The blood type diet was created by naturopath Peter J D’Adamo, the author of ‘Eat Right 4 Your Type’ which was created in 1996, although he has published a number of books about dieting around blood type genetics.

The idea around the blood type diet is that eating foods specific to your blood type whether it be O, A, B or AB will help you to lose weight and become healthier. In the book Peter J D’Adamo claims that the foods we ingest can react with our blood types making them harder to digest, stopping us from losing weight, and decreasing our energy levels.

Certain foods are recommended for each blood type whether they be negative (-) or positive (+) as long as they are in the same group. For example, A+ and A- will be in the same group. Continue reading →

The ‘DASH’ diet stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This diet is a plant-based diet and promotes healthy eating, with an end goal of treating and preventing hypertension (high blood pressure).

Studies have confirmed that this diet helps to improve overall health and lower the risks of various health conditions, including cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and depression. This is all made possible as the diet provides an excellent balance of healthy nutrition.

The ‘DASH’ diet encourages you to reduce sodium in your diet and eat a large variety of foods that contain essential nutrients to help lower blood pressure. Some of these nutrients include magnesium, potassium, and calcium. Continue reading →