BEFORE WE MEET
Oxidizer Profile
How quickly your body burns its fuel
There are two halves to this quiz. Answer both, all the way through, even if one of them starts to feel like it is not you. The comparison between the two scores is what gives the answer, so a low score on one half is as useful as a high score on the other.
Answer for how you have been most of your life, not only how you feel this week. If a question does not apply to you, leave it blank.
PART ONE OF TWO
Slow Oxidizer
Thirty questions.
1
Do you eat to live?
2
Can you go a long time without eating?
3
If you skip meals, is it easy for you to maintain energy and a sense of well being?
4
Are you generally not concerned at all with eating?
5
Do you have a minimal appetite for lunch?
6
Do you have a minimal appetite for dinner?
7
Do you love sweets and need something sweet with a meal to feel satisfied?
8
Does eating before bedtime worsen sleep?
9
Does eating fatty foods like lots of seeds or nut butters make you feel lethargic?
10
Does eating a high protein meal drop your energy afterwards?
11
Does eating sweets or fruits restore lasting energy and give you a sense of well being?
12
Does apple or orange juice alone energize and satisfy you for a long time?
13
Do high carbohydrate, low protein, low fat vegetarian meals (salads, fruits) make you generally feel well satisfied and energized?
14
If you could eat anything you wanted at a buffet, would you sample all the salads and leave room for the desserts?
15
Do you handle juice or water fasts well?
16
If you feel low energy, does eating sweets or fruits restore lasting energy?
17
Are you particularly fond of potatoes?
18
Do you have a sense of sustained well being after eating sweet foods?
19
Do foods taste too salty?
20
Does eating red meat decrease energy and well being?
21
If you are a vegetarian, can you remember what happened when you used to eat red meat?
22
Do you get sleepy or lethargic eating a high protein, high fat meal such as one that is high in seeds, nuts, tofu, spirulina or chlorella?
23
Do you particularly care for sour foods such as lemons?
24
Is it easy for you to go more than 4 hours without food?
25
Is the traditional low protein, high carbohydrate diet easy and natural for you?
26
Do you feel good and energetically sustained after eating grains (those which you are not allergic to)?
27
Has your general health and well being improved since becoming vegetarian or avoiding high protein foods?
28
Did you grow up having any aversions to flesh foods?
29
Did you grow up having any aversions to fatty foods?
30
Does eating primarily fruits and vegetables give you a sense of emotional and mental well being?
Slow · total yes0
PART TWO OF TWO
Fast Oxidizer
Twenty-eight questions.
1
Do you have a strong appetite for breakfast?
2
Do you have a strong appetite for lunch?
3
Do you have a strong appetite for dinner?
4
Do you need to snack frequently?
5
Does a high carbohydrate diet with fruits, veggies and sweets make you feel worse, or not satisfy you?
6
Do you feel satisfied after a high protein meal like tofu, beans, spirulina, nuts, seeds or chlorella?
7
Do you feel better after a high protein meal?
8
Do you crave flesh foods?
9
Does a high protein meal give you a sense of increased energy and well being?
10
Does going 4 hours without food make you feel jittery or weak?
11
Do you need to snack often to feel okay?
12
Do you live to eat?
13
Do you prefer fatty foods over sweets?
14
Does eating sweets throw you out of balance?
15
Does eating sweets deplete your energy within an hour?
16
Does eating before sleep help you sleep?
17
Does eating before sleep help you to sleep through the night?
18
Does having orange or apple juice alone make you feel light headed or hungry?
19
Does eating a high protein or fatty meal (seeds or nuts) restore lasting energy and a feeling of well being?
20
Do you like to eat potatoes?
21
If you are vegetarian, can you remember if eating red meats used to give you energy?
22
Does eating fruit, pastries or candy make you feel worse?
23
Is it hard for you to fast on juice or water?
24
Do you really not care for sweet desserts, but may enjoy something fatty or salty?
25
Do you feel worse after eating grains?
26
Do you like sour foods?
27
Do sweet foods seem too sweet?
28
Do you get a quick lift, and then a sudden drop of energy, from sweet foods?
Fast · total yes0
YOUR PROFILE
Answer the questions above
Your two scores appear here as you go.
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Courtesy of Dr. Gabriel Cousens and used with his permission · Marcela · Spiritual Nutrition Studio
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