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Diet Typing allows us to test your Blood
pH (is your blood
alkaline or
acidic?) and glucose (how fast do you process your
foods).
These two tests will determine what types of foods you need
to be eating more or less of. |
Understanding The
Lion Diet Type
Lions feel better on a high
protein, much lower carbohydrate diet.
The Hauser Lion Diet Type
60% protein / 25% fat / 15% carbs
The Lion Diet is typically recommended
therapeutically for people whose
Diet Typing results
show abnormalities in both the glucose tolerance
test and blood pH.
Two different patterns of glucose tolerance results
both need the Lion Diet. A “true” Lion will be a
fast oxidizer of food and have
acidic blood pH. The
second pattern, which is quite common in overweight
America, also has acidic blood pH, but the glucose
tolerance test shows a slow oxidizer with high
insulin levels (insulin resistance). This person
also needs a Lion Diet to regain insulin
sensitivity. Thus, the Lion Diet is very high in
protein and fat, with a very small amount of
carbohydrates. Eating these foods regularly (every
3-4 hours, even including a snack before bed) helps
to prevent blood sugar swings, raise blood pH, and
lower insulin levels, thus, trying to normalize the
Lion's abnormal physiology.
What Does It Mean To
Have Acidic Blood?
We describe your blood pH as acidic, normal, or
alkaline. We test your blood pH using a CLIA
(laboratory governing body) approved machine that is
used in most Intensive Care Units in America.
Venous Blood pH below
7.364
Our pH machine at Caring Medical is calibrated so
that if your blood pH reads below 7.364 you are
considered acidic. Be aware that this may vary if
you are reading literature, or getting tested from
another source or institution. Also, we are talking
about VENOUS BLOOD pH…not urine or saliva pH. Keep
that in mind if you are researching pH.
Effects of Acidic
Blood
Low Energy
When you are outside of the normal range for blood
pH, the amount of ATP you produce will decrease. ATP
is a chemical compound that stores a lot of energy.
Produce little ATP, you feel tired.
What to do
Fats and proteins, meaning meat, eggs, oil, and nuts
just to name a few, are foods that will help
increase, or alkalinize an LIONs blood pH. However
this is not always the case due to other factors
that we test.
Don’t forget the effect that temperature has on your
blood pH. People with acidic blood tend to be cold.
So they crave hot weather. Heat will alkalinize the
blood pH. So sitting in a hot tub or sauna is always
an option!
Should I Eliminate Carbs Completely?
A lot of people lose weight by following a low carbohydrate, high
protein diet such as the Atkins Diet. Many people have nearly completely
eliminated carbohydrates from their diets. We find that the Lions are
the most restricted in carbohydrates out of the five Hauser Diet Types,
but you should not get rid off all of the carbohydrates because your
brain and body must have some carbohydrates every day in order to
function optimally. Lions should consume
complex carbohydrates only.
Include foods such as whole grain rice, legumes, and oats, but only in
small amounts.
10 Guidelines to Being a Lion
Eat protein with
every meal!
Because protein is the center of your diet,
every
meal should be centered around it. If you have a
couple snacks that are more fat based, that’s okay. But your
big meals
should consist of mainly protein sources.
As a Lion a big part of
your diet is fat, not just protein
A Lion needs fat in their diet. See the
Fat Forum
Stay away from low
fat products.
The Lion Diet
says you need fat. Not to mention a lot of those items may
have added sugars in them instead of fat, not good for a
Lion. So when it comes to peanut butter and salad
dressings-go full fat!
Don’t buy low carb food items, such as
bread. When we tell you to
limit your carb intake, we don’t mean go out and purchase
carbohydrate based foods that have been altered to be
considered low carb. The limited amount of carbs you do have
should be nutrient dense and natural.
You should eat
often.
Lions tend to be people
who need frequent meals in order to keep energy levels
stable. Don’t wait until your starving to eat something,
it’s too late then. That’s when you’re most likely to make
bad nutritional decisions.
It’s okay to have
protein shakes, but don’t rely on them for the majority of
your protein intake.
Real food
is always preferable because of the extra nutrients you get
from it.
Shakes are really good for those times when you’re
in a hurry and for those people just starting out on a high
protein diet and need some time to adjust. Having one a day
is okay, but don’t plan all your meals around them.
Eating foods that
are packaged and processed should be avoided.
Not only does your Hauser Diet say eat protein and fat, it
also says to eat natural. Your health will benefit greatly
by eliminating processed foods that are full of food
chemicals and things that are toxic to the body.
