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We all want to be able to get all the nutrients we need from the food we eat.  However, everybody is individual, and the way that you respond to each food will be different to the way that I do.  That means that to meet our nutritional requirements, we need to eat differently. ​But what and how?  This is where Metabolic Balance™ comes in.  Developed by a German endocrinologist (who had also studied nutrition), Dr Wolf Funfack, in collaboration with nutritional engineer, Sylvia Burkle, Metabolic Balance™ analyses a patient’s blood test results and symptoms to create food plans for each individual.  ​It does this by applying over 700 algorithms to each client’s details to determine exactly which foods should be eaten and in which quantities to optimise their nutrient status, restore homeostasis and promote healing.

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Metabolic Balance™ is primarily known as a weight-loss programme, due to its celebrity status, with high profile clients such as Boy George and Kirsty Allsopp, but each plan is much more than that.  It will:

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•  help you lose excess weight healthily (if required)

•  improve your energy

•  reboot your metabolism

•  replenish your nutrients 

•  regulate your hormone levels

•  normalise blood glucose levels

•  reduce inflammation

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This makes it extremely powerful and as a nutritional therapist, I just love that it creates plans that truly use food as medicine.  And it works;  for weight loss, thyroid conditions, digestive complaints, hormonal problems, inflammatory conditions, uncomfortable peri-menopause symptoms, NAFLD, metabolic issues such as pre-diabetes and diabetes.   In fact, the list just goes on and on.

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This is evident in the Metabolic Balance™ Stories podcast, made up of clients who have been through the Metabolic Balance™ program and coaches that use it in their practice.  You can use the search to find the episodes relevant to you.  You'll also find me being interviewed by the podcast host, Cherry Wills PhD, who leads Metabolic Balance in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

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In terms of weight loss, one of the strengths of Metabolic Balance is that it protects muscle mass and improves nutrient status while also allowing any excess weight to be shed.  The three meals a day are based on real food; it is not a 'fad' diet or very low calorie or based on shakes to replace meals.  Just real foods that are easily available.  It has also successfully been used alongside weight loss medications and/or surgical weight loss procedures, where it helps to protect and enhance the underlying health of each client.  

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For this reason, I prefer to start any program with Metabolic Balance™ to allow me to define which food combinations are really going to help my clients feel better and start to heal properly.  Once the foods have begun to do their job, we can then look to see if any supplements are required. This way, my clients can truly feel the healing power of an individualised diet engineered specifically for them, and also the power of targeted supplements, if required.

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