New research
into deep vein thrombosis (DVT), has found that lemon juice
significantly reduces the likelihood of clots forming during
long haul flights.
Each month, I receive several questions from readers asking for help with their particular health issue. This month, I’ve taken the opportunity to answer some of your questions. Although, I can’t answer every one, I’ll try to answer more of the most frequently asked questions as they correspond to our newsletter topics.
Q:What can a type B with high cholesterol do to help lower it? I have been on your diet for 3 years and find it helps, but recent blood tests show higher than normal cholesterol count. I've increased oatmeal, lecithin and also exercise! Please advise, Susan
A: I've used pantethine quite effectively in several type B patients who had elevated cholesterol but were otherwise in good shape. Also look at the Cardiovascular Protocols in the Complete
Blood Type Encyclopedia for Blood Group B which suggest supplementing with; Fenugreek, Curcumin and Alpha lipoic acid.
Q:I am a Type O recently diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis. A
Subsequent test showed that I was born with a gene mutation that gives me
a lifetime propensity for blood clots. My hematologist told me that I would have to take Coumadin the rest of my life. I'm not thrilled about this, but so far have been unable to locate any healthier alternatives to the main ingredient in rat poison! Do I need to modify the Type O lifestyle while taking Coumadin? Thanks for your help.
A: One of my teachers, John Bastyr, used to say that the juice of 5 lemons equaled a pharmacologic dose of anti-coagulants. New research into deep vein thrombosis (DVT), has found that lemon juice significantly reduces the likelihood of clots forming during long haul flights.
Japanese researchers who were examining the blood thinning properties of lemons discovered that blood circulates nearly 20% faster at altitude after the juice of a large lemon has been consumed. The researchers, from Tokai Gakuen University in Nagoya, revealed their findings at a meeting of the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology. They gave volunteers on long haul flights a drink containing lemon juice. The blood in the volunteers' veins moved 19% faster than that of others on the same flight, thereby reducing the likelihood of potentially
fatal clots forming in their systems.
The scientists believe that the effect is due to two ingredients contained in lemon juice - citric acid and lemon polyphenol. They are now recommending that passengers on long haul flights have a lemon drink every five hours to obtain the juice's protective effect.
Peter
Dr. D'Adamo's Lectures: The Notion of Individuality
Click here to listen to a portion of Dr. D’Adamo and Dr. Ginger Nash’s lecture
at the Wilton Public Library on November 2, 2009. They discuss the Notion of
Individuality as it pertains to gut health, bacterial overgrowth and the revolutionary
breath hydrogen testing they are doing at the Center for Personalized Nutrition™.
(7:27 minutes, 3.5 MB)
Heart Health: Blood Type – The Key to
Your Heart
Ann Quasarano
Here is some great information for each
of the four blood types for preventing and treating
heart conditions, high blood pressure, controlling
cholesterol and vascular problems.
In his book, Cardiovascular Disease: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet,
Dr. D’Adamo explains why people with different blood types experience different
cardiovascular problems and provides targeted programs for each of the four
blood types for preventing and treating heart conditions, high blood pressure,
controlling cholesterol and vascular problems. Here are a few tips to keep
your ticker in tip top shape!
Type O
Minimize consumption of the insulin-mimicking lectins most abundant in grains, such as wheat and corn. These can contribute to metabolic syndrome, a precursor to heart disease.
Adopt a vigorous exercise program – this will increase your circulatory efficiency, lower adrenaline and minimize arterial damage.
Use supplements intelligently to block the effect of insulin-mimicking lectins, provide antioxidant support and control triglyceride levels.
Type A
Eat a diet rich in soy protein, healthy seafood and green vegetables to decrease arterial and venous inflammation.
Reduce cortisol levels by engaging in regular calming exercise such as yoga.
Avoid red meats and high fat foods – they increase cholesterol, decrease your liver function and increase your risk for heart disease.
Type B
Incorporate lean, organic lamb and mutton to your diet. They help build muscle and active tissue mass.
If you are a coffee drinker, begin to wean yourself by cutting daily consumption in half, substituting green tea.
Try some simple visualization techniques to help control high blood pressure. Do this two to four times daily for five to eight minutes.
Type AB
Don’t overdo grains and avoid wheat.
Garlic is super beneficial for type AB because of its ability to reduce excess blood clotting factors and because it’s a good source of the amino acid citrulline, a potential precursor to nitric oxide metabolism.
Make breakfast your most important protein-rich meal of the day and vary your meal sizes, big breakfast, medium lunch, small dinner.
Heart Meditation
Martha D'Adamo
By cultivating
an inner dialogue with ourselves, we can stay current with our feelings,
identify issues before they become bigger than they need to, and
insure that we expressing ourselves fully and authentically in our
lives. .
Keeping our hearts strong and healthy involves physical care as well as emotional and spiritual care. Our physical care includes eating right for our type, taking targeted and specific supplements that support cardiovascular health and getting regular exercise. These three elements provide the cornerstone for healthy heart function and are an essential investment in our long-term health and well-being. As Peter wrote in the Cardiovascular Book, “Your heart is an amazingly resilient organ. Alexis Carrel, the famous experimental biologist who received the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, concluded that, given an optimum supply of nutrients and oxygen, the heart is capable of functioning perfectly for over two centuries.”* Two centuries. Take some time and ponder that!
