Highlights

1. The role of water in our body

2. Benefits of drinking water

3. When to drink water

4. How to drink water

5. Experiment on drinking cold water

6. Quality of the water – Plastic water bottles

7. Extreme water therapy

8. Water calculator – How much for YOU

The role of water in our body

Remember that 75% of our bodies are made up of water, and 85% of our brains are made up of water.

There are many reasons why water is good for you. Water plays an important role in our lives, accounting for between 60-70% of our total body mass. Water is essential for maintaining many of the body’s functions and activities, including food assimilation and digestion, excretion, cellular reaction and body temperature regulation.

Water is so critical to the function of EVERYTHING. After all, it is the fluids of the body that transport pretty much everything via the blood, lymph, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, urine, synovial fluid, extracellular fluid, tears, and milk in lactating females, and it is obvious that nothing would happen if everything were dry.

Our organs can be considered water balloons sloshing around in the sea of water that is our abdominal cavity. Water is the major ingredient in ALL the fluids necessary for our survival. Water also conducts electricity, which is important in many functions of the body, most famously, that of the heart.

We get rid of water daily through urine, sweat and breathing, our bodies have very elaborate methods of preserving and prioritizing water when not enough is consumed. One top priority is the blood, and the body does what it can to maintain a proper viscosity and composition of blood elements.

So, if the person is dehydrated, water will be selectively taken from areas that are less important for survival, such as the joints (ouch!) and the lumbar disks, particularly L5, the bottom-most disk (double ouch!) The disks use their water volume as hydraulic support for weight of the upper body. Less hydrated disks are more prone to flatten or degenerate, causing the ligaments that interconnect the vertebrae to slacken, possibly resulting in instability and low-back pain. But at least the blood is in good shape.

High blood presure: If there isn’t enough water for adequate blood volume, some capillary beds (tiniest blood vessels) may close so that the blood doesn’t have to go as far. Closed capillaries cause resistance in the arterial system, so more pressure is needed to pump the blood throughout the body. Exercise helps reduce blood pressure because it keeps capillary beds open.

According to Dr. Batmanghelidj in his book Your Body’s Many Cries For Water, if there are heart failure issues, water intake should be increased gradually over time to allow the body to slowly reduce its drive for sodium retention, and increase its ability to produce urine.

Benefits of drinking water

1. Water helps us to keep a clear mind, lack of it weaken the functioning of the brain and easily lead to tiredness, fatigue, slow reaction and some time, a headache or migraine.
2. Water helps digestion, excretion
3. Water regulates body temperature
4. Water enhances the body’s metabolism (smooth and softer skin)
5. Water helps dilute the level of calcium in urinary functions, prevent the formation of calculus
6. Water  lubricates our body joints and helps us move around with greater ease.

When to drink water

Water and meals

1. Do NOT drink water with your meals or right after
2. Drink 1 glass of room-temperature water (even HOT) 1-2 hours after consuming any meal
3. Drink a big glass of room-temperature water (even HOT) about half-an-hour before meals

Water and day time

1. In the morning. Before doing anything else, drinking one to two glasses of water just after you wake up can help stimulate peristalsis, lower blood concentration and boost blood circulation. (if you have digestive difficulties or heartburn, try adding a capful of raw apple cidre vinegar or the juice of some lemon to that water)
2. Before a meal. Drink a glass of water 30 minutes before meal can help preparing the digestive system to better absorb nutrients.
3. After a meal. It is NOT advisable to drink lots of water during or within half an hour after a meal because it can affect digestion.
4. In the afternoon. About 2:00 -3:00 o’clock in the afternoon, drink 2 cups of water to refresh the body and the mind
5. One hour before sleep. The body consumes water while we are asleep, making us feel thirsty and dehydrated in the morning. Drink some water an hour before you sleep can help replenish any water loss during the night.

Explanation

There are many who advocate drinking with meals although animals and savages abstain from water at this time. Drinking with meals or soon thereafter is not compatible with good digestion.

While eating, large quantities of digestive juices are being poured into the stomach. If drink–water or beverages–is taken, these are diluted. The water passes out of the stomach in ten to fifteen minutes and carries the digestive juices along with it. The food is deprived of these juices and digestion is greatly retarded. Fermentation and putrefaction follow.

Drinking water and beverages leads to bolting of food. The food is washed down instead of being properly masticated and insalivated. Many foods are dry and require much in-salivation before they can be swallowed. Washing them down with drink prevents the completion of this first and necessary step in digestion. Forego the drink and the glands of the mouth will meet the demand for fluid by a copious supply of digestive fluids.

Drinking water with meals and directly after meals, leads to dilatation of the stomach. Chronic indigestion, gastritis, ulcers, and even cancer follow in their logical order.

A fictitious thirst often follows a meal. This is especially so if the food has been salty, greasy or full of spices and condiments.

This “thirst” should be ignored.

If thirst following a meal is not satisfied with water, it will be satisfied with digestive secretions and these will bring along enough enzymes to prevent fermentation and accomplish digestion in good order. The intake of fluids with meals and immediately after meals interferes with all the digestive secretions and results in indigestion. One may safely drink fifteen to twenty minutes before meals.

How to drink water

1. Drink room temperature water, warm even hot, small sips to let the water mix with the saliva.
2. Don NOT count juices, milk, alcohol, coffee to hydrate you (is the opposite), count just the water.
   

French and Japanese women follow this. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals.

Why cold water is not good for you

Drinking cold water will solidify the oil part of the food we have eaten. This will slow down the digestion process. And when this sludge reacts with the digestive enzymes and acids, it will break down and will start getting absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. This lines the intestine. The consequence is that this will turn into fats.

Therefore it is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Cold water can also in extreme circumstances lead to heart attacks. As we have our meals enzymes and acid secretions start and this process sort of warms up the body. Drinking cold water is like attacking the body with an exactly opposite temperature. Not only does the whole procedure of digestion gets interrupted or slows down, the body can also react in the form of a heart attack. It does not always come after a pain in the right arm or pain in the chest.

In the beginning hot water doesn’t taste good but that’s simply because we have never had hot water as a routine. Once we get used to it feels fine.

Just Water

Remember that caffeinated beverages and alcohol do not count as water as they are dehydrating. Quality milk, bone broths and fresh-squeezed juice may be healthy, but they won’t rehydrate you either, so only count water in your hydration efforts!

