Lynne's
Sunday, October 17, 2004
My Blood Type
What do you all think of the blood type diet? Is there anyone out there that has actually followed this diet with success?
I am type A. I should avoid meat and dairy and get most of my protein from lentils, soy, and beans. Not so much of a stretch, in fact, it is what I have been doing for the last fifteen years or so. Only problem is I am not sure it has been the best for me.
I am trying hard to move away from soy, and possibly reintroduce meat into my diet (I have been eating a little bit of bacon, about once a month or two.) I have added yogurt back in. What I find hard about this diet are the other avoids.
Regular readers should know I love cocktails. I also love lobster and basically every other seafood listed in the avoid column. Add olives, eggplant, peppers, mushrooms and balsamic vinegar and I am not happy. Lunch today was falafel and a portobello mushroom. (although I don't usually eat falafel)
The scariest thing I learned when checking out the blood type diet is that my blood type is vulnerable to certian types of cancer. I am already at a huge risk for breast cancer (one of the reasons I am trying to taper off the soy) and according to a disease risk survey, I am also high for lung cancer. Now I have to add stomach cancer to the list?!
Oh, and check this out - I was actually able look up my horoscope by blood type.
Ah, the Internet.
What do you all think of the blood type diet? Is there anyone out there that has actually followed this diet with success?
I am type A. I should avoid meat and dairy and get most of my protein from lentils, soy, and beans. Not so much of a stretch, in fact, it is what I have been doing for the last fifteen years or so. Only problem is I am not sure it has been the best for me.
I am trying hard to move away from soy, and possibly reintroduce meat into my diet (I have been eating a little bit of bacon, about once a month or two.) I have added yogurt back in. What I find hard about this diet are the other avoids.
Regular readers should know I love cocktails. I also love lobster and basically every other seafood listed in the avoid column. Add olives, eggplant, peppers, mushrooms and balsamic vinegar and I am not happy. Lunch today was falafel and a portobello mushroom. (although I don't usually eat falafel)
The scariest thing I learned when checking out the blood type diet is that my blood type is vulnerable to certian types of cancer. I am already at a huge risk for breast cancer (one of the reasons I am trying to taper off the soy) and according to a disease risk survey, I am also high for lung cancer. Now I have to add stomach cancer to the list?!
Oh, and check this out - I was actually able look up my horoscope by blood type.
Ah, the Internet.
posted 4:13:00 PM
