set up to eat when we are
not hungry, to eat to please
someone else, or to eat more
than we want or is good for us,
to the point of discomfort.
The daily apple (meant to
keep the doctor away) gave
me an upset stomach. Let me
be clear here, 45 percent of
Caucasians are type O,
but 51 percent of AfricanAmericans and 57 percent of
Hispanics are also type O and
the most susceptible to this
problem. If you are another
blood type (A, B, or AB), it may
not be an issue at all. If you
have hopped on the “gluten
free” bandwagon, please step
off long enough to get tested.
The ALCAT test for food
sensitivities is readily available
(online or through your doctor)
and reliable. To get better
insight on how to optimally
nourish your body (and your
kids’), grab a copy of Dr. Peter
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D’Adamo’s book Eat Right 4
Your Type. Better yet, learn
to use kinesiology (muscletesting) to test foods. Book a
complimentary appointment
with me and I’ll show you how.
Go to www.lizbull.com.
Mealtimes and food choices
also play a major role in
navigating the relationship with
dad and our relationship with
food. If you are a member of the
“Clean Plate Club,” you know
exactly what I mean. In their
determination to have a well
nourished child, overbearing
parents (Dad is often the
“enforcer”) can destroy a child’s
ability to tune into the natural
body signals around hunger
and satiety. Thus, we become
Rather than being pleasurable,
mealtimes become a
battleground. Food becomes
the enemy. Food becomes a
source of guilt. It also becomes
as source of inflammation
in the body when we are
forced to eat foods which our
body cannot process. Take
avocado, the current darling
of the food gurus. It is touted
as the miracle food. For me,
avocado was an acquired taste.
It was not love at first bite.
This should have been a clue!
I learned to love avocado in
guacamole atop corn chips,
washed down with a frozen
Margarita. That should have
been another clue. If a food
has to be doctored up to be
palatable, it’s probably not
going to sit well with your
body. After reading D’Adamo’s
book, I got curious. I took
an empirical approach and
decided to test avocado on
its own. I ate one quarter of
a naked avocado. The result
was a three-pound weight
gain overnight. Cantaloupe
was another acquired taste,
acquired in childhood because
I was not allowed to leave