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4A Daily News – Monday, November 7, 2011 Vitality & health New business comes to Corning Healthcare District Christine Mata, massage therapy, comes to Corning, as announced by Sandra Bagwell of Trinity Healthcare. Mata graduated from Chico Wellness Therapy and Mas- sage school. She specializes in Myofascail and orthopedic therapy. The gentle but firm mas- sage of the surface cells in our bod- ies helps to relieve aching muscles and to allow the muscles to release stored tension. Mata offers full massages and spa treatments such as foot soak- ing, body wraps and seaweed treat- ments. Appointments range from half hour to a full hour. Price is based on the kind of massage requested. Home treatments are available if a client is house bound. "I prefer helping people experi- ence ease of pain for a day," Mata said. "It is satisfying to know continued therapy can lead to long time healing." Mata participates in Sun County Quilters, who create hundreds of quilts to give to retirement homes, foster care homes and head start programs. Recently she donated to the Tehama Jubilee fundraiser for the Tehama Museum. She had a booth at the Health Spree in Red Bluff and participat- ed in the Multi-Cultural Health Spree in Corning. Mata Massage Therapy is at 145 Solano St. in Corning. For more information, call (530) 586-1383. Mata (MCT) — While searching for relief from migraines and general malaise, a friend recent- ly consulted a nutrition- ist who told her, matter- of-factly, that because she has Type O blood, she should be eating lots of meat and eliminating gluten, dairy and many grains. A Chinese medi- cine doctor she consult- ed confirmed the advice, saying, basically: Duh. For someone who had hoped to go vegetarian —and who is among the 45 percent of people in the U.S. with Type O blood — the news was surprising. But was it true? The idea of eating according to your blood type became popular with the 1996 book "Eat Right 4 Your Type" (Putnam Adult) by Peter D'Adamo, a naturopath physician. The theory is that the genes behind blood type also are behind the expression of other proteins in our body, which relate to how we digest foods. Type O's, having the oldest blood type, draw on our hunter roots and perform best on lean meats (including fish), fruits and vegetables, as well as with intense exercise, while gluten, some beans and dairy lead to weight gain, sickness and sluggish- ness, the theory posits. The proteins in legumes and dairy tend to cause inflammation in Type O's, goes the theory, so without meat it's diffi- cult to fulfill their pro- tein needs. Rather than banning Type O's from being vegetarians, D'Adamo said, "a more helpful way of thinking is that people who are blood Type O may want to explore a more high- protein, lower-carbohy- drate lifestyle in lieu of their current dietary choices, should they suffer from signs that they are not getting enough protein in their diets: digestive disor- ders, fatigue, low immu- fitness Should blood type guide food choices? MCT photo In this photo illustration, type O's, having the oldest blood type, draw on our hunter roots and perform best on lean meats (including fish), fruits and vegetables. nity or slow metabo- lism." Meantime, people with blood Type A do best as vegetarians, B's are hardier omnivores and ABs are a combina- tion. Most nutritionists do not subscribe to eating by blood type because it is not backed by hard scientific data, said Marjorie Nolan, a dietit- ian and spokeswoman for the American Dietet- ic Association. The evidence sup- porting the blood-type diet is based largely on anecdotes and research showing links between blood type and certain illnesses (for example, Type O's are more likely to have stomach ulcers). There have been no peer-reviewed studies published that show dif- ferent blood types per- form better on certain foods. D'Adamo says small- scale studies his team has conducted looking at improvements in digestive malabsorption may serve as templates for larger studies, but those will be expensive, complicated and time- consuming. Dr. Michael Greger, founder of Nutrition- Facts.org, said the premise of the blood- type diet is wrong: The blood-type system, which predates humans, is far more complicated than just ABO, he said. "People crave indi- vidualized, personalized science, but this is pseu- doscience," said Greger, a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition. People who lose weight or feel better after starting the blood- type diet could actually be uncovering an aller- gy, or may just be elim- inating junk food, Greger said. While she applauds D'Adamo's marketing, Dr. Ingrid Kohlstadt, editor of the medical textbook "Food and Nutrients in Disease Management" (CRC Press) and an associate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said the connection between blood type and suscepti- bilities is not strong enough to be meaning- ful from a medical or public health perspec- tive. She said she would rather prescribe a diet according to a person's gum health, which is strongly associated with heart disease, than his or her blood type. On the plus side, any of the four blood-type diets is healthier than how most Americans eat, Kohlstadt said. 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