Customer Reviews

The Food Combining/Blood Type Diet Solution: A Personalized Diet Plan and Cookbook for Each Blood Type

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Dina Khader's first published book is a long-awaited gem. Her earlier work crafting the recipes for Peter D'Adamo's now-classic "Eat Right 4 Your Type" has evolved as her experience and precision have grown. This work is a must read for those desiring a comfortable change to their diets with radically effective results. Khader's delicious recipes and compelling writing will satisfy the most doubtful critic. Following her suggestions, I have greatly improved my circulation and lost several minor ailments. This contribution to the field of nutrition literature is an important launching point for an increasingly important voice in the field. Read this book, apply its lessons and feel good again.

The strong points of this book are the concept of blood type and diet, and the nutritious recipes. Whether one is trying to lose or maintain weight, or simply choosing their foods more carefully because they are health conscious, the book is beneficial. This book, like Dr. Peter D'Adamo's "Eat Right" series is based on the concept of eating right for your blood type.

The downside of the book is that I found some parts contradictory and the book just did not come together as anticipated. The reader may be confused by some of the combination of foods. Overall, it is a book worth reading because the concept of blood type and diet is sound; however, my preference on the topic of blood type and diet is still Dr. D'Adamo's books ("Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type, Cook Right 4 Your Blood Type and Live Right 4 Your Blood Type") they are all absolutely superb and highly recommended.

The principals behind this diet have long been proven with the work of Dr. D'Adamo and others. For the first time, however, a series of recipes have been collected that allows the serious "foodie" to enjoy gourmet meals that are properly combined and delicious. I highly recommend the book.

I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus in 1988. The only solution for my problems was to take antibiotics, steroids and Quianine (sp?) for the skin rash. All of these drugs caused other problems and never made me feel better. In 1999, I began the blood type diet and today I am healthier than I have ever been. I have energy, I never take prescription drugs and I exercise everyday. I take supplements, follow the diet and do accupuncture to keep my system strong and healthy. The people who don't follow the diet continue to be ill and progressively get worse. Many have died...and that is unnecessary. If you have Lupus and are looking for answers TRY this book. What can it hurt? You have probably tried everything else with limited success.

After much anticipation this book was finally published. The premise of the book is very good. Unfortunately it was also disappointing. Although the authors want us to properly combine foods some menus listed incompatible foods at the same meal. For instance grains and proteins. I know the blood type diet approach works because I have been following the principles outlined in D'Adamo"s book "Eat Right 4 Your Type" since January 2000 and not only lost 15 lbs but feel much better with arthritic pains gone and have much more energy. I do not understand the previous reviewer stating she has lost weight since the book just came on the market in the past week or so. Unfortunately I cannot recommend this book as I would like. It is not user friendly.

I have tried lots of different diets. Some have been partially successful, some not. This diet, on the other hand, is fantastic. I lost all the weight I wanted to in a relatively short amount of time and it was totally effortless as well! Not only did I lose the weight I wanted to, but I also lost many of the allergies I had as well. Reenie Toovey is brilliant. This diet is a must for anyone who is serious about addressing their health.

I was very excited to find this book as it combined the two approaches to eating that I find supportive. However, while the author shows charts and diagrams that explain food combining, the recipes and meal plans she provides are far from following food combining guidelines. I was dumbfounded by this inconsistency. While writing that food combining's basic tenant is to avoid mixing protein and carbohydrates, the suggested breakfast is an egg and toast! The references for food combining are excellent but the practical day to daya advice for implementing a food-combined/blood-typed diet should be avoided.

I found the book helpful. The recipes were good. It is easy reading.

There is helpful, useful information in this book.
Now I want the author to write a similar book about the GenoType diet and food combining.

I liked the way this book was written as you also had the benefit of someone else's experience, not just the author's information.

This is my first experience with food combining, and bought this book because of the blood type connection.