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"Right 4 Your Type" by Peter J. D'Adamo

Eat Right 4 Your Type Companion

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By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com

Updated: May 23, 2007

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Dr. D'Adamo's book "Eat Right 4 Your Type" taught us about the importance of eating foods that are best for each blood type. This book offers recipes to go along with the first book.

Cooking For Your BloodType

With "Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type," D'Adamo provides readers with:
  • Road maps and charts for each of the four blood types, detailing which foods and beverages to consume and which to avoid.
  • Tips for starting and sticking with the diet and matching your menu to your blood type.
  • Thirty-day meal plans to help you stay healthy, live longer, and achieve your ideal weight.
  • More than 200 healthy and easy recipes keyed to blood type.
  • Each recipe specifies whether it is beneficial, neutral, or to be avoided by each blood type.
Biography of the author:

The life work of Dr. Peter D'Adamo is the heart and soul behind the D'Adamo Naturopathic Center. A second generation naturopathic doctor, Dr. D'Adamo has been practicing naturopathic medicine for over 20 years. Best known for his research on human blood groups and nutrition, Dr. D'Adamo is also a well-respected researcher in the field of natural products.

Dr. D'Adamo's series of books are NY Times Bestsellers, and have been translated into over 50 languages. He has been named the Most Intriguing Health Author of 1999, and his first book "Eat Right 4 Your Type" was voted one of the "Ten Most Influential Health Books of All Time" by industry analysts.

Publisher's Weekly called his third book, "Live Right 4 Your Type" 'a Comprehensive and fascinating theory... meticulously researched.'

In addition to writing and his medical practice, Dr. D'Adamo is an enthusiastic practitioner of martial arts (Tai Chi and Tang Soo Do), woodworking and cabinetry, sailing and computer programming. He lives in Western Connecticut with his wife and two daughters.

Professional Education:

Naturopathic doctorate (N.D.), Bastyr College, Seattle WA, 1982

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