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Dr. Scott Ridgen's book, The Ultimate Metabolism Diet: Eat Right for Your Metabolism, which he wrote along with Barbara Schiltz, RN, breaks metabolism into five categories. When people take the short quizzes, called screening questionnaires, in the book to determine which metabolic type they are, they can then begin to fix their body's switched metabolism. The key is a using the glycemic index (GI) for optimum energy.
Switched metabolism occurs when a person eats incorrectly for their genetic body type and the extra pounds pile on. Ridgen and Schiltz provide a remedy for each of the five metabolic types:
- carbohydrate sensitivity
- metabolic syndrome
- hormonal imbalance
- food hypersensitivities
- liver detoxification/weight gain with chronic illness
In addition to the five metabolic types, Ridgen focuses on the following general principles of success: