Your Diet Type appears to be Balanced.
Introduction to Metabolic Typing
Metabolic typing represents the work of many doctors, researchers and biochemists over the last 70 years. The basic concept is that everyone is metabolically unique and one man’s meat is another man’s poison. Many claim with complete confidence that when your metabolic type is correctly assessed and your diet and supplements adjusted accordingly, optimal health, with prevention and reversing of disease, can be achieved. They believe that metabolic typing is much more effective than ‘one size fits all” generalized nutritional approaches.
Modern medicine looks at the condition and seeks to treat it. Metabolic typing looks at the person and seeks to treat them. When the person is treated correctly, many health problems resolve on their own. This is an important distinction to make. Discovering more about you will help your health problems be less.
Dr. William Kelley, with degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, biology and dentistry, developed an untreatable, aggressive form of pancreatic cancer before the age of 40. With a vegetarian diet and individualized nutrient approach, he recovered and soon was treating others. Then his wife became seriously ill and he applied the same vegetarian diet and nutrients to her. She failed to respond, becoming worse. After many failed attempts to help her, there was nothing left to do but add meat to her diet. Her recovery was swift and dramatic. From his growing experience and the work of others, he went on to develop a clinical tool for assessing metabolic individuality.
There have been no blinded trials supporting or disproving metabolic typing. This can be partially explained. Once Dr. Kelly concluded which diets benefited which types, he was understandably unwilling to give a seriously ill patient a diet that he knew would make them worse. Like any compassionate person, it would be unethical to use a placebo on someone who is seriously ill, when you know of a treatment that would help. However, if all of the treatments available to a doctor are poor, then it is much easier to conduct a trial. More research does need to be done in the area of metabolic typing.
Why do two people with the same condition, not respond similarly to the same treatment? Apart from actually having different problems, it is possibly because they are biochemically different. If everyone was internally and chemically identical, some diets would work better than others, and each would work uniformly throughout the group. As it is, there are many successes and failures within a particular diet type, as well as success and failure on opposite type diets. The confusion is reduced when metabolic type is considered first, before recommending a diet.
The Analyst is using several such disciplines to make recommendations that will be of the most use to you. More information and further testing regarding metabolic typing, if needed, can be obtained through a service called HealthExcel. Until more research can confirm this approach, you and your doctor must decide and discover what works for you.
If you think of your food as fuel, then the proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats can be viewed as your fuel mixture. If you get the right fuel for your type and the right fuel mixture, you’ll have a powerful force at work. Your food will be efficiently converted to energy rather than stored as fat.
Characteristics of Your Metabolic Type
Balanced types fall in between the negative (Protein/Fat) and positive (Carbohydrate) types. They are a mixture of the two.
Here are some typical tendencies that you may have in common with other Balanced Types:
Cravings for sweets and carbohydrates. Typically, Balanced types don’t get cravings. However, if they don’t carefully manage their diet by making sure they get a good balance of foods, they could shift into a Protein Type or a Veggie/Carbo type pattern and develop cravings, particularly for sweets.
Weight Control. Although Balanced types are less likely to have a problem with weight, when they slip into eating a restricted, or one-sided, diet (too much on the negative or positive side), they can develop weight problems.
Fatigue, Anxiety, Nervousness. Although Balanced types have the potential to develop more problems than other types, they are also less likely to do so.
Dietary Emphasis for Balanced Types
Overall, Protein types need to focus on obtaining larger amounts of protein and fat in their diet, and minimizing their carbohydrate intake. As a rule, Carbo types need to do just the opposite – eat less protein and fat and increase intake of carbohydrates.
Because you are a balanced type (neither the autonomic or carbo-oxidative system dominant), there are NO nutrient recommendations at this time, based solely on your metabolic type. Your choice of nutrients can be based on those which have worked for people with your symptoms, such as those listed in the treatment section and your personal experience (things you have learned about what you do well with and without.
You need to get a good balance of high-purine, high-fat proteins and low-purine, low-fat proteins. Likewise, you need to make sure you get a good mix of vegetables and fruits that are good for both Protein and Carbo types.
Each day your meals need to include foods from both groups. For this reason, you’ll need to become familiar with the Allowable Foods Charts for both Protein and Carbo types.
The DIETARY CHARTS used in food selection for maintaining balance for your metabolic type are located HERE. You need to be eating from both the Carbohydrate and Protein tables equally.
There are different kinds of proteins. There are those that are high in fat and high in purines and there are those that are low in fat and low in purines. The high-fat, high-purine proteins provide the best fuel for Protein types, but are inappropriate for the Carbo types. On the other hand, low-fat, low-purine proteins are good for Carbo types but inadequate for Protein types. Therefore you must be sure to get a good balance of both types of proteins.
At the opposite end of the spectrum from proteins are carbohydrates. Certain vegetables contribute to balancing the body chemistry of Protein types, while other vegetables do the same for Carbo types. In addition, Carbo types tend to handle starchy foods quite well, whereas starches can pose major problems for Protein types. For these reasons, Balanced types do best when they get a balance of both types of vegetables.
You will do best on a good balance of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates – the typical “balanced meal. Finding the right balance among protein, fat, and carbohydrate is your key to losing weight, feeling energized both mentally and physically, and staying on an even keel emotionally. Over the longer term, such a diet, if properly followed and tailored to your metabolic individuality, can prevent you from developing many serious degenerative diseases, such as cardiovascular problems, immune deficiency, blood sugar abnormalities, osteoporosis, arthritis, digestive disorders, and other chronic illnesses rooted in metabolic imbalance.
Key points to remember:
– Eat Protein at every meal.
– Have a mix of Protein type and Carbo type foods each day
– Snack as needed
– Dairy products are OK if you are sure you don’t do poorly on them
– Be on guard against too many starchy and refined carbohydrates. Grains in moderation, including bread.
– Be careful about too many fruits. Avoid fruit juice. Moderate fresh vegetable juice is OK.
– Use fats and oils generously. Don’t forget to balance the omega 6 and omega 3 oils. In general: butter – yes; margarine – no.
50% of your diet should come from proteins and fats, 50% from carbohydrates. The Zone Diet meets the requirement of having some protein, fat and carbohydrate at each meal. Follow this link to several different books available on this subject at DrSears.com
Signs, symptoms & indicators of Metabolic Diet Type (Balanced)
High systolic blood pressure
High diastolic blood pressure
Weight gain with heavy/fatty foods
Disliking potatoes
Disliking sour foods
Insensitivity to insect bites
Large pupils
Dull facial complexion
Thick/strong fingernails
Pale ear color
Being prone to goose bumps
Sleeping worse after bedtime eating
Dislike for fatty foods
Energy boosted by carbohydrates
Tendency not to gag easily
Counter Indicators
Tendency to gag easily
Energy boosted by fat/high-protein
Fondness for fatty foods
Sleeping better after bedtime eating
Not being prone to goose bumps
Dark/red ear color
Thin/weak fingernails
Bright facial complexion
Small pupils
Sensitivity to insect bites
Liking sour foods
Liking potatoes
Weight gain with carbohydrates
Dry coughs
Thin musculature
Counter Indicators
Thick musculature
Infrequent sneezing
Counter Indicators
Moderate sneezing or frequent sneezing / attacks
(Very) frequent stools or normal stool frequency
Counter Indicators
(Very/tendency to) infrequent stools
Arrhythmia
Poor tolerance of cold
Counter Indicators
Poor tolerance of heat
Positive reaction to coffee
Counter Indicators
Negative reaction to coffee
Infrequent eating
Weak appetite
Counter Indicators
Strong appetite
Frequent eating
Dislike of salt
Counter Indicators
Craving and eating wheat
Craving for carbohydrates is often due to not enough protein or fat in the diet or not enough of these consumed at the same time as consuming carbohydrates. In other words, the wrong fuel mix. Try adding more protein/fat to your diet, or more protein/fat at the time of having carbohydrates.
Sugar/sweet craving
Consuming too high a percentage of simple carbohydrates (sugar) for the negative type can result in carbohydrate (quick energy) craving. If you are a negative type (high protein / fat requirement), more protein and fat may be the answer to reducing this craving.
Craving for salt
(History of) heartburn
Dry eyes
Counter Indicators
Moist eyes
Itchy eyes
(Very) dry mouth
Counter Indicators
Excess/abundant saliva in mouth
Cold sores
Dry nose
Counter Indicators
Moist nose
History of infections
Low stamina
Counter Indicators
Hyperactivity with exhaustion
Patient/calm disposition
Being anxious/nervous
Being highly motivated
A hard-driving personality
High spontaneity
Being easily excitable
Being an antisocial person
Counter Indicators
Being a sociable person
Being not easily excited
Low spontaneity
Being unmotivated
Chest pressure
Rashes
Dry skin
Pale facial coloring
Counter Indicators
Dark/dark/flushed facial coloring
Cracking skin
Oily/moist skin
Itchy skin
Unsound sleep
(Frequent) difficulty falling asleep
Conditions that suggest Metabolic Diet Type (Balanced)
Diabetes Type II
A high protein diet can help prevent diabetes, but once it has begun, a diet higher in vegetables is preferred. In diabetes, renal impairment and cardiovascular disease are particularly common. The use of a high protein diet which may further tax the kidneys and may reduce arterial compliance is not recommended. In individuals with diabetes, the principal strategies for preventing or slowing impairment of renal function include controlling blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and hyperlipidemia, and decreasing protein intake to low normal levels. High-protein diets are contraindicated for individuals with recurrent kidney stones, kidney disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, colon cancer, or heart disease.
Counter Indicators
Risk factors for Metabolic Diet Type (Balanced)
Angular face
Counter Indicators
Round face
History of adult allergies
History of hypoglycemia
History of adolescent acne
Metabolic Diet Type (Balanced) suggests the following may be present
Recommendations for Metabolic Diet Type (Balanced)
Key
| Strong or generally accepted link |
| Proven definite or direct link |
| Weakly counter-indicative |
| Strongly counter-indicative |
| Very strongly or absolutely counter-indicative |
| Likely to help |
| Highly recommended |
| Reasonably likely to cause problems |
Glossary
Metabolism
The chemical processes of living cells in which energy is produced in order to replace and repair tissues and maintain a healthy body. Responsible for the production of energy, biosynthesis of important substances, and degradation of various compounds.
Cancer
Refers to the various types of malignant neoplasms that contain cells growing out of control and invading adjacent tissues, which may metastasize to distant tissues.
Placebo
A pharmacologically inactive substance. Often used to compare clinical responses against the effects of pharmacologically active substances in experiments.
Protein
Compounds composed of hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen present in the body and in foods that form complex combinations of amino acids. Protein is essential for life and is used for growth and repair. Foods that supply the body with protein include animal products, grains, legumes, and vegetables. Proteins from animal sources contain the essential amino acids. Proteins are changed to amino acids in the body.
Carbohydrates
The sugars and starches in food. Sugars are called simple carbohydrates and found in such foods as fruit and table sugar. Complex carbohydrates are composed of large numbers of sugar molecules joined together, and are found in grains, legumes, and vegetables like potatoes, squash, and corn.
Anxiety
Apprehension of danger, or dread, accompanied by nervous restlessness, tension, increased heart rate, and shortness of breath unrelated to a clearly identifiable stimulus.
Cardiovascular
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
Osteoporosis
A disease in which bone tissue becomes porous and brittle. The disease primarily affects postmenopausal women.
Arthritis
Inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness, and resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, metabolic disturbances, or other causes. It occurs in various forms, such as bacterial arthritis, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis, the most common form, is characterized by a gradual loss of cartilage and often an overgrowth of bone at the joints.
Chronic
Usually Chronic illness: Illness extending over a long period of time.
Simple Carbohydrate
A simple form of sugar; glucose, lactose, fructose, etc. This type of sugar is rapidly absorbed into the blood stream.
Diabetes Mellitus
A disease with increased blood glucose levels due to lack or ineffectiveness of insulin. Diabetes is found in two forms; insulin-dependent diabetes (juvenile-onset) and non-insulin-dependent (adult-onset). Symptoms include increased thirst; increased urination; weight loss in spite of increased appetite; fatigue; nausea; vomiting; frequent infections including bladder, vaginal, and skin; blurred vision; impotence in men; bad breath; cessation of menses; diminished skin fullness. Other symptoms include bleeding gums; ear noise/buzzing; diarrhea; depression; confusion.
Glucose
A sugar that is the simplest form of carbohydrate. It is commonly referred to as blood sugar. The body breaks down carbohydrates in foods into glucose, which serves as the primary fuel for the muscles and the brain.
Hyperlipidemia
Increased cholesterol level.
Kidney Stone
A stone (concretion) in the kidney. If the stone is large enough to block the tube (ureter) and stop the flow of urine from the kidney, it must be removed by surgery or other methods. Also called Renal Calculus. Symptoms usually begin with intense waves of pain as a stone moves in the urinary tract. Typically, a person feels a sharp, cramping pain in the back and side in the area of the kidney or in the lower abdomen. Sometimes nausea and vomiting occur. Later, pain may spread to the groin. The pain may continue if the stone is too large to pass; blood may appear in the urine and there may be the need to urinate more often or a burning sensation during urination. If fever and chills accompany any of these symptoms, an infection may be present and a doctor should be seen immediately.
Colon
The part of the large intestine that extends to the rectum. The colon takes the contents of the small intestine, moving them to the rectum by contracting.