I’m a fan of eating according to ones blood type because after actively guiding our customers to the protocol for about twenty years now, it may not be perfect but it’s pretty darn close. What I’ve witnessed is that if an individual follows it properly, it helps balance their gut which means improvement to their overall health…pretty darn well.

O blood type is the original blood type of the hunter/gatherer and O’s generally feel better when meat is a part of their diet; clean meat of course. A’s however are considered the natural vegetarian and tend to do well without meat and especially without red meat. But O’s most often feel their best when eating meat and when they don’t, it seems to take about two years before it really begins to take its toll and when it does, the results can be very compromising. In fact in the last several months and too my surprise, four longtime vegans told me they put meat back into their diet and feeling much better again. I honor them for listening to their body instead of to others claiming plant based is best for everyone, which simply is not true.

I respect the intention of those proposing no one should eat meat because it’s true to say the confined animal farms are disgusting and a serious problem…for the animals, the environment and the people eating the toxic meat coming from them, but to say that no one is meant to eat meat simply is not true. When meat eaters choose to support local family farms raising meat ethically and with care, it can make all the difference for a persons health and for the family farms raising it.

When it comes to human health, one size fits all doesn’t work; we are all biochemically unique and that’s a beautiful thing to honor. Embrace your health and know that no one knows what best for you better than yourself. Peace.

I had a wonderful conversation with a gentleman new to our store.

His world is medical research so exploring a health food store for personal health needs was foreign to him; laboratories, stats, docs and peer reviewed journals are what he knows and trusts. He told me he was taught to dismiss everything else as “anecdotal” and meritless and I appreciated his honesty and his courage to come in. It seems meds weren’t helping him so friends encouraged him to come talk to me and I’m so happy he did!

I told him I respect the commitment he’s made to his career and science but when it comes to human applied health, it’s important to understand and witness it from a firsthand perspective. The fundamental principles that natural approaches are based on is according to the unique needs of the individual rather than the “one size fits all” approach for the masses and you can only learn that directly. Especially when it comes to understanding herb’s and their chemical complexity, the best way to learn their actions is to see them in action and that made sense to him.

I could see how dedicated he was to his Life’s work as he could see how dedicated I am to mine. After we talked about specific products for his needs, he thanked me for showing him “a different side of things” and that he needed to rethink what anecdotal meant to him, which is very cool!

At the end, there was one thing we both agreed on when it comes to research…it must be done from a place of integrity and unbiased intention because when it isn’t, it disgraces all the good research being done. I’m grateful for open-minded and respectful conversation because that’s what moves us forward in a positive direction. Peace.