I personally find that I get a headache when I overdo caffeinated beverages and am dehydrated, so when I get that feeling at the base of my skull where my headaches frequently start, I drink lots of water, and usually the headache does not come on.

Experiment on drinking cold water

Water is best at room temperature rather than ice cold, as our bodies have to warm up cold water before it can be used. As Paul Chek suggests in his book  How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!, you can do an experiment to see the truth of this:

If you drink a large amount of cold water, and then jiggle your belly around, you will hear and feel the water sloshing around, whereas if you drink a large amount of room temperature water it is immediately assimilated into the body and you won’t get that sloshing sound. Hot water in the form of herbal (non-caffeinated) teas are fine.

Quality of the water ~ Plastic ~ Filters

Quality of the water

Water filters:

A “healthy water” option is using an effective filter. There are excellent, mediocre, and poor filters on the market. For example, a filter removing chlorine that is only tested for taste and odor and not for chemical compounds, (such as THMs and heavy metals) is useless and gives consumers a false sense of safety. One of the best tests to look for is how well the filter removes chloroform while retaining minerals.

Check here the best filters for you: http://www.bestfilters.com/

Hard vs soft water

For water to be optimally healthy for us, it should have a hardness factor of 170mg/L and a total dissolved solids (TDS) of 300 or greater, according to Dr. Martin Fox, on his website www.healthywater.com. According to Fox’s review of the research, softer waters are correlated to greater incidences of heart disease and cancer.

Most bottled waters have far less than 300 TDS, and some even advertise that their water is demineralized. Brands that have adequate total dissolved solids include Evian, Vittel, Volvic, Fiji and Trinity.

Plastic bottles

It is worth paying attention to the type of plastic your water bottle is made of, to ensure that the chemicals in the plastic do not leach into the water.

To be certain that you are choosing a bottle that does not leach, check the recycling symbol on your bottle.

Your bottle is fine if you find:

• #2 HDPE (high density polyethylene)
• #4 LDPE (low density polyethylene)
• #5 PP (polypropylene).

The type of plastic bottle in which water is usually sold is usually a #1, and is only recommended

• for one time use.
• Do not refill it.

Better to use a reusable water bottle, and fill it with your own filtered water from home, and keep these single-use bottles out of the landfill.

Unfortunately, those fabulous colourful hard plastic lexan bottles made with polycarbonate plastics and identified by the #7 recycling symbol, may leach BPA.

Nalgene, the company that manufactures the lexan bottles also makes #2 HDPE bottles in the same sizes and shapes, so we do have a viable alternative.

Check the recycling numbers on all your plastic food containers as well, and gradually move to storing all food in glass or ceramic. Store water in glass or brass if possible, and out of direct sunlight.

Extreme water therapy

Water Therapy has magical effects in curing diseases. Everybody has experienced a positive change in their health after implementing water therapy in their daily routine.

Water Therapy – Method of Treatment

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4-6 glasses of water each of 160 ml.
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes.
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for two hours.
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink four glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to four glasses per day.

The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure main diseases:

1. High Blood Pressure – 30 days
2. Gastric – 10 days
3. Diabetes – 30 days
4. Constipation – 10 days
5. TB – 90 days

Related Information on Water Therapy

• The Miracles of Water to Cure Diseases
• Drinking Water to cure internal /external infections
• Could Drinking Water Cure Your Ailments?
• Treating Cancer and Disease by Drinking Water
• The Water Cure Recipe

Water calculator – How much for YOU

• Weight in kilograms X 0.033 = litres per day.
• bodyweight in pounds / 2 = ounces per day
• more personalize, see here.

ccording to Dr. F. Batmanghelidj in his book Your Body’s Many Cries For Water, we can calculate the amount of pure filtered water we need daily by taking our bodyweight in pounds and dividing it by two. That will tell us how many ounces of water we need a day to keep our cells functioning optimally. (Weight in kilograms X 0.033 = litres per day.) You may find it helpful to measure your water, or find some way of keeping track of how much you are drinking when you are trying to create this new habit. Juice, soda, and caffeinated beverages do not count, as they are dehydrating to our systems. If your urine is clear to very pale yellow, you are well hydrated. Congratulations!

Highlights

1. Benefits of eating fruits.

2. When to eat fruits

3. How to eat fruits and juice

4. Are fruits acid or alkaline in the body?

5. Are fruits high in sugar?

6. Fruit based diet

7. Fruits calculator

Benefits of eating fruits.

• Fruit is the best source of the natural sugar needed for energy.
• Fruit is packed with vitamins, and still represents the best source of vitamins in any food.
• Fruit is packed with anti-oxidants.
• Fruit is easier to digest than grains. Fruit is basically pre-digested. Digesting ripe fruit hardly requires any digestive enzymes, and is thus less taxing to the body.
• Fruit is alkaline forming (whereas meat, fish, grains and legumes are acid-forming).
• Fruit contains an abundance of pure water.
• Fruit is easy to eat. It doesn’t require much preparation.
• People who eat lots of fruit live longer. A study published in the British Medical Journal (September 2001), showed that fresh fruit offers the best bet for a long life. The results of a study showed that frequent fruit eaters had a 32 percent lower risk of dying from cerebrovascular disease such as stroke, and a 24 percent lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease, than those who ate fruit less than once a day.
• Fruit contains lots of fiber, which is necessary for optimum digestion.

When to eat fruits

Fruits should be eaten on an empty stomach…not as dessert after your meal as it is often done. If you eat fruit like this, it will also help to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

There are many myths out there pertaining when to eat fruits, but the most important rule of thumb when consuming fruit is to avoid eating fruit with meals or directly after.

Explanation? Why?

Let’s say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit.
As fruit digests faster than bread, the slice of fruit digests quickly and is ready to go straight through your stomach into your intestines, but its passage is blocked by the bread which takes longer to digest…In the meantime the whole meal ferments and turns to acid.

Consequently, when the fruit comes into contact with the food in your stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.

The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

Typically most fruits (aside from bananas which take about 45 minutes) contain simple sugars and so fully digest within a half an hour or even less. Other foods that contain starch, proteins, fats, etc. take much longer and sit in the stomach for long periods of time.

