1. Anger and Irritability A. When I feel angry, eating meat or Sometimes we all get angry for good reason.

But fatty foods seems to make it worse for some people, feelings of anger or irritability B. Sometimes eating relieves my occur frequently, or even daily, and are specifically anger and it doesnt really matter influenced by what is or isnt- eaten. Skip this what I eat question if you dont experience anger or irritability C. I often notice that feelings of that is affected by food. anger or irritability have abated after I eat something heavy and fatty like meat. 2. Anxiety When I feel anxious Some people have a tendency to be anxious, A. Fruits or vegetables calm me apprehensive, or worried. In many cases these down. feelings are increased or lessened by the kinds of B. Eating almost anything helps foods that are eaten. Dont answer this question if alleviate my anxiety. you do not experience anxiety that is influenced by C. Heavy, fatty food improves the food. way I feel and lessens my feelings of anxiety. 3. Ideal Breakfast A. Either no breakfast or something Some people say that breakfast is the most light like fruit; and/or toast or cereal; important meal of the day. But this simply isnt and or milk or yogurt. true from the metabolic perspective. Actually, B. Egg(s), toast, fruit every time you eat anything, what you eat is very C. Something heavy like eggs, important, because you ability to function depends bacon or sausage, hash browns, on the kind of fuel you provide your engines of toast; or steak and eggs metabolism. What kind of breakfast gives you the greatest energy, sense of well being, peak performance, and satisfies your hunger the longest? 4. Meal Preference A. I would choose lighter foods such Pretend its your birthday and all rules and as chicken, turkey, light fish, salads, restrictions for dieting and (supposed) good health vegetables, and Id sample various are thrown out the window. Youre ready to cut desserts. loose and treat yourself to your favorite foods and B. I would choose a combination of just have a good time. If you went to a sumptuous foods from answers A and C buffet dinner tonight, what kind of foods would you C. I would choose heavy, rich, fatty choose? foods: roast beef, beef Stroganoff, pork chops, ribs, salmon, potatoes, gravy, few vegetables, or maybe a small salad with vinaigrette or blue cheese dressing; cheesecake or no dessert.

5. Climate Climate, temperature, environment all can make a big difference in a persons sense of well-being, energy levels, productivity, and moods. Some thrive in the heat, while others wilt. Some come alive when its cold, while others retreat and hibernate. For others, temperature and climate dont seem to make much difference. Please select the choice that best describes how temperature affects you. PAGE TALLIES:

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6. Chest Pressure C. I have a tendency to get or have Some metabolic types commonly experience chest problems with chest pressure. pressure, a distinct sensation of pressure in the chest area. It often makes people feel as though a weight is on their chest, and tends to inhibit the ability to breathe. 7. Coffee A. I do well on coffee (as long as I Coffee, when organically grown, properly prepared, dont drink too much) and not misused, is an acceptable beverage, for B. I can take it or leave it some metabolic types. Of course, anything that is C. I dont do well with coffee. It overdone can be bad for you, even water. makes me jittery, jumpy, nervous, Nonetheless, coffee affects different people in hyper, nauseated, shaky, or hungry. different ways. Please indicate how coffee affects you. 8. Appetite at Breakfast My appetite at breakfast is typically Appetities vary dramatically from person to person, A. low, weak, or lacking. from ravenous to normal to very little. Of course B. normal. Dont notice it being your appetite can vary from day to day to some either strong or weak. degree, but what is being asked about here is your C. noticeably strong or above overall tendency. A normal appetite is to feel average. hunger around regular mealtimes, but not to a noticeable extreme in either direction. 9. Appetite at Lunch My appetite at lunch is typically For many people, appetites can change from A. low, weak, or lacking. breakfast to lunch to dinner. For others, it remains B. normal. Dont notice it being pretty much the same throughout the day. Please either strong or weak. circle the answer that best describes your typical C. noticeably strong or above tendency the way you are most of the time. average. 10. Appetite at Dinner My appetite at dinner is typically For many people, their strongest appetite is at A. low, weak, or lacking. dinner. For others, its just the reverse. How does B. normal. Dont notice it being your appetite at dinner compare to your appetite at either strong or weak. other times of the day? Choose the answer that best C. noticeably strong or above describes your usual appetite around dinnertime. average. 11. Concentration Concentration or intense mental activity actually uses up a lot of energy and thus requires sufficient fuel. But it also requires the right kind of fuel to enable individuals to maintain mental clarity and stay focused. The wrong kind of fuel can make your mind hyper, causing a flood of uncontrollable thoughts. Or you could feel spacey or sleepy, or experience thoughts that seem to dissipate as soon as they arise. What foods worsen your ability to concentrate? PAGE TALLIES: A. meat and/or fatty foods. B. No particular kind of food seems to disrupt my concentration. C. fruits and vegetables and grainbased carbohydrates

