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Metabolic Balancing with Diet and Nutrition

Improving our health with diet can be relatively easy when we are young and have a lot of adaptive capacity. In our youth, eating wholesome foods that contain all the necessary nutrients will generally help us achieve better health. However, for those of us who are middle aged or older and have not taken care of ourselves, it may not be quite as simple. Our metabolism may not be functioning normally, and even eating natural, wholesome foods may result in high blood sugar, high cholesterol levels, hormone imbalances, or other detrimental conditions. While most nutritionally minded people know that taking vitamins, minerals, and amino acids can help normalize imbalances such as these, many are not aware just how important the specific types of foods we eat – and those we avoid – can be to our health.
Metabolic balancing is a system of nutrition that uses diet and nutritional supplements to correct imbalances in energy production within the body. This system is relatively controversial because it restricts or recommends specific foods based on the needs of the individual, whether or not those foods are generally considered to be beneficial for everyone. According to the principles of metabolic balancing, each of us needs a different amount of vitamins, minerals, fats, amino acids, and carbohydrates to create and maintain a healthy metabolism.
Maintaining a diet with a carbohydrate-to-protein ratio that is right for you is the most basic step in balancing your body’s metabolism. This is due to the importance of balanced blood sugar levels for normal energy production in all your cells, particularly those of your brain. William Wolcott; Harold J. Kristal, DDS; and Joseph Mercola, DO, are some of the experts who have written about the importance of metabolic balancing and how to implement it. They have shown that most people need a very low to moderate carbohydrate-to-protein ratio, depending on their genetic make-up. With the right ratio, the body can easily maintain normal blood sugar levels, but if carbohydrate intake is too high or too low, problems with blood sugar regulation can result.
However, there is a lot more to balancing metabolism than just the right carbohydrate-to-protein ratio. There is also the electrolyte mineral balance, oxygen-to-fuel ratio, sugar oxidation rate, nervous system balance, acid-alkaline pH balance, and prostaglandin-hormone balance. All of these factors have profound effects on how the body functions. As we get older, imbalances occur, causing metabolic malfunction and energy deficiency, but most of this dysfunction can be corrected with an individualized diet and nutrition program.
One of the most interesting aspects of the metabolic balancing system is the effect that specific foods have on the metabolism. Certain foods, such as fruit, butter, eggs, organ meats, leafy green vegetables, salt, vinegar, fermented foods, and high-sulfur foods, are beneficial for some metabolic imbalances but contraindicated for others. Due to our individual genetic make-up, we may need to emphasize certain foods and avoid others. Let’s look at the common indications of the six metabolic imbalances and the foods that can either help to balance them or aggravate them. Note that lack of energy is a common symptom of all these imbalances.
Electrolyte mineral balance
In medical terms, electrolytes are salts and minerals that conduct electrical currents within our bodies. Two of the most important are sodium and potassium. The amount of these minerals that is dissolved in our body fluids, together with their ratio to each other, affects the transmission of nerve impulses, the osmotic pressure within the cells, and, indirectly, many other aspects of body functioning. Either an excess or a deficiency of electrolytes will cause metabolic inefficiencies.
Electrolyte excess. The main indications of an oversaturation of electrolytes, particularly sodium, are high blood pressure and a faster than normal pulse rate. The sodium chloride in table salt is a major contributor to hypertension in many people, as it stimulates the production of adrenal hormones that raise blood pressure. Sodium chloride also causes the blood to become more viscous, like ketchup, making it harder for the circulatory system to pump blood throughout the body. When the balance between sodium and potassium is upset, the osmotic gradient between the blood and the intracellular fluid is disrupted. As a result, there is inefficient transport of oxygen and nutrients to the cells, and waste materials away from them. Avoiding foods that are high in sodium chloride, even natural sea salt, and eating potassium-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables are basic dietary measures for reducing a sodium excess. Increasing one’s water intake also helps to hydrate the blood, flush the excess sodium chloride out of the body, and reestablish the normal sodium-to-potassium ratio. It is interesting that sodium citrate and some other forms of sodium do not have the detrimental effects of sodium chloride.
