detoxification. (Also see the article about thyroid problems in issue 32.)

3 Oestrogen reduction:

Digestive bitters, B vitamins, fibre, Lugol’s iodine and exercise help to break down and clear excess oestrogen. Oestrogen dominance also affects thyroid hormones so have 2 teaspoons of ground-up flax seeds every day. It also keeps hot flushes at bay. Vitamin B6 keeps water retention under control. Cut the saturated fat and consume more anti-inflammatory Omega 3 oil. Boost natural progesterone levels with Chasteberry, flax seeds and probiotics.

4 Deal with parasites, microbes and mycotoxins (moulds):

Parasites rob you of nutrients and release toxic residues that cause acidity. Take herbal remedies, deworm yourself and the pets. Some people use electronic zappers of Rife frequencies to good effect, especially to deal with bloating caused by candidiasis that increases fluid retention in fat cells. Candidiasis is when yeast converts to a harmful mould that destroys all your B-vitamins including vitamin B6. Take probiotics and eat sauerkraut, natural yoghurt, maas and fermented foods like olives and pickles to maintain hormonal balance, root out parasites and strengthen immunity.

5 Flush out the kidneys:

Make fresh juice from parsley, celery, lemon juice and apples or cucumber. Take magnesium chloride or “Concentrace” drops with vitamin B6 to prevent kidney stones. Eating just watermelon all morning is also an effective kidney flusher. It is important to have healthy kidneys prior to heavy metal detoxification and liver and gallbladder flushing. Being more alkaline and having adequate calcium and magnesium supplements prevents kidney stones. Otherwise calcium is removed from your bones, resulting in osteoporosis.

6 Heavy metal removal:

Make a morning juice out of: 1 cup water, ½ cup fresh coriander leaves (dhania), 1 cup parsley, 1 chopped apple, ½ lemon. Drink half of it at once. Eat apples all morning and take 10 chlorella tablets, to bind the toxins as they loosen. Eat a lot of garlic to protect blood cells. In the evening take a calcium and magnesium supplement. Repeat this process for 3 days every week. 2-4 sessions should lessen the load. It is often a major cause of infertility, but most important is the effect heavy metals have on the thyroid, and hence weight gain.

7 Clean out the liver, gallbladder and digestive tract:

Eat fat free for two days. On the second afternoon take 1-2 teaspoons of Epsom salts mixed in hot water, cooled down. Repeat 1 hour after supper. At bedtime take ½ cup olive oil mixed with ½ cup lemon juice. Next morning take more Epsom salts. Wait for the gush of gallstones and expel all the old muck. Then eat normally but not junk foods.

8 Lymphatic drainage:

Dry brush the arms and legs towards the torso with a rough towel. Have a mineral bath. Jump on a rebound trampoline for 20 minute sessions as this clears out sluggish lymph channels. Drink plenty of water with mineral drops or lemon juice. Have a professional treatment if congestion is severe.

9 Make yourself more alkaline:

Systemic acidity encourages inflammation and as soon as LDL cholesterol begins to oxidize it becomes sticky and adheres to artery walls. It converts to oestrogen, pumps up the fat cells and you gain weight. Add 2-3 teaspoons of lemon juice to your first and last glass of water every day. Rub salt onto lemon slices and eat them with meals. Drink a Himalayan salt “sole” solution in the mornings or Concentrace mineral drops. Take tissue salts: NAT PHOS and NAT SULPH. At bedtime take calcium and magnesium to prevent calcium loss during the night. Remember that reacting badly to stress makes one acidic, so take a deep breath and rather smile off the cortisol.

10 Stabilize blood sugar and insulin reactions with a proper eating plan

Take chrome supplements and zinc to improve insulin activity. Eat frequent small meals consisting of a portion of protein and healthy fats like walnuts, almonds, eggs or fish with unlimited salads and vegetables. Avoid very sweet fruit and starchy foods. For a pick me up: replace fizzy drinks and junk snacks with this powerful remedy: drink a cup of boiling water with 2 teaspoons of bitter blackstrap molasses. Add 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon to enhance insulin uptake. You will be surprised how good you feel for the rest of the day. Have more after dinner. Some diabetics say they also enjoy it, especially when they fast. After 3 weeks on a blood type diet most people lose weight easily.

