THE METABOLIC TYPING DIET/LIFESTYLE

By Ramsay Mead

In the 1930’s, dentist Weston Price began expeditions around the world and uncovered the link between modern eating habits and chronic degenerative diseases.  He also discovered that there was no one diet that would be healthy for all people – there was too much variation in climate, local produce, environmental conditions, heredity, genetics, culture.  In his findings he saw the genetic destruction of many cultures when they shifted from the primitive ancestral way of eating to the modernized processed diet that was in conflict with their health and longevity.  The documentation can be found in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.  It doesn’t take long for anyone to see what is happening today with the S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) and C.R.A.P. (caffeine, refined grains, alcohol and processed foods) diets and the health of the nation due to the misleading information that is circulating.

              Metabolic Typing has helped me give my clients back their vital lives including my own.  This base line of eating is not a diet, but a lifestyle that aligns ones normalized weight and long-term health.  This formula unites the weight loss/body fat reduction and wellness seeker to a whole new vitality.  Metabolic Typing has been a huge success in my practice.  Its “whole-listic” approach is easy to learn, programming quick results that offer life long health benefits.

              Metabolic Typing Factors

• Autonomic nervous system dominance.  There are two branches of this system.  One of these branches, the sympathetic nervous system, is often referred to as the “fight or flight” branch.  It helps you burn energy.  The other branch is the parasympathetic nervous system.  This branch helps you conserve energy.  It also helps you digest food.  Advocates of this diet believe that one branch tends to be stronger or more dominant than the other.
• Rate of cellular oxidation.  This refers to the rate at which cells convert food into energy.  Some people are fast oxidizers, because they rapidly convert food into energy.  In order to balance their systems, fast oxidizers need to eat heavier proteins and fats that burn slowly.  In contrast, slow oxidizers convert food into energy at a slow rate.  In order to balance their systems, it’s recommended that they eat mainly carbohydrates rather than protein and fat.

How can I find out my metabolic type?

              In the book The Metabolic Typing Diet, researcher William Wolcott offers a simple home self-test for identifying your metabolic type.  For an accurate diagnosis, a trained health practitioner can provide a thorough assessment.  Wolcott provides three general metabolic types:

• Protein types – Protein types are fast oxidizers or parasympathetic dominant.  They tend to be frequently hungry, crave fatty, salty foods, fail with low-calorie diets, and tend towards fatigue, anxiety and nervousness.  They are often lethargic or feel “wired”, “on-edge”, with superficial energy while being tired underneath.
• Carbo types – Carbo types are slow oxidizers or sympathetic dominant.  They generally have relatively weak appetites, a high tolerance for sweets, problems with weight management, “type A” personalities and are often dependent on caffeine.
• Mixed types – Mixed types are neither fast nor slow oxidizers, and are neither parasympathetic nor sympathetic dominant.   They generally have average appetites, cravings for sweets and starchy foods, relatively little trouble with weight control and tend towards fatigue, anxiety and nervousness.

What are the guidelines for the diet?

              According to the metabolic typing diet, the three metabolic types should eat the following foods:

• Protein types should eat diets that are rich in protein, fats and oils.  Carbohydrate intake should be low.
• Carbo types should eat diets that are high in carbohydrates and low in protein, fats and oils.  Light proteins.
• Mixed types should eat a mixture of high-fat, high purine proteins and low-fat, low-purine proteins.  The type requires relatively equal ratios of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

What are the strengths of this diet?

              Unlike other diets that recommend the same plan for everyone, the metabolic typing diet recognizes that we are individuals.  Our metabolisms differ, so our diets should as well.

For a thriving lifestyle, contact me to determine

your metabolic type.