Electrolyte deficiency. An undersaturation of electrolytes is associated with low blood pressure and a slower than normal pulse rate. There can be excessive blood volume. As with electrolyte excess, the ability to carry nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and waste products away, is compromised. A deficiency of sodium is often the problem. Eating more salt and drinking less water are basic measures to achieve a better sodium-to-potassium ratio. Because excessive intake of leafy green vegetables can upset the sodium-potassium balance, people with sodium deficiency should also limit these and choose red, white, and other colored vegetables, which are not as high in potassium.
Oxygen-fuel balance
The ratio of sterols to fatty acids in the membranes of our mitochondria – the “power plants” of our cells – largely determines the speed at which oxygen can enter to combine with fuel (sugars, fats, and amino acids) for oxidative energy production. Sterols slow the flow of oxygen, and unsaturated fatty acids speed it up. As in a car engine, an optimal ratio between oxygen and fuel is necessary for there to be an efficient, clean burn. When this ratio swings to either extreme, there is inefficient energy production.
Lean burn imbalance. If there are not enough sterols relative to fatty acids in the cellular membranes, too much oxygen will enter the mitochondria, causing a lean burn imbalance. In this imbalance, excessive oxidation takes place and a large amount of free radicals are produced, potentially leading to premature aging and a host of other problems. Correcting this imbalance requires increasing the intake of high-cholesterol/high-sterol saturated fats, which are found most abundantly in butter and eggs. A strong desire for these foods may indicate the need for urine surface tension testing, which can identify an oxygen-fuel imbalance. Putting a drop of olive oil on a urine sample will determine the surface tension. If there is low surface tension, the oil will disperse to form a slick, indicating a lean burn imbalance. If the surface tension is high, the oil will sit on the urine sample and will not spread out, indicating a rich burn imbalance.
An excess of sulfur will make a lean burn imbalance worse, so eating large amounts of garlic, onions, leeks, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and other cabbage-family vegetables is contraindicated. The absolute worst foods for this imbalance are the polyunsaturated vegetable, nut, and seed oils, which are high in omega-6 fatty acids. Even cold-pressed flax oil, with its high omega-3 fatty acid content, is contraindicated. If eating more eggs and butter does not correct a lean burn imbalance, it may be necessary to take specific supplements containing sterols, amino acids, and trace minerals, and to reduce the intake of olive oil, which contains 10 percent unsaturated fatty acids.
Rich burn imbalance. If not enough oxygen gets into the mitochondria, as a result of too many sterols relative to fatty acids in the cellular membranes, there will be a surplus of fuel and a rich burn imbalance. For this imbalance, one wants to avoid butter and cut down on the intake of eggs. Raw fatty acids from avocados and fresh nuts and seeds are beneficial, but any oils extracted at high temperatures (over 122 degrees F) are heat damaged and will make this imbalance worse, and fried foods are devastating. Increasing the intake of cold-pressed olive oil and fresh fish can be helpful. High-sulfur foods are also beneficial, and a liking for any onion family or broccoli/brassica family vegetables is a good indication that one could have this imbalance. Unfortunately, it is relatively common for people with this imbalance to also have unhealthy cravings for high-sterol foods, such as eggs, butter, and other high-fat dairy products. If a person has a craving for or aversion to these foods, testing for an oxygen-fuel imbalance is indicated.
Other unusual dietary restrictions for people with this imbalance involve lactic acid. The rich burn metabolism produces too much lactic acid, so these people have to be careful to not eat too many lactic-acid-fermented vegetables or lactic-acid-fermented dairy products. (Yogurt is high in lactic acid, but clabbered milk is not.) Testing the urine surface tension to confirm or disprove the existence of this imbalance is often necessary, especially when someone is on a good diet but is just not doing well. Many people with this imbalance can’t seem to keep their weight down. Both the lean burn and rich burn imbalances are not common in teenagers, but by their early fifties, many people will have a mild case of one or the other.
Sugar oxidation rate
The sugar oxidation rate indicates the speed at which the mitochondria burn sugars for energy. People whose ancestors lived in tropical countries, where a relatively high amount of fruit is consumed, are usually genetically predisposed to have a slower sugar oxidation rate than those with ancestral roots in colder countries, where less fruit tends to be available. The most common symptoms of a sugar oxidation imbalance are physical and mental fatigue, emotional stress, and lowered immunity.
