Knowing What, When and How Much To Eat Understanding Diet Typing
Ross Hauser, M.D.
Caring Medical does a testing process called Diet Typing that we use to determine which kinds of foods and in which proportions a person needs to eat to reach their physical potential. The purpose of food is not enjoyment, but to give the body energy. Without sufficient energy, the body’s physical function is suboptimal. When the body feels fatigue, typically emotions and mental concentration also suffer. This affects not only the person, but family and colleague interactions as well.
Diet Typing™ involves two primary blood tests, best done in the fasting state (no food or drinks for at least 12 hours).
The first part of Diet Typing is called a Glucose Tolerance Test. It involves drinking a fruit drink with 50 or 100 grams of carbohydrates and then monitoring how slowly or quickly the body metabolizes the glucose (sugar)The body must have stable blood sugar levels to have maximum energy in order for each person to reach his/her physical potential.
The other part of Diet Typing involves a Blood pH measurement. Blood pH is vital to energy production because the enzymes’ responsibilities for driving energy storage reactions are temperature and pH sensitive. Enzyme activity declines if the blood pH is even slightly outside of a very narrow range (7.42-7.44 with our blood pH monitor). When enzyme activity declines, chemical reactions involved in energy production slow. When overall energy slows, fatigue sets in. What also sets in is a lowering of the body temperature. Why not check your body temperature? You think it is 98.6 F. I doubt it, unless it is a very hot day. If you took your temperature in the morning and it is below 98.6 F, you have an energy production problem. You are not at your physical potential!
Once a person has Diet Typing, they will fall into one of five Diet Types: Lion, Otter, Bear, Monkey, or Giraffe Diet Types. They will be educated on the percentage of protein/fat and carbohydrates to eat. Obviously, the Lion eats the most amounts of fat and protein and the Giraffe eats the most amounts of carbohydrates.
Food Allergy Testing: There is one more test I believe everyone should get in addition to Diet Typing - blood Food Allergy Testing. This tests the blood to see you are making any IgG antibodies against certain foods. In other words, is your body seeing certain foods as invaders and mounting an immune attack against it? So if you are a Lion/Otter Diet Type and it is okay for you to eat cow’s milk, it sure would be nice to know if you were allergic to milk, wouldn’t it? Likewise, if you are a Monkey/Giraffe Diet Type, you better know if you can have wheat or not. If you are a Bear, which can have basically everything (in moderation), knowing which foods you are allergic to is also vitally important. Instead of allergenic foods giving you energy, they will take energy away from the body.
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