Modify Your Diet So You Feel Terrific

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Shamballa3 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:45 GMT

When a protein type starts weaning themselves off of meat; as a natural and intelligent process, what are the alternatives. I am not big on soy, (which I understand is only safe when fermented, such as Miso and Tempeh?)--and I am not foolish enough to reverse process and go back to eating meat. I am obviously a protein type (having had yrs of success when I was younger on the "Atkins" diet' and was able to subsist w/no problem w/ No carbs, which I realize now is not the best choice--nor will my body permit me to. I haven't touched beef in yrs; and will not. I don't see how these days with all the info on the dangers of meat consumption, not to mention the inhumane handling of animals world-wide there should even be a question. It seems the natural way to evolve these days, physically and spiritually, is avoiding meat. How can you suggest otherwise. And no, I will not eat raw meat. It just doesn't make sense anymore. I love your articles; I appreciate and relate to your passion for what you teach. But I am stuck on this one. Thanx, Tracy

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Iggy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:41:04 GMT

I was a big fan of Dr Atkins. Subscribed to his newsletter and read all his books. But when I tried his diet, I felt bad and my weight loss soon plateaued. I must be a carb type. I discovered Dr Gabe Mirkin and followed his whole (intact) grain diet plus got plenty of exercise. Am now 70 and have no joint pain, despite walk/running several times a week. My former business partner, who had great success in controlling his weight via the Atkins diet, developed heart disease.

My ancestry is largely Scotch/English/Welsh/Irish/Norman.

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davidwilliams — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:34:16 GMT

i have read about what our PH levels are to be and they say alkaline but when i eat the protein diet as described in the nutritional typing i remain acidic but yet i feel better on this diet .. so im a bit confused if I am to be alkaline for good heath but yet acidic but feel better on protein.... soo can anyone enlighten me?

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RhettP — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:50:52 GMT

If our health is at stake all of our life aspects are affected-physical, emotional, social, intellectual etc..So before we suffer from the abnormalities, we better take good care of our health. You might want to try out the Instinct Diet. We don't necessarily mean hunt down deer with your bare hands and go crazy, but the Instinct Diet is more of a psychological approach as much as a diet in and of itself. The book does feature recipes and menus, however. The book is the brain child of Dr. Susan Roberts, PhD, who spent 20 years researching the mental framework of eating and diet. She points out that hunger is normal, but because of the change in human society we have unprecedented availability of food. Short term loans would be put to good use getting the <a rev="vote for" title="Could Purchasing ‘Instinct Diet’ Save You Money?" href="personalmoneystore.com/.../">Instinct Diet</a>.

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Manus — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:22:52 GMT

Sorry everyone,....but I maintain that individual unique food requirements are a figment of the imagination. In fact, going by anthropological history, this nutritional diet typing is a load of nonsense. Over the eons people have always adjusted adequately to the environment in which they lived. This was possible because food, whever it was found, contained all the essentials for robust good health. So what has changed??? It is a litany of man-made errors. It all starts at ground zero... ie the soil we grow food from is totally stuffed...but that is not where it ends. It affects the whole food chain.

1. Synthetic fertilisers devoid of numerous minerals and trace elements.

2. Numerous chemical pollutants.

3. General refinement of staple foods, thereby removing essential nutrients.

4. Processing of foods.

5. Genetic modification and development of terminator plants that don't contain the nutrients for self-propogation.

6. Prescription and non-prescription toxin-ridden drugs that have no nutritional value.

This is the recipe for global malnutrition.

We all eat from the same denatured pot.

We can blame this or that diet but when it comes to the point it is quite simple. It is the applied food technology as well as the applied medical technology that is at fault. They represent the biochemical assault on our metabolism causing widespread epidemic of degenerative diseases none of us can escape. There is only one way to avoid this epidemic and that is to avoid the experts that produce all this rubbish and convert to doing your own thing and take charge of your own destiny.

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vanhauen — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:41:42 GMT

Where can I find the link that allows me to take the computerized nutritional test to identify my type. You write in your book, which I just bought, that it is on the page on the web but I can not find it? I am in the inner circle, I am a MD and would like to know about the test. Do I first pay for the book and thjen pay for the test?