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12. Coughing C. I tend to cough every day. Usually we think of coughing as something associated with illness. But some people naturally cough, easily and often, and do so every day, even when they arent sick. Typically, the cough will be a dry cough, and usually short in duration. It often worsens at night or soon after eating. If youre one of these people, circle answer C to the right. 13. Cracking Skin C. I have a tendency to have Some people have a problem with their skin problems with skin cracking. cracking for no apparent reason. This typically occurs on the fingertips or on the feet, especially on the heels. The problem can show up any time of year, but tends to happen more often in the winter. 14. Cravings A. Vegetables, fruits, grain-based Some people do not have food cravings, so answer products (bread, cereal, crackers) this question only if you do. Sugar is intentionally C. Salty, fatty foods (peanuts, not listed as a choice here because most people, cheese, potato chips, meats, etc.) when low on energy, will begin to think of something sweet. Please indicate any other kinds of food cravings you might have besides sugar. 15. Dandruff C. I tend to have problems with Dandruff is the exfoliation, or shedding of skin, on dandruff. the scalp in the form of dry white scales. If you have a tendency to have dandruff, circle the answer to the right. 16. Depression A. I seem to feel more depressed Like other emotional issues, depression can arise after eating meats and fatty foods from many possible causes. Yet depression is often (and less depressed after eating fruits alleviated or worsened by what you eat. If you and vegetables). suffer from depression and have noticed a C. I seem to feel more depressed connection to food, select the appropriate choice on after eating fruits and vegetables the right. (and less depressed after eating meats and fatty foods).

17. Desserts Foods provide various combinations of the six tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent, and pungent. We like to experience each of these effects from time to time, and they all have beneficial roles to play in our health. For example, everyone likes sweet foods, but not to the same degree and in the same quantity. Whats your general feeling or attitude toward having desserts after meals? PAGE TALLIES:

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18. Dessert Preference A. cakes, cookies, fruit pies, candies What are your favorite kinds of desserts? Which B. Truly no preference. Id choose would you choose most often? Even if you dont different kinds each day. particularly like desserts, if you were forced to C. Heavier, fatty types; like choose, which kinds would you gravitate toward? cheesecakes, creamy French pastries. 19. Ideal Dinner A. Something light like skinless The right kind of food at dinner can provide great chicken breast, rice, salad, maybe a energy and well-being for the entire evening. little dessert. Whereas the wrong dinner for your type can leave B. Most foods work fine for me. you feeling exhausted, and initiate a strong case of C. I definitely do better with a couch potato-itis. What kind of meal works best heavier meal. for you at dinnertime? 20. Ear color A. My ears tend to be pale, lighter This query is concerned with blood flow to the ears. than my facial skin tone. In some Caucasians, the ears are bright red, while B. My ears tend to be the same in others, theyre noticeably pale. Darker or lighter shade as my face. ears can also be seen in people of color. Please C. My ears tend to be pink, red, or select the response that best describes your ear darker than my facial tone. color. 21. Eating Before Bed Eating just about anything before Eating before bed helps some people sleep better, going to bed: while it clearly disrupts other peoples sleep. For A. disrupts or worsens my sleep some, it depends on what they eat. For others, B. doesnt seem to make a eating anything at all is a problem. This question difference; I can take it or leave it concerns the latter. C. Usually helps me sleep better 22. Eating Heavy Food Before Bed A. It prevents or disturbs my sleep Please indicate what reaction you would typically B. Its usually okay, as long as it have to eating heavy foods before bedtime. Heavy isnt too much foods refer to protein foods or fatty foods like meat, C. It improves my sleep fowl, or cheese.

