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.
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.