Fast sugar oxidizers. People with high sugar oxidation rates tend to have low blood sugar symptoms if they don’t eat for four or five hours. Low blood sugar can cause fatigue and inability to concentrate and, in severe cases, it can even cause one to pass out. Fast sugar oxidizers fare very poorly on a high-carbohydrate diet, unless they are doing many hours of hard manual labor or exercise every day. (Vigorous exercise lowers insulin production, reducing the amount of sugar that will get into the cells to be burned for energy.)
They need to increase their consumption of fats and protein and restrict their intake of high-glycemic carbohydrates such as fruits, grains, and starches. High-purine proteins—including organ meats, red meat, wild game, dark chicken and turkey meat, oily fish, and shellfish – will slow the rate at which sugars are burned for energy, and are therefore very helpful for this imbalance.
Slow sugar oxidizers. People with this imbalance tend to have elevated blood sugar because they aren’t burning sugars fast enough. Since they aren’t getting the energy they need from sugars, slow sugar oxidizers often try to obtain additional energy from stimulants such as caffeine and sugar, in order to keep themselves going. (Caffeine and sugar stimulate the release of adrenal hormones that speed up the sugar oxidation rate.) These people can eat only a piece of fruit for breakfast and still feel fine several hours later. They usually are overweight or struggling to prevent weight gain. Maintaining a higher protein-to-carbohydrate ratio and reducing sugars are necessary to correcting this imbalance, but the type of protein consumed is very important. Lean or low-fat protein is essential to get the body to start burning sugars faster, and high-purine proteins that slow the sugar oxidation rate are contraindicated. Magnesium and potassium, which speed up the sugar oxidation rate, are always major mineral deficiencies in people with this imbalance, and should be increased through diet or supplementation. Slow sugar oxidizers do better when relying on non-starchy green vegetables as a major source of carbohydrates because these release sugar into the system more slowly than grains, starches, and fruits.
Nervous system balance
The sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system regulate the organs and glands of the body and thus have strong effects on the metabolism. The sympathetic branch stimulates physiological reactions associated with the “fight-or-flight response,” including increased production of adrenal hormones. The parasympathetic branch stimulates “rest-and-digest” activities, including nutrient assimilation and organ and tissue repair, which take place while the body is at rest. Overactivity of either branch can compromise the body’s ability to function in a healthy manner.
Fight-or-flight/Sympathetic. People with an overactive sympathetic branch are always on the go, doing as much as two normal people. When young, they can go without sleep or consume tons of sugar, and show almost no adverse effects. They are actually the easiest metabolic type to spot when they are young, because they are the only type that tends to feel better after eating significant quantities of fruit, which supplies the potassium that their nervous system needs to achieve balance. Over time, when their nervous system starts to break down from stress and poor nutrition, these people can develop various health problems. They are also the type that tends to “crash and burn” the most. Once they have crashed, eating too much fruit at one time can act as a stimulant and prevent their adrenal glands from recovering. In addition to potassium, magnesium is a key mineral they need to regulate and support the sympathetic nervous system. Because magnesium is depleted from the soil as a result of commercial farming practices, it usually isn’t possible for them to get enough of it from their diet. Unfortunately, most multivitamin-mineral formulas contain it mostly in the form of magnesium oxide, which is less than 10 percent absorbed, although both magnesium glycinate and magnesium citrate are well absorbed. Magnesium glycinate is the least likely to cause loose stool.
Rest-and-digest/Parasympathetic. People whose parasympathetic branch is overactive are the ones the Atkins (high protein, low carbohydrate) diet was made for. They tend to be very hyperinsulinemic, a condition associated with hypertension and metabolic syndrome, and have to be careful not to eat too much sugar and other carbohydrates at one time. They are often slow to get going and hate to exercise. Weight can be a problem because the high insulin release after eating carbohydrates will turn these into fat. However, a diet high in healthy saturated fats is beneficial. These people will have less of a blood sugar problem from eating cheesecake or ice cream than from eating a supposedly healthy piece of fruit. Dietary correction also involves increased intake of calcium and sodium.
pH balance
The pH balance, or acid-alkaline balance, is vitally important for many reasons, including its effect on enzyme activity, upon which all the functions of the body are dependent in one way or another. Our enzyme reactions are decreased by either over-acidity or over-alkalinity. Over-acidity can be caused by excessive burning of sugars to make more energy than the body needs, coupled with poor elimination of the acid wastes of energy production. In fact, over 98 percent of the acids in the body come from energy production, and acid ash (acidic mineral residue created by the breakdown of foods) contributes such a low amount as to be insignificant in comparison. Conversely, the main cause of over-alkalinity is insufficient burning of sugars to create energy. The body was designed to be a food-burning and acid-waste-generating machine, and when our metabolism becomes too sluggish, we have an unnatural situation. The metabolic approach is to balance energy metabolism so that it is neither too fast nor too slow, which corrects the pH imbalances.
