Mixed Profile

If you are Mixed Profile then you have a good balance between both your parasympathetic and sympathetic sides of your autonomic nervous system. Here are the characteristics associated with your profile. (Note that these characteristics are generalizations and that you may not identify with all of these traits.)

Physical Characteristics:
  • Age-appropriate appearance
  • Average weight

Emotional Traits:

  • Patient
  • Average spirits
  • Cooperative
  • Generally friendly
  • Somewhat creative
  • Somewhat analytical
  • Desires better organization
Physical Traits:
  • Balanced in every way
  • Average energy
  • Average stamina
  • Average metabolism
  • Good digestion of all food groups
  • Poorly suited for a vegetarian diet
  • Normal blood sugar

The Mixed Profile comprises the majority of the average healthy population. The Mixed Profile maintains characteristics of both the Protein and Carbohydrate Profiles, and for this reason the Mixed Profile is balanced in a lot of areas, particularly when it comes to food. They can be viewed as a human "garbage disposal" because they can consume a wide variety of foods with little difficulty.

Very similar to the Protein Profile, the Mixed Profile has high protein needs and is not suited for a vegetarian lifestyle. In fact, a Mixed Profile can consume protein 2-3 times per day, including protein shakes, meat, fish, chicken, nuts, nut butters, and seeds. The average male should not consume more than 4 ounces of animal protein, and the average female more than 3 ounces of animal protein, at any given time. This is about the size of your palm. The ProfilePlate™ has been designed with this portion limitation in mind.

As with the Carbohydrate Profile, carbohydrates are not a major problem for the Mixed Profile. The Mixed Profile can consume both low-glycemic carbohydrates (vegetables and fruits) and moderate-glycemic carbohydrates (brown rice, and beans), but should stay clear of high-glycemic carbohydrates (bread, pastries, cookies, cereal, and pasta). Vegetable carbohydrates should be the primary form of carbohydrate chosen at mealtime. Starchy carbohydrates may be in added in small a quantity as a secondary carbohydrate, only if vegetable carbohydrates are consumed first.