23. Eating Light Food Before Bed A. I usually dont do well eating Please indicate what reaction you would typically before sleep, but I definitely do have to eating light foods before bedtime. Light better with lighter food food refers to carbohydrates like bread, toast, B. I can take it or leave it cereal, or fruit perhaps accompanied by small C. Its better than nothing, but I do amounts of foods like milk, yogurt, or nut butter. better with heavier food 24. Eating Sweets Before Bed A. Sweets dont interfere with my People have quite a range of reactions top sweets sleep at all and sugars. Some can eat sugar before going to B. Sweets sometimes bother my sleep and note no ill effect; it does not keep them sleep from sleeping or disturb their sleep in any way. For C. I clearly dont do well eating others, sweets can cause insomnia, prevent them sweets before sleep from sleeping soundly, or cause them to wake up, needing to eat something in order to go back to sleep. (Skip this question if you know you have candida overgrowth problems or are diagnosed as hypoglycemic or diabetic). How do sweets affect your sleep? PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

25. Eating Frequency A. 2 to 3 meals a day and either no How often do you eat each day? The answer to this snacks, usually, or light snacks question should reflect your need to eat. For B. 3 times a day and no snacks maximum energy and performance, some people usually need to eat more than three times a day. For others, C. 3 meals or more a day and twice is plenty. How often do you need to eat in snacks, often something substantial order to maximize your well-being and productivity? 26. Eating Habits A. Im unconcerned with food and Different types of metabolizers have different eating; may forget to eat; rarely think feelings toward food. Some people are very about food; eat more because I have focused on food. They think about it a lot. They to than because I want to. imagine what theyll be eating long before B. I enjoy food, enjoy eating, rarely mealtimes. They enjoy talking about food, miss a meal, but dont really focus particularly about their likes and dislikes, or on food in any way. recounting stories of great meals or restaurants. C. I love food, love to eat, food is a These are the live to eat types. For others, food is big or central part of my life. almost the last thing on their minds, even to the point of forgetting to eat. They tend to view food more as one of lifes unavoidable necessities, as compared to lifes real pleasures. Having to eat is bad enough, but talking about food is an uninteresting waste of time. Theyre the eat to live types. Whats your attitude toward food?

27. Eye Moisture A. My eyes tend to be dry. Like most functions in the body, eye moisture is B. I dont notice one way or the something we really dont notice unless its out of other. balance. Everyones eyes at some point will feel C. My eyes tend to be very moist, too dry, or perhaps produce excessive moisture and even to the point of tearing. tearing. But some people have a noticeable tendency in one direction or the other. Which of the following best describes your eyes? 28. Skipping Meals A. Doesnt really bother me. I can Some metabolic types hardly notice when they easily forget to eat. havent eaten. They often just happen to look at B. I may not be at my best, but it their watch and realize its long past their mealtime. doesnt bother me really But other metabolic types dont do well at all if C. I definitely feel worse, getting they miss a meal. Their bodies let them know in no irritable, jittery, weak, tired, low on uncertain terms that its time to eat. If they miss a energy, depressed, or other negative meal, their performance drops dramatically. What symptoms happens to you when you go four hours or more without eating, or skip a meal altogether. 29. Facial Coloring A. Im noticeably on the pale side. The combination of thickness of the skin along with B. I have average coloring. blood-flow level can produce variability in facial C. Im noticeably darker (not from coloring. Increased blood flow can produce a pink, sun) or pink, flushed, ruddy. red, flushed, ruddy appearance, while decreased blood flow can produce a noticeably pale look. How would you characterize your facial coloring? PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

30. Facial Complexion A. More dull or pasty. Some people simply have a very bright look to their B. Average. face. The skin may appear noticeably clear, C. Bright, radiant, or clear. translucent, or shiny. Others can have the opposite look: noticeably pasty, chalky, unclear, or dull. Most fall somewhere in between. How would you characterize your facial complexion? 31. Fatty Food A. I dont really like fatty foods. Contrary to popular opinion these days, fat foods B. Theyre fine in moderation. are not bad for everyone. Theyre actually C. I love them or crave them and beneficial for some metabolic types. How do you would like them often if I knew they feel about fatty foods? Remember, dont respond were good for me. by indicating how you think youre supposed to feel. Value judgments aside, how much do you like or dislike fatty foods in general?

