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    The GenoType Diet: Change Your Genetic Destiny to live the longest, fullest and healthiest life possible
    The GenoType Diet: Change Your Genetic Destiny to live the longest, fullest and healthiest life possible

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    Authors: Peter J. Dr D'adamo, Catherine Whitney
    Publisher: Broadway
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    Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 43 reviews
    Sales Rank: 11636

    Media: Hardcover
    Number Of Items: 1
    Pages: 352
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
    Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1

    ISBN: 0767925246
    Dewey Decimal Number: 612.3
    EAN: 9780767925242
    ASIN: 0767925246

    Publication Date: December 26, 2007
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    Product Description

    What’s Your GenoType?

    GenoType 1
    The Hunter
    Tall, thin, and intense, with an overabundance of adrenaline and a fierce, nervous energy that winds down with age, the Hunter was originally the success story of the human species. Vulnerable to systemic burnout when overstressed, the Hunter’s modern challenge is to conserve energy for the long haul.

    GenoType 2
    The Gatherer
    Full-figured, even when not overweight, the Gatherer struggles with body image in a culture where thin is “in.” An unsuccessful crash dieter with a host of metabolic challenges, the Gatherer becomes a glowing example of health when properly nourished.

    GenoType 3
    The Teacher
    Strong, sinewy, and stable, with great chemical synchronicity and stamina, the Teacher is built for longevity—given the right diet and lifestyle. This is the genotype of balance, blessed with a tremendous capacity for growth and fulfillment.

    GenoType 4
    The Explorer
    Muscular and adventurous, the Explorer is a biological problem solver, with an impressive ability to adapt to environmental changes, and a better than average capacity for gene repair. The Explorer’s vulnerability to hormonal imbalances and chemical sensitivities can be overcome with a balanced diet and lifestyle.

    GenoType 5
    The Warrior
    Long, lean, and healthy in youth, the Warrior is subject to a bodily rebellion in midlife.With the optimal diet and lifestyle, the Warrior can overcome the quick-aging metabolic genes and experience a second, “silver,” age of health.

    GenoType 6
    The Nomad
    A GenoType of extremes, with a great sensitivity to environmental conditions—especially changes in altitude and barometric pressure, the Nomad is vulnerable to neuromuscular and immune problems. Yet a well-conditioned Nomad has the enviable gift of controlling caloric intake and aging gracefully.

    The author of the international bestseller Eat Right 4 Your Type again breaks new ground with the first diet plan based on your unique genetic code.

    With Eat Right 4 Your Type and additional books in the Blood Type Diet series, Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo pioneered a new, revolutionary approach to dieting—one linked to a person’s blood type. In the GenoType Diet, he takes his groundbreaking research to the next level by identifying six unique genetic types. Whether you are a Hunter, Gatherer, Teacher, Explorer, Warrior, or Nomad, Dr. D’Adamo offers a customized program that compliments your genetic makeup to maximize health and weight loss, as well as prevent or even reverse disease. In simple, concise prose, Dr. D’Adamo explains how a host of environmental factors, including diet and lifestyle, dictate how and when your genes express themselves. He goes on to demonstrate precisely how, with the right tools, you can alter your genetic destiny by turning on the good genes and silencing the bad ones. Your health risks, weight, and life span can all be improved by following The GenoType Diet that’s right for you.

    Using family history and blood type, as well as simple diagnostic tools like fingerprint analysis, leg length measurements, and dental characteristics, Dr. D’Adamo shows you how to map out your genetic identity and discover which of the six GenoType plans you should follow. Without expensive tests or a visit to the doctor, The GenoType Diet reveals previously hidden genetic strengths and weaknesses and provides a precise diet and lifestyle plan for every individual. Based on the latest and most cutting-edge genetic research, this is a twenty-first-century plan for wellness and weight loss from a renowned healthcare pioneer.




    Customer Reviews:   Read 38 more reviews...

    5 out of 5 stars Amazing Continuation and Growth of D'adamo's past books   October 14, 2008
     1 out of 3 found this review helpful

    I'm fairly new to D'adamo's books and concepts. I was recommended to his writings from my naturopath to help heal my chronic stomach issues. I've been following his earliest work "Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type" with amazing success.

