Do You Eat Right For Your Body Type?

Do a 20-year-old Sumo wrestler, a 35 year old marathon runner, and a 90 year old woman have the same dietary needs? Do you have friends or family who enjoy food you can’t eat without feeling bad? I know for years I have fought against the “fat is bad for you” and won the battle with my health and fitness as a result. I remember back when people were on the eat-less-than-10-grams-of-fat-a -day crazy and I would have nothing of it. I was fit and ate butter, cream in my coffee and fatty cuts of meat and felt great!

But this isn’t about fat, or maybe it is for you. This is about metabolic typing. One man’s food is another mans poison. I have seen this repeatedly with family, friends and clients. I am a fast oxidizer. If I eat a low-fat meal, I’m hungry in an hour. Oatmeal makes me hungry! If I eat a lean cut of meat (chicken breast is the worst for me) I can’t digest it if I don’t have some fat with it. But one of my dearest friends, Lisa, is the opposite. Although we have similar body types, activity level and are only a year apart, she does very well with a higher carbohydrate and lean meat diet. Why is that?

In his book “Biochemical Individuality” by Roger J. Williams, PhD., Williams covers a tremendous amount of research into the size and shape of people’s internal organs, studies done on blood work showing radical differentiation on the chemical make up of different individuals blood, even that identical twins are NOT identical on the inside. He presents a huge body of work demonstrating, without doubt, that we are each biochemically individual. What does this mean? It means we all are unique and discovering what foods are best for our unique type and listening to our body’s needs can, and will radically transform our health and our bodies.

If you have been told all your life that fat is bad for you, but you naturally gravitate to fatty foods and feel better when you eat them, eating a high carb diet will lead to weight gain and poor health. Others who have seen carbs demonized but feel better when they eat a higher carb diet will also have the same experience.

As a Chek Practitioner one of the things I do is identify my clients unique dietary needs and teach them how to listen to their bodies changing needs throughout the seasons. The result? Better energy, better satiation, and weight loss WITHOUT dieting.

There are many choices out there today, Paleo, Keto, Whole 30, Mediterranean, and all have excellent qualities. But are any of these right for you? Set up a free consultation today and get started on a new way to eat, feel great and finally lose the excess weight!