Vegetables are vital to the Type A Diet, providing minerals, enzymes and antioxidants. Type A are very sensitive to the lectins in potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, cabbage, tomatoes and peppers. They aggravate the delicate stomach of Type A. Type A should eat more fruits that are alkaline, avoid mangoes, papaya and oranges for they are not good for your digestive tract.Type As have low stomach-acid content, therefore they have a hard time digesting meat. When Type As eat meat, they experience sluggishness. Type As also thrive on the vegetable proteins found in beans and legumes.
Spices
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The right combination of spices can be powerful immune-system boosters for Type As such as amari, miso, soysauce, garlic, ginger
Most Beneficial
Blackstrap molasses
Neutral / Allowed Foods
All kinds except those listed as not allowed
Not Allowed
Vinegar, Pepper (black, cayenne, white), Capers, Plain Gelatin, Wintergreen