The Metabolic Health Program

Decode the unique language of your metabolism. Knowing how your body processes energy, manages weight and responds to various foods empowers you to make informed decisions about your diet and lifestyle, paving the way for sustainable well-being.

The Program Curriculum

    • Explore the basics of metabolism and how it influences your health.

    • Learn about the key metabolic players: calories, hormones, and energy balance.

    • Discover how to measure your metabolic rate.

    • Set personalized goals and expectations for the course.

  • Nutrient Timing and Meal Planning

    • Discuss the importance of meal timing and how it affects metabolism.

    • Create a personalized meal plan to support your goals.

  • Smart Food Choices

    • Explore the impact of different food choices on your metabolism.

    • Learn to make healthier food choices and read labels effectively.

  • Exercise for Metabolic Health

    • Understand how different types of exercise influence metabolism.

    • Develop a customized fitness plan that aligns with your metabolic goals.

  • Metabolic Health and Stress Management

    • Explore the connection between stress and metabolism.

    • Learn relaxation techniques and stress-reduction strategies

  • Monitoring Progress

    • Discover the importance of tracking your metabolic health.

    • Learn to interpret data from devices like wearables and apps.

  • Sustainable Habits for Life

    • Discuss strategies for maintaining and further improving metabolic health.

    • Develop a long-term action plan for continued success.

  • Throughout the course, participants have access to regular Q&A sessions and a supportive online community to share experiences, ask questions, and stay motivated.

The 4 Week Program Takeaways.

  • Objective:

    Carry on with your usual routine as you would. Eat the same diet, stick to the same mealtimes, exercise, sleep schedule as you have been doing. This will give you a realistic picture of how your metabolism has been functioning. You will start to recognize patterns of how certain foods, sleep, stress, and exercise impact your blood sugar, your mood and energy level throughout the day.

    Learn:

    • What is metabolism and how it is unique for each individual.

    • How are carbs, protein and fats converted into energy.

    • Role of insulin and how it can be a friend or a foe.

    • 7 key factors that affect our metabolism (only one of them is food).

  • Objective:

    Not getting the results you expected from your diet or exercise routine? The answer might lie in your circadian rhythm. If you focus on optimizing your internal body clock, you will see how your metabolism works much more efficiently, even with minimal changes to diet and exercise. Learn about the fundamentals of health to get the most out of your wellness efforts.

    Learn:

    • Chrono nutrition: how our circadian rhythm holds the key to optimizing our metabolism.

    • Importance of a daily routine.

    • Intermittent fasting as a tool for detox and insulin reset: how to do it correctly.

    • Eastern medicine perspective on metabolism.

    • What makes our blood sugar go up and down, besides food.

  • Objective:

    Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. It’s time we make peace with our ‘enemies’ that have been tempting us and guilting us. We have been brainwashed in thinking certain foods are ‘good’ and ‘bad’. This week you will try all your favorite things, guilt free. Learn for yourself what is good and bad when it comes to your unique metabolism.

    Learn:

    • Nutrition 101: Overview of the macronutrients: Carbs, Protein, Fat and Fiber why each one of them matter.

    • How to read a food label.

    • The right way to eat carbs and enjoy them.

    • Impact of eating speed on blood sugar.

    • Hormones and metabolism.

  • Objective:

    Now it’s time to put all the information your gathered into action. The goal is not to avoid carbs, sugar or never have a glass of wine and stay up late. Instead learn which diet and lifestyle components have the biggest impact on your metabolism. Also, there are hacks to mitigate the impact on your metabolism. In other words, you can have your cake and eat it too (occasionally).

    Learn:

    • 4 hacks to lower blood sugar without giving up your favorite carbs.

    • How to eat out without sacrificing your metabolism.

    • The right way to exercise.

    • How to access your metabolic health going forward.

    • Review of blood tests and other metrics.

Chiti Parikh, MD - Integrative Physician, Advisor

“Every individual is different. What makes them unique are their mental, physical, emotional, social and spiritual components. When we talk about treatments, it’s important to address all these parts”.