    I also bought and read his newer Genotype book. This breaks down body and blood types even further for more specialized food lists. I cannot wait to gradually shift into my new diet role as a "teacher soon". Besides weight loss, which is the goal for most "diet" books, I truly feel D'adamo's teachings are wonderful for those like me struggling with seemingly random persistent discomfort that likely stem from the food you are putting into your body.



    5 out of 5 stars Not A "One Size Fits All" Like The Others   September 27, 2008
     3 out of 6 found this review helpful

    I've been on this program for almost 11 months now and I've never felt better. My weight also, hasn't been this low since 2002! I have lost about 18 pounds and this is huge for a middle aged woman! I've tried every diet plan out there from Atkins to Weight Watchers with no success. When I started eating for my GenoType, the weight started coming off, and I am very pleased with the program. Dr. D'Adamo is a pioneer in blood and genetics. I will eat this way for the rest of my life! Thank you Dr. D'Adamo for your research and my health (I am also one of his patients)!


    5 out of 5 stars Geno Type Diet   September 15, 2008
     1 out of 6 found this review helpful

    An excellent adjunct to the Eat Right for your Blood Type. I have a new sense of freedom around food now that I know what is best for me and I am starting to see results in my body.


    3 out of 5 stars Needs a 2nd Edition.   August 31, 2008
     1 out of 4 found this review helpful

    I'd suggest a 2nd edition of this book or even a new book called Lived Right 4 Your Genotype. There was a good deal of confusion early on among Blood Type dieters on the community boards (including myself) who didn't realize this diet is fundamentally different then the Blood Type diet.

    Dr. D'Adamo has clarified a lot of this on his website, dadamo.com, and the 2nd edition could begin with the explanation that Blood Type Diet is targeted at people struggling with illness and Genotype diet looks at other genetic factors to create a diet for longevity. There is a calculator on D'Adamo's website that helps determine which diet to follow.

    With that clarification out of the way, the theoretical contents of the 1st edition, which explains the emerging scientific knowledge of genetics and epigenetics, could be introduced and the 6 genotypes explained. The measurements and the basic and intermediate calculators for Genotype are introduced.

    The Advanced Calculator as well as some of the helpful recipes and meal plans would be contained on a CD-ROM since, as Dr. D'Adamo claims, computer programs are more effective at customizing the large quantity of nutritional information for an individual.

    Now, the food lists could also be fine-tuned to emulate the helpful refinements of Blood Type lists in Live Right 4 Your Type. This means focusing firstly on the postitive by listing Superfoods and Neutral foods, and secondly a tiered system of Avoid Foods, providing additional guidance on the most harmful foods and food additives.

    Another new section would help explain Dr. D'Adamo's selection process for foods in more detail than what was revealed in the 1st edition.

    These revisions could make The Genotype Diet a far more accessible book with the potential for a long-lasting impact on people's diets, much like Eat Right 4 Your Type, which as already outlived scathing attacks as "a fad diet," and outlasted ignorant attacks of having "no scientific validity." Until this 2nd edition emerges, almost all this information is available for free on dadamo.com.



    1 out of 5 stars Too Restrictive with No Reasons Given "Toxic" Fruits and Vegetables   August 17, 2008
     11 out of 16 found this review helpful

    I gave this diet one star, because I feel that "What is your Genotype" would probably be a great conversation opening line for a single person in the dating scene. Kind of a new variation of "What's your (Astrological) Sign?". When the person responds .. "Gee, I don't know what my genotype is" the single person says, "Give me your hand so I can take a closer look" .. YES! This is good for the dating scene. ;)

    However, as far as a diet that I would follow? No, I cannot recommend this diet. The Genotype Diet eliminates too many whole foods with no explanation as to why.