Eating fruit during or after meals will cause the foods to mix, ultimately leaving the fruit to ferment and even rot as it waits to be digested together with the other foods. In a situation like this all the nutrients will have been a waste, which completely diminishes the purpose of consuming the fruit to begin with.

It has also been suggested that mixing berries with dairy reduces the nutritional intake by up to 70%. This should maintain a rule of thumb for all fruits.

Remember 2 rules:

• After you eat fruits wait 30 to 45 minutes before you eat any other meals -most fruits (aside from bananas which take about 45 minutes) contain simple sugars and so fully digest within a half an hour or even less
• Once you have eaten something other than fruit, you should wait at least three hours before eating fruit or drinking juice again

How to eat fruits and juice

We all think eating fruits means simply buying fruit, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. You will benefit much more if you know how and when to eat.

When you need to drink fruit juice – drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don’t drink juice that has been heated up. Don’t eat cooked fruits because you don’t get the nutrients at all.  You only get to taste.
Cooking fruit destroys all the vitamins.

Eating the pulp or whole fruit is far better than drinking the juices. Fiber is good for you.

If you drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.

Are fruits acid or alkaline in the body?

It is incorrectly presumed that some fruits like oranges and lemons are acidic and will enhance acidity in your stomach.

Research however shows that all fruits become alkaline in your body.

It has been known for a long time that fruit is one of the most alkaline forming foods there is. Even if it is acid to the taste, like oranges, after digestion the end result is alkaline-forming.

However, some authors have recently claimed the contrary. According to Dr. Robert Young, author of “The pH Miracle,” fruit is acid-forming due to its high sugar content. He then goes on to explain his unproven theory that the sugar in fruit ferments and produces acidity in the body.

Dr. Robert Young is completely mistaken on this point. Fruit is alkaline-forming, even if it contains sugar. The natural sugar that fruit contains is perfectly utilized by the body and doesn’t necessarily ferment to produce acidity. The fact is that fruit diets have been used for hundreds of years to combat acidosis. People go on grape cures, oranges cures, etc., and it helps to eliminate excess acidity in their bodies. It has been known for hundreds of years by naturopaths and Natural Hygienists and other health practitioners, both traditional and alternative, that fruit is alkaline forming – and that fact is not at all challenged by the nonsensical theories of Dr. Young about fruit being acid-forming.

Are fruits high in sugar

The body needs natural sugar as a source of energy. When starchy foods such as potatoes and bread are eaten, the digestive enzymes break down complex sugar (starch) into simpler sugars. When fruit is eaten, the body uses the simple sugars (fructose or others) directly, without needing to break them down any further. However, this is not like eating refined sugar. In the case of refined sugar, the food is devoid of nutrients and fiber. Thus, the sugar enters the blood quickly and is not slowed down by the process of digesting fiber. Plus, the calories found in sugar are “empty” because they do not provide any vitamins or minerals. Fruit, on the other hand, is a nutrient-dense food. Which means that for every calorie it provides, it also gives many micro-nutrients – vitamins and minerals.

Fruit based diet

A 3-day “fruit fast” is a very simple and effective way to cleanse and de-toxify your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

During the “fruit fast” you can eat different fruits at different times, although occasionally mixed fruit salad would also be   permissible and more interesting.

Also many people suggest that is good to eat only fruits and juice till noon. See as reference this article.

A fruit-based diet would be where you would get most of your calories from sweet fruit. That means at least 50% of your calories from fresh fruit. Examples of how much fruit it takes to account for 1000 calories:

1000 calories of fruit is about:

A big bowl of cherries (about 50 cherries): 250 calories
1 pint of strawberries (100 calories)
15 apricots (250 calories)
3 mangoes (400 calories)

(That fruit, by the way, will provide 750% of your vitamin C, 385% of your vitamin A, 125% of your vitamin E, 110% of your vitamin B-6, as well as good amounts of magnesium (42%), phosphorus (42%), iron (65%), calcium (23%), thiamin (63%), riboflavin (77%), niacin (55%), and folate (55%))

1000 calories of fruit is about:

4 bananas (435 calories)
3 large oranges (250 calories)
2 pomegranates (200 calories)
1 large apple (125 calories)

(That fruit will provide 612.48% of your vitamin C, 268.04% of your vitamin B-6, as well as a good amount of vitamin E (49.72%), folate (70%), niacin (30%), iron (33%), and calcium (27%), phosphorus (30%), and magnesium (52%))

1000 calories of fruit is about:

4 apples (350 calories)
4 large persimmons (475 calories)
2 pears (200 calories)

(That fruit will provide 149.25% of your vitamin A, 158.57% of your vitamin C, as well as good amounts of vitamin E (73%), thiamin (30%), riboflavin (26%), vitamin B-6 (76%), iron (28%), phosphorus (27%), and magnesium (27%))

1000 calories of fruit is about:

1 large cantaloupe (285 calories)
1 pound of fresh figs (350 calories)
2 cups of grapes (225 calories)
2 apples (165 calories)

(That fruit will provide 265.73% of your vitamin A, 7977.1% of your vitamin E(!), 670.51% of your vitamin C, 289.11% of your thiamin, and 152.89% of your vitamin B-6, as well as good amounts of riboflavin (30%), niacin (36%), folate (39%), iron (30%), calcium (28%), and magnesium (30%))

Fruits calculator – how many fruits you should eat

Calculate your daily fruits here.

What are proton pump inhibitor?

Let’s talk about proton-pump inhibitor.
You probably heard about Nexium, Esotrex (Esomeprazole) or Omez, Prilosec (Omeprazole), or other pharmaceutical drugs. Perhaps you are using these drugs. They have their place, if you are having Gastroesophageal reflux, indigestion and a heartburn or all these things. You have to be careful, because you can cause damage to the esophagus, you can get damage on your throat. A lot of times people have a chronic cough, or chronic sinus infection and they think it’s something in the air, or allergy, but actually it’s the acid from the stomach.

Is acid good or bad?

But we also have to consider the fact that the acid is there in the stomach for a reason.
There is a reason why your stomach produce a great amount of acid and that acid helps you in the digestion process.
If you take a proton-pump inhibitor, or we take a drug to reduce the stomach acid, then you are not going to digest your food.
This presents a whole new problem.
Yes we helped in what the damage could be done by the acid if it gets out of the stomach, but now we got a problem that we can not digest our food.
In the stomach what is left is mechanical digestion, and yes the stomach does some of that, but is not going to completely digest the food.

