As mentioned in Eat Right 4 Your Type Helix has a powerful component which helps the immune system to function more effectively and efficiently. This species Helix Aspersia is not the common edible snail ‘escargot’ but rather a hard to identify distant relative. The consumption of this species of snail may serve as a very potent protective agent allowing your immune system to more accurately distinguish between healthy and unhealthy cells especially in blood type A and AB.