32. Fingernail Thickness Fingernails have a lot of properties: size, shape, moon or no moon, ridges or smooth surfaces, and so on. They can even develop troughs pr they can curl. But this question pertains only to thickness. How would you characterize the thickness of your fingernails? 33. Fruit Salad Lunch How would you tend to feel after eating a (large) fruit salad with a little cottage cheese or yogurt for lunch?

A. My nails tend to be thick, strong hard. B. Seem average in thickness C. I definitely tend to have thin and/ or weak nails.

A. It satisfies me; I do well on it and dont get hungry until dinner. B. I do pretty well, but usually need a snack before dinner. C. Pretty bad result. I usually get sleepy, tired, spacey, depressed, anxious, irritable and/or hungry as a result and definitely need to eat something else before dinner. 34. Gaining Weight A. Meats and fatty foods cause me When you eat foods that are wrong for your to gain weight. metabolic type, what usually happens is that the B. No particular foods seem to cause food does not get fully converted to energy, but gets me to gain weight, but Ill gain stored as fat instead. Which of the following weight if I eat too much and dont options best describes your tendency to gain get enough exercise. weight? C. I tend to gain weight eating too many carbs (pasta, bread, other grain products, fruits, and/or vegetables). 35. Gag Reflex A. I rarely, if ever, gag; its hard to No one likes to gag, but everyone has a gag reflex. make me gag. However, sensitivity to the gag reflex varied B. I probably have a normal reflex. dramatically. Dome people gag often and very, C. I easily gag and/or often gag. very easily at the dentists, while brushing teeth and tongue, even from eating. Others rarely, if ever, gag, and it takes a lot for them to gag when they do. How would you describe your gag reflex? PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

36. Goose Bumps A. I often get goose bumps. The formation of goose bumps is a reaction B. I occasionally get goose bumps. produced by the nervous system. They often C. I rarely, if ever get goose bumps. appear on the arms and legs as the result of fright, or a sudden chill, or light brushing or touching of the skin. Some people form goose bumps very easily and often, while others rarely, if ever, seem to form them. Are you prone to goose bumps?

37. Energy Boosters A. Fruit, candy, or pastry restores Food is our fuel for life. But different foods have and gives me lasting energy. different energy boosting effects on different B. Just about any food restores metabolic types. Most people know how to bolster lasting energy. their energy using either wholesome foods, or quick C. Meat or fatty food restores my pick-me-ups like sugar or caffeine. What kinds of energy and well-being. foods generally boost your energy and give you lasting energy? 38. Heavy-Fat-Meal Reaction A. Decreases my well-being and Liking fat is one thing, but how you react to it is energy, or makes me sleepy, or too another. Lets find out here. Note that this question full, or causes indigestion. concerns how you feel after eating fat, not whether B. Causes no special reaction one you think fat is good for you. Please choose the way or the other. answer that best describes how you would react to a C. Increases my well-being; makes high fat meal. me feel good, energetic, satisfied, like I had a good meal. 39. Hunger Feelings A. I rarely get hungry or feel real Getting hungry can produce a variety of symptoms, hunger, or have weak hunger feelings ranging from occasional thoughts of food, to all-out that can pass quickly, or can easily hunger pangs, even to the point of nausea. What go long periods without eating, or kind of hunger signals do you typically get from can forget about food altogether. your body. B. I have pretty normal hunger around meal-times or when Im late for meals. C. I often feel hungry; need to eat regularly and often; may get strong hunger sensations. 40. Energy Drain A. Meat or fatty food generally What kinds of foods take your energy level down a makes me feel more tired, lowers my notch or two instead of giving you the boost youre energy even more. looking for? B. No foods in particular seem to take me down on a regular basis. C. Fruit, pastry, or candy makes me worse, usually giving me a quick lift, then a crash. 41. Insect Bite or Sting A. Reactions tend to be mild, or No one likes to get stung by a bee or bitten by a weak and go away quickly. mosquito. But reactions can be extremely varied, B. Average Reaction. ranging from a very small or mild reaction that C. Clearly strong reaction, stronger disappears quickly, to a very strong reaction than most (above average swelling, (nonallergic) that involves itching, pain, bruising, pain, itching, bruising, redness), and or welts that take a long time to go away, can take a long time to go away, even sometimes leaving discoloration for weeks or leaving discoloration afterwards. months. How do insect bites affect you? PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

42. Insomnia There are many kinds of insomnia. But with a certain type of insomnia, people routinely wake up in the middle of the night for reasons other than using the bathroom. Typically, with this type of insomnia, people need to eat something in order to fall asleep again. With that in mind, do any of the following choices apply to you?

