PENGUIN BOOKS LIVE RIGHT 4 YOUR TYPE Dr Peter J. D’Adamo is an eminent naturopathic physician and researcher with a wide international following. His (cid:43)rst book, Eat Right 4 Your Type, has consistently been on bestseller lists for four years since its publication and has been translated into more than forty languages. For his work on blood type and nutrition Dr D’Adamo was selected 1990 Physician of the Year by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. In 1999, respected industry analysts named Eat Right 4 Your Type as one of the ten most in(cid:51)uential health books ever, and Dr D’Adamo the most intriguing health author of the year. The founder and editor emeritus of The Journal of Naturopathic Medicine, he maintains a small private practice in Stamford, Connecticut. Catherine Whitney is the co-author of numerous bestselling books on health medicine. THE INDIVIDUALIZED PRESCRIPTION FOR , MAXIMIZING HEALTH , METABOLISM AND VITALITY IN EVERY STAGE OF YOUR LIFE DR. PETER J.D’ADAMO WITH CATHERINE WHITNEY PENGUIN BOOKS PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 3B2 Penguin Books India (P) Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd, Cnr Rosedale and Airborne Roads, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered O(cid:61)ces: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England www.penguin.com First published in the United States of America by G. P. Putnam’s Sons 2001 Published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph 2001 Published in Penguin Books 2002 18 Copyright © Hoop. A. Joop, LLC, 2001 All rights reserved The moral right of the author has been asserted Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser ISBN: 978-0-14-194531-6 For Martha, to whom all thoughts return Acknowledgments IT’S BEEN A BUSY FIVE YEARS SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF EAT Right 4 Your Type. In that time, we have seen the blood type theory introduced to millions of readers and translated into more than forty languages. As the diets have gained international acceptance, we have continued to develop ways to make the science accessible and the diets easier to follow, a goal which culminated in Cook Right 4 Your Type. We have made full use of the Internet to o(cid:46)er support and education and enable important feedback from tens of thousands of readers around the world, through www.dadamo.com. This “family secret” that has become such an astounding success story is a testimony to a collaborative process involving many talented and dedicated publishing professionals; the support of doctors, scientists, nutritionists, and other medical specialists; and the valuable input of countless individuals who have shared their ideas and experiences and have helped us constantly re(cid:51)ne and update the work. It is impossible to cite each one of you by name, but you have my deepest gratitude. Live Right 4 Your Type represents years of research and development that have allowed us to take advantage of new genetic breakthroughs and amass the results from hundreds of clinical studies related to blood type and health. A work of this size and scope does not come easy, and I wish to thank a few individuals who have been of inestimable help: Catherine Whitney, my writer, and her partner Paul Kra(cid:51)n, who have transformed incredibly complex science into lively prose and easy-to- understand guidelines—and who have done so with great enthusiasm and commitment. My friend and colleague, Dr. Gregory Kelly, who supplied invaluable support, inspiration, and assistance through the gargantuan task of “information prospecting” that a book of this scope required. My literary agent, Janis Vallely, who has been an invaluable colleague and friend, and is the best advocate one could hope for. Amy Hertz, my editor at Riverhead/Putnam, who has nurtured my work through three books with patience and skill. And the wonderful sta(cid:46)s at Riverhead and Putnam, whose tireless e(cid:46)orts under the direction of Susan Petersen have produced such great success. I would also like to acknowledge others who have lent their skill and support to the work: Michael Geoghegan, at Penguin Putnam, for his valued advice; Dr. Klaus Stadler, my editor at Piper-Verlag; Jane Dystel, Catherine’s literary agent; Paul Schulick and Thomas Newmark of New Chapter; Dr. Joseph and Lara Pizzorno; Dr. Jules Harran; Ron Rubin of The Republic of T; Dr. Steve Barrie of Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratories for his support and encouragement; and Dr. Je(cid:46)rey Bland, for his thought-provoking afterword. Many thanks to my sta(cid:46) at 2009 Summer Street for holding down the fort and providing top-quality care to my patients while I wrote this book. I also wish to single out two special cyber-friends who have done so much to help make www.dadamo.com the friendly place it is: Heidi (^heidi^) Merritt and Steven (sTeve) Shapiro. We also appreciate Heidi’s generosity in lending a hand with proofreading. A special thanks to Eric and Olga Butterworth, for their love and support, and to Robert Messineo, for the sailing adventures. As always, I am grateful for the wisdom, love, and encouragement of my family: Dr. James and Christl D’Adamo, James and Ann D’Adamo, and Michele D’Adamo. Special thanks, too, to Marge and Jim Burris, for their constant support and for the generous use of their home on Martha’s Vineyard—a welcoming environment for writing this book. Finally I am thankful to my wife and companion, Martha, and my daughters, Claudia and Emily, who kept me sane as I wrote this book, and make my life the happy adventure that it is. AN IMPORTANT NOTE: This book is not intended as a substitute for the medical recommendations of physicians or other health care providers. Rather, it is intended to o(cid:34)er information to help the reader cooperate with physicians and health professionals in a mutual quest for optimum well-being. All matters regarding your health require medical supervision. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestion in this book. The identities of people described in case histories and in the Blood Type Outcome Registry have been changed to protect their con(cid:40)dentiality. The publisher and author are not responsible for any goods and/or services o(cid:34)ered or referred to in this book and expressly disclaim all liability in connection with the ful(cid:40)llment of orders for any such goods and/or services and for any damage, loss, or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them. Contents INTRODUCTION: THE NEXT STEP PART ONE: The In(cid:23)uence of Blood Type ONE: THE UNMISTAKABLE YOU The Blood Type Gene TWO: IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY Is There a Blood Type Personality? THREE: STRESS AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY Blood Type as a Mental Health Marker FOUR: DIGESTIVE INTEGRITY Blood Type’s Systemic In(cid:23)uence PART TWO: Keeping a Healthy Balance FIVE: METABOLIC SYNCHRONY Blood Type’s Biochemical In(cid:23)uence SIX: THE IMMUNE BATTLEGROUND Blood Type as a Weapon for Survival SEVEN: RESTORING BALANCE Biological Harmony and Detoxi(cid:50)cation PART THREE: The Live Right Prescriptions EIGHT: THE KEY TO LIVING RIGHT Making the Most of Your Live Right Prescription NINE: LIVE RIGHT 4 TYPE O TEN: LIVE RIGHT 4 TYPE A ELEVEN: LIVE RIGHT 4 TYPE B TWELVE: LIVE RIGHT 4 TYPE AB AFTERWORD: BY JEFFREY BLAND, PH. D. Appendices APPENDIX A: NOTES APPENDIX B: YOUR GENETIC TYPOGRAPHY APPENDIX C: LEARN YOUR SECRETOR STATUS APPENDIX D: BLOOD TYPE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE APPENDIX E: SUPPORT AND RESOURCES INDEX “Take a sheet of paper and tear it into little pieces. Now you have a divided, fragmented paper. The whole paper is the sum of all the fragments. That is division. But Spirit can be individualized. This means that it may be manifest in many parts, in an in(cid:32)nite number of people, with each containing the essence of the whole. Each is spiritus, and the whole is no less for having been divided.” Eric Butterworth INTRODUCTION The Next Step E ACH OF US CARRIES IN OUR BLOOD THE LIVING MEMORY of human history. And someday others will carry our memory into a future we cannot imagine. Humanity is a work in progress, a masterful sca(cid:44)old that is never quite completed. Quite literally, the way we live today will become a part of the genetic pro(cid:49)le of our progeny. The science of blood type o(cid:44)ers us a unique opportunity to examine the past, tinker with it, and pass along an improved version. It provides the knowledge and tools, not only to improve our own lives in the here and now, but to codify those improvements into our genetic hard drive. When Eat Right 4 Your Type was published (cid:49)ve years ago, we began with a simple premise: Blood type was the way to explain the many paradoxes in dietary studies and disease survival. Why were some people able to lose weight on a particular diet, while others were not? Why did some people retain vitality late in life, while others deteriorated, mentally and physically? Although as a species humans are mostly alike, we seemed to be most distinguished by our di(cid:44)erences. Eat Right 4 Your Type was the (cid:49)rst diet to explore this biological individuality. Tens of thousands of testimonials, medically certi(cid:49)ed results, and new genetic research have demonstrated that the Blood Type Diet has become a powerful mainstream tool for living more healthfully. But Eat Right 4 Your Type also opened up new avenues of investigation that took us well beyond the diet itself. If blood type was the key to how we should eat, might it not also be the key to how we should live? This provocative question gained increasing validity with the rapid progress of genetic research, which enabled a study of blood type’s cellular in(cid:55)uence in every area of human physiology. The result is Live Right 4 Your Type, a system-wide blueprint of your individual strengths and weaknesses, based on your blood type. Your blood type has everything to do with how you digest food, your ability to respond to stress, your mental state, the e(cid:57)ciency of your metabolism, and the strength of your immune system. In the pages of this book, we take that knowledge and build a practical construct that will help you: choose a lifestyle that agrees with your needs and tendencies structure your days to reduce stress and gain more satisfaction raise your children in such a way as to maximize their unique potential live longer, avoiding the mental and physical deterioration of aging (cid:49)ne-tune your dietary strategies to produce new levels of energy and stamina overcome the chronic health conditions that may have plagued you and your family for decades (cid:49)nd emotional balance and the elimination of anxiety and depression feel “right” in your body, your mind, and your world We exist at an exciting moment in our history, when we can both experience and bear witness to a paradigm shift in thought. Our technologies, previously used to explore our similarities, are able to access more advanced means today that allow us to track our variations. The latest, most up- to-date knowledge is free and abundant. In June 2000, the Human Genome Project, a government-sponsored research group whose task is to map the entire human genetic structure; and the biotechnology company Celera announced the completion of a “working draft” of the DNA sequence of the human genome. Their goal is to complete a high-quality version by 2003. Molecular biology gives us the tools to understand our di(cid:44)erences in very tangible, physical ways. Knowledge of genetics and biodiversity are expanding at a breathtaking rate. This genetic excavation has enabled us to test the principles of the blood type connection on increasingly deeper levels. Now, as we turn the corner on a new century, we at last know what it means to be true to your type. Peter J. D’Adamo September 2000