Slimming article here

Megaslim diet plan

WELCOME TO THE MEGASLIM 7 STEP DIET PLAN

(Your free copy of the MEGASLIM package insert.)

Dear slimmer,

It can be frustrating and even frightening to carry weight you are trying to get rid of. It creeps up or even overwhelms you and no matter how hard you try, it stays there. You may have already become morbidly obese, diabetic and desperate. Welcome to the MEGASLIM protocol! You can follow this advice without taking the capsules or the coleus tincture. It’s up to you. But results are quicker and more profound if you do decide to take both MEGASLIM and coleus tincture.

There is no charge for all this information. The MEGASLIM PROTOCOL is based on simple, logical dietary advice and you will have to apply it yourself. The results are excellent, reliable and will transform you. But please, continue with the new lifestyle and eating habits. Study the extra notes on thyroid function, coleus and iodine as they may highlight your weight problem. We are here to help and encourage you all the way down to your ideal weight – and to keep it there. But it’s up to you!

Choose the foods that suit you best

Lose weight at your own pace

Go lean but: Never go hungry

Control your hormones to control your weight

Foods marked* are not suited to all blood types and can react. Unsuitable carbohydrates cause stubborn weight gain. Exclude items you are intolerant/allergic to: especially gluten (in bread)

Average portions are listed. Increase amounts for a large, active person.Reduce portions if you are petite or inactive. Eat mostly from the unlimited food choices and cut down on the fats and carbohydrates gradually.

Make daily and varied choices from this list and add restricted foods if they suit your blood type and allergy profile. After adjusting for a few days, start on smaller carbohydrate, fat and protein portions.

Eating a good balance every 3-4 hours speeds weight loss. Stick to the 7 step plan. Drink a glass of water every 2 hours. Take water along when you drive in traffic or go for walks. Stay very active and try to have 1 hour of high intensity exercise 3 – 4 times a week. During detoxification you will eliminate a lot. Remember to chew food slowly and eat starches dry to reduce hunger. Do not be in a hurry to lose weight and centimetres – you will feel it dropping!

Keep up this way of eating and take your supplements, even when you have reached your goal. Prepare a lot of portions at once: soup, bean dips, protein combinations, salads and snacks: nuts, cheese biltong, fruit, rice crackers.

Bring portions with you to prevent slacking off with takeaways. Stay away from sugar: sweets, ice cream, cake, etc. and especially no diet sweeteners.

Eat savoury foods instead but avoid fatty fries and chips. Cutting out gluten and dairy products helps to speed up weight loss: no bread or pasta, pizza, hamburgers, sandwiches, rolls, cake or biscuits. Learn to say: NO! Use the 7 step plan to control insulin and the hunger / weight gain syndrome.

CHOOSE FROM THESE FOOD GROUPS. LIMIT PORTIONS TO SPEED WEIGHT LOSS

PORTIONS OF HIGH PROTEIN / LOW FAT

1 egg, 1 turkey breast, 1 fish fillet, 1 tablespoon: canned tuna or: herring or: pilchard or: mackerel or: sardines.

2 tablespoons cooked ostrich or turkey mince. *1 matchbox size Feta cheese or *1 tablespoon cottage cheese, *½ cup yoghurt. *1 tablespoon soya protein, *1 tablespoon whey powder.

PORTIONS OF SLOW RELEASING CARBOHYDRATES

First choice is gluten-free: ½ cup wheat free Pro Nutro or: cooked millet or: cooked sorghum. *1 cup popcorn. ½ cup brown rice, wild rice or basmati rice. ½ cup cooked dried yellow peas or black-eyed beans or Haricot or butter beans, *lentils and *chick peas.