43. Itching Eyes From time to time, everyone experiences itching eyes. This can happen when you have a cold, or hay fever, or candida overgrowth, or allergies. But for many people, itching eyes can be a common occurrence even when the above conditions are not present. This is the focus of the question. 44. Itching Skin C. My skin tends to itch often. This question concerns itching skin that is not due to bites or stings. Everyones skin itches occasionally. But some people find that their skin itches on a regular basis, typically the scalp, arms, and calves. Because theyre so used to it, they may not even be conscious of their frequent scratching. 45. Meal Portions A. I dont eat that much. Definitely Most everyone eats at least three meals a day. But less than average. Doesnt take the amounts at each meal can vary dramatically. much to get me full. Some people eat a lot of food, and may even have B. I dont seem to eat more or less two or three helpings. Others eat very little but still than other people. feel full as a result. If youre not sure, think of it C. I generally eat large portions of this way: When you eat out, do you usually eat less food, usually more than most people. than others, more than others, or about the same as others? 46. Nose Moisture A. My nose often seems too dry. Normally, were not aware of the moisture content B. I dont notice my nose being too of the skin inside our nostrils. Its only when the dry or too moist. nose becomes too dry or too moist (runny, watery) C. My nose often tends to run. that were likely to think about it at all. Please select the option that best describes the way you are when youre not ill or not suffering from an allergic reaction. 47. Fruit Juice Between Meals A. It energizes me, satisfies me, If youre hungry, say between meals, how does works well to nourish me until my drinking a glass of fruit juice affect you? Overall, next meal. is it a good effect or a bad effect? Does drinking B. Its okay, but isnt always the best fruit juice satisfy your appetite and leave you snack for me. feeling well until your next meal, or does it result in C. Overall bad result. Can make me some kind of adverse reaction? lightheaded, hungry soon after, jittery, shaky, nauseated, anxious, depressed, etc.

A. I rarely, or never get this kind of insomnia. B. I occasionally wake up and need to eat in order to go back to sleep. C. I often wake up and need to eat in order to go back to sleep. Eating something before going to sleep helps this problem, or shortens the time that Im awake. C. I tend to get itching eyes often, even though I dont have a cold, allergy, or candida problem.

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48. Personality A. I tend to be more aloof, People have distinctively different personality withdrawn, a loner, or introverted. traits, and many of these traits or related to, and B. Im pretty average, neither heavily influenced by ones biochemical makeup. introverted nor extroverted. Which of the following choices best describes your C. I tend to be more social, a natural tendency in social gatherings, or your people person, or extroverted. preference with respect to day-to-day interactions with other people? 49. Potatoes A. I dont really care for them that Potatoes are a wonderful food and they have many much or dont like them at all. excellent nutritional attributes. But they arent the B. I can take them or leave them. best food for all metabolic types. Whether or not C. I really love them, could eat them you think that potatoes are good for you, how do almost every day. you feel about potatoes? 50. Red Meat A. It decreases me energy and wellContrary to conventional wisdom, red meat is a being. Can make me depressed and healthy food choice for some metabolic types. irritable. When you eat red meat, like steak or roast beef, B. I dont notice one way or the how do you normally feel afterwards? Here we are other. seeking your reaction to red meat, not your belief as C. I definitely feel good or better to whether or not you think its good or bad for you. when I eat red meat. 51. Pupil Size The size of my pupil tends to be Your pupils are the black, center portion of your A. Larger than my iris. eyes. The iris is the colored portion that surrounds B. Average. The same size as my the pupil. This question concerns the pupil size iris. relative to the size of the iris. Average means the C. Smaller than my iris. pupil and iris are basically the same size. Larger means the width of the pupil is clearly larger than the width of the iris. To answer, first look in a mirror, but do so in an average lighted room, not dark, not bright. 52. Salad for Lunch A. I do pretty well with that kind of If you eat the wrong foods for lunch, youre likely lunch. to tank in the afternoon. Instead of being B. I can get by, but it isnt the best productive, you may find that you can barely keep type of food for me. your eyes open, or that you need coffee or candy to C. Bad result. Makes me feel either try and stay alert or focused. If you ate a large sleepy, tired, lethargic, or hyper, vegetarian salad for lunch, what effect would it nervous, or irritable. have on your productivity through the afternoon?

