RE: no carb questions (to )

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> ,

>

> Have you ever heard of " metabolic typing " (Mercola.com)? It is very

> interesting. Here is the link in case you are interested in finding

> out your own metabolic type:

> http://www.mercola.com/2003/feb/26/metabolic_typing.htm

Hello :

** I have just done the test. I am a mixed type. What about you? To

tell you the truth, I found the test too brief. There were no

questions about your race, gender, job, health history, age, habits,

illnesses, etc... I think all these factors have a role. That is the

way for me to believe in types. Am I perhaps demanding too much?

> For anyone to tout one diet as being best for everyone is quite

> intolerant and narrow-minded of the individual needs of each human

> body. It is highly beneficial, however, for all of us to find out

> which diet is best for oneself and one's family. You, , have

a

> family who enjoys and apparently does quite well on your

> dietary/cultural diet. If you and your family are thriving on the

> diet you are on, then you should continue it--perhaps tweaking it

> where necessary as you gain more understanding of nutrition and

your

> own personal dietary needs. But do not be made to feel that there

is

> only one best diet.

** I don't . I really don't. I think that somehow I made this

strong impression here, but it is not true. Maybe even extreme diets

like no-carb (if it were possible) or all-raw or the vegan diet work

for some people. I don't deny this. But I am sceptical that such

radicalisms can be integrated in a healthy way into the lives of the

majority. That is my point. I think I may have failed to show here

that is what I believe in.

> I love following this group and I have gleaned a great deal of

> information from everyone here, but I do see a tendency in some to

> be overly dogmatic about their own personal dietary beliefs. We all

> want the same thing, though--that is--to be healthy.

** Please count me out of the dogmatic group. Do me this favour.

Thank you.

Peace to you, too.

José

> Peace and God bless,

>

>

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José ,

> ** I have just done the test. I am a mixed type. What about you? To

> tell you the truth, I found the test too brief. There were no

> questions about your race, gender, job, health history, age, habits,

> illnesses, etc... I think all these factors have a role. That is the

> way for me to believe in types. Am I perhaps demanding too much?

>

There are actually several versions of the test with the longest one being

3000 questions. The one that Mercola has made available on his Webpage is

the " quick and dirty " version as we say in the US. I know 4 people

(including myself) who have taken the longer version of the test that is

offered through the company that supports Wolcott's book _The

Metabolic Typing Diet_ and every one of them has gotten the same result as

with the short test.

Those few questions are surprisingly accurate.

That you are a mixed type came as no surprise to me. Once you are familiar

with the metabolic typing concepts you can tell what most people are just

from having a short conversation with them.

Ron

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>

> That you are a mixed type came as no surprise to me. Once you are

familiar

> with the metabolic typing concepts you can tell what most people are

just

> from having a short conversation with them.

>

> Ron

Ron:

And can you do that even without seeing their faces/bodies? In other

words, on the screen? I guess there must be some " psychological

typifying " in this, too, no?

José

[Guest guest]

José ,

> And can you do that even without seeing their faces/bodies? In other

> words, on the screen? I guess there must be some " psychological

> typifying " in this, too, no?

>

There is no magic to my ability to figure out metabolic type. You have

actually been telling all of us your metabolic type all along -- you love

good carbs, good fats and good proteins. The idea of going carbless is

anathema to you. I think the idea of going meatless would be too, but that

subject hasn’t been broached given the nature of this list. (or perhaps I

missed it)

I think that you may want to pay attention to some of the comments that have

been made warning about the effects of grains but it sounds to me as though

you have found a diet that works well for you and keeps you healthy.

Ron