Re: coconut oil/blood type O (was Side effects of Fish oils)

April 8, 2004

It applies to all forms of coconuts. I looove coconut milk too and

still use it and the oil, but sparingly. Avoid does not mean totally

do without. I use to eat the oil by the spoonfuls on a daily basis but

not anymore. You should read the books about it!

What are you doing to rid your body of mercury and what test did you

do to find out that you had mercury toxicity?

Del

> > , are you familier with the blood type diet? Types A and O

> are to

> > avoid coconut oil.

April 9, 2004

I am type 0 and thrive on coconut.I find the blood type diet bogus.

Elainie

April 9, 2004

I wouldn't take too much notice of D'adamo on that. He has coconuts

as an Avoid for ALL blood types.

I think some people just can't handle them, maybe cos their

ancestors come from cold places that would never have seen a

coconut, maybe because they don't digest fats well, maybe just

because.....

deb

> > > , are you familier with the blood type diet? Types A and

O

> > are to

> > > avoid coconut oil.

April 9, 2004

I was only aware of the avoid for types A and O so didn't know that

about all. You may be right about what you say because after I

discovered that I was having problems with VCO, I made a visit to my

ND and sure " nuff " , I was not digesting fats very well.

Del

> > > > , are you familier with the blood type diet? Types A and

> O

> > > are to

> > > > avoid coconut oil.

April 9, 2004

>> I am type 0 and thrive on coconut.I find the blood type diet bogus.

I agree. There might be some truth in it, but it's just not a good

hard-and-fast rule. DH and I are both type A, and he tried every diet known

to man and kept gaining ... until Atkins - should be verboten for type A,

which supposedly needs much less protein and much more vegetables.. I have

low blood sugar and following the type A diet makes it far worse, where high

protein (I mean BEEF, not chicken and fish!) really evens me out. So, we are

the exact opposite of what D'Adamo says for our type. I've just started

using coconut oil, and so far, GREAT!

~ Carma ~

mom to Noa 8.5 yog ~ Colter 6 yob ~ r 2.5 yob ~ Mica 8 mog ~ wife 18.5

yrs to Russ

God has given you all you need to train and educate your children at home -

it's in real books and real life. ~ Clay son

April 9, 2004

When I first read the blood type diet, I was eating a lot of grass-fed

beef, little chicken and little fish. I laughed because I just knew

that I was not going to be able to get by with out the beef. That just

had to be wrong! After about 3-4 years on NT foods, I was getting

worse! When my talking, rolling, bloated, uncomfortable tummy suddenly

gave way to diarrhea, something had to change. I slowly started

eating less and less of the foods to avoid (blood type) and

immediately started getting better! During the process, I discovered I

was gluten intolerent (thanks Heidi) and then discovered I was not

digesting, fat, protein or carbs! I am on the way to being healed but

I think I prefer to eat according to my blood type. As a result, I am

now eating fish at least 2-3x a week, chicken 3-4x a week and beef or

bison the rest of the time. I don't eat pork. I feel that what I am

doing is still NT and much healthier. I still eat raw dairy which is a

no-no I think on the blood type. Anyway the blood-type diet is working

for me, right or wrong.

Del

> >> I am type 0 and thrive on coconut.I find the blood type diet bogus.

>

> I agree. There might be some truth in it, but it's just not a good

> hard-and-fast rule. DH and I are both type A, and he tried every

diet known

> to man and kept gaining ... until Atkins - should be verboten for

type A,

> which supposedly needs much less protein and much more vegetables..

I have

> low blood sugar and following the type A diet makes it far worse,

where high

> protein (I mean BEEF, not chicken and fish!) really evens me out.

So, we are

> the exact opposite of what D'Adamo says for our type. I've just started

> using coconut oil, and so far, GREAT!

>

> ~ Carma ~

> mom to Noa 8.5 yog ~ Colter 6 yob ~ r 2.5 yob ~ Mica 8 mog ~

wife 18.5

> yrs to Russ

> God has given you all you need to train and educate your children at

home -

> it's in real books and real life. ~ Clay son

April 9, 2004

Quoting Delano Eaton <mushimushi@...>:

> When I first read the blood type diet, I was eating a lot of grass-fed

> beef, little chicken and little fish. I laughed because I just knew

> that I was not going to be able to get by with out the beef. That just

> had to be wrong! After about 3-4 years on NT foods, I was getting

> worse! When my talking, rolling, bloated, uncomfortable tummy suddenly

> gave way to diarrhea, something had to change. I slowly started

> eating less and less of the foods to avoid (blood type) and

> immediately started getting better! During the process, I discovered I

> was gluten intolerent (thanks Heidi) and then discovered I was not

> digesting, fat, protein or carbs! I am on the way to being healed but

> I think I prefer to eat according to my blood type. As a result, I am

> now eating fish at least 2-3x a week, chicken 3-4x a week and beef or

> bison the rest of the time. I don't eat pork. I feel that what I am

> doing is still NT and much healthier. I still eat raw dairy which is a

> no-no I think on the blood type. Anyway the blood-type diet is working

> for me, right or wrong.

