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Dr. D'Adamo Newsletter
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| Wrapping Up |
Peter D'Adamo, ND, MIfHI
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I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season
and a new year filled with self expression, joy, happiness,
and the opportunity to make a difference in the world. |
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This year has just flown by for me! I think the two keynote words for 2009 are practicing and programming, as most of my time was spent with patients or on the computer.
My private practice in Wilton has been enormously enriching for me, in large part due to the extraordinary patients I’ve seen. I am always so humbled and moved by the strength and nobility of the human race, and no experience magnifies this better than facing a critical or chronic illness. It’s also been rewarding to work with a team of committed individuals, such as Barbara Shola, the front desk manager, Gordon Gilchrist, our dispensary manager, and last but not least, Dr. Ginger Nash, who so generously offered to “help out” during a transition this summer, and who has become a trusted colleague, and one whom I hope to build a strong clinic with in the upcoming years.
My clinic shift at UB is just about to wrap up. It’s been a tremendous experience for me. I have the greatest students on my shift, and I know they are destined to become amazing clinicians as they graduate from school and head off into practice.
We have a dedicated and committed staff at NAP, and it has been thrilling for me to witness the evolution of the company. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were packing boxes out of our attic or the back room of my clinic in Greenwich.
The awareness of the concept of personalized medicine continues to grow. Recently, there was a post on the Facebook about the benefits of using the blood type diet in individuals with autism. You can check it out at http://autismweb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16264&sid=b666af91e060f0044b939d0cec5a9fea
I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season and a new year filled with
self expression, joy, happiness, and the opportunity to make a difference in
the world.
Peter
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Gift Giving Simplified |
Ann Quasarano
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| Many people are choosing to forego the expensive presents and instead giving gifts that celebrate their relationships in a deeper, more meaningful way - the gift of time, sharing your gifts and talents, and simple thoughtfulness are but a few ways of doing this. |
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The economic challenges of this past year have led many Americans
to re-evaluate their priorities and reflect upon the things that are really
important in their lives; family, friends and good health, leading the list.
Many people are choosing to forego the expensive presents and instead giving
gifts that celebrate their relationships in a deeper, more meaningful way
- the gift of time, sharing your gifts and talents, and simple thoughtfulness
are but a few ways of doing this. Here are a few simple suggestions for inexpensive
gifts that will last long after the last of the holiday decorations are put
away.
Gifts for Children
Write and illustrate a story with the child as the main character. If you’re among the artistically challenged, use photos of the child – there are several websites that can guide you through making a photo book for a very reasonable price.
Share your talents and your time. Teach a child to knit, build a birdhouse, or some other craft.
Purchase tickets for a local theater group, symphony performance, or sporting event and take them.
For older kids, ordinary household objects hold endless possibilities for creativity – search the web for simple ideas (flip flops made from duct tape!) and fill a box with the supplies and directions.
Gifts for Adults
Are you a fantastic cook or baker? A gift of homemade jam, bread or a gift certificate for a home cooked meal is always welcome.
For an elderly friend or relative, the gift of time well spent together is the most appreciated of all. Schedule a date for a monthly lunch date or phone call.
An inexpensive journal with your memories of time spent together is a great gift for a friend. Include photos for a visual reminder of your special times.
Grandparents love artwork created by their favorite artists – their grandchildren! Frame a painting or drawing or have several children work on one canvas – even the littlest ones can participate.
No Cost Options
Shovel snow for someone, even if you remain anonymous, it will make their holiday season.
Volunteer at a food pantry, soup kitchen or animal rescue center.
Take your family out for a walk or ride to look at the holiday decorations
in your town, come home to a cup of hot tea or cocoa (depending on your blood
type!), and play a board game or watch a favorite holiday movie.
Give homemade gift certificates for car washing, an afternoon of babysitting,
window washing, gutter cleaning, or other simple tasks are certainly appreciated.
Gifts for Yourself
For your soul: Take a walk in nature – alone. Marvel at the beauty of the
season.
For your psyche: Go through old photo albums. You’ll be amazed at what it
brings up. Meditate on them.
