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| Volume 5, Number 2 - July 2008: Metabolism |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Dr. D'Adamo's Letter: GenoType Monographs and Off-Label Uses of NAP Products
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| Peter D'Adamo, ND | ||
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In medicine, an off-label use of a drug is when a doctor prescribes a pharmaceutical outside of the scope of its indication. Surprisingly once the FDA has approved a drug for safety and effectiveness, how and why it is used beyond the ‘label’ is most often left up to the physician. This can be a good thing, since many times an off-label use of a drug results in treatments for conditions in which there is no research money, or drug company interest. Sometimes we at NAP are just too good at specifying how to use our products! When we indicate that a product is beneficial for a certain GenoType or blood type, the consumer is only left to assume that the product may only work in that particular situation. Most of the time, this is not true. While a product designed for a Warrior should obviously work best in that GenoType, my clinic practice I’ve often ‘mixed and matched’ based upon the specifics of the patient. For example, I’ve occasionally switched a type B with irritable bowel syndrome to Deflect O temporarily if they do have a hard time initially with the Deflect B formula. In this issue of the newsletter, my friend and colleague Dr. Natalie Colicci discusses the Synergist line of NAP GenoType Diet products. These are fatty acid formulas that can be handy additions to the supplement protocols of many people, including folks who have chosen to stay with the blood type diet. Over the next few issues, I hope to spotlight a few other ‘off-label’ uses for NAP products that we’ve discovered in the Clinic, which you can use in new and different ways. Generating quite a bit of new content for the NAP website. NAP needed simple FDA compliant explanations for the GenoType Diet formulas, and I wanted to release some additional information on the GenoType profiles that had been prepared for the book but not used. So I combined both jobs these into six monographs:
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| Support and Solutions - The Chat Right 4 Your Type Forums | ||
| by Ann Quasarano | ||
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Did you know that you’ll have a greater chance of long-term success on any weight loss or exercise program if you surround yourself with a network of people who understand and support your goals? Studies show that people who belong to a community of like-minded people stick to their diet longer and achieve their weight loss goals faster than people who go it alone. It’s one thing to learn how to lose weight and get healthy, but it’s another thing to put it into practice on a consistent basis. Group and peer support is a highly proven method for losing weight and getting healthy and getting the support of a group of people who are working towards the same goals can make all the difference. The Chat Right 4 Your Type forums on www.dadamo.com can be that critical component for you and keep you on track towards meeting your goal. These boards are a fantastic way to share your success or frustrations, ask questions and get information from the experts – people who have been living the Blood Type Lifestyle for several years. On the Diet and Nutrition boards, there are separate areas for The Blood Type Diet, The GenoType Diet and a Testimonials board where you can share your success or get inspiration from others. The board provides a place where you can post questions about recipes, exercise and even discuss your secretor status! There’s even an Off Topic area where you can chat with your new friends about almost anything under the sun! If you prefer a more personal approach, you can click on the Meeting-Tree board and see where GenoType Dieters and Blood Type Dieters are meeting in your area! One of the best things about the Forums are the moderators. You will not find a more knowledgeable, compassionate group anywhere! Most of the moderators are IfHI Certified – so you can be sure that you are getting correct and up-to-date information. And because our boards are very active and constantly monitored, you are almost guaranteed to get an answer to any question you post. You may be surprised to learn that Dr. D’Adamo and Dr. Natalie Colicci frequently answer questions personally - where else can you get this type of individualized attention? It’s effortless to join and, of course, it’s free! You simply complete some basic information about yourself and a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you. Click through and start posting away! The changes in your diet and lifestyle will last a lifetime. And you'll have a greater chance of long-term success if you surround yourself with people who appreciate your journey and encourage you in reaching your goals. |
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| Spotlight: Larry Nesbit & the Mini Conference | ||
