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Summary: Probably good advice, but it has some discrepancies
Review: I'll admit to being a health nut. In fact, I wrote for health magazines for years. I read my blood type carefully in this book and also in ER4YT, and the diet recommendations don't exactly jibe. ER4YT tells us that a type AB should drink coffee. LR4YT says avoid it at all costs. Confusing for a coffee lover. I'd give it up if I really believed it was dreadful for me, but which book do I believe?Both books say that type ABs lack stomach acid. I have too much. Both books tell me to eat a great deal of soy. I don't like it and neither does my digestive system. D'Adamo doesn't really discuss exceptions to his rules...he just plunks them down like they're the word of God. Under the section on seasonings, both books list ONLY curry and parsley as beneficial for ABs. However, none of the individual ingredients in commercial curry powder are listed as beneficial and some are in the avoid column. That's true of curry powder from health-food stores too. I read dozens of recipes for curry powder online and they all contain "avoid" ingredients. So how can curry be beneficial? In this book, the lists of beneficial, neutral, and avoid foods are listed in small type on tables covered with a dark grey screen. I find them difficult to read and the pages unattractive. ER4YT was presented in an easier format. I'm also put off by the gloom-and-doom prognoses D'Adamo gives for ABs. He assumes he's talking to sick people, not well people. I'm much healthier than he thinks an AB has a right to be, and would much prefer it if he would concentrate on positive suggestions to improve my health in general. He does list some supplements that are good for ABs, but doesn't go into enough detail about how much to take. I'm inclined to believe that blood types matter, but because of these and other discrepancies, small but significant to me, I think Dr. D'Adamo's theories are a work in progress. I am following the diet for my type about 90% of the time. But the book does not give me any perspective on whether following 90% of its suggestions mean anything whatsoever. Is it all or nothing? If you eat one "avoid" food does it throw you off altogether, or can you make up with it by eating 3, 6, or 12 beneficial things? This book presents a ton of supposedly scientific evidence, but it sorely lacks reader-friendly touches that would endear it to me.
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Summary: The Story Goes On....
Review: If you enjoyed ER4YT and CR4YT, you will love Live Right For You Type. The Doctor takes his research a gigantic step forward by exploring the connection of bloodtype to personality, emotions, stress, and disease. The book is mesmerizing. I find that the information presented has validity in my own life. For instance, as a type O, I have had bouts with minor depression. The Doctor says this is because O's have low levels of Dopamine. He goes on to prescribe ways to treat this. I feel that a fog that has accompanied me many days of my life has been lifted. I think the best thing about the blood type research, is that the Doctor admits it is not fool proof. For instance, some of the foods that have previously been listed as avoids for type O's are now listed as neutral. The same thing goes for beneficial and neutral foods. Some of these have moved to different categories. It says something that the Doctor isn't afraid to revise his findings. It makes me feel good to know that he is still actively researching his blood type claims. One of the best things to come out of this book is information on supplementation. I find that he provides substantial information on how one can supplement his or her diet to recieve maximum results from the blood type diet plan. Best of all, he now has a line of blood type specific vitamin and herbal supplements, which are available at health food stores. If you are interested in improving your health. I believe that Dr. D'adamo has created the best plan available. His plan is backed up by scientific research, which makes everything even better. I have given this book 5 stars, because I believe that it will be useful to everyone interested in good health.
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Summary: This Book Will Change Your Life
Review: If you follow the guidelines in this book, you will find your life changed for the better! Most people look at a book like this for weight control only. However, this book will not only provide that, if needed, but, more importantly, give you the guidelines to your optimum health. I have lost weight (55 pounds), following the "Eat Right 4 Your Type" guidelines, and have kept it off for over 2 years. This is without any hunger, calorie counting, fat gram counting, or carbohydrate counting. Just balanced eating of the foods that are good for my particular blood type. This new book, "Live Right 4 Your Type," gives even more in-depth refinement to those food lists. My greatest benefit, however, has been in the area of my general health. I have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis since 1986. My neurologist considers me "one of the lucky ones," because my ms has not progressed as fast as most patients he sees. I give much of the credit, to my stability, to following the guidelines put forth by Dr. D'Adamo. Perhaps I would have stabilized anyway?? I don't know for sure, but one thing I do know is that whenever I stray into eating foods that are listed as "avoids" I suffer the effects. For instance, wheat will cause numbness and tingling in my extremities to flare up, along with migraine headaches. This is only one example. Give the guidelines in this book a chance. You only have your good health to gain!!
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Summary: This is not a diet, it's a liberating way of life.
Review: Knowing your blood type, and beyond that whether you are a secretor or non-secretor (both tests can be ordered from the book) gives you the valuable information to begin a whole new way of eating and a whole new energy level. This is the book I've been looking for my entire life! I've been following LIVE RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE's guidelines for a few years and have never felt better. I also use Dr. D'Adamo's blood-type-specific vitamins, minerals and herbal preparations. This way of eating makes such logical sense to me that I'm amazed that it hasn't become a way of life for the multitudes! If I could have given it 10 stars, I would have, because that's how much it's changed my life for the better!
