By Connie Rutledge CNC ~
For many years now, nutritional science has been based on a generic, mass market approach to health and nutrition. Most of the world’s leading dietary experts have established single, one-size-fits-all diet solutions that have been applied to everyone. Standard nutritional approaches fail to recognize that for genetic reasons, we are all very different from one another on a metabolic or biochemical level. Our bodies process foods and nutrients in a highly individual way and we all have unique needs to ‘run our engines’ and require specific kinds of fuel in order to function efficiently.
One man’s food is another man’s poison. In his book, The Metabolic Typing Diet, William Wolcott, writes that our dietary needs are largely determined by our ancestral heritage. Your ancestors’ dietary needs were the result of their ability to adapt to their natural habitats and geographical location, climate and available food sources. For instance, an equatorial African would have eaten very differently than those in Nordic countries. It seems we may have been misled by the diet and nutrition industries as there is nothing intrinsically healthy or unhealthy about any given food. (And for the sake of argument let us qualify “food “as a natural unprocessed whole food!) All that matters is how well a particular food or dietary regimen fulfills your unique, genetic metabolic requirements.
Chronic illness and weight related issues are significantly on the rise despite our heroic efforts to improve our knowledge about eating right and achieving optimal health. Isn’t everyone you know eating more kale these days? Our state of declining health is a direct result of serious dietary imbalances. These problems persist simply because we have lacked the clinical technology to evaluate and correct nutritional problems on an individual basis. I see it constantly as a Nutritionist; many of us have been relying on tired conventional wisdom that touts eating a so called balanced diet will be the ticket to health…when in fact this is simply not working. There is no one size fits all diet.
I’m thrilled to be able to share with you nutrition’s best kept secret. A diet or nutrient that works well for you may have little or no effect on your friend and may make your next door neighbor worse. Any food or nutrient can have virtually opposite biochemical influences in different people. This is the concept of Metabolic Typing®. When you eat according to your own unique hereditary requirements, as opposed to following universal dos and dont’s, it’s entirely possible that you can prevent and reverse degenerative disease. You can strengthen your immune system and maintain ideal weight. Optimize your physical energy and maintain mental clarity.
As a Certified Metabolic Typing® Advisor, I am able use this cutting edge technology to evaluate your individually unique nutritional requirements and recommend a specific food plan to enable you to function at peak efficiency. This dynamic process developed by William Wolcott has been around for over 30 years and will put an end to nagging blood sugar imbalances, food cravings, digestive problems, hunger, headaches, depression, irritability, weight gain and other debilitating problems. Using this accurate dietary discipline, you’ll enjoy plenty of physical and mental energy as you restore and balance as a result of eating to support your biochemical individuality. Metabolic Typing® is an unrivaled method for determining and developing custom dietary recommendations. I have found it to extremely successful in all manner of health related issues, mainly weight loss and eliminating unwanted symptoms.
Connie Rutledge has offered a real-life, no nonsense approach to health and wellness through consults regarding food and lifestyle for the past 9 years. As a qualified practitioner of Metabolic Typing® and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, Connie is trained in functional Body Testing which combines the best of science and nature. She uses clinical lab tests to assess your biochemical nutritional needs and your digestive and detoxification systems. With the accurate results from such tests, Connie is able to identify the cause of your symptoms and can compile an individualized plan to help you reach your goals. Her program can help you strengthen your immune system, reverse disease, slow down aging, and improve mental clarity.
Connie’s specialty is working with women between the ages of 20 and 65 who just cannot gain control of their health. Whether it is helping those who could never lose weight finally reach their goals or helping with digestive, mood, and behavior issues, her expertise lies in developing customized nutrition and wellness programs for individuals based on their personal needs and goals.
Connie is a Certified Nutritional Counselor and an advanced Certified Metabolic Typing® Advisor with certifications in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition and Amino Acid Therapy. She attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and continues her education routinely through educational conferences within her area of expertise with emphasis on Nutrigenomics, biochemical individual health, digestion and detoxification. She believes we are just scratching the surface in our understanding of the human body. Connie enjoys time with husband Dan, has two grown daughters and loves playing tennis!
Connie has two locations: 1223 Higuera St, #203 and in the Avila Bay Athletic Club and Spa. Call 805-440-6869 or visit www.connierutledge.com.