An Introduction to HAP Metabolic Types

A very important part of the Healthy & Active Program is the diagnosing of Metabolic Type.  This is not information that will be revealed antwgere in full, because it is part of the proprietary process of diagnosis that is part of the Healthy & Active Program in the first place.

The Diagnosis of Your Metabolic Type

Extensive questioning is required of you by a trained practitioner about lifestyle, hereditary diseases and private habits in order for your metabolic type to be diagnosed properly.

The metabolic typing in this program is also assessed according to your dietary preferences, likes and dislikes and what types of foods seem to give a person a feeling of wellness and satisfaction, what types of foods make them feel full and other personal questions.

The Three Basic Metabolic Types

In general the three basic types are a Fast Burner, Slow Burner and Mixed Burner with many sub-definitions that have to do with how fast or slow your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work and how efficiently your oxidative system works as well. 

For instance, some metabolism type crave sweets more than others while others can’t get through the day without a big dose of protein. Yet others crave pasta and bread products that are full of carbs, while yet others crave chocolate, alcohol and caffeine.

The sympathetic nervous system involves certain functions you can control, your parasympathetic nervous system includes functions you cannot control and that operate by themselves and your oxidative system refers to how quickly your body metabolizes food into energy.  The oxidative system is also known as the Krebs cycle or the citric acid cycle and refers to how carbohydrates and fats are converted into nutrients that can be used by your cells.

To use another example, a person with insulin resistance has an inefficient oxidative cycle because they might not be able to metabolize sugar. This is because the pancreatic function that is part of the parasympathetic nervous system has been damaged.

The reason that determining your metabolic type is so important is because it tells the HAP practitioner how quickly or slowly your body oxidizes (processes) foods and how the ingestion of different foods might act in your body.  So much depends on the diagnosis of the metabolic type. A food that that is alkalinizing for one person might be more acidic for another.  A good example of this is oranges which might have an alkaline effect on the system for one type and an alkaline effect on another.

Yet another element that comes into play during your diagnosis is your blood type as certain blood types are more metabolically efficient eating meat than others.

Any food can be either stimulating or sedating depending on your metabolic type as well.  For example, some people eat a plate of pasta and  then with great verve sit down at the computer and organize their whole schedule for the next three months. Others have to have a nap while their body slowly metabolizes the high carbohydrate content of the pasta.  The person who feels focused after eating carbs is likely a Fast Burner type while the person who needs a nap is likely a Slow Burner. To make things more complex, not everyone is an absolute type, which is why the diets and lifestyle recommendations of the HAP are tailored so uniquely to each individual.

One of the goals of the Healthy & Active Program is to have you eating the foods that keep your individual system as alkaline as possible so that you can be resistant to disease and the discomforts of natural aging.

For more information about the Healthy & Active Program please visit our website at www.healthy-active.com. You may also call us in Toronto at (41) 440-2217 and ask for Adrienne Wright Bulow or Dr. Michael Rahman or email us at adrienne@healthy-active.com.