Undigested food

So now I moved food from my stomach into my lower intestine that hasn’t been broken down.
And literally begins to putrefy. I start rotting food in my gut.
And if you don’t think that’s going to cause you a problem, you can look at serious cases that go to nutrition clinics.
This is one of the biggest problem that nutrition clinics face.
The other thing that was found out is that people end up having more allergies because they are taking the proton-pump inhibitors.
Because the body actually absorbs undigested food into the blood stream. And guess what?
Your body doesn’t know what to do. He thinks it is a foreign invader.
So now you have an allergy. You create what is cold a leaky gut.
You end up with a whole list of symptoms because you are reacting even to the food that you eat.

What are the consequences/symptoms?

Reflux is almost always solved by eating the right diet, eating a diet that suited for you.
There is a lot of talk about malformation of the valve, or valve is not closing, or something is wrong with your physical structure.

This is not the truth, there is nothing wrong with your valve or your physical structure!

Most of the time if you just eat a diet that is suited for you, in a sense that your stomach doesn’t reject, you won’t have a reflux.

You need to work on changing your diet! Either you go on specialized clinics, either you do it on your own.
Many nutrition clinics show great results in stopping the reflux, by administrating the patients the proper diet for them.
And they get off all of these pills.

If you are depending on some pills to reduce your stomach acid, you don’t want to do that for a long period of time.

• You are adding to the toxic load of your body and your body has to metabolize that drug.
• You’ve altered the structure and function of your digestive track.
• You got rotting food into your lower intestine.
• You will have health consequences because of it, such as:
• • fatigue, you will feel off, you will not feel good,
  • you will have symptoms making you think you have allergies or cold constantly,
  • you will have chronic cough and even can get into your lungs.
• You got this acid being transported all over the body.

Just REDUCING the acid is NOT the ANSWER!

What is the answer?

Better nutrition.

Learn what your body is suited to eat.
A lot of times we can look of some of the allergy tests that you can do as a guide to what food is correct for you.

You can do a form of elimination diet. Find out what you can eat that doesn’t cause indigestion.

Do NOT follow the ads that tell you: “Go out and eat the pizza or whatever you want to eat, and then take the pill!”
That’s not the way to do it. What you do, you find a food that’s suitable for you!

Find a food that your digestion system tolerates, so you don’t have the indigestion.
It’s silly to take a pill to alter the function of your body, and make yourself sick.

It’s NOT MAGIC

You don’t want to be dependent on that drug. For a short term fix, sure, use the Proton-pump inhibitor weeks or months, hopefully just weeks till you try to find out the solution.

If you already have damage on your esophagus, stomach or other areas in your body, because of the acid being out of its container, your stomach, than you need to do something.
But it comes down in finding the right diet, eating well, it comes down in taking care of yourself.
The pharmaceutical drug is NOT a long term fix. There are no pharmaceutical drugs out there that are designed for long term use.
(we can make arguments about insulin)
But really there is a strategy to reduce the drug use, but really the majority of drugs out there they are design for short term use.
I want you to take action if you are using a drug like Nexium or any other acid reducers, YOU do NOT WANT to use them for a long period of time.

You can find an answer and it comes down to your diet in most cases.

Role of Digestive Track

Your digestive track is intimate linked to your immune system. So if my digestive track is not functioning, I’m not functioning in my immune system.
That means i will get sick a lot, a lot more often, the body is not going to be ready for a real threat when it occurs, i’m going to upset the entire balance.
Then I get more diseases, more symptoms, i get more drugs and this builds and builds and builds.
Don’t interrupt your digestive system and alter not only the ability to get nutrients in your body, which is really important, but again if you have that putrefying food, its going to upset the balance.
Don’t go there!

Do Some Research

So if your stomach is rejecting food, in a sense, then you need to change. Don’t take the idea that a drug is going to allow you to abuse yourself.
That’s what so many people do. And don’t because of the TV tells you to do something, go out and do it. Research it, look into it.
Learn how to take care of yourself so you are not dependent, so you don’t cause problems.
There are a lot of sick people because they took these acid reducers for a long period of time. And it completely threw their whole digestive system out of whack.
Find out what suits you. Consult with a nutritionist. Talk to a certified clinic nutritionist. Look into some clinical lab tests that’s available.
Or simply get you diet together and simply find out what causes indigestion and what doesn’t.
And then eat the right food.
It’s really simple as that!
There is a lot of solutions out there that don’t involved drugs. Drugs have their place, but on short term.
For long term is not a good idea! So don’t get dependent on anything. Look for a strategy to get away from that.
Don’t think that just because you are taking a drug, you can eat junk food or whatever you eat and that solves the problem.
That’s the red flag to find out what you can do about it.

How to take the reflux to the next level?

• keep a journal with what you eat and find out what causes indigestion and remove those from your diet
• do a blood test, look into some clinics for the blood tests, they are very helpful
• do allergy tests
• you can take care of yourself, don’t be dependent on your drugs!
• activities make a big difference as well

TAKE ACTION!

List of foods to limit or to avoid is:

• Meats (any meat with high fat content): ground beef, marbled steak,
• Processed chicken products
• Fats, oils, sweets: chocolate, potato/corn chips, high-fat baked goods, creamy/oily salad dressings, coffee, alcohol
• High acid fruits and veggies and acidic juices: orange, grapefruit, cranberry, tomato, lemon, lime, mashed potatoes, French fries, potato salad, raw onion, garlic
• Grains: macaroni and cheese, pasta with marinara or heavy cream sauce
• Regular fat content dairy products: sour cream, milk shakes, ice cream, cottage cheese, high fat cheese

Reference article, Treating Acid Reflux with Your Diet.

Behind the scenes … of your body

This is the simplified version of what is happening in your body.

I wanna consider describing your day.

• Is your day pretty level, do u wake up easily, ready to go?
• Can you roll out of bed and be ready with your day?
• Do you have a nice easy day with no many highs and lows?
• Do you fall asleep easily in the 10 or 15 minutes?

The problem is with most of the people their days are nothing but highs and lows. And the lows are really low.

What is the reason?

Usually it has to do with blood sugar.

