provide specific dietary advice for your body and its needs.
Personalised nutrition for weight loss isn’t a new concept or the latest fad. For centuries, nutritionists and dietitians have provided personalised dietary advice to their clients. However, our knowledge and technology have advanced over the years allowing practitioners to better utilise your individual data to optimise your health and encourage weight loss.
There is no one-size-fits-all dietary approach.
When it comes to nutrition and health, there is no one-size-fits-all. If there was, we wouldn’t see the sheer number of diets, supplements and meal replacement products that all claim to help you lose excess weight, and quickly. What works for me won’t necessarily work for you and vice versa. How your body responds to particular foods or diets will differ from the person standing next to you. Personalised nutrition uses your data to help identify what nutrients your body needs and doesn’t need to improve your health and support you in achieving your personal health goals. Research has found people who receive personalised nutrition advice adopt sustainable, healthier eating habits that lead to lasting improvements in health including weight loss that stays off.
At Sage & Ginger, we use Metabolic Balance® as a tool to provide a personalised nutrition plan based on your blood results, health goals, medical history, current medication use, body measurements and food preferences. Rather than give you an unsustainable plan based on a population, we give you a nutrition plan that’s tailored completely to you and your lifestyle.
How personalised nutrition helps you lose weight
According to Australia’s National Nutrition Survey (2011-2012), more than 2.3 million Aussies over the age of 15 were on a diet to lose weight. Now I’m guessing, like me, you’ve tried a trending diet at some point to help lose some of those kilos that have crept up over the years.
Perhaps you’ve been successful on that diet and dropped the kilos. Maybe you’ve been able to keep it off, but like many, including me, the weight has slowly come back as you begin to eat “normally” again.
The downfall of many of these diets is that they aren’t sustainable. Most diets are carbohydrate and/or calorie-reduced, and overall nutritionally very one-sided. Restrictive eating leads to feelings of deprivation and diet fatigue set in. Before you know it, old habits are creeping in and so is the weight.
This is the key difference between personalised nutrition and a trending diet. Metabolic Balance® is not a diet! And you get to eat carbs!
It’s a hormone and metabolism re-balancing program that encourages weight loss. Your nutrition plan is unique to you as it has been created based on your blood results including your blood glucose levels, inflammatory markers, liver function and TSH thyroid. We can also use this information to help fill in any gaps, correct deficiencies and get to the bottom of your health issues.
How does Metabolic Balance® help you lose weight if it’s not a diet?
The basic premise of the Metabolic Balance® program is to rebalance and control optimal hormone balance, particularly insulin. This helps to avoid the blood sugar rollercoaster that can dominate your eating habits and tendency to reach for those high-calorie foods. It also helps to reset your metabolism and encourage your body to use energy and burn fat at its optimum level. Hello, weight loss.
The Metabolic Balance® program gives you clear guidelines as to what to eat and when to
fuel and nourish your body. And perhaps one of the most valuable aspects of the program is the support you receive from us that helps you integrate your plan in your life permanently for vitality and optimal health.
Whether you’re ready to lose weight and keep it off or you’re contemplating whether a personalised nutrition program is right for you, book a complimentary wellness call. We can discuss your goals and current health challenges to find the best solution for you.