Clinical nutritionist Sona says that your blood group can determine the best diet for you. PHOTO| FILE
I recently got back from a yoga retreat in Cambodia, where I met
someone who does what I do, but with different tools. Dr Fung works
with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
We
talked about vegetarianism. Yogis are encouraged to be vegetarian,
since one of the main tenets of the practice is ahimsa, or non-violence.
Despite my strong belief in yoga as a way of life, I have yet to
reconcile that with the healing power of things like bone broth/soup, so
I am not a vegetarian.
Nevertheless,
let me speak about vegetarianism strictly from a scientific point of
view. As you know, I don’t subscribe to a one-size-fits-all approach to
health: one man’s meat quite literally can be another man’s poison.
So
I was interested to hear more about the Blood Type diet that Dr Fung
mentioned. While I knew of the diet, I felt it was too extreme to follow
every day. But could elements of it could be applied for better health?
For
example, Ayurveda (Indian medicine) classes me as a pitta constitution
and, to that end, I avoid too many warming food likes onions and garlic.
Similarly, TCM tell me that, in my current state, it would be best for
me to eat the majority of my vegetables cooked. So, what does my blood
type tell me? That I should be mostly vegetarian. It’s not something I
really wanted to hear, but it might just be good for me. In the week
since I’ve been back, I’ve lost a kilo, actually eating more than I
normally do, just by following a vegetarian diet.
So,
if you know your blood type and want to find out more, drop me a line
for a free factsheet. You might be surprised at how minor changes start
to turn your health around.
What is the blood type diet?
This
diet is based on the belief that you should eat a certain foods and
avoid others based on your blood group. It was popularised in the book
Eat Right for Your Type by Peter J D’Adamo. Here’s what he recommends
for two most common blood types:
Type O – Eat a high-protein diet heavy on lean meat, poultry, fish and vegetables and light on grains, beans and dairy.
Type A – Eat a meat-free diet based on fresh and organic fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes and whole grains.
– Source WebMD
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