    This book has no cites, no references to any scientific studies or statistics. Instead, D'Adamo takes you through his very general explanation of genetics and diet, and says that he "developed the concept of the genotype" through his own statistical analysis of genetic traits and diseases associated with them. Through this analysis, he came up with 6 genotypes. When he said this, I'm asking, why 6? How did the analysis show this? I'm very interested in reading about how he did this.

    and this is when I read "the reader who wishes to learn more about the scientific rationale (well, D'Adamo's scientific rationale) behind the diet is invited to visit www.genotypediet.com to learn more". What? So, I go there, thinking that he has on this website something about the studies that he used in his analysis, and how he did his analysis.. and I find a pay diet site. If you pay, you can see how D'Adamo used the research of others to create his diet.

    uhhh.. no thanks.

    but.. I read on through, and take a look at the descriptions of the different types. I went ahead and did the measurements, and found out I'm a GT2-gatherer... I think.. because some of the measuring instructions weren't that clear, and an inch or 2 can make a difference when you are evenly proportioned (torso to legs, upper leg to lower leg).

    Some of the characteristics of the GT2-gatherer were right on, some not so much. But then, this can also be said of my astrological sign. some characteristics fit, some don't.

    So, on to the food lists for GT2-Gatherer. I see that for poultry, my "superfoods" with a diamond- those that will help me maintain normal weight are emu, ostrich, and turkey. which.. for me means turkey. Not a lot of Emu and Ostrich in the local grocery stores. Chicken is a "toxic" food with a black dot.. which I can add back to my diet after 6 months if I regain "balance" - a very loosey-goosey goal.

    Sesame oil is listed as a toxin. Now this is interesting, because in the last few months, my blood pressure has gone up. I did not want to go on medicine, so I did a little research of my own, and found some studies on PubMed where sesame oil was shown to lower blood pressure. I knew a person that tried it with a person she was taking care of, and saw his pressure drop within hours. So, I switched to sesame oil for my salad dressing and within a month, my pressure was back to normal. So, Sesame Oil is supposed to be toxic for me? I don't think so.

    Then I saw the vegetables list. Oh my. These vegetables are listed as toxic for GT2-Gatherer:
    avocado, beet, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, grape leaves, kale, leeks, shitake mushrooms, olives, parsnip, radish, rhubarb. sea vegetables, squash, sweet potato, watercress. !!!

    these fruits are listed as toxic for the GT2-Gatherer:
    apple, asian pear, banana, bitter melon, blackberry, blueberry, cantalope, cherry, coconut, date, grape, kiwi, kumquat, orange, pear, plum, pomegranate, star fruit, strawberry, tangerine..

    Not only are these fruits and vegetables listed as TOXIC - NO REASONS are given as to why each item is considered toxic. I guess you are just supposed to take D'Adamo's word for it?

    All of these fruits and vegetables have phyto-nutrients, some shown to prevent cancer and other diseases.. why in the world would anyone just drop these from their diet because some doctor decided it was not good for a genotype that he invented? Why do this without some proof that these fruits and vegetables are bad for me? It is at this point, I definitely am not going to try this diet.. not even for the heck of it. It is just too restrictive with no good reason.

    I won't go into the other categories (this review is long enough)..

    After the food lists.. D'Adamo goes into the supplements recommended for the diet. He states that these supplements will improve your results while on the Gatherer diet (I bet you will NEED supplements on the gatherer diet, after seeing how many foods are "toxic"). He then follows this with: "for more detailed information on the science behind the use of this supplement protocol, visit the genotype diet website"- where you can only see the information if you pay. However, D'Adamo does list some supplements.. with some general reasons why he thinks they would be good for the gatherer type. And there are a couple that I have not heard of and plan to look into. Then he has some general exercise recommendations - yes, I think we can all agree, exercise is good.

    There is an appendix with a suggested reading list, which lists some books in the area of genetics. and he lists his websites for information. I got excited when I saw "www.epigenicresearch.com", but when I looked, it turned out to be what looks like a site for products for Naturopathic practitioners. It has a catalog with a one page introduction, followed by a list of products. The materials are only accessible to "members" (I guess this must be other practitioners). but.. in the links, it did have one link that I found interesting.. a link to an open-source project for creating statistical analysis and graphs called the "R-Project". now, that was interesting. so.. at least I got something out of this whole venture. :)

    and yes, there is the free one week trial to the genotype diet website, ... free, provided you give them your credit card number. NO THANKS.

    bottom line, I would not recommend the Genotype Diet.



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