What's your Blood Type: A's

If you are Type A positive or negative than this is your week. Your lifestyle and diet can be impacted by your blood type. Maybe some of this will already apply to you!

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1. Type A: The Diet Distinction

• Type A's digest carbohydrates very well

• A's struggle digesting animal protein and fat

• Eating foods in it's natural state works very well for A's

• The blood type diet will tremendously benefit the A's immune system.

2. A's & Stress

• Blood Type A people are more sensitive to the stress hormone

• Stress can cause belly fat and muscle loss

• A's produce higher cortisol levels

• Limiting alcohol, sugar, and caffeine is a good thing for this specific blood type

• Stress in type A's can appear in a few ways: obsessive compulsive disorder, hypothyroidism, insulin resistance (Diabetes)

3. A's & Food

• Eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day

• Don't skip meals

• Eat breakfast!

• Eat more protein earlier in the day

• Make sure you really chew your food to help with digestion

• Best Foods: Organic & Fresh (email me for more detail)

• Fruit

• Veggies

• Legumes

• Whole Grains

• Foods to Avoid: (email me for more detail on what you can and can't have)

• All meats except chicken, cornish hens, and turkey

• Most fish except salmon, cod, trout, and a few others

• Most dairy except for yogurt, goat cheese, mozzarella, ricotta, kifir

• Peanut Oil

• Cashews

• Pistatios

• Brazilian Nuts

• Kidney Beans

• Cream of Wheat

• Granola

• Wheat Germ

• Breads high in protein

• English Muffins

• Flour

• Sweet Potatos

• Peppers

• Mushrooms

4. A's & Exercise

• A's do better with mild manner exercise

• They can do well with intense weight & aerobic training, but can also enhance stress levels rather than diminish them

• Yoga, Tai Chi, & Meditation are great options for Type A's

That's all for today! See you next week Type O's.