Blood type A people should also ensure that they limit exposure to:

Crowds

Loud noise

Negative emotions

Smoking

Strong smells or perfumes

Overwork

Violent movies

Lack of sleep

Extreme weather conditions (hot or cold)

Foods that blood type A should eat are:

Vegetables

Alfalfa Sprouts, Artichoke (Domestic, Jerusalem),Beet Leaves, Broccoli

Carrots, Chicory, Collard Greens, Dandelion, Escarole, Garlic, Horseradish

Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce (Romaine), Okra, Onions (Red, Spanish,

Yellow)

Parsley, Parsnips, Pumpkin, Spinach, Swiss chard and Turnips

Vegetable oils

Extra virgin olive oil

Deep ocean seafood

Carp, Cod, Grouper, Mackerel, Monkfish, Pickerel

Red Snapper, Rainbow Trout, Salmon, Sardine, Sea Trout

Silver Perch, Snail, Whitefish Yellow Perch

Legumes (beans and peas)

Aduke, Azuki, Black, Green, Pinto beans

Lentil Beans, Black eyed peas

Grains

Artichoke Pasta, Buckwheat Kasha, Soba Noodles

Oat, Rice and Rye flours

Nuts and seeds

Pumpkin seeds and peanuts

Fruits

Apricots, Berries (Black, Blue, Boysen, Cran, Cherries), Figs (Dried or Fresh)

Grapefruit, Lemons, Pineapple, Prunes, Raisins

Cereals

Amaranth, Buckwheat and Kasha

Breads, muffins, and crackers

Essene Bread, Ezekiel Bread

Manna Bread Rice Cakes

Juices

Apricot, Black Cherry, Grapefruit

Pineapple, Prune, Carrot, Celery

Spices

Barley Malt, Blackstrap Molasses, Garlic, Ginger

Miso, Soy Sauce Tamari

Condiments

Mustard

Herbal Teas

Alfalfa, Aloe, Burdock, Chamomile, Echinacea, Fenugreek

Ginger, Ginseng, Green Tea, Hawthorne, Milk Thistle

Rose Hips, St. Johns Wort, Slippery Elm, Valerian

Miscellaneous Beverages

Coffee (Water Decaf, Regular)

Green Tea and Red Wine

Blood type A should try and avoid the following, because these are the foods that will
upset their digestive system and cause upsets:

Strong red meats

Crustaceans

Dairy products and eggs

Wheat products

Vegetables like: Cabbage (Chinese, Red, White), Eggplant

Lima Beans, Kidney Beans, Mushrooms (Domestic, Shiitake), Olives (Black,

Greek, Spanish)

Peppers (Green, Jalapeno, Red, Yellow), Potatoes (Red, Sweet, White),

Tomatoes and Yams

Also try to limit your intake of these foods:

Fruits

Banana, Cantaloupe, Coconut, Honeydew

Mango, Orange, Papaya, Plantain, Rhubarb, and Tangerine

Fats and Oils

Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil

Peanut Oil, Safflower Oil and Sesame Oil

Nuts and Seeds

Brazil, Cashew and Pistachios

Beans and Legumes

Copper, Garbanzo, Kidney, Lima, Navy, Red and Tamarind Beans

Other beverages

Beer, Liquor, Seltzer Water

Soda (Club, Cola, Diet, etc.)

Characteristics of Type A - Best on Vegetarian Diet

Comments
Most Beneficial Food allowed Food Not Allowed
FOODS

COMMENTS

meats

Should be
eliminated

Fish and
Seafood

BENEFICIAL

ALLOWED

NOT
ALLOWED

Carp, cod,

grouper,

mackerel,

monkfish,

pickerel, red
snapper, rainbow
trout, salmon,
sardine, sea
trout, silver
perch, snail,
whitefish,
yellow perch

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, sole,
squid, striped
bass, tilefish,
turtle

DAIRY

UNDESIRABLE

Yogurt,

mozzarella, feta,
goat cheese, goat
milk, kefir,
ricotta, string
cheese

FATS

Olive oil
Flaxseed oil

Canola oil, cod

liver oil

NUTS

Peanuts
pumpkin seeds

All except those Brazil nuts,

mentioned in the cashews,
not allowed
pistachios
Beans - copper,
garbanzo,
kidney, lima,
navy, red,
tamarind

BEANS

These beans can

cause a decrease in
insulin production
for Type As.

