Nutrition According to Your Primal Pattern Type

There's always new diet plans coming out that grab our attention. These days popular diets such as keto, plant based and fasting are making headlines with many people giving them a try. But are these plans best for what your body needs?

Keto:

This is a low carb diet, high in fat and protein. Generally, this diet is followed by people who are trying to control their insulin/blood sugar levels (ie: type 2 diabetes) or who believe ‘carbs are bad’.

Plant Based:

As it sounds - less animal protein and more fruit, whole grains and vegetables. This diet has become popular because of the recent trend that ‘meat is bad’ or that plant based is the most healthy way to live for longevity. While there is a lot of benefits to eating more plant based, it is important to not eat processed versions.

Fasting:

This plan is about decreasing the amount of calories you consume by going longer than 12 hours between meals. This has become popular as a way to burn more fat and support longevity.

While all the above diets have their benefits, what we fail to realize is that every body is different according to our ‘Primal Pattern Type’. Your ‘Primal Pattern’ is the ancestral diet you genetically evolved with depending on where your ancestors lived on the planet. For example, if your ancestral roots come from equatorial regions, you have evolved to eat more plant based since fruits and vegetables are abundant year round. 

If you ever have done a genetic test you can see how your ancestry connects the dots with your nutrition. However, an easier way to determine your ‘Primal Pattern Type’ is to complete this Primal Pattern Type Quiz which takes less than 5 minutes. The quiz will tell you if you are a ‘Carb Type’, ‘Protein Type’ or ‘Mixed Type’ and what each of these ‘Types’ mean.

Spoiler alert: If you are ‘Carb Type’ keto may not be the best diet for you. If you are a ‘Protein Type’ plant based may not be the best for you.

The best way to eat is by following your primal pattern type. That does not mean you can not incorporate keto, plant based meals or fasting… It just means that for most of the time you want to eat according to your ‘Type’.

We have seen many of our Transformation clients incorporate this knowledge into their lifestyle resulting in feeling better, burning more fat, and having more energy!

Learn more about Primal Pattern Typing and the Quiz HERE.