Br/Ole vH-D, MD

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KirstenS — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:22:22 GMT

This rings true to what I feel, I eat organic - and do splurge about once a week on a sweet. I try to be wheat, corn & milk free as I have food sensitivities - but it is difficult. I also know that I am a Type O, and the blood type diet rings true for me usually. I do resent not having a quick way to determine my and my husband's metabolic type included in this article - I don't need another book that covers the information that could be covered by a table. I do realize you need to make a living, but I have no more room on my bookshelves or in my pocketbook to buy another book. If you are a medical practictioner and follow the Hippocratic Oath your main goal is to help others with their health, not to make money. I would like to know our types and try to eat accordingly, I exercise daily by running stairs, skiing and walking and try to add in yoga, Pilates, tai chi and feldenkrais besides some weight training. But I add 5 lbs a year. I did have brain damage 10 yrs ago, which they say changes your metabolism and I am now 50 yrs old. I would like to lose about 35 lbs to feel healthy and my husband has (on the lower side) high cholesterol.

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Helma_203 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Is anybody here eating sprouted grain bread? I took the test from Mercola to see if I am a carb or protein type....lost the paperwork and wonder based on my carb profile what I can eat...gets confusing...

Thanks,

Helma

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housemaid_203 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:16:09 GMT

The metabolic typing idea is trademarked, so somebody is making a profit on this. Some people like to be "typed", even though the idea is simplistic and does not allow for individual variations. (What if you have symptoms from two or more types?) Typing is the basis for a lot of best-selling books, so it is a proven money maker, whether scientific or not. (Remember the "I'm a winter" color system for women?) If a person feels better eating more or less meat, vegetables , or grains, it should be self-evident and not require you to spend money typing yourself by some trademarked method.

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zazzybrooks — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:14:31 GMT

I think that you will not get the evidence that you want, some is based on speculation. This is like "food combining" -- ever heard of that? Although there is no "real" scientific evidence to back up food combining, it works. Food combining for those who don't know says, it takes acid to brake down proteins and alkaline to brake down carbs and if you mix the two your food rots in your stomach because when you mix acid and alkaline they cancel each other out. Along the lines of Atkins, you take out the carbs you are food combining on the protein side. It is just an interesting concept that I know works for me, in fact, I ended up not eating meat for two years because I was always combining with grains and I awoke with boundless energy, lost 45 pounds and was happy. In theory, it is perfect.

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amyeve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:54:46 GMT

To The Get Real Diet -

I was a wheat-free, sugar-free, dairy-free vegetarian for 14 years. I avoided all the bad stuff like coffee and saturated fat and processed foods, and ate mostly fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes.

First I developed monthly migraine headaches. Then I got fibromyalgia. Eventtually I could hardly lift an empty teacup. After 14 years of pain, I found out I needed animal protein and fat, especially saturated fat.

I'm much better now, after about 8 years, but I still have not recovered to my pre-vegetarian health. I'm going to try this next. I'll let you know.

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nursingnut — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:24:47 GMT

As someone who has taken all the tests and has been active in the medical community for the past 24 years, nutritional typing does work. When the Atkins diet was not popular, I was on it, and it worked. No, it's not easy to stay on any particular diet so eventually I went off of it. BUT, with trial and error over a short period of time realized that if I wanted to stay not hungry, I needed to watch my carbs. That's my body type - more protein, less carbs and I have to stay away from breads and pastas. It's liberating to find out what works for me and to stick with it. If I need to loose weight, I cut down on the carbs. If I want to maintain, I add carbs until I level out. It's that simple. The other markers for knowing if this helps me, outside of how I feel, is my energy levels. I will sleep more on carbs and have more energy on proteins. Simply put, I create more sugars on carbs more quickly than on proteins. I have more energy for longer periods of time on proteins. I do not need any further testing to tell me what my sugars are to prove my point. It is unhealthy for me to continue eating carbs, my body producing all that insulin to bring my sugar levels down - not good for so many reasons. But this has worked for me and I feel great!

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Paulo C — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:19:11 GMT

I carried out Metaolic Typing with Macola.com and was analyses as Protein Type. After 2 months or so I believe this is accurate, however, it is advised to eat animal muscle protein with each meal. Alhough this is understood it can sometimes conflict with vegitarian ideals.

Is it possible to ween off animal protein onto veg protein or say veg/fish thereby excluding meat completely without any adverse affects regarding energy sustainability and wholesomeness??

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SarahH — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:40:49 GMT

But Man was not created with Jesus - we existed as a species long before he walked the Earth... At it's most basic Man's diet initially existed of raw meat (caught by the cave man), raw greens, herbs, berries etc. We have now moved so far away from what we are supposed to eat that we are paying the consequences.

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The Get Real Diet — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:32:39 GMT

Every person must discover for themselves what foods are best for them. The easiest way to do this is by eating mono meals and noting how you feel afterward.

I have been vegan for nearly twenty years and vegetarian for seven years prior to that. My cholesterol is perfect, as is my blood pressure and all of the other indicators.

I don't get sick and am often mistaken for decades younger than I am.

Find your own way!