Energy-Wise, Are You a Cheetah or a Tortoise?

Energy-Wise, Are You a Cheetah or a Tortoise?Christine-Anne Platel, Life Coach and Certified Metabolic Typing Adviser

ENERGY-WISE, ARE YOU A CHEETAH OR A TORTOISE?
ARE YOU TIRED ALL THE TIME?
DOES YOUR WEIGHT FLUCTUATE?
DO YOU HAVE FOOD CRAVINGS AND FEEL WORSE AFTER EATING?
DO YOU STILL FEEL HUNGRY AFTER EATING?
ARE YOUR EMOTIONS MANAGEABLE, OR ERRATIC?
DO YOU OFTEN GET IRRITABLE OR ANGRY?

CREATE BALANCE IN YOUR LIFEDid you know that everyone’s metabolism responds differently to cravings, hunger, energy, mood swings, mental focus, etc? If you answered “Yes” to any of the symptoms above, you may need to have your Metabolic Type analyzed. The highly individualized Advanced Metabolic Typing Diet Program does this in three areas: Physical, Diet-Related and Psychological.

ANALYZING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE DOMINANCE FACTORThe Autonomic Nervous System is concerned with the Rest and Rebuild, and Fight or Flight mechanisms of our body’s automatic functions and responses. Known as “The Master Regulator” it regulates all involuntary activities of the body. These include heart rate, digestion, respiration, tissue repair and rebuilding, cellular activity, temperature regulation, immune activity, and the optimum functioning of the brain and all organs and glands. For instance, the Sympathetic Nervous System speeds up the heart rate, while the Parasympathetic Nervous System slows it down; and both processes are needed for the proper functioning of the heart.

Since Francis Pottenger, MD, first published his Symptoms of Visceral Disease in 1919, many pioneers have contributed to the field of Metabolic Typing and this Advanced Metabolic Typing Diet Program. In 1983, W.L. Wolcott discovered that any given nutrient (or food) can have varying effects, depending upon which part of a person’s Autonomic Nervous System is dominant – the Sympathetic or the Parasympathetic. The given nutrient could be stimulating or sedating; acidifying or alkalizing; and even catabolic or anabolic in its effect - not because of the intrinsic value of the food, but due to its effect on the dominant control mechanism. This is why generic diet programs are not effective for everyone. Success is dependent upon a person’s individual imbalances and reactions to foods and nutrients.

THE OXIDATIVE SYSTEM: ENERGY-WISE ARE YOU A CHEETAH OR A TORTOISE?Your energy level is dependent upon how your Oxidative System converts nutrients to energy in your cells. The Advanced Metabolic Typing Diet Program analyzes and makes dietary recommendations for optimum functioning of this system. If you are a Fast Oxidizer you will metabolizes glucose from food too quickly: Imagine the energy level of a cheetah. Slow Oxidizers metabolizes fats and proteins too quickly. Imagine the energy level of a tortoise. Mixed Oxidizers metabolize glucose, fats and proteins at in an optimum way. So you can see how important it is to eat the right kinds of foods to achieve a balanced rate of oxidation, and therefore energy.

FINE-TUNING THE ADVANCED METABOLIC DIET PROGRAM: USING FOOD FOR ENERGY (NOT STORING IT AS FAT), AND ACHIEVING EMOTIONAL BALANCEThe Advanced Metabolic Typing Diet Program can help you fine-tune your diet so you eat foods that are ideal for your particular metabolism, and in the correct ratios of macronutrients: proteins, fats and carbohydrates. You will discover the “fuel mixture” that works best for you. Remember that cells are like tiny “engines of metabolism,” and food is the fuel that each cell runs on. When the right foods are eaten in the correct proportions of macronutrients, that food is converted into energy, and not stored as fat. THE GOAL IS TO BURN THE MAJORITY OF YOUR FOOD INTAKE FOR ENERGY, and STORE THE LEAST AMOUNT AS FAT.

Eating the right fuel mixture for your individual metabolism can also help you ACHIEVE EMOTIONAL BALANCE. For instance, if you are feeling nervous, irritable, hyperactive or anxious, you may need to eat more veggies and grains than meats or fats if you are one particular Metabolic Type. However, the same symptoms in another Metabolic Type would need the opposite kind of dietary changes to achieve balance, i.e. they need to increase their consumption of meats and fats. So Fine-Tuning The Advanced Metabolic Typing Diet Program for your particular Metabolic Type is of paramount importance.

Here’s what leading health expert Dr. Mercola says about The Metabolic Typing Diet: "If you want to begin understanding your Metabolic Type in order to adopt the diet that is right for you take the comprehensive metabolic typing test and a corresponding consultation with a trained adviser."