Q: Who analyzes my test results and how is it done?
A: All Healthexcel Metabolic Typing Analyses are performed at the Healthexcel Computer Center. All of your data - the answers to your questionnaire, the results of your Challenge Tests (if you had them - comprehensive program), the results of your Hair Analysis (if you had one - comprehensive program) are fed into the computer. The computer analyzes the status of your Fundamental Homeostatic Control Systems, determines your Metabolic Type and designs your Metabolic Type Program.

Q: How are the foods selected for my Recommended Foods List?
A: The basis of your Metabolic Type Diet lies in the Autonomic and Oxidative influences. Foods (and nutrients) have specific stimulatory/inhibitory and acidifying/alkalinizing effects on the body that directly influence these control systems. The foods in your diet plan are selected based upon your Dominant system. The presence of imbalances in other FHC's may require additional refinements in the diet, calling for restrictions of a few selected foods.

Q: Will I see positive results right away when I start eating the right foods for me?
A: In most cases, yes. But the changes may not be what you expect. For example, you may suffer from low energy. After starting the program, you may notice some improvement right away, but not total resolution. On the other hand, at first you may just notice that your skin clears up and your hair grows faster and has become more lustrous. Complete resolution to your original problem may take a little longer because certain organs and glands may need to rebuild and rejuvenate, something that takes a little more time to accomplish. Generally speaking, the longer a problem has been present, the longer it takes to correct. So think more in terms of short term and long term benefits. Short term, expect to see an improvement in appetite, less cravings and desire for junk foods, more energy and improved sense of well-being. Long term, look for steady reversal of more chronic problems.

Q: There are times when I feel bad. I have a slight headache, I'm tired and I feel irritable. What should I do?
A: This sounds like a classic situation that we refer to as "detoxifying." Taken to the extreme, it can be what people call a "healing crisis." In many, if not most cases, it's a sign that something good is happening...but happening just a little too quickly. It works like this: Every cell in your body is naturally equipped to detoxify. If it wasn't, it would asphyxiate from autointoxication of its own metabolic waste. When the body chemistry is not balanced like it should be, the process of cellular detoxification is not as efficient as it should be. On the other hand, when you start balancing your body chemistry, those 100 trillion little (cellular) "garbage cans" start dumping their waste into the bloodstream, to be taken to the organs of detoxification (liver, colon, lungs, kidneys, skin) for elimination. So when this process happens faster than the organs can get the toxins out of the body, a type of 'backlog' in the bloodstream occurs and this is what produces the (temporary) uncomfortable symptoms. Should this happen, stop your supplements for a day or two to allow your body to catch up. Then resume your program once again. In this way, cycle on and off your supplements as need until your body has cleared the toxins sufficiently to allow you to continue uninterrupted once again. Discuss this subject with your advisor.

Q: Do I have to do the Metabolic Typing Program forever to stay healthy and well?
A: There is a difference between a therapeutic program (one that is designed to rebuild your health) and a nutritional maintenance program. If you want to stay healthy over your lifetime, you will always need to meet the nutritional requirements of your Metabolic Type. However, you will not need to take large amounts of supplements and be extremely strict with your diet forever. Once you have balanced your body chemistry and optimized your health, it is fairly easy to minimize the intake of foods that are wrong for you and stick with those that keep you well. Remember, a diet that is right for your Metabolic Type is the diet on which you will feel and look your best.