Welcome to the Rebalance nutrition & fitness guide.

The key components of this guide centre around 3 main Nutrition principles.

1. Basic metabolic type

Metabolic typing

The study of metabolic typing is not new, however due to it’s complexities, you will have to look hard to find books etc about it on the shelves of your favourite book store.
In plain language ,we all have controlling systems throughout our bodies that regulate our breathing, heart rate, muscles, balance, food & energy processing. As well as the internal thermostatic controls of temperature etc. Systems that control your response to stress & illness in fact our whole immune system is impacted by what we eat & drink. There’s a lot of truth in statements like ‘you are what you eat’ from Gillian McKeith of the TV shows mentions.

I will help you to identify, which one of 3 'basic' metabolic types, you are!

‘Protein, Carbo or mixed type biased.

You will then have guidance on the best foods for your type.

2. GI Diet

GI (Glycaemic index)

Another part of the process will involve using the GI  or Glycaemic index to control your carbohydrates intake.
The Glycaemic index  was created to give ‘Diabetics’ the right information on foods with different levels of sugar. Vitally important to gauge Insulin response.
Using pure glucose as a standard, having a rating of 100. The closer to 100 a particular food is, the higher its glycaemic index.
Here are a few representative samples (some numbers vary because there are different versions of the scale):
Nuts: 15-30, Cherries: 25, Beans: 30-40
Bananas: 60, Rice cakes: 80-133
French bread: 95+, Many processed breakfast cereals: 100

3. Plate of good health

The Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
They have devised ‘the eat well plate’ which is a healthy   approach to eating a balanced amount daily servings of food from all the basic food types

Add to this the basal metabolic rate described as (BMR), the minimum rate of calories our bodies require at specific weights for vital bodily functions. Finally add a daily activity, ideally your favourite type of fitness regime and you then have the blueprint for a very successful tool to help you achieve your goals