Blood type A diet
Blood type A diet food list
According diet created by Peter D’Adamo, people with blood type A are in their best form when practice vegetarian diet. They have a sensitive digestive system and are difficult to process proteins of animal origin. Therefore, they should avoid meat, dairy products and focus on a diet rich in grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables.
Many people find it difficult to give up delicious servings of French fries and meat and to replace them with vegetable proteins, but D’Adamo says that it would help the representatives of group A to have better health, longer life and more energy, and to hold their line.
People with blood type A are susceptible to certain diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, so for them it is extremely important to consume food more natural as possible, ie fresh and unprocessed.
Using research conducted in 1999. D’Adamo discovered a link between blood type and personality. For people with blood type A is believed to be analytical, pay attention to detail, good listeners, sensitive to the needs of others, inventive and creative.
Blood type A diet food list
| HIGHLY BENEFICIAL | NEUTRAL | HARMFUL |
Meat |
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| / | turkey chicken |
buffalo beef deer lamb beef pork smoked meat |
Fish |
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| sea trout salmon snail sardine mackerel Pike carp cod |
Shark marine snail tuna |
shrimp shells octopus caviar herring frog squid |
Milk and dairy products |
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| soy milk | yogurt goat milk mozzarella cream feta |
Gouda cheese Emmental cow’s milk goat cheese chedar cheese Parmesan butter cream cheese ice cream cheese |
Eggs |
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| / | chicken goose duck quail |
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Vegetables |
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| aloe broccoli okra ginger garlic onion alfalfa lettuce Rehn Pumpkin spinach celery leek |
black olives beets zucchini beet cucumber cauliflower |
Shiitake mushrooms tomato cabbage potato eggplants peppers |
Fruits and fruit juices |
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| pineapple blueberries grapefruit lemon lime apricots plums figs cherries |
avocado quince strawberries pomegranate Kiwi pears raspberries peach currants raisins mulberry grape apples |
banana melon coconut mango tangerines Orange orange juice papaya |
Legumes |
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| oatmeal oat flour soy soy flour buckwheat |
barley barley flour rice short-short popcorn wheat |
wheat bran wheat germ |
Nuts and seeds |
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| peanut pumpkin seed |
sunflower sesame chestnuts Almond poppy seeds hazelnuts |
Indian and Brazilian walnut pistachios |
Beans |
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| lens soy strains granules green beans |
/ | chickpeas white and red beans |
Oils |
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| linen olive walnut |
almond soybean oil sunflower fish |
castor corn coconut peanut oil sesame oil |
Drinks |
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| red wine coffee green tea |
white wine | liquor sparkling water sodium beer black tea |
Herbs and spices |
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| dry garlic aloe parsley |
basil onion mint rosemary thyme cinnamon oregano |
hot pepper red pepper white and black pepper |
Taste Additives |
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| soy sauce mustard |
sea salt yeast mustard |
gelatin ketchup mayonnaise vinegar brine |
Sweeteners |
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| barley malt | sugar honey |
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
It is believed that people with blood type A have higher levels of cortisol, so it is difficult for them to cope with stress. Studies have shown that stress can be reduced through non-invasive gentle exercises that soothe. It is recommended to do these exercises at least three times a week for a period of 30-45 minutes. If your blood type is A and choose to do or aerobic exercises with weights, then you should be careful not to overdo, because it may increase stress levels.
Recommended activities: yoga, tai chi, meditation and deep breathing techniques.
ADDITIONAL TIPS
Besides diet and exercise recommendations, D’Adamo provides additional tips how to improve the lives of people with blood type A. Here are some of them:
- Do not skip breakfast and eat more often but smaller meals.
- Eat more proteins to start the day and less at night.
- Do not eat when you are nervous and anxious.
- Chew the food slowly to help the body to digest it quickly.
- In order to avoid an increasing in cortisol levels and reduce mental fatigue, it is necessary to restrict residence in large crowds of people, to avoid noise, not to smoke, to stand away from strong odors from perfumes and do not watch movies and shows with violence.
- Make yourself a daily schedule and stick to it. Determine what time you’re going to bed and every day by reference to the bedroom at the time.
- Make at least two breaks of 20 minutes while you are at work.