Equally important is emotional and spiritual care of the heart. Our hearts symbolize our emotional feelings, whether they are love as in the expression, “My heart is filled with love for you,” or with emptiness or lack of joy, as in “I just don’t have the heart for this.” It is important in our heart care to develop an inner dialogue with our hearts and feelings so that we don’t submerge or stuff down emotions that can eventually constellate in illness or cause us to not fully express ourselves.
Taking time to regularly check in with our “hearts” is important. I have found it very helpful at the end of the day before I go to sleep to do a quick review of the day. Did I get done everything I needed to? Did I say everything I needed to say? What were those things that made me happy and joyful? Where there any sadnesses, any frustrations that are still unresolved? How am I am feeling about this? By cultivating an inner dialogue with ourselves, we can stay current with our feelings, identify issues before they become bigger than they need to, and insure that we expressing ourselves fully and authentically in our lives.
Over the years this nighttime process has taken on the form of a nightly meditation. Once I settle in to bed, and close my eyes, I take three deep cleansing breaths, each one relaxing me a little bit more. Beginning at my feet, I work my way up my body…relax my feet, feel them melt into the bed, relax my ankles and calves, release any tension, I am holding in these areas and let it melt away. I continue all the way up my body, and when I am finished, I focus on my heart, breathing in and out, aware of the heartbeat, aware of the blood flowing throughout my body. I surround my heart with a golden light, picturing this in my mind’s eye. The light pulses in rhythm with my heart, and with each breath, it grows bigger…bigger than my body, the bed, the room, the house, the town, the state, the country, the world, the universe. Infinite light, connecting me to the universe and the universe back to me.
I give thanks for my life and those I love, I send thoughts of loving kindness to those in need, and I relax deeper into the light.
Some nights, this is a quick review; other nights, I fall asleep midway through it! And still others, it takes me a long time to reflect on the issues of the day that may be hanging on or bothering me. When this occurs, I try to isolate as best as I can what the issue is so that I can bring my attention to it in the morning and get is resolved.
I have found this “clearing” of the day very helpful as it allows me to relax and let go of all the “doingness” of the day and just be, breathing in and out, fully relaxing, fully feeling and fully releasing. It makes for a better night’s sleep and a “light heart!”
*Excerpt from Cardiovascular Disease: Fight It With The Blood Type Diet by Peter J. D’Adamo (with Catherine Whitney) , NY: Berkeley Books, 2004, p. 17
Martha
Right For Your Type Recipes: Heart Healthy Sides
From the www.dadamo.com Recipe Center
Incorporate these super beneficial greens into your diet for a dose of heart healthy veggies!
Incorporate these super beneficial greens into your diet for a dose of heart healthy veggies!
Congratulations to Medical Doctor and IfHI Master, Prannie Rhatigan on
her book, Irish Seaweed Kitchen, a cookbook dedicated to
Irish seaboard lore, classic and new recipes, nutritional information
and personal anecdotes. Prannie walks her reader through sourcing,
identifying, preparing and storing seaweed for culinary use in this
remarkable collection of over 150 easy-to-follow, creative and delicious
recipes, including tips and hints. (Sea Spaghetti and Cheese Straws!) To
learn more about
Dr. Prannie Rhatigan, order a copy of the book, and see sample recipes,
visit her website: www.prannie.com.
Now in Paperback with a New Look and Message for the New Year: Change Your Genetic Destiny, The Revolutionary GenoType® Diet
Dr. D'Adamo's GenoType® Diet has just been released in paperback with a new
cover and a new name, Change
Your Genetic Destiny, The Revolutionary GenoType® Diet. Although the look and title are different, the book
contains the same groundbreaking information and cutting-edge science as
the original. Start your year off "right" with diet and exercise plans that
will forever change the way you look at food.
Facebook:
Blood Type and GenoType Groups are Sprouting Up
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
And last but not least, this group is based in Los Angeles, CA Genotype
Diet
Right For Your Type Upcoming Events Calendar
Event: "D'Adamo Personalized Nutrition™ Support
Group" Topic: "Change Your Genetic Destiny" When: Thursday, February 18, 2010 Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Hosted by: Nancy Kuhn Where: D'Adamo Personalized Nutrition™ Center, 213 Danbury
Road, Wilton, CT Admission: Free RSVP: Please call Nancy Kuhn at (877) 226-8973 or email her
at nancy@dadamo.com
Dr. D'Adamo's Radio Interviews
Dr. D'Adamo was interviewed on many radio stations across the country in January
2010. You can listen to one of the interviews that aired on Monday, January
11, 2010 - 11:00 - 11:30 am Live Pacific - KBOO FM 90.7 FM - "Health
Watch" -Portland, OR titled
Change Your Genetic
Destiny: Your Personalized Plan to Lose Weight, Boost Energy,
and
Improve Immunity - mp3 stereo - 28:07 minutes
Click here to listen to Dr. D’Adamo’s on-air interview with
Dr. David Naimon in Portland, Oregon. Dr. D’Adamo discusses blood
type diet, the name change on GTD, and why genetics plays such a
vital role in health.
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