So if you:

• describe your day as being high at some point and maybe it gets cranky and moody, no energy and then you go get some sugar and that’s how you become high,
• depend on coke or some other soft drink?
• depending on coffee to stimulate your energy,

than you need to consider the fact that you are on your way to diabetes, most likely.

The most common reason for those highs and lows is that you have hyperglycemia.

Now, that’s not a disease. What it means that your body doesn’t really have the ability or the inclination to burn fat between meals, that it’s so used on having highs and lows of sugar, that it overreacts or it is forced to overreact because you put too much sugar into the system and the body has to overcompensate and actually puts way more sugar that it should.

Basically the insulin response is too high, now you got hypoglycemia. Which means that your body overreacted. It means that you don’t maintain a blood sugar level that’s high enough.  Usually it’s been too high and then you took it too low.  It’s extremes.

I much rather like that your day will be level throughout.  You should get a slow easing of the cortisol, that means you will be less stimulated throughout the day and than you can fall asleep and have a nice night sleep.  If that’s not you, thats the first place you need to look, that’s the sugar!

Fat burners vs Sugar burner

Many people’s body prefers or can only use sugar, because it’s so used to getting that sugar.  You can get tested what exactly are your body burns, fat or sugar.

• When tests were done on an athlete, results showed that the fat was burned primarily,  if not only fat was being burned.  In the end they will burn all the fuels, but predominantly, somebody that is taking care of himself, who has a condition of doing sports,  that eats well, he is found to be a fat burner.

• Taking somebody that is not taking care of himself, eating a lot of sugar,  pretty much in poor health, he is found to be a sugar burner.

Can you do the shift?

The neat part is that you can become either one! You can go from being a sugar burner to being a fat burner. It’s a physiological shift.

What do you have to do?

In a sense: force you body to burn fat.

You have to let the sugar level be lower, to take in less sugar and get you body use  to metabolize fat again.

These things are done in clinics everyday where they can actually measure that shift, but you can do it as well. It’s about exercise and diet.

You need to work on endurance, working on perhaps longer activities, doesn’t have to be very intense, eventually the body is trained to burn fat. Also by this you will lose some weight. Obviously., if you start burning fat better you lose more weight.

Now we have to consider all the things that can help to achieve that (in clinics): the immune system being trigger,  medication (such as multivitamins), other things do get involved to push the fat burning,  BUT for most people is just that they didn’t have their body do the fat burning for a while.

If you are exercising, especially longer activities over 40 minutes, you are well into fat burning and your body is learning to metabolized that FAT.

But let’s say you sit in a chair, drink sodas and you eat sugar, you TRAIN your body to metabolize SUGAR.  And its not gonna be very good in metabolizing fat.

Again you can make the shift in each direction. If you are athletic and your life changes and you are suddenly sedentary, you are behind the desk working, you will become a sugar burner. And you’ll start getting weight. So in that case you need to make the shift to the fat burner again.

What else do you have to do?

You need to cut down the sugar.

Is it easy to cut down the sugar?

No, it is NOT.

You will go through a little of withdrawal, because you got an addiction to the sugar. It is a TRUE addiction. It’s REAL! And it will take time to get away from it, just like any other drug addiction.

Exercise

You got to train your body to burn fat.  What you have to do is to start doing more longer workouts, if you are not already.

A lot of people think,  “I can do 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there” , “I’m busy during the day”,  it does NOT put you in the fat burning.  Usually you have to do a workout about 40 minutes.

Is it easy to start doing exercise?

No, is NOT. Actually you may not feel that good either. Why?

Because you drop the sugar and your body is going to REBEL. You will be really fatigue, because you don’t have that ready energy, you don’t have that high sugar rush.  You will be MOODY. You will be Cranky. You’re just not going to feel great.

BUT BEAR WITH IT, because it will reach that point where your body will learn to use that fat better and you come back and you come back STRONG.

You want to be a FAT BURNER in between your meals. You don’t want to shock your body with the sugar. And you want to teach it how to metabolize the fat.

You want to teach it to be able to use all the fuels. You got 3 major fuel sources. You do use your proteins for fuel as well, but you should minimize that and there is ways to do it. You can protect protein by just taking sufficient protein, but you can’t protect it by taking just enough carbohydrates.

1. Eat high amounts of good fats.
2. Eat sufficient amounts of protein (Take your ideal weight in pounds and divide it by 15 and you get the cooked lean protein per day you should eat).
3. Eat high amounts of vegetables
4. Eat less than customary amounts of carbohydrates
5. Eat very little sugar

When one’s cells discover they have no access to sugar, they will start to break apart your bones and muscles to make sugar. To avoid this you must simultaneously:

• Exercise
• Eat a nutritious diet, that is high in good fats.

When we exercise (this includes vigorous muscle-building exercise such as walking up hills or weight lifting) in addition to some aerobic exercise, the body will not allow the breaking down of muscle and bone. The muscle building exercise tells the the body to build more muscle and the stress on the bones tells the body to make the bones stronger. This is your insurance policy against losing bone and muscle density.

The Main thing

The main thing is that you put your body in that FAT BURNING MODE. You do things that require to depend on fat.  You cut down on the sugar intake. Then you won’t get that hypoglycemia response.  Teach your body to burn fat and you’ll lose weight.

FACT

For all of you out there that think is just about not eating, that’s a big mistake! Because when you fast you probably burn out the protein,  believe it or not you will be fatter at the end after you skip those meals, because you burnt THE WRONG FUEL.

Conclusion

Learn how your body works. Learn how to work with it and you will get better results. Eat the right fats, eat the right carbohydrates, get enough protein!

• lower the sugar
• do 40 minutes of exercise (soon on the website there will be 40 minutes programs to follow daily)
• eat well balanced

Be healthy!

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Reference articles:

http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/09/06/weightloss-how-to-tell-if-you-are-a-sugar-burner.html

http://www.carbohydrate-guide.com/metabolic-u-turn-shift-from-a-sugar-burner-to-a-fat-burner/

http://www.jimotisdc.com/burner.html

Recommended article: http://www.healthy-living.org/html/be_a_fat_burner.html

Multiple antigens make Type ABs sometimes A-like with weak stomach acid, and sometimes B-like with genetically programmed for the consumption of meats. Type AB do best when their muscle tissues are slightly alkaline. Type ABs can’t metabolize meat efficiently because of low stomach acid, so it is important to watch the portion size and frequency. Chicken has lectin that irritates the blood and digestive tracts of Type ABs also. Tofu is a good protein supplements for Type ABs. Nuts, seeds, beans and legumes present a mixed picture for Type ABs. Eat nuts and seeds in small amounts and with caution.

