At 12:52 PM 2/10/06 -0500, Greg Davis wrote:
>I recently received an email from Mercola.com about metabolic typing 
>(figuring out how your personal genetics are suited for carb,protein,fat 
>consumption).   I know some of you on this list have referred to that site 
>in the past so I'm wondering if anyone has any personal experience with 
>the concept and whether or not its worthwhile.  Or maybe theres a cheaper 
>resource for figuring this stuff out.  Personally since I went paleo I 
>just don't even count my carbs or calories, as long as I stick to proper 
>foods.  Anyone have any experience applying 'metabolic typing' to their diet?

I'm a Mercola fan.  I think a lot of people on this list would enjoy his 
approach.  His blog is one of the most valuable feeds I subscribed to as 
part of my research for GettingPrimitive.com (I'll use my pimp sig below, 
you are all invited)  He's a little spammy at times, but he has a huge 
amount of real nutritional data (as opposed to the corporate PR that passes 
for nutritional data in most places).  He quotes people like Mary Enig and 
Weston Price.  And I like his attitude.

Anyway, Metabolic Typing makes a LOT of sense, and it's a good idea to 
consider it when planning to feed more than one person.  My wife and I, for 
example, are distinctly different metabolic types.  She is a carb processor 
who doesn't like much meat and can spend months as a vegetarian with no ill 
effects.  I am a protein and fat processor who thinks nothing can be called 
a meal unless there's meat involved.  It's good to keep these facts in mind 
when planning meals.  However (in my opinion and experience) most of the 
observations made by the metabolic typing test simply confirm observations 
you can easily make yourself with a little discipline and a notebook.

- Tod



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