All the metabolic imbalances previously mentioned have a dramatic effect on energy production, either speeding it up or slowing it down. What has not been discussed is the effect that blood pH has on energy production. If the blood is not very close to the optimal pH (7.35-7.55), the red blood cells cannot efficiently pick up oxygen at the lungs or unload it at the cells, where it is used to make energy. It is next to impossible to test the pH of the cells without a biopsy, but it is very easy to determine the pH of the blood. The primary way to do this is to look at the breath hold time and respiration rate, although saliva pH, urine pH, and certain pulse measurements are also significant. The good news is that if your breath hold time and respiratory rate are within normal ranges (breath hold time of 40-65 seconds and respiration rate of 13-19 breaths per minute), you don’t have a pH imbalance in the blood. (The body uses carbon dioxide levels as a way of regulating blood pH, and the carbon dioxide dissolving in the blood produces carbonic acid, which affects both breath hold time and respiration rate.) You may have a pH imbalance somewhere else in the body, though, and its cause could be any one of the previously mentioned imbalances.
Acid blood pH. If the blood is too acidic, the red blood cells won’t be able to carry enough oxygen, which is alkaline. In this situation, you won’t be able to hold your breath for very long – typically less than 40 seconds (adjusted for age and physical condition). There are three types of acidosis: respiratory acidosis, in which there is a build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood; metabolic acidosis, when the body produces too much acid or the kidneys are not excreting enough of it; and potassium excess acidosis, which is associated with a decrease in adrenal hormones. Respiratory acidosis is associated with hypoventilation, brought on by conditions such as asthma (leading to acute acidosis) or emphysema (resulting in chronic acidosis). Metabolic acidosis results in a decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood and a compensatory increase in the pulse rate, sometimes accompanied by cold, sweaty palms and a dry mouth. Potassium excess acidosis will cause a fast respiration rate and low breath hold time but a normal urine pH (6.3 +). Those who have an acid blood pH imbalance would do well to avoid juice, fruit, vinegar, tomatoes, and other acidic foods. The main method of correcting imbalances of this type is with sodium, potassium, or magnesium salts.
The type of pH imbalance one has, as well as the presence of other metabolic imbalances, determines which form of sodium, potassium, or magnesium (bicarbonate, glycero-phosphate, citrate, diphosphate, or chloride) to take. For example, sodium bicarbonate would be contraindicated for people with electrolyte excess, lean burn imbalance, slow sugar oxidation, and respiratory acidity but could be used for people with the other metabolic imbalances. The severity of the pH imbalance determines how much of the indicated mineral salts to take. This complexity makes self-treatment impossible; a qualified health care practitioner experienced in metabolic typing is needed.
Alkaline blood pH. The main affect of excessive blood alkalinity will be low energy due to oxygen deficiency in the cells of the body. If you can hold your breath for 65 seconds or more, you have alkaline blood – but you need to do the other tests mentioned above to determine exactly which type of alkaline blood pH imbalance you have. As with acid blood pH, there are three types: respiratory alkalosis, metabolic alkalosis, or potassium depletion alkalosis. With respiratory or metabolic alkalosis, there can be seizures, nervous overexcitability, muscle spasms to the point of tetany, and reduced gastric secretions. Respiratory alkalosis can also cause sleep apnea. Potassium depletion alkalosis results in acid urine and acid saliva, and is associated with sclerosis, bursitis, osteoarthritis, cramping, and muscular weakness in the presence of significant muscle mass. There can also be increased gastric motility, constipation, and increased urination. Determining the exact type of alkaline imbalance you have enables you to know exactly how to correct it. With metabolic alkalosis, you will want to avoid juice and fruit. When there is potassium depletion alkalosis, you need to avoid all forms of table salt. Consuming vinegar is beneficial for alkaline pH imbalances, but correcting the sodium-to-potassium ratio is necessary for an effective cure.