Contains gluten: *1 big slice rye bread or 2 crackers, *1 slice brown bread,* ½ cup oats or muesli.

FOODS USED IN RESTRICTED AMOUNTS:

PORTIONS OF QUICK RELEASE CARBOHYDRATES

2 brown rice cakes, 4 rice crackers, ½ cup: boiled *potato, *pumpkin, carrots or butternut or turnips or parsnips. They can also be grated up raw or used in juices.

PORTIONS OF FOODS RICH IN FATS AND OILS

Monounsaturated oil: 1 teaspoon olive, canola or rice bran oil. 4 walnuts, 8 almonds, ½ cup pumpkin seeds or ground-up flax seeds, 2 teaspoons mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon butter. 4 olives.*1/2 cup peanuts, sesame and sunflower seeds. *1/4 Avocado pear.

FOODS CONTAINING NATURAL SUGAR

Fresh: grapes, apples, apricots, peaches, plums, oranges, bananas. Honey, blackstrap molasses, dates, raisins, prunes.

RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTS

Nature Fresh MEGASLIM 2X per day with optional: MEGAMAX, Coleus or Tribulus Terrestris tincture. As recommended for your condition: Nature Fresh Calcium & Magnesium plus hormone balancers: Red Clover, Black Cohosh, Chasteberry and Red Sweet Potato. Other products: Multivitamin, Omega 3 oil

THE MEGASLIM 7 STEP PLAN FOR THE DAY

1 WAKING UP 1X MEGASLIM, 1 glass water. Stretching & exercise.

2 BREAKFAST 1 carbohydrate, 1 protein portion. 1 fat. Veg. juice. Other supplements. (plus: unlimited list)

3 MID-MORNING 1 fruit 1 protein. If still hungry, chew nut, seed & Pro Nutro mix. Drink water.

4 LUNCH 1X MEGASLIM, 2 protein, 1 carbohydrate, 2 fats. (plus: unlimited list) Tea *coffee.

5 AFTERNOON Same as mid morning. Exercise, fresh air, intensive activity. Drink water.

6 SUPPER (7-8pm) 2 carbohydrate, 2 protein, 2 fat. 1 natural sugar treat. Tea *coffee. Drink water.

7 BEDTIME ½ stretch/exercise, chew nut and seed mix. Supplements, eg: Calcium Complex, Omega 3 oil

UNLIMITED FOOD CHOICES TO ADD TO MEALS AND SNACKS – EAT ALL DAY!

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Grapefruit, lemons, pineapple, pawpaw. Lettuce, onion, celery, spinach, broccoli, green beans (cook and keep for big helpings with every meal!) red, yellow peppers, beetroot, raw butternut. *green peppers,*tomato, *cabbage, *aubergines. Lentil sprouts – grow your own. For juicing: home-grown wheat and barley grass with raw fruit & vegetables and herbs.

BEVERAGES

1 glass water every 2 hours. Unlimited herb teas (no sweetener), vegetable juices, lemon juice and grapefruit juice.

Cocoa powder, unsweetened: add to cereal or have it black. Limited and if suitable: *coffee or ½ glass wine.

THE INGREDIENTS IN MEGASLIM

COLEUS FORSKOHLII (200mg per capsule)

Coleus has many fat loss mechanisms: Forskolin in Coleus stimulates signaling agents within adipose tissue, leading to the breakdown of triglycerides and release of fatty acids and glycerol into the bloodstream. During endurance exercise, these fatty acids are extracted from the bloodstream and burned as a fuel to provide ATP energy to the exercising muscle. In turn, fat cells shrink in size, helping overweight patients reduce their body fat more efficiently when there is a resistance to burning fat caused by higher serum insulin levels and insulin resistance (syndrome X). Coleus stimulates digestive enzymes: improving digestion and food assimilation and increases nutrient absorption in the small intestine. It increases thyroid hormone with an increase in metabolism. Activates the hormone sensitive lipase which breaks down fatty tissue. It also helps release stored glycogen from the liver to balance low blood sugar. Additional Coleus supplementation can be taken with MEGASLIM: Use Nature Fresh Coleus tincture.