Type ABs can tolerate dairy foods fairly well. But watch out for excessive mucus production.

Generally Type ABs do well on grains, even wheat, but keep in mind that the inner kernel of the wheat grain is highly acid forming in the muscle for Type ABs. Type AB benefits from a diet rich in rice rather than pasta.

Type ABs has a weaker immune system, so you will benefit from the vegetables, which are high in phytocheicals and the more alkaline fruits, which can help to balance the grains that are acid forming in the muscle tissues. Tomatoes do not impose any ill effects on Type ABs.

Type AB should begin each day by drinking a glass of warm water with the freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon to cleanse the system of mucus accumulated while sleeping.

The sturdy and alert Type Bs are usually able to resist many of the most severe diseases common to modern life, such as heart disease and cancer. In fact, a Type B who carefully follows the recommended diet can often bypass severe disease and live a long and healthy life. Type Bs are more prone to immune-system disorders such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Type B Diet is balance and wholesome, including a wide variety of foods.

For Type Bs, the biggest factors in weight gain are corn, buckwheat, lentils, peanuts and sesame seeds. These foods have different lectin that affect the efficiency of the metabolic process, resulting in fatigue, fluid retention, and hypoglycemia. The gluten lectin in wheat germ and whole wheat products also adds to the problems cause by other metabolism-slowing foods.

It is important to leave off chicken for Type Bs. Chicken contains a Blood Type B agglutinating lectin in its muscle tissue, which attack the bloodstream and potentially lead to strokes and immune disorders. Type Bs thrive on deep-ocean fish, but should avoid all shellfish. The shellfish contain lectins that are disruptive to the Type B system.

Type B is the only blood type that can fully enjoy a variety of dairy foods. Most nuts and seeds (especially peanuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds) are not advised for Type Bs., they contain lectins that interfere with Type B insulin production.

Wheat is not tolerated well by most Type Bs. They contain a lectin that reuce insulin efficiency and failure to stimulate fat “burning”. Rye contains a lectin that settles in the vascular system, causing blood disorders and potentially strokes. Corn and buckwheat are major factors in Type B weight gain, they contribute to a sluggish metabolism, insulin irregularity, fluid retention, and fatigue.

Eliminate tomatoes completely from Type B diet. It has lectins that irritate the stomach lining. Fruits and vegetables are generally well tolerated and should be taken generously.

Characteristics of Type AB – Best on Mixed Diet in moderation
	Comments	Most Beneficial	Food allowed	Food not allowed
Meat and Poultry	Type AB do not produce enough stomach acid to effectively digest too much animal protein. So the key is portion size and frequency.	Lamb, mutton, rabbit, turkey	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Beef, Chicken, Cornish Hens, Duck, Goose, Pork, Patridge, Veal, Venison, Quail
	Cured meats can cause stomach cancer Type ABs with low levels of stomach acid
Seafood	If you have family history of breast cancer, introduce snails (Helix pomatia) into your diet	Tuna, Cod, Grouper, Hake, Mackerel, Mahimahi, Monkfish, Ocean Perch, Pike, Porgy, Trout, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Pickerel, Sardine, Shad, Snail, Sturgeon	All kinds except those listed not allowed	All Shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, mussels, oysters, crayfish, clam, etc), Anchovy, Barracuda, Beluga, Bluegill Bass, Flounder, Haddock, Halibut, Herring, Eel, Frog, Lox, Octopus, Sea bass, Striped bass, Turtle, Yellowtail
Dairy	Cultured and soured products are easily digested for Type ABs	Yogurt, Kefir, Non-fat sour cream, egg, Mozzarella, Goat cheese and milk, Ricotta	All kinds except those listed not allowed	American Cheese, Blue cheese, Brie, Buttermilk, Camembert, Ice cream, Parmesan, Provolone, Sherbet, Whole Milk
Fats	Use sparingly	Olive		Oil (Corn, Cottonseed, Safflower, Sesame, Sunflower)
Nuts	Powerful immune booster for Type A and Type AB	Peanut, Walnuts
	Type Abs tend to suffer from gallbladder problems, so nut butters are preferable to whole nuts. Also eat small amounts with caution.		All kinds except those listed not allowed	Filberts, Poppy seeds, Pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds
Beans	These beans are important cancer-fighting food for Type AB. They are known to contain cancer-fighting antioxidants.	Lentils
	These beans slow insulin production in Type AB.			Kidney beans, Lima Beans
		Beans (navy, pinto, red, soy)	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Beans (Aduke, Azuki, Black, Fava, Garbanzo) Black-eyed Peas
Grains	The inner kernel of the wheat grain is highly acid forming for Type AB. Wheat is not adviced if Type AB is trying to lose weight. The inner kernel of wheat grain is alkaline in Type Os and Bs, it becomes acidic in Type As and AB.	Millet, Oat bran, Oatmeal, Rice Bran, Puffed rice, Rye, Speltand sprouted wheat and any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these grain products	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Buckwheat, Corn (any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these ), Kamut, Kasha, soba noodles, Artichoke pasta
	Type AB benefits from a diet rich in rice rather than pasta	All kinds of Rice and any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these
Vegetables	Fresh vegetables are an important source of phytochemicals which have a tonic effect in cancer and heart disease prevention, these diseases afflict Type AB more often as a result of weaker immune system.	Broccoli, Beets, Cauliflower, Celery, Green Leafy Vegs, Cucumber, Eggplant, Garlic, Maitake Mushroom, Parsley, Parsnips, Sweet potatoes, Alfalfa Sprouts, Tempeh, Tofu, All types of Yams	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Artichoke, Avocado, All thype of Corns, Lima Beans, Black Olives, All kind of Bell Peppers, Radishes, Mung Bean Sprouts, Radish Sprouts
Fruits	Emphasize the more alkaline fruits to balance the grains that are acid forming in Type AB muscle tissues	All kinds of Grapes and Plums, Berries (cranberries, Gooseberries, Loganberries), Cherries
	Tropical fruits doesn’t agree with Type AB. But pineapple is an excellent digestive aid for Type AB.	Pineapples		Mangoes, Guava, Coconuts, Bananas
	Oranges are stomach irritant for Type AB, they also interfere with th absorption of important minerals. But Grapefurit exhibit alkaline tendencies after digestion. And lemons aid digestion and clearing mucus from the system.	Grapefruits, Lemons		Oranges
	Vitamin C-rich fruits help preven stomach cancer because of the antioxidant properties of vitamin cup	Kiwi	All kinds except those listed not allowed
Spices	Sea salt and kelp should be used in place of salt. Kelp has immensely positive heart and immune system benefits	Kelp, Miso, Curry	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Allspice, Almond extract, Anise, Barley Malt, Capers, Cornstarch, corn syrup, Gelatin, Tapioca
	The ingredients are acidic			Vinegar, Pepper (white, black, cayenne, red flakes)
	This is a potent tonic and natural antibiotic for Type AB.	Garlic, Horseradish, Parsley
Beverages	Type AB employed these herbal teas to rev up the immune system.	Alfalfa, burdock, Chamomile, Echinacea, Green tea
	These herbal teas and beverages build protections against cardiovascular disease and cancer.	Hawthorn, Licorice, Red wine (1 glass/day)
	These herbal teas aid in absorption of iron and preven anemia	Dandelion, Burdock root, Strawberry leaf
	Coffee increase stomach acid and has the same enzymes found in soy.	Coffee or Decaf Coffee (1 cup / day) and alternate day use green tea		Distilled Liquor, Sodas, Black Tea