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but this seems to me to be just another case

of the blood type diet working by coincidence. You were exhibiting symptoms

of gluten intolerance, and when you stopped eating gluten-containing foods,

you got better. Now you're consuming foods supposedly contraindicated by

your blood type, but you're still getting better. Not much of a

testimonial, IMO.

--

Berg

bberg@...

April 9, 2004

Well, there is a little more to it then what I said. Since I am trying

the blood type diet, I also have to recognize that my dh is my

opposite blood type. So he thrives on beef, not chicken and fish. So I

am still eating beef so we can eat together and he is eating chicken

and fish! Yes, I was improving after I stopped eating gluten but when

I started eating closer to by blood type is when I really noticed a

BIG difference. I think I have improved by eating LESS of the foods to

avoid. I think I could be even BETTER if I cut out more but I don't

want to cut out completely the foods to avoid. The way I understand it

, it does not mean to TOTALLY avoid those foods. So I think it is a

good testimony for the blood type diet. If nothing else it has

improved our diet by making it more rotated. Maybe a person can make

themselves more sensitive to a food by eating too much of it causing

them to not digest well.. Maybe I did that with the VCO, I don't know.

Del

> Quoting Delano Eaton <mushimushi@s...>:

>

> > When I first read the blood type diet, I was eating a lot of grass-fed

> > beef, little chicken and little fish. I laughed because I just knew

> > that I was not going to be able to get by with out the beef. That just

> > had to be wrong! After about 3-4 years on NT foods, I was getting

> > worse! When my talking, rolling, bloated, uncomfortable tummy suddenly

> > gave way to diarrhea, something had to change. I slowly started

> > eating less and less of the foods to avoid (blood type) and

> > immediately started getting better! During the process, I discovered I

> > was gluten intolerent (thanks Heidi) and then discovered I was not

> > digesting, fat, protein or carbs! I am on the way to being healed but

> > I think I prefer to eat according to my blood type. As a result, I am

> > now eating fish at least 2-3x a week, chicken 3-4x a week and beef or

> > bison the rest of the time. I don't eat pork. I feel that what I am

> > doing is still NT and much healthier. I still eat raw dairy which is a

> > no-no I think on the blood type. Anyway the blood-type diet is working

> > for me, right or wrong.

>

> Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but this seems to me to be just

another case

> of the blood type diet working by coincidence. You were exhibiting

symptoms

> of gluten intolerance, and when you stopped eating gluten-containing

foods,

> you got better. Now you're consuming foods supposedly contraindicated by

> your blood type, but you're still getting better. Not much of a

> testimonial, IMO.

>

> --

> Berg

> bberg@c...

April 10, 2004

wrote:

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but this seems to me to be just another case

of the blood type diet working by coincidence.

,

I too have a hard time thinking that a diet can relate to your blood type.

People have so many differences, ailments hereditary etc. how could a diet

relating to your blood type make the same foods work for everyone of that type.

Just can't quite grasp that concept.

I had a Naturopath try to sell me on the blood type diet. She told me it was

alright for me to eat soy. I looked at her and in my head I thought. " Ah no!! "

It gives me indigestion.

Sheryl

Sheryl Illustrations

http://dovedesignsrus.com

April 10, 2004

In a message dated 4/9/04 9:55:49 PM, bberg@... writes:

>

> Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but this seems to me to be just another case

> of the blood type diet working by coincidence. You were exhibiting symptoms

> of gluten intolerance, and when you stopped eating gluten-containing foods,

> you got better. Now you're consuming foods supposedly contraindicated by

> your blood type, but you're still getting better. Not much of a

> testimonial, IMO.

>

Another thing, if I ate a regular NT diet (tons of milk, cow dairy, grains

etc..) I would feel downright awful.

The nice thing about NT is that it's not one set diet but incorporates many .

It's up to each person to find their balance IMO.

Elainie

April 10, 2004

Soy is supposed to be excellent for my blood type too but I draw the

line there. Still I cannot deny how much better I feel with the few

changes I have made according to the diet. My ND and Homeopathic also

approves of it. The kinesiology test works well for me, even when I do it.

Del

>

> Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but this seems to me to be just

another case

> of the blood type diet working by coincidence.

>

> ,

>

> I too have a hard time thinking that a diet can relate to your blood

type. People have so many differences, ailments hereditary etc. how

could a diet relating to your blood type make the same foods work for

everyone of that type. Just can't quite grasp that concept.

>

> I had a Naturopath try to sell me on the blood type diet. She told

me it was alright for me to eat soy. I looked at her and in my head I

thought. " Ah no!! " It gives me indigestion.

>

> Sheryl

>

> Sheryl Illustrations

> http://dovedesignsrus.com

>

April 10, 2004

Elainie,

I am type A and am doing well on it also. . I guess that is why I said what I

said.

I am only doing a heaping teaspoon a day right now. . .just started a month or

so ago.

Feel better than I have in years.

Sheryl

zumicat@... wrote:

I am type 0 and thrive on coconut.I find the blood type diet bogus.