MILK THISTLE contains SILYMARIN (200mg per capsule) Helps the breakdown of excess hormones like oestrogen and the excretion of cancer forming components. Excellent for liver restoration and it also has remarkable antioxidant properties.Needed for bile and digestive juices.

CINNAMON (100mg per capsule) Cinnamon works like insulin to lower blood sugar when eating carbohydrates. GLYCINE (50mg per capsule). Helps to release stored glucose (glycogen) from the liver to normalise low blood sugar when needed, especially when it drops due to reactive insulin sensitivity. No need for a sugar fix all the time!

NETTLE (URTICA URENS) The mild estrogenic effect of nettles helps to block off oestrogen receptors in fat, breast and prostate cells. It also aids in excreting harmful estrogenic metabolites via the liver.

ZINC Amino acid chelate. (15mg of elemental zinc per capsule.) Adequate zinc prevents testosterone from converting into oestrogen. Zinc is important for the forming of insulin and to improve sweet taste sensations.

CHROMIUM POLYNICOTINATE (200mcg of actives per capsule) This is the safest and most reliable form of chrome to help balance blood sugar, reduce sugar cravings and improve muscle tone. It helps to reduce fatty tissue and build up muscle tissue and improve the body shape and tone.

LIQUORICE POWDER (20mg) (GLYCORRIZIN)

Liquorice is very important to balance electrolytes in slimmers. It helps to improve cortisol function and raise blood sugar during stress.

 

Introduction To Blood Groups

The best way to embark on blood type eating is to select food that suits all blood types, especially when you have O’s, B’s, AB’s and A’s at the same table. Here are some suggestions for you to get started with your healthy new lifestyle.

COMMON FOODS THAT SUIT ALL BLOOD TYPES

1  Breakfast and baking ingredients

Rice: puffed, rice cakes and rice flour

Oats for all (except O non-secretor*), millet flour or dehusked millet, spelt flour

Oat and rice bran, flax seeds, especially ground up

Walnuts and almonds, raisins, sweet desulphured or blackstrap molasses

Olive oil and ghee: cold or for baking and cooking

Lemon juice and grated lemon rind & pith

Yellow pea flour, found at Indian spice shops

Liquorice powder: 50x sweeter than sugar

2  Fruit

Grapes, raisins and grape juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and their juices, peach, nectarine, plum

Pineapple and watermelon

Apples, apricots and pears suit all ( except O non-secretor*)

Blueberry, loganberry, mulberry, cherry, cranberry, red & black currant, figs, prunes, raspberry, youngberry, gooseberry, kumquat and granadilla

3  Vegetables

Spinach, onions, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, green beans, butternut, squashes of all types, beetroot (tops as well), carrots, parsnips, turnips, lettuce, endives, parsley, asparagus, green peas, courgettes (baby marrows), celery water chestnuts  pimentos, and oyster or Portobello mushrooms

Sweet potatoes suit everybody except blood type A

4  Herbs and spices

Look for fresh supplies of: ginger, garlic, horseradish, fennel, chives, watercress, basil, thyme, rosemary, majoram and sage for their unique flavours as well as healing benefits

5  Legumes and grains

Small white beans and broad beans, cannellini beans,  butter beans, millet, quinoa

Sprouted lentils 4 days old

All rice: noodles, health rice, puffed rice

6  Meat, fish and dairy products

Ostrich, turkey, cod, mackerel, monkfish, mullet, salmon, sardines, tuna, eggs

7 Beverages

Green tea, red wine, rooibos tea, cocoa, carob, lemon juice as well as juice from suitable fruits and vegetables

*Blood type variants: a saliva test can be ordered to determine your secretor status at: www.dadamo.com or you can take your own food-tolerance test at: test yourself , using the tables. Food lists for your blood type can also be downloaded, free of charge.