Characteristics of Type B – Best on Balanced Omnivores Diet
	Comments	Most Beneficial	Food allowed	Food not allowed
Meat and Poultry	These meats contains a Type B blood agglutinating lectin.			Chicken, Cornish hens, Duck, Goose, Patridge, Quail, Pork
	These meats help to boost the immune system	lamb, mutton, Venison, Rabbit
	Give up chicken, but use these meats instead		Beef, Pheasant, Turkey, Veal
Seafood	Deep-ocean fish and white fish are great for Type Bs	Cod, Salmon, Flounder, Halibut, Sole, Trout	All kinds except those listed not allowed
	These seafood are poorly digested by Type Bs. They are disruptive to the Type B system.			All Shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, mussels, oysters, crayfish, clam, etc), Anchovy, Barracuda, Beluga, Eel, Frog, Lox, Octopus, Sea bass, Snail, Striped bass, Turtle, yellowtail
Dairy	Type B is the only blood type that can fully enjoy a variety of dairy foods. That’s because the primary sugar in the Type B antigen is D-galactosamine, the very same sugar present in milk.	Cottage cheese, Farmer, Feta, Goat cheese and milk, Kefir, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Milk, Yogurt	All kinds except those listed not allowed	American cheese, Blue cheese, Ice cream, string cheese
Fats	The oils not allowed contain lectins that are damaging to the Type B digestive tract.	Olive		Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, Peanut, Safflower, Sesame, Sunflower
Nuts	Most nuts and seeds are not advisable for Type Bs. They contain lectins that interfere with Type B insulin production		All kinds except those listed not allowed	Cashews, Filberts, Pine, Pistachio, Peanuts, Pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds
Beans	These beans interfere with the production of insulin for Type Bs.			Lentils, garbanzos, black-eyed peas, Beans (pintos, aduke, Azuki, Black)
Grains	Wheat reduce insulin efficiency and failure to stimulate fat “burning” in Type Bs			Wheat (bran, germ bulgur, durum, whole and white), Shredded wheat, Cream of wheat or any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these grain products
	Rye contain a lectin that settles in the vascular system causing blood disorders and potentially strokes.			Rye and any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these grain products
	These contribute to a sluggish metabolism, insulin irregulariry, fluid retention and fatigue.			Buckwheat, Corn (cornflakes, cornmeal) and any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these grain products
		Millet, Oatmeal (Bran, flour), Puffed Rice, Rice (bran, flour), Spelt	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Amaranth, Barley, Kasha, Seven-grain, Wild rice, Couscous
Bread		Bread (Brown rice, Essence, Ezekiel, WASA), Fin Crisp, Millet, Rice cakes	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Bagels, Muffins (Corn and Bran), Bread (Multi-grain Rye, Whole wheat), Soba Nooldes, Wild Rice, Couscous
Vegetables	This vegetable contain a lectins that irritage the stomach lining of Type Bs.			Tomatoes
	This vegetable has insulin- and metabolism-upsetting lectins for Type Bs			Corn
	The mold in this can trigger allergic reactions			Olive
	These vegetables contain magnesium, an important antiviral agent to help Type Bs fight off viruses and autoimmune diseases	Green leafy vegetables	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Artichoke, Avocado, Corn, Olives, Pumpkin, Radishes, Sprouts, Tempeh, Tofu, Tomato
Fruits	Pineappple has enzymes that help Type Bs to digest their food more easily.	Pineapples
	Avoid these fruits for they interfere with your digestive system			Coconuts, Persimmons, Pomegranates, Prickly pear, Rhubarb, Starfruit
		Bananas, Cranberries, Grapes, Papaya, Plums	All kinds except those listed not allowed
Spices	Sweet herbs tend to be stomach irritants to the Type Bs			Barley malt sweeteners, corn syrup, Cornstarch, Cinnamon
	Type B do best with warming herbs	Ginger, horseradish, curry, cayenne pepper	All kinds except those listed not allowed
	Avoid these spices also			Allspice, Almond extract, Gelatin, Pepper (black and white)
Condiments				Ketchup
Beverages	Generally Type Bs don’t reap overwhelming benefits from most herbal teas.	Ginger, Peppermint, Raspberry leaf, Rose hips, Sage, Green Teas		Aloe, Coltsfoot, Corn silk, Fenugreek, Gentian, Goldenseal, Hops, Linden, Mullein, Red clover, Rhubarb, Senna, Shepherd’s purse, Skullcap
	This is highly recommended for Type Bs because it seems to have a positive effect on the nervous system.	Ginseng
	This has antiviral properties.	Licorice		Distilled liquor, Seltzer water, Soda