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If you ask Larry Nesbit of Crossville Tennessee how the Blood Type Diet has changed his life it would probably take him all day to tell you – not only does he teach seminars, he’s started a blood type food co-op, he’s discussed the Blood Type Diet on TV, radio and in several newspapers and earned his IfHI Master level certification - but in October he is hosting a BT conference and certification in Crossville for over 200 people where Dr. D’Adamo will speak. “Larry has to be one of the most dedicated and active supporters of Eat Right 4 Your Type that I have had the pleasure to meet,” says Dr. D’Adamo. Spreading the word about Blood Type has become a vocation for Larry, “This is my life’s work. I’m an O. I’m active. I have to have things to do.” He will certainly have a lot to do in the next few months – Larry is organizing the Plateau Eat Righters Mini Conference and IfHI Approved Certification Testing. This one day seminar will take place on October, 25, 2008 at the Tennessee Technology Center in Crossville, Tennessee. Dr. D’Adamo will be the Featured Speaker. Larry is expecting over 200 people to attend and certify. Seating is limited and few spaces are left. If you are interested in attending the conference, please contact Larry Nesbit at 931-456-9245 or mail to:er4yt@frontiernet.net To understand where he’s coming from, you have to go back to his childhood. “When I was 2 years old,” says Larry, “I drowned in gasoline, it burnt my stomach and lungs and I became an asthmatic. It got a little better in my teens, then came back in my 20’s and got worse. When I was 11, I was thrown from a horse and injured my back. I had back problems ever sense which worsened with age.” At the age of 60, Larry was classified as totally disabled. Not only did he suffer from asthma and back pain, he also had arthritis. “I was walking with a cane and on 13 different meds.” One evening, his granddaughter told him that, according to a book she was reading, people with Type O blood should be meat eaters. Intrigued, Larry began reading the book that night and never looked back. “I read 95 pages of the book that night, I was so bound to it, I couldn’t quit.” The results speak for themselves, he’s lost, and kept off, 52 pounds, went off all the medication, was able to walk without the cane, and as of March, 2007, is no longer considered asthmatic. His doctor was amazed at the results and confided to Larry that was also on The Blood Type Diet. He began his mission to educate others about the benefits of eating right for their type one day while he was accompanying his wife to the store. “After I had been on the diet for 4 months, I felt well enough to ride in a car. I accompanied my wife one day when she went shopping and I was waiting in the car. As I sat there, I would watch people. I could tell that some people were in pain, limping, overweight. I thought, ‘I’ve got to tell these people about the Blood Type Diet.’ I knew the activity director at the senior center. I went to talk to her and suggested that we start a class.” Since that time, he’s had over 800 people attend his classes and also does one-on-one Blood Type Diet consulting. Sometimes he meets people who are skeptical about The Blood Type Diet, “But then I explain how it works. Then I tell them my story. When they hear my story, they think it’s awesome!” Are you an NAP professional or wholesale account? Would you like to be featured on our website? If so, contact customer service direct at: 1-203-761-0042 and we'll arrange an interview! |
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Newsletter Success Story |
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Jamie Robin knew she needed to lose weight. The 31 year old singer/songwriter, full-figured model, actress and graphic designer had tried everything and when the scale was moving past 279 lbs, she knew she had to take action. “I promised my little sister that if my last attempt failed, I would get gastric bypass. I knew that this was NOT an option for me – so I knew it was now or never.” Thanks to her new Blood Type and GenoType lifestyle, she has lost 70 pounds and is well on her way to her goal weight. Jamie had always struggled with her weight, “I was an overweight child. Then I thinned out and nearly became anorexic during my early teen years. I was in a dance company and had a very warped body image. I was 5’8 and 140 pounds and all I could see when I looked in the mirror was that I had fat knees. The dance company didn’t help my self image – they put me on probation because I wasn’t thin enough. I had actual curves and looking back was stunning, but the teenagers I was dancing next to were built like little boys. I thought that I was fat, and I thought that being fat meant being ugly. Eventually I stopped dancing and my physical body caught up with my mental body image. It took me to get to 270+ lbs. to realize that being fat did NOT mean being ugly. I realized that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, but that I needed to lose weight because I DESERVE to be healthy and happy. I was already good enough and my weight had nothing to do with that. However, I deserve to