Oil of corn,
cottonseed,
peanut,
safflower and
sesame

Beans (aduke,
Type As thrive on
azuki, black,
All kinds except
the vegetable
green, pinto, red those listed as not
proteins found in
soy), lentils and allowed
beans and legumes
black-eyed peas

Grains

Type As generally
do well on cereals
and grains. Select
the more
Amaranth,
concentrated
buckwheat
whole grains
instead of instant
and processed
cereals.

Cream of wheat,
familia, farina,
granola, grape
nuts, wheat
germ, seven
grain, shredded
wheat, wheat
bran, durum
wheat

Bread and
Noodles

Type As have a
wonderful
selection and
choices in grains
and pastas

English muffins,
bread (highBread (essene,
protein whole
Ezekiel, soya
wheat, multiflour, sprouted
grain), matzos,
All kinds except
wheat), rice
pumpernickel,
those listed as not
cakes, flour (oat,
wheat bran
allowed
rice, rye), soba
muffins, flour
noodles, pasta
(white, whole
(artichoke)
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

Fruits

Garlic, onions,
These vegetables
broccoli, carrots,
enhance the
collard greens,
immune system of
kale, pumpkin,
Type As
spinach
Vegetables are
Artichoke,
vital to the Type A
chicory, greens
diet, providing
(dandelion,
minerals, enzymes
swiss chard),
and Antioxidants.
All kinds except
horseradish,
Eat vegetables in
those listed as not
leek, romaine,
as natural a state
allowed
okra, parsley,
as possible (raw or
alfalfa sprouts,
steamed) to
tempeh, tofu,
preserve their full
turnip
benefits
Most fruits are
Berries
All kinds except
allowed for Type (blackberries,
those listed as not
As, although try to blueberries,
allowed
emphasize more boysenberries,

alkaline fruits can

help to balance the cranberries),
grains that are acid plums, prunes,
forming in Type figs
As muscle tissues
High mold counts
of these fruits
make it hard for
Type As to digest
Type As don't do
well on these fruits

Spices

These fruits are

stomach irritant
for Type As, and
they also interfere
with the
absorption of
minerals.
The digestive
enzyme in this
Pineapples,
fruit is an excellent
cherries, apricots
digestive aid for
Type As
These fruits
exhibit alkaline
tendencies after
Grapefruit,
digestion which
Lemon
has a positive
effects on the Type
A stomach
The right
combination of
Tamari, miso,
spices can be
soysauce, garlic,
powerful immuneginger
system boosters
for Type As
Good source of
iron, a mineral that Blackstrap
is lacking in the molasses
Type A Diet
Avoid these
because the acids

Melons,
cantaloupe,
honeydew
Mangoes,
papaya,
bananas,
coconuts

Orange,
rhubarb,
tangerines

Vinegar, pepper
(black, cayenne,

Condiments

Beverages

tend to cause
stomach lining
irritation
These products
should be avoided
because Type As
have low levels of
stomach acid
These beverages Hawthorn, aloe,
help to improve
alfalfa, burdock,
the immune
echinacea, green
systems for Type tea, red wine (1
As
glass / day)
These beverages
help Type As to
Ginger, slippery
increase their
elm, coffee (1
stomach-acid
cup / day)
secretions
These don't suit
the digestive
system of Type As,
nor do they
support the
immune system

white), capers,
plain gelatin,
wintergreen
Ketchup,
mayonnaise,
pickles, relish,
worcestershire
sauce

Beer, distilled
liquor, seltzer
water, soda,
black tea