Prostaglandin and hormone balance
Prostaglandin imbalances. Prostaglandins are hormone-like fatty acid derivatives that play a role in many physiological functions. A high ratio of pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory prostaglandins in the body will lead to inflammation, manifesting in conditions such as allergies, arthritis, and asthma. Most people make inflammatory prostaglandins when the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in their diet gets too high. To avoid the health problems associated with inflammation, the best, simplest, and cheapest solution is to refrain from consuming polyunsaturated vegetable, nut, and seed oils, which contain large amounts of heat-damaged omega-6 fatty acids. Omega-6s are essential nutrients, but you don’t need very much. Most people can get all they need from one or two tablespoons of organic, cold-pressed olive oil. This is much more effective and cost efficient than trying to take massive amounts of omega-3 supplements to counterbalance too many omega-6s.
Hormone imbalances. The most important hormones for normal energy production are the thyroid and adrenal hormones. These are like sparks that ignite the burning of food-based fuels to convert them into cellular energy. When levels of these hormones are too high, more energy will be made than is needed and more waste products of energy production will have to be eliminated, leading to extra wear and tear on the body and more work for its repair mechanisms. Excessive hormone production can be slowed down by eliminating stimulants such as sugar and caffeine and by balancing the diet. Low thyroid hormone levels can result in loss of energy, sensitivity to cold, and weight gain. A common indicator of an underactive thyroid is low body temperature in the morning, which lets you know not enough energy is being produced.
In this case, it may help to supplement with the nutrients needed for making thyroid hormone (iodine, selenium, B12 and other B-complex vitamins, and tyrosine). If taking these nutrients is not sufficient, stronger measures to balance thyroid function may be needed. However, if the low body temperature comes up to normal while exercising but drops down again within an hour after exercise, adrenal insufficiency could be causing your body to not make enough energy. Deficits in adrenal function are usually caused by insufficient sleep, bad diet, nutritional deficiency, excessive stress, and the metabolic imbalances these lead to. Sometimes, correcting all the other metabolic imbalances through diet improves energy production enough for the body to be able to make all the hormones it needs.
Ayurveda and metabolic imbalances
The principles described above may seem like new ideas, at odds with the beliefs of many health and nutrition writers. However, metabolic balancing is not the only health system that incorporates these concepts. Ayurvedic medicine – a complex system of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balancing from ancient India – has been promoting an approach to balancing metabolism through diet for thousands of years. In fact, no discussion of metabolic imbalances or metabolic typing would be complete without an examination of the Ayurvedic dosha-balancing system, which focuses on balancing the three constitutional excesses of the body with diet and herbs. I will briefly mention certain aspects of this system that seem to be aimed at correcting some of the same imbalances targeted by metabolic balancing, and discuss some differences between the two systems.
A primary difference is that Ayurveda has fewer categories of imbalances. I believe that is, in part, due to the fact that the Ayurvedic system was designed specifically for the people of India. It was created before the Indo-European invasion of the Indian subcontinent, and thus it had to address a smaller diversity of genetically determined imbalances. Most notably, there was no Eskimo or northern European genetic influence, so there were not many people who needed a high-protein, high-fat diet to control their blood sugar (in other words, not many fast sugar oxidizers or rest-and-digest parasympathetics). As a result, all of the Ayurvedic diets are high in carbohydrates.
Without describing the entire Ayurvedic system, I will discuss its apparent similarities with metabolic balancing from a Western natural health perspective. The Ayurvedic approach is to classify people according to their constitutional imbalances, or doshas. Thus, a person can be a vata (air), pitta (fire), kapha (earth/water), or mixed dosha type. If someone has two imbalances, the most serious is listed first; for example, a person could be a vata/pitta type. From a Western perspective, it looks as if Ayurveda grouped all the problems that needed a similar therapeutic dietary regimen into the same dosha category. This makes the system very user friendly, even if it is metabolically inexact.
The vata imbalance is said to be caused by an excess of the air and ether elements, and for this type, increasing the amount of the fire, water, and earth elements in the body is considered to be balancing. The pitta imbalance is seen as being due to an excess of the fire element and a deficiency of the cooling water and earth elements. The kapha imbalance is perceived as being due to an excess of the water and earth elements, and in this case, increasing the amount of the fire and air elements is seen as the way to bring balance. Thus, reducing the intake of foods that carry the elements that are in excess, and eating more foods that carry the deficient elements are important parts of the Ayurvedic dietary therapy. The use of herbs and spices that contain the deficient elements is also considered essential.