be at my ideal weight to accomplish the things that I was put here to do. My goal was and is to be the best version of myself that I can be!” Jamie tried everything – all the popular diets and even a weight loss camp where she lost almost 40 pounds, but put it all back on again. She tried out for the popular TV show, The Biggest Loser, twice and made it to the final round both times. When she didn’t make the final cut the second time, she decided not to wait another year – she would do it on her own. She consulted a naturopathic physician, Dr. Steve Nenninger, to help her to find a diet to support her thyroid. Dr. Nenninger puts all his patients on the Blood Type and GenoType Diets. Jamie was familiar with Eat Right 4 Your Type, as she had read it in college, but she was, “too addicted to white flour and sugar and not ready to stick to it.” This Type O Gatherer learned that staying away from most grains and eating a diet of more whole, natural foods that you would find in nature helps her to lose weight. “I find that in general, staying away from wheat, processed sugar, soy and milk help me to lose weight.” says Jamie. The first two weeks on the diet was “REALLY hard” for Jamie. “But just knowing in black and white that I had to stay away from grains, dairy, soy and processed sugar made it easier because it was so clean cut. Finding foods I COULD eat and really liked was challenging at first, because I was so dependent on bread and dairy, but knowing that I had NO choice forced me to look at other options, mostly fruit, to cut the cravings. Berries are my best friends. I eat as many whole organic foods as possible. The more natural the state, the better the food. She says she still eats some things in moderation on the weekends - that includes a little wheat and dairy. “I figure that if I have the weekend when I can ‘cheat’ it helps me stay on track during the week. There is no way that with one or two weekend days I could undo all the good I did in 5 days during the week.” Food cravings had been a problem for Jamie in the past, but with this new lifestyle she has found that her cravings are much less. “My body has woken up to the fact and sense that certain foods are just not good for it. That’s why it’s a lifestyle change. Diets don’t work. When I really crave something that is completely counterproductive to my new lifestyle (like a cupcake), I buy it, take two bites and throw it out before I finish the third bite. I know it’s not cost-effective, but it’s better in the garbage than on my thighs.” Even after her traumatic childhood experience with dance, Jamie has not lost her passion for it and takes a dance class four to five times a week. “They’re fun and challenging” says Jamie. When she can’t make a dance class, she will use the elliptical machine for 45 minutes. “When I started, I could only do it for 10 minutes, so I did more dance classes than the machine, but as I lost weight it became easier. On really motivated days, I do a dance class and the elliptical.” She also lives in New York City, and will walk to work on nice days and enjoys walking around the City on the weekends, exploring street fairs and shopping. Like most New Yorkers she finds that she eats out often and says that it’s not too hard to find “friendly” foods in restaurants. She says she orders what she wants and if it comes with an “avoid” food, like a bun, she will take them off her plate, but generally orders food that she knows she will feel good about after she’s eaten it. “It’s really not that hard when you’ve changed your lifestyle.” Jamie says confidently. It was with the understanding that a lifestyle change needed to take place that Jamie began this journey. Right after she met with Dr. Nenninger, and just before she started the diet, she saw a documentary about the science of addiction and how it affects the brain, “Our cells become physically dependent on a particular polypeptide and we have to have it over and over again. A light went off in my brain when I heard that. It was not ME that was addicted, it was my BODY. I realized it was not my fault; it really was a physical addition on all levels. I had to take control of my body…and it was hard, but it was a conscious behavioral change that I needed to make in order to change my body’s chemical dependency on its own internal substances. I am in control of my behavior and once my behavioral patterns started to change, my brain started to work differently and started to form new patterns in relation to exercise and food.” Jamie is such an inspiration and has been enjoying the benefits of her new lifestyle and new body – “my sisters are thrilled that I’ve lost weight. My entire life has changed. I have more energy, I get more attention when I go out and I’m also friendlier to new people.” A new life indeed! To hear Jamie’s music and read more about her journey, visit her website at www.jamierobin.com Do you have a success story you would like to share from using our products? Would you like to be featured on our website? If so, contact customer service direct at: 1-203-761-0042 and we'll arrange an interview! |
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