53. Saliva Quantity A. My mouth tends to be dry a lot of Many people have had the experience of their the time. mouth becoming very dry or frightened when B. I dont notice that I have too little nervous, such as when theyre about to give a or too much saliva. speech. In contrast, most of us have experienced C. I tend to have a lot of saliva, or I our mouths watering when we encounter the aroma have a tendency toward drooling. of good food. However for some people, these conditions are their natural tendency for no apparent reason. Please select the option that most accurately characterizes your saliva. PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

54. Salty Foods A. Foods often taste too salty, or I Salty, like sweet, is one of the six senses. And like like my food salted only lightly. sweet, people have a varied reaction to and interest B. I dont really notice salt one way in salt. Some people salt their food heavily and or the other. Rarely seems like too seem to crave salt. Others really arent that much or too little. Just use an interested in it and actually find that many prepared average amount on foods. foods taste too salty. Whether or not you feel that C. I really love salt, or crave it. salt is good for you, how do you feel about salt? Like a lot of salt on foods, to the point that others think my food is too salty. 55. Snacking A. I rarely if never want or need a Assume for this question that you eat three meals a snack. day. If this is the case, do you typically need to B. I occasionally need or want a snack, or to eat something between meals? Or are snack between meals. those three meals all the food you need for peak C. I often want or need to snack performance? between meals. 56. Snack Preference A. I generally dont need snacks, but A good snack should provide you with lasting if I do have one, I usually prefer and energy and improve your emotional well-being, in do well on something sweet. addition to satisfying your hunger. It should also B. I sometimes need snacks and do not produce a negative effect, such as a craving for well on pretty much anything. sweets. With this in mind, which of the following C. I definitely want and need snacks choices best describes your preference for snacks? in order to be at my best. Do poorly on sweets, but do well on protein and fat (meat, chicken, cheese, hardboiled egg, nuts).

57. Sneezing A. I almost never sneeze unless Im We usually think of sneezing in connection to colds sick or have allergies. or allergies. But some people sneeze daily as a B. I do sneeze from time to time matter of course, even when theyre not sick or when not sick or allergic, but not plagued with allergies. For example, some people regularly. sneeze routinely after eating. This question C. I often regularly tend to sneeze pertains to brief sneezing attacks composed of just and/or usually sneeze a little after one or two sneezes not continuous, prolonged eating. sneezing attacks. With that in mind, please select the option that best describes you. 58. Sociability A. I tend to be a little antisocial, in Many people believe that social tendencies are that I enjoy being alone, feel learned behavior. But one need only look at awkward at social gatherings or siblings in a family to see that people have innate parties, and usually prefer to leave tendencies in regard to sociability, even though quickly or not to go at all. these tendencies are influenced to a degree by life B. Im in the middle; not really experiences. How would you describe your natural, antisocial, but also not particularly innate tendency toward sociability, apart from the compelled to be with others. way your family or friends may have influenced C. I tend to be very social, a peopleyou in this regard? person, and love company and to be with others, prefer not to be alone. PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

59. Sour Foods A. I generally dont care for sour Sour, like sweet and salty, is one of the six tastes. foods. Some people really like, love, or even crave sour B. I dont feel one way or the other. foods like pickles, sauerkraut, vinegar, lemon juice, Dont like or dislike them much or yogurt. Others have an aversion to sour foods, more than any other food. or just dont like them all that much. Which of the C. I definitely like (some) sour following best describes your reaction to sour foods or crave them. foods? 60. Physical and Mental Stamina My stamina is better when I eat: Stamina refers to physical endurance, or the ability A. Lighter foods like chicken, fish, to persevere or work long hours without fruit, vegetables, grains. exhaustion. This capacity is greatly dependent on B. Pretty much any wholesome what we eat. Some foods optimize physical and food. mental stamina, while other foods noticeably C. Heavy foods, fatty foods. reduce it. What type of foods best support your stamina?