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Summary: Are you living "right" for your type?
Review: Let's face it, there have been a lot of arguments against d'Adamo's diet plans for each type. Beyond that, anyone who takes the time to peruse the reviews of the texts he's authored -- or better yet, the user forums on his website, will realize that his diet has worked for thousands of people. You may dismiss his writings as pseudo-science or even fiction, but the truth is: it has worked for many. While I find some of the medical and scientific bases for his claims to be a little loosely spun (personally, there isn't enough reference to reputable sources of knowledge for me), it does provide an interesting anthropological take on lifestyle and cause of disease. I have to admit, many of the foods on the "avoid" list for my type are ones I already knew I had allergies, intolerances, or simply distaste for. Even following Peter d'Adamo's diet ever so casually, I've seen improvement in many areas of health. I especially recommend this book to those who've experienced the frustration of fad diets that eliminate all the "good things" in life and force absolute adherence -- Peter's does not, with the understanding that most of us are "only human" and will end up breaking a diet that is too strict; rather, this diet is about making a permanent, lifelong shift to a healthier lifestyle and diet.
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Summary: Wonderful book.
Review: Live Right 4 Your Type expands on the 4 your Type series. Whether you have read the first two or not, this third book has much to offer. It's a very nice combination of supporting scientific information, diet by blood type to benefit the emotional and physical body, and the ability of the author to elegantly tie it all together. The comments from real people throughout the book add some insight. But mostly it's Dr. D'Adamo's success in translating it all so the reader comes away with not just a way of diet but a way of life. An excellent read. An excellent reference.
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Summary: Change Your Life; Find Out Your Blood Type!
Review: My cousin referred me to Dr. D'Adamo's first book, Eat Right for Your Type. Live Right for Your Type is even better. The diets really work! Who would ever want to go on another ridiculous diet, after learning to follow the tips in this book? You just lose weight naturally by following the guidelines & avoiding the items listed as "avoid." Anytime I think I can eat anything I want, I start gaining weight. However, eating right, in this case, doesn't mean eating less. It just means avoiding foods that don't work well for your blood type. Don't miss it!!
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Summary: It Works For Us
Review: My husband and I are both AB's--thus the bloodtype approach to food preparation has been somewhat easy for us to deal with. For the past three years we have been using the concepts in ER4YT. Having lowered our cholesterol count and raising the general level of our well being (no more sinus infections--no more annual bouts of bronchitis)--we are definitely believers and ready to embrace the concepts in this new book. Although AB's are rare and the chapter discussing us is smaller than other chapters--we are finding many gems by which we will be able to live life more fully. Because of Dr. D'Adamo's work we are healthier and more in control of that health. This new book is a wonderful adjunct to the first two. We have had the book for two weeks and it is now so dog-eared that it is difficult to realize that this is a new book. In our opinion, Dr. D'Adamo is truly a Renaissance Man.
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Summary: Eat Right For Your Type
Review: Since the longest most thorough reviews printed here are negative, I have much to say regarding this Blood Type theory. It has changed my life. Altough there are many times I do not strictly adhere to the diet, I stick to it at other times because it is the ONLY sure bet I have found to feeling WELL. Initially it is very difficult to break patterns of eating developed throughout a lifetime. However, I spent my life wondering why I didn't feel good after eating pasta/bread or why my stomach hurt after drinking orange juice or why I had a terrible taste in my mouth after eating sugar. If you are looking to this diet to solve your negative attitude or obesity, obviously you may need further help. However if you just wish to live at your optimum and maintain a healthy weight, this book is platinum!
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Summary: Most important/favorite book I have ever gotten(I have lots)
Review: So much of what I learned the hard way, and conclusions I came to on my own, were validated in this book. Yes, yes, exactly, so that's why, no one ever believed me about exercise affecting me that way, ...etc. No wonder my mom's food never felt right for me. etc. It explained the why behind it. When I first heard about the blood type stuff(very passingly) I assumed it was wasteless quackery, (sorry Peter if you are reading this--but know there are those who might feel this way and, like I, need rescuing too!), so if you are reading this thinking that, boy did I turn out to be wrong. I originally came upon reading this book through his cancer book I saw at a bookstore. I was researching cancer for my dog, and thought I'd see how blood type could enter into the picture. This led me to his Disease Encyclopedia book. Page after page of his disease encyclopedia identified family members and other people I knew with the afflictions described, invariably with the corresponding blood type. Chills went up my spine. What else did he write?,...and there was this book on the shelf. I even got and returned the book once, and only got it again to show a dying relative, only to lose the receipt(which I'm so glad). I've used and used the book. It has helped me immensely. Honestly, as sappy/corny as it sounds,...no one thing or person has ever changed my life for the better than this author/this book, and I certainly do NOT say that lightly.
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