When I was in college I was friends with an insanely strong football player. He could jump out of the gym, lift more weight than anyone, and outrun the track stars…. Plus he was good-looking (the jerk).
And all he ate was buffalo meat, berries, and mountains of green vegetables. A naturopath had told him that was the perfect diet for his blood type. It definitely worked in his case.
In fact, over the years I’ve seen people have lots of success by following blood type based diets. I figure it’s because people believe in them and thus stick to them – and sticking to your chosen diet is the key to making it work 
A quick search on Amazon.com showed 895 results for “blood type diet”, but the best known book is Eat Right 4 Your Type
Now, what does it mean in the title of this post when it says “What NOT To Eat”?
I think that blood type/food matching isn’t the first thing you should worry about. Food quality, quantity, and timing are more important for weight loss and athletic performance.
And yet and yet and yet… This can be a big tipping point for losing stubborn fat and getting rid of nagging health issues.
Your blood type is actually better at informing you which foods you should avoid (yes, even some healthy foods) than telling you what you should eat.
The main reason for this is the lectins found in foods.
(For more than you ever wanted to know about lectins, check out this blog post: Chemical Warfare: Lectins Attack!)
Lectins are scary little proteins that work (or force!) their way undigested into your bloodstream where your body recognizes them as invaders and goes into defense mode. Certain lectins bind to the surfaces of certain blood cells.
Besides causing an autoimmune response in your body, lectins also clump up and then destroy your blood cells. You know…. those things that keep you alive.
Lectins also:
- interfere with digestion
- interfere with absorption
- cause nutrient deficiencies
- lead to food allergies
- can cause inflammatory bowel disease
- cause headaches
- give you general achiness
- give you diarrhea
- can make you irritable
- can give you anemia
- contribute to diabetic problems
- are definitely linked to rheumatoid arthritis
- are definitely linked to psoriasis
- can give you painful gas
- can lead to immune deficiencies
Many of the effects of different lectins are blood type specific. So you can avoid a lot of the problems with lectins by avoiding eating foods that contain the lectins that react with your blood type.
If you’re suffering from any of the problems listed above, or if you want an extra nutritional edge to help you lose fat faster, stay away from the foods that react with your blood type. Here’s how to do it – it’s only two steps.
Step One: Find out your blood type.
If you already know your blood type, go ahead to step two. If you don’t, you can donate blood and they’ll tell you. You can ask your doctor. Or you can get a home blood test type kit from the pharmacy or order one from Amazon (here’s a link: Eldoncard Blood Type Kit
Step Two: Don’t eat the foods that react most strongly to your blood type.
Special Note: GMO foods usually have increased lectin levels, avoid all GMO foods. The most common genetically modified foods in the US are: Corn, soy, cotton (the oil is used in foods), papaya, rice, tomatoes, rapeseed, dairy, potatoes, and peas. Wheat is often heavily modified too.
What Not To Eat: Blood Type A
- blackberries
- brown trout
- clams
- corn
- french mushrooms
- halibut
- flounder
- lima beans
- snow white mushrooms
- sole
- soy
- string beans
- tora beans
What Not To Eat: Blood Type B
- bitter melons
- black-eyed peas
- castor beans
- chicken
- chocolate/cocoa
- french mushrooms
- pomeranates
- salmon
- sesame
- sunflower seeds
- soy
- tuna
What Not To Eat: Blood Type AB
- blackberries
- black-eyed peas
- brown trout
- clams
- cocoa/chocolate
- corn
- french mushrooms
- halibut
- flounder
- lima beans
- pomegranates
- salmon
- sesame
- white mushrooms
- sole
- soy
- string beans
- sunflower seeds
- tuna
What Not To Eat: Blood Type O
- blackberries
- cocoa/chocolate
- french mushrooms
- halibut
- flounder
- sole
- sunflower seeds
Avoiding GMO foods and the foods that react with your blood type will help your body get back into it’s naturally healthy state and help ease the system stress that is causing you to hold onto stubborn pounds.
Plus, it’s really easy – just don’t eat the foods on your list!
