Protein Profile Dietary Guidelines
High-protein/high-purine/high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet

If you are a Protein Profile then your parasympathetic  (rest and digest ) side of your autonomic nervous system dominates.  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 Build:
  • Average build and height
  • Round face and skull
  • Shorter, wider build
  • Often heavier in weight
  • Females – retain weight from the hips down (pear-shaped)
  • Males – retain weight around the face and waist
  • Soft body
  • Tend to look younger than your age

Emotional Traits:

  • Extremely patient
  • Easily depressed
  • Easy-going
  • Very friendly
  • Intuitive
  • Disorganized
  • Creative
  • “Right-brained”
  • Procrastinates

Physical Traits:

  • Inaction-oriented
  • Exercise-avoidant
  • Fatigues easily
  • Tends to need caffeine
  • Slow metabolism
  • Excessive appetite
  • More nerve energy put into digestion & internal function
  • Good, rapid digestion
  • Prone to diarrhea if stressed
  • Good energy conservation/ rapid fat storage
  • Retains weight very easily
  • High-glycemic foods (refined carbohydrates) cause rapid weight gain
  • Digests protein well
  • Poor digestion of some vegetables (broccoli, peppers)
  • Poorly suited for a vegetarian diet
  • Low blood sugar
  • Oily skin
  • Allergies
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Cold sores
  • Has the greatest incidence of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes

The Protein Profile oxidizes carbohydrates too quickly and as a result produces cellular energy too slowly in comparison to the other body types. Surprisingly, the Protein Profile converts nearly all carbohydrates consumed into stored fat rather than energy. This "fat-storage" feature was great back in the "hunter-gatherer" days when man had to hunt for his next meal and "food shortages" were common, but today it is not so good. Having the thrifty gene for "good fat storage" often manifests in a weight problem in today's society, particularly if the wrong foods are consumed.

This is why Protein Profiles must really watch what they eat. A diet filled with high-glycemic carbohydrates (bread, pastries, cookies, cereal, and pasta) will cause a Protein Profile to store fat all over the body, which is seen via the common "apple or pear shape". Even moderate-glycemic foods (potatoes, rice, and beans) will likely result in weight gain.