Of the three doshas, vata is the one related to nutritional deficiency, in my opinion. People with this imbalance need concentrated nutrition and support of their body functions – including easy-to-digest, warming cooked foods and animal proteins, according to some Ayurvedic books. Characteristics of this type include having a thin frame and poor muscle development, and liking hot drinks and sweet and sour foods.
There is a tendency towards anxiety and nervousness. From a metabolic perspective, electrolyte deficiency and lean burn seem to be the imbalances that would be most apparent in this type. Dehydration symptoms are prominent, which strongly suggests an electrolyte deficiency. These symptoms include a variable appetite and digestion; dry skin; cravings for salty foods; scanty urine; hard, dry bowel movements; hands and feet that are often cold; and a low perspiration rate. Salt and salty foods are recommended for the vata type but discouraged for the other doshas. Ayurveda even cautions that the eating of leafy green vegetables (which are high in potassium) in more than small quantities is contraindicated for this type. Clarified butter (ghee) is recommended for the vata imbalance, although people with other doshas are cautioned not to eat too much of it, which clearly links the lean burn imbalance with this dosha.
The pitta dosha is, in my opinion, a condition of excess. There is overactivity when fire is present. Characteristics of this type include moderate muscle development, strong digestion, strong appetites, craving for sweets, enjoyment of cold drinks, tendency to excessive perspiration, high body temperature, lack of tolerance for excessive sunlight, hands and feet that tend to be warm, skin that tends to be oily, and early hair loss. I associate this type primarily with the fight-or-flight/sympathetic nervous system imbalance. Additional metabolic imbalances that would be found in the pitta type are electrolyte excess, excess adrenal and thyroid hormones, and excess inflammatory prostaglandins. Salt is restricted for the pitta dosha, as it is for the electrolyte excess imbalance. Green leafy vegetables are recommended, in preference to root vegetables, which makes sense in terms of raising potassium levels to control sodium excess. Total intake of oils is also restricted, which serves to reduce the intake of omega-6 fatty acids and the inflammation caused by their excessive consumption.
Kapha is also an excess condition, but it involves an excess of body weight caused by insufficient metabolic activity. The characteristics of people with this imbalance include a well-developed body, soft and oily skin, thick (and often wavy) hair, and, usually, large and attractive eyes. Their appetite is regular, their digestion functions relatively slowly, and they have good stamina and endurance once they get going. For this dosha, the Ayurvedic diet restricts dairy products, oils and fats, and starches. Associating the rich burn imbalance with the kapha dosha is clearly indicated by the restriction of dairy foods in general and high-fat dairy products in particular. Associating the slow sugar oxidizer with this type is supported by the Ayurvedic restriction on excessive starches, and the use of herbs and spices to stimulate metabolism.
In conclusion, a close study of Ayurveda from a Western viewpoint shows a clear attempt to normalize metabolism. If metabolism is too slow, dietary measures to speed it up are taken; if it is too fast, measures to slow it down are suggested. Given its limitations, the Ayurvedic system does a remarkable job of using diet to balance metabolism, but it is a high-skill system requiring considerable knowledge to use effectively. In contrast, the metabolic balancing method allows for a highly accurate assessment of our imbalances through specialized testing, regardless of the skill of the practitioner. Also, it is important to realize that Ayurveda was designed at a time when nutritional supplements (other than herbs) were not available. Thus, it lacks many of the more powerful tools that nutritional science has since made available. For many Westerners, it may not be beneficial to adopt an Ayurvedic high-carbohydrate diet. Rather, we can seek to understand the concepts behind the Ayurvedic dietary measures, so as to enrich our understanding of the relationship between diet and health. Thus, we can learn to improve and customize our Western diet to benefit our individual metabolic idiosyncrasies.
About the Author
William Rasmussen, MA, is a holistic health practitioner and educator and the author of Metabolic Imbalances, pH and Ayurveda; Natural Mercury Detoxification; and Lead Detoxification Naturally. His areas of expertise include metabolic balancing, body psychology, and bodywork, with specialties in Upledger Cranial Sacral and Shen Therapy. He is available for consulting and can be reached at metabolicimbalances@gmail.com.
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