1. Not personalizing your diet.
Your body is unique. Your diet should be too. To most, it's clear that the nutritional needs of, say, a marathoner are vastly different from those of the occasional jogger. But the connection between food and your body runs deep.
As The New York Times reported, studies are increasingly showing variations in individuals' abilities to absorb and metabolize nutrients. Many of these differences stem from genetic makeup and related biological markers.
2. Not knowing your blood type.
Of all the biological markers defining nutritional needs, blood type wields the largest influence on your health. Your ABO profile changes the way you can best handle stress, manage weight and increase energy.
Science has shown that Blood Type As, for example, do best on a lean vegetarian diet, while Type Os thrive on high-protein meals.
3. "Cheating" at restaurants
Eating clean can be difficult. But at restaurants, where temptations are everywhere, staying healthy can feel impossible.
If you follow Dr. Peter D'Adamo's Blood Type Diet, download his Blood Type Diet App to quickly reference your "beneficial," "neutral" and "avoid" foods on the go.
4. Missing vital vitamins and minerals
9 out of 10 Americans are deficient in potassium, while 4 out of 10 are deficient in vitamin D. The truth is, getting your daily dose of essentials is tough — even the healthiest eaters sometimes need a little boost. And if you're following a diet that eliminates a large number of foods, you might be in particular need of nutritional aid.
Taking multi-vitamins or supplements is an easy way to avoid deficiencies and accelerate your journey to optimal fitness.
5. Not tracking nutritional progress
Changes in fitness happen slowly, and sometimes it's easy to forget how far you've come. Keep a paper, or digital app. "diet diary", to document your diet pogress — from the foods you eat, to the exercise you do.
Setting clear goals, either on paper or on the web, will keep you pointed toward nutritional success.
6. Not exercising right for your body
Just as biology determines your optimal diet, genetic makeup affects the way you react to exercise. Take those with blood type A, who have naturally higher levels of cortisol, or "stress hormone,". They would benefit from soothing workouts like yoga, where as those with type O blood benefit from vigorous, regular activity.
Of course, any movement is better than none, but as long as you're exercising, you might as well pick the activity that's best for your body.
7. Getting caught up in fad diets
You've seen the "Revolutionary diet promises 50 pounds shed in a week." Or the one that states you can lose weight by eating only steak and burgers. Starting a healthy diet (keyword: healthy) requires digging through snake-oil-salesman-like pitches and absurd claims. In fact, googling "diet" yields over one billion hits.
If you would like to learn more about the "Eat Right 4 Your Type" these links will get you started
https://www.dadamo.com/
https://www.4yourtype.com/