61. Consuming Sweets Theres hardly anyone who doesnt like sweets from time to time. But this question is not concerned with whether or not you like sweets. Rather, how do you react when you eat something sweet all by itself (e.g. cake, cookies, candy, etc.)?

A. Sweets dont bother me even when I eat them by themselves. Generally sweets satisfy my appetite and dont produce bad reactions. B. I sometimes bothered when eating sweets by themselves, and often they dont satisfy my appetite. C. I usually dont do well eating sweets by themselves. They usually produce some manner of bad reaction and/or create a desire for more sweets. 62. Meat for Breakfast A. I dont feel as well as I do In this question, meat refers to flesh proteins like without it. Tends to make me feel ham, sausage, bacon, steak, hamburger, and more tired, sleepy, lethargic, angry, salmon. How do you feel after consuming meat for irritable, thirsty, or causes me to lose breakfast as opposed to going without it? my energy by midmorning. Remember, this question does not include eggs, B. I can take it or leave it, varies. milk, or cheese as a substitute for other animal C. I feel much better with it: more proteins listed above. energetic, have good stamina, keeps me going without getting hungry before lunch. 63. Red Meat for Lunch A. I dont feel as well as I do In this question, red meat refers to flesh proteins without it. Tends to make me feel like beef or lamb. How do you feel after more sleepy, tired, lethargic, angry, consuming some red meat at lunch, as opposed to irritable, thirsty,, or causes me to lose going without it? This question does not include my energy by mid-afternoon. eggs, milk, or cheese as a substitute for other B. I can take it or leave it, varies. animal proteins listed above. C. I feel much better with it; more energetic, have good stamina, keeps me going without getting hungry before dinner. PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

64. Red Meat for Dinner In this question, red meat refers to flesh proteins like beef or lamb. How do you feel after consuming some red meat at dinner, as opposed to going without it? This question does not include eggs, milk, or cheese as a substitute for other animal proteins listed above.

A. I dont feel as well as I do without it. Tends to make me feel more sleepy, tired, lethargic, angry, irritable, thirsty, or causes me to lose my energy. B. I can take it or leave it, varies. C. I feel much better with it; more energetic, have good stamina, keeps me going without getting hungry before bedtime.

65. Dinner Preference A. Dinner Plate 1 skinless chicken Pretend youre on vacation in the American West. breast, rice, salad, apple pie. Its nighttime and youre driving across Death B. Dinner plate 2 a combination Valley Desert. You just spotted a sign that says plate including a little of everything DINER AHEAD. 10 MILES. NEXT EATING from plates 1 and 3. PLACE, 150 MILES. Youre hungry, so you C. Dinner Plate 3 pot roast cooked decide to pull into the diner. There you find that with carrots, onions, and potatoes, there are only three choices on the menu Dinner served with biscuits, gravy, and plates 1, 2, and 3. Since you have a long drive cheesecake. ahead of you, its essential for you to eat the kind of food that will keep you awake and energized. Which dinner plate would you choose to give you the best stamina, energy, and alertness? PAGE TALLIES: A= B= C=

SCORING YOUR TEST AND IDENTIFYING YOUR TYPE Congratulations on completing your self-test! Youre about to identify youre metabolic type! All you need to do now is tally your score. Its very simple. Just follow the three steps below: 1. On each page of the self-test, add up the number of times you circled choices A, B, and C and write each subtotal at the bottom of the page in the Page Tallies box. 2. Then add up the subtotals on each page and write them in this scoring box: Total A answers Total B answers Total C answers 3. Next, refer to the scoring box above and select your metabolic type classification, using the following criteria: If youre number of A answers is 5 or more higher than both B and C, then you are a Carbo type (example: A=25, B=20, C=15) If youre number of C answers is 5 or more higher than both A and B, then youre a Protein type (example: A=15, B=20, C=25). If youre of B answers is 5 or more higher than both A and C, then you are a Mixed type (example: A=20, B=25, C=15) If neither A, B, nor C are 5 or more higher than both of the other two, then you are a Mixed Type (example: A=18, B=22, C=20) Now youre ready to learn all about the diet for your metabolic type!

The Metabolic Typing Self-Test

The contents of this Metabolic Typing Self-Test have been transcribed from:

Wolcott, L. William, The Metabolic Typing Diet. DoubleDay 2000, NY; 135-158