For your body: Take a long bath, there is nothing like a soak in a hot tub to relax and renew.
For your mind: Take advantage of your public library! Books, lectures and special events are often free and always enlightening.
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Year End Rituals |
Martha D'Adamo
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| Enjoy December. It is a bridge month, uniting the year that is soon to end with the year that is soon to be. By creating a clearing in our lives, we honor the year we’ve just had as we open to the potential of the new year.
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I am always a little sad when December arrives. There’s tremendous outer excitement with holiday preparations, social commitments, additional commitments for and with our daughters, year end business projects, budgets for the next year – the list goes on. In the midst of this, I have the acute recognition that another year has passed, and the sensation is bittersweet. As I have gotten older, I’ve tried to find ways to memorialize the year and acknowledge all that I’ve experienced in these 12 months, whether they were my successes or the successes of others that I’ve celebrated, my good fortune, my sadnesses, my losses, and my hopes for the new year.
During the early weeks of December, I set aside time each day to reflect on the year. I make three lists: what I accomplished/am proud of; what I didn’t do/or have time to do; what I want to accomplish in the new year. As I engage in this process, I am reminded of many things – big and small – that I want to add to the lists. I refer to this as my “taking stock” phase, where I am gathering and reviewing the past. (Think of this as a kinder, gentler visit to the past than Ebeneezer Scrooge had!)
While doing this inner, reflective work, I am active outwardly as well. I clean out my closets! I organize and I gather those items that no longer suit me or are unnecessary, and I donate them to Goodwill and our local clothing drives. Cleaning out my outer space creates inner space, and I am making room for the energy of the new year, much the same as I would clean up our guest room for a beloved and much welcomed guest.
Now, I’ve made my lists and cleaned my closets. What next? I bake. I bake my mother’s holiday cookie recipes, except of course, with spelt flour and organic ingredients. Kneading the dough, looking at the recipes in her handwriting or my grandmother’s handwriting connects me to my past as I create a future memory for our family. When our daughters were younger they loved to participate; as they’ve gotten older, and their lives have expanded, there’s not as much available time for this. Even if they are not part of the baking, they are part of the sharing and enjoying, as we catch up on life and celebrate the holidays.
During the last week of the year, there is space for the emotional/spiritual cleaning out in preparation for the new year. A technique I learned from dear friends of ours who were Unity ministers is the “bowl burning” ceremony, which is beautiful and simple.
I take an hour of so and write down all the left over thoughts/feelings/hurts/resentments which no longer serve me and only assist in weighing me down. I write the list lovingly and gently, with great care and respect for my feelings. Our whole family does this, and on New Year’s eve, prior to the evening festivities, we gather in the family room and light a fire in the fireplace. We all bring our lists, and we place them on the fire, releasing the negative energy, the pain, the regret and the sadness so that we don’t carry that with us into the new year.
This is a very powerful process, and I had a friend who did this and who wrote of a breech in her relationship with her best friend. As she burned her list, she realized that the burning was symbolic and that she had to do something about it. She called her friend on New Year’s eve, and they began a conversation that was the start of healing and renewal in their friendship.
In releasing these emotions, we create room for potential and hope. On New Year’s Day, I like to make a list of my hopes and dreams for the year – but I will tackle this in the January issue!
Enjoy December. It is a bridge month, uniting the year that is soon to end with the year that is soon to be. By creating a clearing in our lives, we honor the year we’ve just had as we open to the potential of the new year.
Peace,
Martha
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Right For Your Type News
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Facebook:
Blood Type and GenoType Groups are Sprouting Up
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There are several groups sprouting
up regarding the Blood Type Diet. This is Dr. Peter D'Adamo's group:
Blood
Type Diet / Eat Right For Your Type
Here's a group based in London:
The
Blood Type Diet
This
group is based in Montreal, Canada:
Blood
Type Diet
A new group out of New York has just started up.
"We are interested in the Genotype and Bloodtype diets as published by Dr. Peter
D'Adamo. We get together monthly in Manhattan for informal discussions. Come
on down: learn new information, talk the 'language', and share experiences!"
