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Is Your Diet Right for You?

People tend to think that the success of their diet is based on how much willpower and discipline they apply in sticking to their diet. However, if a popular diet you’re trying out is not compatible with your body type, then no amount of willpower or discipline will help you lose weight with that diet. Let’s take a look at some of the more popular diet programs, and see which body types they do (and don’t) work for (and why).

The USDA food pyramid recommends a diet of 70% carbs, 15% protein, and 15% fats. The range of popular diets can be summarized by their variations to this mix.

Low Carbohydrates Diets such as Atkins

The Atkins diet restricts carbohydrates to 20 grams daily while emphasizing “pure” proteins and fats. Even vegetables should be low in carbohydrates, and the diet completely excludes fruit, bread, grains, and most dairy.

The body types compatible with the Atkins diet are Liver, Pituitary, Spleen and Thymus, while fifteen of the 25 body types are incompatible, there are some that will actually gain weight when limiting carbs. For example, the Intestinal body type doesn’t do well with such a high level of protein and fat; Pancreas also needs lower protein as well as more vegetables; and the Brain body type requires lower protein and fat.

Low Protein Diets such as Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers promotes consuming complex carbohydrates while limiting proteins and fats. This plan works well for only Adrenal and Intestinal body types.

Eye and Gallbladder body types will actually gain weight on this kind of diet – because they will gain weight when their fat intake is too low.

High Fat Diets such as The Fat Burning Diet

Jay Robb’s Fat Burning Diet is centered around restricting the release of insulin into the bloodstream by limiting the carbs and sugars that trigger it. When insulin is released, it stops the burning of fat. So this plan limits carb intake to 20% of total calories, and completely avoids grains and starches, as well as some dairy due to high sugar (lactose) content. It recommends caloric intake as 20% carbs, 45-55% protein and 25-35% fats.

This diet is compatible with Balanced, Lung, Pineal, Spleen and Stomach body types. However, the Adrenal body type needs more raw fruits and vegetables, while the Brain body type needs less fat, and the Hypothalamus doesn’t do well with so much protein.

What Time of Day to Eat?

A very important factor that must be considered in any diet is the time of day to consume most of your protein and calories. If an Adrenal body type eats a large breakfast, they will be hungry and eating all day long. A Pituitary, by contrast, should eat most of their protein and calories before 2:00 PM, as they don't have the energy to digest protein and grains later in the day and will store them as fat. Pituitaries may also experience digestive issues from eating heavier meals later in the day. Other body types that need a substantial breakfast include Lung, Nervous System, and Thymus.

Thyroid, Eye and Pineal body types manage weight and function better when eating in smaller portions throughout the day, as opposed to having large meals.

Specific Foods Can Make a Huge Difference

Beyond all these examples listed above, a few specific foods can completely thwart the attempts of certain body types to lose weight, regardless of dedication to any specific diet.

Adrenal body types need foods containing more potassium than sodium. However, Thryoids are just the opposite. For example, raw broccoli contains a higher potassium to sodium ratio and is good for Adrenals, while steamed broccoli has a higher sodium to potassium ratio which is better for Thyroids. Additionally, if Thyroids focus on even “healthy” dairy items such as yogurt and cottage cheese, they will gain weight specifically in the thighs.

Many of the 25 body types have a few specific food items that can make or break the success of any diet program, regardless of discipline or willpower.

To learn more about diet compatibility for your body type, refer to the Advanced Dietary Guide, also available as an ebook.

There are 25 unique body types, as defined by the dominant organ, gland or system. The 25 Body Type System reveals the foods, food combinations, and eating times that best support your body. Knowing your body type can help to eliminate the trial-and-error, enabling you to choose a diet that works for you. Or, you may be able to tailor a diet program you like to actually make it more effective for you.

The Body Type Diet Profile and Diet booklet and ebook for your body type contain food lists, meal times, sample meal plans, and other valuable nutritional information specific to you. The Quick Reference Cards (also available as an ebook) contain the key information (except for sample meal plans) in a handy reference format.

Don’t know your body type yet? You can find out in less than 5 minutes at www.BodyType.com.