Indian Chai For Your
Blood Type
by Robin Russell
When herbalist Colleen Hulett submitted her
delicious Indian Chai recipe I thought I would create an adaptation that would benefit all
blood types. However, I found that many of the spices and teas used for making Chai have
very differing values for the various blood types. Therefore, I created the following
chart to indicate those ingredients that are highly beneficial, neutral or avoids for each
blood type. Using Colleen's original recipe as a
guide, you can choose the spices, teas and other ingredients that best suit both your
palette and your blood type.
SPICES |
TYPE O |
TYPE A |
TYPE B |
TYPE AB |
Fresh Ginger |
Highly Beneficial |
Highly Beneficial |
Highly Beneficial |
Highly Beneficial |
Peppercorns * |
Neutral |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Avoid |
| Cinnamon |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Allspice * |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Cloves |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Cardamom |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Nutmeg |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
| Vanilla |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
TEAS |
|
|
|
|
Black Ceylon |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Avoid |
Green Tea |
Neutral |
Highly Beneficial |
Highly Beneficial |
Highly Beneficial |
Rooibos * |
Highly Beneficial |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
MILKS |
|
|
|
|
Cow's Milk, 2% |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Neutral |
| Cow's Milk, Whole |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Half and Half |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Avoid |
Goat's Milk |
Avoid |
Neutral |
Highly Beneficial |
Highly Beneficial |
Soy Milk |
Neutral |
Highly Beneficial |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Almond Milk |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
SWEETENERS |
|
|
|
|
Honey |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Sucanat |
Neutral |
Avoid |
Avoid |
Avoid |
| Rice Syrup |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Stevia |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Avoid |
Neutral |
* Although Colleen's recipe did not include
allspice, it is neutral for blood types O and A, and works well as a substitute for
cinnamon, nutmeg and/or cloves. Use whole allspice and add to the pot with all the other
initial ingredients. The number you use will depend on the number of spices you are
omitting. If you are omitting cinnamon I would replace one stick with five to seven
allspice. One to three allspice would be a sufficient substitute for the nutmeg.
* If you cannot have peppercorns you can
always add more fresh ginger which is highly beneficial for all blood types. It definitely
spices things up. I actually found a full ounce of ginger to be too spicy and ended up
cutting that amount in half and adding more soymilk after straining the tea.
* Colleen mentioned that Rooibos (a South
African tea) can be used as a caffeine-free substitute for black tea. In one of his
columns Dr. D'Adamo highly recommends Rooibos for blood type O due to its
effectiveness in "tempering the slightly over-enthusiastic type O immune system
leading to diminished allergies and autoimmune problems." Rooibos is used in
D'Adamo's "sip right for your type" tea blend for type O.
Rooibos is high in anti-oxidants. One would
think that this would make it beneficial for other blood types. Unfortunately I was only
able to find information regarding its usefulness for type O. D'Adamo did say that this
tea has "significant anti-HIV activity and appears to be protective against UV damage
probably because of its anti-oxidant activity."
Winter 2003
Eat Right For Your Type
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