Understanding the Three Major Metabolic Groups and the Twelve Metabolic Types--- Their Characteristics and Health Traits

A Synopsis of the Three Groups and Twelve Types

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There are three major groups of metabolisms. They are Carbohydrate-based (Group A), Protein-based (Group B) and Balanced Carbohydrate/Protein (Group C). The three groups are divided into twelve Metabolic Types:

• Group A includes Metabolic Types 1, 4, 6, and 11.
• Group B includes Metabolic Types 2, 5, 7 and 12.
• Group C includes Metabolic Types 3, 8, 9, and 10.

Synopsis-Group A-Carbohydrate-based Types 1, 4, 6, 11

• Type 1: Vegetarian. Needs no animal products at all. Can live entirely on fruits, vegetables and nuts. Eating meat causes sleepiness of grogginess.
• Type 4: Non-strict vegetarian. Needs some animal products such as fish, chicken, eggs and unpasteurized goat cheese several times a week.
• Type 6: Combination of Types 1 and 4, but has horrible metabolism. Needs more food to make up for lack of absorption.
• Type 11: Most efficient of carbohydrate types. They need little food and prefer fruits, vegetables and sugars to other foods. They have lots of energy.

Synopsis-Group B-Protein-based Types 2, 5, 7, 12

• Type 2: Extremely carnivorous. Need meat up to 14 ounces a day, preferably beef. Have little or no energy unless they eat meat. They do well with venison, lamb, salmon, butter and cream. Non-green vegetables are good such as cauliflower, mushrooms and cabbage.
• Type 5: Need meat to feel good, but less often, perhaps 2-3 times a week.
• Type 7: A cross between Types 2, and 5 but with the poor metabolism of Type 3. Need more enzymes and possibly hydrochloric acid supplements per meal.
• Type 12: Super-efficient metabolism, happy, cheery, creative. Need meat to function best. Root vegetables give them long term energy.

Synopsis-Group C-Balanced Carb/Protein Types 3, 8, 9, 10

• Type 3: Has horrible metabolism. Only absorbs 15% of what he or she eats. Must eat large amounts of food to get nutrition into the body. Feels bad a lot of the time. Needs more enzymes and possibly hydrochloric acid supplements.
• Type 8: Normal balanced metabolism. Is able to eat and benefit from all foods, provided they are wholesome.
• Type 9: Same as Type 8 except needs 70% cooked food in the diet. Not fond of raw food.
• Type 10: Super-efficient metabolism. Needs very little food and sleep, yet feels terrific.

End of Synopsis. For more detailed information on each of the twelve types, see Metabolic Typing for more details.

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