People from all over the country have come to The Optimal Wellness Center to learn about how to improve their health. One of the tools that I use, and cannot speak highly enough about, is nutritional typing.

Knowing your individual nutritional type allows you to learn and understand what types and amounts of macronutrients (proteins, fats and carbohydrates) fit your own body's metabolism and help you to prevent disease.

Here at the Optimal Wellness Center we do not offer you a "quick fix" to superficially cover up your symptoms. Instead, we teach you how to restore and revitalize your body so your health problems are tackled at the root and you are able to regain your health, and in some cases even reverse disease.

But the program does take some effort on your part, and a strong commitment to give yourself the health you deserve. You will likely end up finding, as many of our patients have, that your nutrition and lifestyle changes are affecting unexpected aspects of your life--from increased energy, to better sleep, to a brighter mood--and even as your health returns you won't want to go back to your old ways--you will likely feel that good!

As you read through the story below, allow yourself to imagine a healthier, more energetic you. And then, if you are interested in finding out more about the Optimal Wellness Center, take our New Patient Tour to find out how you too can reach higher levels of health.

However, if you cannot make it to The Optimal Wellness Center, I suggest you check out my new book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program, where you can get the full details on the essential principles of my program as well as learn how to assess your nutritional type.

Contributed by Brian McIntyre

I came to see Dr. Mercola for hepatitis C and arthritis. Another patient had recommended him to me, but it took me 10 or 11 months of reading the Web site before I finally decided to make an appointment. I had realized that I could no longer stay where I was as I was in a pretty uncomfortable state.

It wasn't until after meeting with the staff, though, including Cindy, the new patient coordinator, that I felt totally comfortable with every phase of the program.

The biggest change that I made was in following the nutrition plan and eating for my nutritional type. I received excellent nutritional input from your nutritionist, especially about what is good for the liver. I began vegetable juicing and I now drink the juice with every meal. I eat as much organic food as possible along with virtually no sugar or grain.

Within a week of making these changes, along with limited amounts of EFT, I noticed a difference in how I felt. My cravings for sugar and my old way of eating were gone. I find that keeping spring water with me and drinking it when I get a sweet craving is now all that I need.

A great and unexpected "side effect" of the program is that I've lost over 35 pounds since starting it less than two months ago.

The program has not been that hard to follow and I take it a day at a time. I've really begun to use the philosophy that "my food is my medicine." My family has also been giving me extra support and helping me to prepare my food.

I make my vegetable juice for the entire day either in the early morning or late at night, and eat a lot of chicken, salsa and fruit. I particularly like to make chicken loaf, which is meatloaf made from chicken.

I really look at the program as a new lifestyle. I've joined a food co-op and I spend much more time contemplating what I put in my body. Let's just say that the only time I stop at McDonald's is to use the bathroom. I've also begun exercising and I'm walking 3.5 or four miles at least every other day.

Along with the surprise of losing over 35 pounds, my arthritis has also improved--I'd give it a 6.5 out of 10--and I'm hoping it will continue to do so.

Already since starting the program I can honestly say I've never felt better.

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