Elainie

April 10, 2004

well, all of this makes me happy because i hate to think that

coconut meat/milk/oil will be forever be a problem for me (it

wasn't before!). i hope that once i start digesting fats properly, the

allergic-type reactions go away.

julie

> Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but this seems to me to be just

another case

> of the blood type diet working by coincidence.

>

> ,

> I too have a hard time thinking that a diet can relate to your

blood type. People have so many differences, ailments

hereditary etc. how could a diet relating to your blood type make

the same foods work for everyone of that type. Just can't quite

grasp that concept.

> Sheryl

April 10, 2004

I am a type A and would have sworn I was doing well on VCO 3-4 years

ago also. Not trying to argue, just telling you my experience.

Del

> I am type 0 and thrive on coconut.I find the blood type diet bogus.

>

> Elainie

>

April 10, 2004

Del,

If the diet works for you that is wonderful. I have found that my body is very

different from most peoples. It really screams at me when I do things it hates.

It responds quickly when I do things it likes.

Have you made any other changes that may have changed things?

I have had heartburn almost everyday for 5 years. Since I started the CO I have

had less and less heartburn.

Do you have trouble digesting all oils, or just CO? Did it give you gas or

loose bm?

Sheryl

Delano Eaton <mushimushi@...> wrote:

I am a type A and would have sworn I was doing well on VCO 3-4 years

ago also. Not trying to argue, just telling you my experience.

Del

> I am type 0 and thrive on coconut.I find the blood type diet bogus.

>

> Elainie

>

April 11, 2004

Just curious, were you using the coconut milk from the glass bottles or the

cartons?

Elainie

April 11, 2004

I'm sure the gums affected your digestion, I became very nauseated using

those. I now use glass bottled coconut milk .

Elainie

April 11, 2004

Sheryl,

That is great that your body talks to you. I am a great believer in

listening to your body! Yes, it is true we are all different and need

different foods. After reading the blood type books and trying it, it

really makes more sense to me that it could work.

I acturally am not digesting well protein, carbs OR fats. This was

finally found by my new ND. I had been going down hill for a long

time, even though I was eating NT and gluten free. He knew the right

places to push on my body to induce pain. Through this examination it

was discovered that I was not digesting well. It turns out that my

kidneys and my adrenals are weak. He is treating that; which will in

turn help the digestion. I went every week for about 6 weeks starting

about the end of Jan for accupunture and muscle testing. I am taking

zypan (standard process product)to heal the gut and a herbal based

product to make the kidneys and adrenals stronger. He encourged me to

also consider the blood type diet, which I did about the same time. It

has been up hill ever since. At this time, I am noticeing very few

problems when I eat the foods that I do. I go for monthly visits now

to the ND and when he pushes on my gut there is far less pain and when

he muscle tests me, I am stronger! I am eating VCO, olive oil, flax

oil and ghee on a daily basis. I never have heart burn. Heart burn is

not a digesting problem, I don't think. The ND has been wonderful and

a big help. He is so knowledgeable!

About your last question. I did wonderful, (I thought) on VCO for many

years. What started the problem was ordering the coconut milk from

WFN. (That stuff is just awesome)I started using it in my smoothies

and after about a week my tummy was messed up and then diarrhea

started. It was uncontrolable and would happen immediately after I

would eat a smoothie. At first I thought it was the raw eggs, which

was normal for me also. The rest of the day was fine. It was my body

saying " I don't like that " . I am hard-headed and just couldn't believe

it was the coconut milk so kept it up for a week or 2 longer! I also

wondered why the coconut milk and not the VCO?? As I look back now, it

was probably a combination of all the fats I was eating that caused

the diarrhea and not just the VC milk. When I am healed of this

digestion problem, I may change my mind about the blood type diet.

Right now it is helping.

I have a question. Does anyone know of anyone that has cured a

digestion problem??

I hope I have answered your questions.

Del

> > I am type 0 and thrive on coconut.I find the blood type diet bogus.

> >

> > Elainie

> >

April 11, 2004

cartons. I am using the coconut milk in the bottles now.

Del

> Just curious, were you using the coconut milk from the glass bottles

or the

> cartons?

>

> Elainie

>

April 11, 2004

You may be right. I have not even considered that. I saw where (I

think) was affected by gums and wondered about it for myself. Where

all do you find gums?

Del

> I'm sure the gums affected your digestion, I became very nauseated

using

> those. I now use glass bottled coconut milk .

>

> Elainie

>

April 11, 2004

Del,

I am glad to hear you are doing better. You know, I guess what makes the

difference in different diets healing different people, is what the person is

actually trying to heal from.

Even though we both have digestion problems, it seems we have completely

different symptoms of digestion problems.

I am constantly constipated, have been most of my life. So maybe that is why I

am doing so well on the VCO. It makes me regular which is a miracle.

I would really love to find a doctor that would work with me. Not a traditional

doctor but one that is educated in acupuncture, vitamins and herbs. I think

finding one that is good is almost as hard as finding a good medical doctor.

Best Regards