Archive for August, 2008

Metabolic Typing®

As some of you already know, I am en route to becoming a certified Metabolic Typing® Advisor! Metabolic Typing® has a long and rewarding scientific history, yet many people don’t seem to know much about it.  Basically, Metabolic Typing® is the study and application of finding out which foods best fuel a person’s unique biochemistry. And it really works! :)

How Do I Find Out My Metabolic Type?

A person’s genetic metabolic type is, well, genetic, but your functional metabolic type (your current metabolic state) can change as a result of stress, improper diet, environmental influence, etc.  You can find out what your current MT (Metabolic Type®) is by taking a detailed questionnaire–blood tests aren’t an option since they cannot provide information on your reactions to food every time you eat.  The questionnaire asks you questions ranging from how you feel after eating red meat for lunch to your pupil dilation response.  Believe it or not, every little bit of our physical and psychological traits are clues as to what the heck is going on with our physiology!

Certain foods improve a person’s MT while others bring it further out of balance.  As we’ve all heard before “One man’s food is another man’s poison.”  After changing my diet to balance my metabolic type, I can see how even really healthy foods might not be right for everyone’s MT and can make them out of balance.  I strongly recommend taking the test for yourself and start eating right for your unique needs!

Please contact me to make arrangements to take the test. :)