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Characteristics of Type A – Best on Vegetarian Diet
	Comments	Most Beneficial	Food allowed	Food not allowed
Meats and Poultry	Type As should eliminate all meats from their diet.		Chicken, Cornish hens, Turkey	Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal, Venison, Duck, Goose
Seafood		Carp, Cod, Grouper, Mackerel, Monkfish, Pickerel, Red snapper, Rainbow trout, Salmon, Sardine, Sea trout, Silver perch, Snail, Whitefish, Yellow Perch	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Anchovy, Barracuda, Beluga, Bluefish, Bluegill bass, Catfish, Caviar, Clam, Conch, Crab, Crayfish, Eel, Flounder, Frog, Gray sole, Haddock, Hake, Halibut, Herring, Lobster, Lox, Mussels, Octopus, Oysters, Scallop, Shad, Shrimp, Sold, Squid, Striped bass, Tilefish, Turtle
Dairy	Most dairy products are not digestible for Type As		Yogurt, Mozzarella, Feta, Goat cheese, Goat milk, Kefir, Ricotta, String cheese	All other cheeses and milk
Fats		Flaxseed oil, Olive oil	Canola Oil, Cod liver oil	Oil of corn, cottonseed, peanut, safflower and sesame
Nuts		Peanuts, Pumpkin Seeds	All kinds except those listed not allowed	Brazil nuts, cashews, Pistachios
Beans	These beans can cause a decrease in insulin production for Type As.			Beans – copper, garbanzo, kidney, lima, navy, red, tamarind
	Type As thrive on the vegetable proteins found in beans and legumes	Beans (Aduke, Azuki, Black, Green, Pinto, Red soy), Lentils and Black-eyed peas	All kinds except those listed not allowed
Grains	Type As generally do well on cereals and grains. Select the more concentrated whole grains instead of instant and processed cereals.	Amaranth, Buckwheat		Cream of wheat, Familia, Farina, Granola, Grape nuts, Wheat germ, Seven grain, Shredded wheat, Wheat bran, Durum wheat
Bread & Noodles	Type As have a wonderful selection and choices in grains and pastas	Bread (Essene, Ezekiel, Soya flour, Sprouted wheat), Rice cakes, Flour (Oat, Rice, Rye), Soba Noodles, Pasta (Artichoke)	All kinds except those listed not allowed	English muffins, Bread (High-protein whole wheat, Multi-grain), Matzos, pumpernickel, Wheat bran muffins, Flour (white, whole wheat), Pasta (Semolina, spinach)
Vegetables	Type As are very sensitive to these vegetables. They have a strong deleterious effect on the Type A digestive tract.			Peppers, olives, Potatoes, Sweet potatoes, Yams, All kinds of cabbage, Tomatoes, Lima beans, Eggplant, Mushroom
	These vegetables enhance the immune system of Type As	Garlic, Onions, Broccoli, carrots, collard greens, kale, pumpkin, spinach
	Vegetables are vital to the Type A diet, providing minerals, enzymes and Antioxidants. Eat vegetables in as natural a state as possible (raw or steamed) to preserve their full benefits	Artichoke, Chicory, Greens (Dandelion, Swiss Chard), Horseradish, Leek, Romaine, Okra, Parsley, Alfalfa Sprouts, Tempeh, Tofu, Turnip	All kinds except those listed not allowed
Fruits	Most fruits are allowed for Type As, although try to emphasize more alkaline fruits can help to balance the grains that are acid forming in Type As muscle tissues	Berries (blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cranberries), plums, Prunes, Figs	All kinds except those listed not allowed
	High mold counts of these fruits make it hard for Type As to digest			Melons, cantaloupe, honeydew
	Type As don’t do well on these fruits			Mangoes, papaya, Bananas, Coconuts
	These fruits are stomach irritant for Type As, and they also interfere with the absorption of minerals.			Orange, Rhubarb, Tangerines
	The digestive enzyme in this fruit is an excellent digestive aid for Type As	Pineapples, Cherries, Apricots
	These fruits exhibit alkaline tendencies after digestion which has a positive effects on the Type A stomach	Grapefruit, Lemon
Spices	The right combination of spices can be powerful immune-system boosters for Type As	Tamari, miso, soysauce, garlic, ginger
	Good source of iron, a mineral that is lacking in the Type A Diet	Blackstrap molasses
	Avoid these because the acids tend to cause stomach lining irritation			Vinegar, Pepper (black, cayenne, white), Capers, Plain Gelatin, Wintergreen
Condiments	These products should be avoided because Type As have low levels of stomach acid			Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Pickles, Relish, Worcestershire sauce
Beverages	These beverages help to improve the immune systems for Type As	Hawthorn, Aloe, Alfalfa, Burdock, Echinacea, Green tea, Red wine (1 glass / day)
	These beverages help Type As to increase their stomach-acid secretions	Ginger, Slippery elm, Coffee (1 cup / day)
	These don’t suit the digestive system of Type As, nor do they support the immune system			Beer, Distilled liquor, Seltzer water, Soda, Black Tea

Type As flourish on vegetarian diets Type As are predisposed to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. It is particularly important for sensitive Type As to get their foods in as natural a state as possible: fresh, pure, and organic. When you get on the Type A Diet, you will naturally be thinner. If you are accustomed to eating meat, you’ll lose weight rather rapidly in the beginning as you eliminate the toxic foods from your diet. And when you follow the Type diet, you can supercharge your immune system and potentially short-circuit the development of life-threatening diseases.

When Type As eat meat, they experience sluggishness. Type As have low stomach-acid content, therefore they have a hard time digesting meat. Since Type As eat very little animal protein, nuts and seeds supply an important protein component. Type As also thrive on the vegetable proteins found in beans and legumes, except those mentioned for the “Avoid” list. These beans can cause a decrease in insulin production, which may cause obesity and diabetes. Tofu should be a staple in the Type A Diet.

Dairy foods are also poorly digested by Type As, and can cause metabolic slowdown. Type As can tolerate small amounts of fermented dairy products such as yogurt, kefir, nonfat sour cream, and cultured dairy products.

Vegetables are vital to the Type A Diet, providing minerals, enzymes and antioxidants. Type A are very sensitive to the lectins in potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, cabbage, tomatoes and peppers. They aggravate the delicate stomach of Type A. Type A should eat more fruits that are alkaline, avoid mangoes, papaya and oranges for they are not good for your digestive tract.