Meatless veggie
burgers that are made with vegetables and grains are not
great protein sources. These
are mostly carbohydrate based, with just a little bit of
needed protein. If you do purchase these items, make sure
they are as natural as you can get, and be sure to get other
protein sources in your daily diet.
Stay away from
sugar and sugar products.
Sugar and simple carbohydrates are not good for Lions. They
deplete your energy, hurt your immune system, and promote
quick weight gain!
Fruit should not
be part of your diet! Sounds crazy right?
You’re a Lion, and because we eliminate sugar on your diet,
we also eliminate fruit. The majority of calories in fruit
come from sugar. As for the good nutrients found in fruits
like antioxidants, you will be able to those from other
foods in your diet.
Take these ten tips of the
trade and put them into practice. They will help you get the
most out of your Hauser Lion Diet. |
Mom Finds Energy with the
Lion Diet
Andrea
came to Caring
Medical within hopes of
improving her energy swings
she was having everyday. Not
only did Andrea home-school
her two children, she also
kept a very busy schedule.
She noticed that no matter
how “healthy” she ate, she
could never have enough
energy to get through the
day. She ate organic food,
drank herbal teas, and even
eliminated gluten from her
diet in hopes of an answer.
Andrea decided to come to
Caring Medical last summer
and get Diet Typing to see
what individual diet would
work best for her energy
levels.
Andrea’s Diet Typing results
showed that she was in fact
a fast oxidizer and had
blood sugars that dipped
below normal. She also had
acidic pH. These two factors
meant that Andrea would need
to follow the Hauser Lion
Diet, which is a very high
protein and fat diet that
helpsto prevent blood sugar
and energy crashes and raise
her blood pH back into the
normal range.
After one month on the
Hauser Lion Diet, Andrea
returned to Caring Medical
and reported that she
couldn’t believe how much
better she felt on the Lion
Diet. She said that her
energy was higher, she felt
satisfied after each meal,
and she didn’t crave food in
between meals or snacks. In
fact, she even attended a
family camp for 2 weeks and
was able to eat mostly meat
and vegetables – she said
she has never felt better!
She was more than ready to
begin another year of
home-schooling and was
confident she would have
enough energy to get through
each day.
This is a simple example of
how knowing what foods your
body needs can help you live
and enjoy life to the
fullest capacity. Eating
right for your Diet Type is
not necessarily about losing
weight. Andrea didn’t have a
weight problem. But she was
tremendously tired.
Andrea, like many of our
patients, “thought” she was
eating “healthy.” But the
question is – what IS
healthy – for YOU? Just
because the media says that
fruits and carbs are healthy
for the general public,
doesn’t make them
particularly healthy for
you. In Andrea’s case, she
was eating too many
“healthy” fruits and carbs,
which actually were
un-healthy for her
particular Hauser Diet Type.
The great thing about Hauser
Diet Typing is that you can
know for sure what foods you
need to eat in order to feel
great. If you are interested
in getting Hauser Diet
Typing, we’d love to help
you! Give us a call today!
Follow-up for
Home School Mom
As you may know, the Hauser
Lion Diet is the highest
protein/fat diet of all the
Hauser Diet Types. It is
designed for people who have
acidic blood pH and have
proved to be fast oxidizers
based on their modified
glucose tolerance test.
Sometimes this diet is
prescribed only for a short
while to balance a person’s
blood pH, and then the
person may be switched to
the Otter Diet. However
there are some people who
need to follow this diet
indefinitely – their bodies
feel better and function
better on this carnivorous
diet.
Andrea noticed immediate
changes on the diet and was
very happy with her energy
levels. Within one month she
was noticing some serious
changes, although she was
still about 10 pounds
overweight. After looking at
her food diary, we
determined that she was
doing great on the diet.
However when we asked about
exercise, she admitted that
she hadn’t had time to add
that to her routine. We
explained that the diet can
help with a number of
things, but exercise is a
very important factor in
overall health, especially
when trying to lose weight.
We pointed her in the right
direction as to where to
start with exercise and she
was off to incorporate one
more change to her
lifestyle.
Seven months later
she returned for a follow-up
nutrition visit. We
instructed her to continue
with the Lion Diet and to
let us know if anything
changed with her energy or
weight loss. But it seems
that this busy mom has found
the diet she had been
looking for and now had made
it a part of her life. Along
with some exercise and
continued positive thinking,
she was sure to continue
with feeling great!
Diabetes and the Lion
Ben, a busy business owner
came to see us because he
didn’t have the energy to
"feel good and work hard"
everyday. He had high
cholesterol, headaches, and
needed a diet that would
help him lose the
exhausted feeling he
had in the middle of each
day.
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