NYC
Genotype Diet Group
This group is based in Boise, ID
The
GenoType Diet
And last but not least, this group is based in Los Angeles, CA
Genotype
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Better Together:
Weight Loss Support and Health Education Offered at D’Adamo Personalized Nutrition™ Center
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The D’Adamo Personalized Nutrition™ store in Wilton, Connecticut, is
offering a free support group and lecture series on the 3rd Thursday
of each month from 5:30-6:30 pm. The “Know Better” series will cover
topics such as weight loss, nutritional support, stress management and
various health issues. Whether you are just getting started, have been
living right for your type for awhile, or want to be able to teach your
friends about it – join
us! For more information about meeting times, call (877) 226-8973 or
email Nancy at nancy@dadamo.com. If you’re unable to attend the meetings,
but still enjoy learning about eating right for your type and sharing
your experiences, visit the Community Message Boards on www.dadamo.com.
Share your story, ask questions or offer support; all are welcome!
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The Ultimate in Personalized Nutrition – SWAMI Xpress™
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"Things are going great here! I'm losing weight while eating over 2,000
calories a day! I was gaining weight on 1800 before. I seem to be gaining
muscle. I feel good and my energy is great."
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Female, Age 31
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SWAMI Xpress™ is the ultimate in personalized nutrition – it’s like having a book written just for you by Dr. D’Adamo!
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You were introduced to the concept of personalized
nutrition through the Blood Type Diet™. After reading Live
Right 4 Your Type, you refined your diet by finding out your secretor
status. Dr. D’Adamo brought your diet to a new level of individuality
through The GenoType Diet™.
Now you can perfect your diet…SWAMI Xpress™ has arrived.
Dr. D’Adamo created SWAMI
Xpress™, a computer program that generates a nutritional plan,
just for you, based on your biometric information, family history and
personal health conditions. The software does 12,600,000 individual calculations,
performed on 225 individual nutrient values for 800 different foods
and matches the foods to your measurements and intake facts! This is the
cutting edge in personalized nutrition. From the comfort of your own home,
you’ll
be able to create a highly personalized, fifty page dietary program
tailored just for you – all at the touch of a button.
The program is entirely web-based and easy-to-use. After you purchase
the one-time use license from North American Pharmacal, Inc., you will
receive a package that contains your Account Number, User Name and Password,
as well as a Quick Start Guide to help you navigate the program. There
is no software to load - simply log into the SWAMI
Xpress™ website, enter your login information and password, and
begin entering your data. As you go through the program, there are Help
Tabs in each area for detailed assistance as well as some video aids – technical
support is also available Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm EST.
Once you have completed and saved your SWAMI
Xpress™ profile, you will be able to print your reader friendly, SWAMI
Xpress™ Diet Report which includes a handy wallet card individualized
just for you. As a bonus, you will be able to also generate a Meal Plan
and SWAMI
Xpress™ Cook Book with 900 recipes pre-screened for your results!
Included in your package, is a gift card to use on your next purchase
of D’Adamo Personalized Nutrition products at our D'Adamo
Personalized Nutrition™ Store in Wilton, online at www.4yourtype.com,
or by phone at (877) 226-8973.
Dr. D’Adamo has been using SWAMI GenoType™ (professional version)
for his clinic patients and is now offering a consumer version to the general
public. Never before has there been a program which allowed consumers to
experience such power in their approach to health and wellness. SWAMI
Xpress™ is the ultimate in personalized nutrition – it’s
like having a book written just for you by Dr. D’Adamo!
SWAMI Xpress™ is
currently available.
$69.95 for a single license.
Item Number: ED070
Please Note: This promotion is for U.S. customers only. Prices
outside of the United States are inclusive of freight charges, duties,
custom clearance, and health authorities approval. |
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Right For Your Type Upcoming Events Calendar
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Event: "For Your Type - Health & Education Series" - (Support
group hosted by Nancy Kuhn)
Topic: "The New Year...The New You..."
When: Thursday, December 17, 2009
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Where: D'Adamo Personalized Nutrition™ Center, 213 Danbury
Road, Wilton, CT
Admission: Free
RSVP: (877) 226-8973
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 1-877-ABO TYPE
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