Allergies

Currently, I'm doing some research into naturopathy to determine whether it may help me manage certain health issues more effectively than traditional, Western medicine. I skimmed this book, which is easy to do if you skip to the bits about your blood type after reading the introduction.

The introductory material is rather skimpy and may have been more convincing if there was simply more of it. Recent studies have debunked the blood type diet's effectiveness, but I have found useful tools in various diet plans that can be used in an overarching, customized approach to eating. However, I didn't find anything in this book that was not better-presented in other books.

Generally, reducing processed foods should help you to lose weight. But, it's entirely possible to follow this blood type diet and have issues. For example, I'm allergic to walnuts and receive an itchy rash any time walnuts sneak into tasty things like carrot cake. Yet, walnuts are listed as super beneficial.

Also, this approach dos not take into account the impact on hormone balance. It is recommended, for example, that my blood type acquire the bulk of protein intake from soy and soy products. Soy has been linked to increased estrogen levels, which may not be useful for all people who have a certain blood type throughout all phases of life.

As another reviewer commented, there is no information about whether certain preparation techniques, cooking methods, food/herb combinations, etc. best support the diet plan. Ah, well, on to the next!