What is Metabolic Balance and What it is not?

Most people look at Metabolic Balance as a way to lose weight. But Metabolic Balance is not a diet. Instead it is a program to reset your metabolism. It is also a way to (re)balance your hormones.

Metabolism, Combustion and Oxidation

The conversion of food to energy inside our body is called metabolism.

Burning of any fuel in presence of air or oxygen is called combustion.

When oxygen reacts with any atom, molecule or ion to remove one electron it is called oxidation.

So metabolism is the complete process of which combustion and oxidation is a part. When fuel burns, it leaves behind carbon dioxide, water and energy.

Oxygen is a reactive element and as soon as it comes in contact with anything it will remove one electron to achieve stability. For example iron comes in contact with air to oxidise to iron oxide. Something similar happens with a slice of apple exposed to air.

Food is oxidised to provide energy to our body.

Energy is measured in units called ATP which stands for Adenosine triphosphate.

Energy synthesis – food to energy

Everything does being with the choice of the right food. But for the sake of this article we shall begin with food entering into our mouth. Mixing of saliva and breaking down of large chunks of food into smaller particles begins with the mouth. Food then moves to the stomach where it is mixed with digestive acids where the large molecules are broken down. Food then moves to the small intestine where the enzymes start their action of breaking down proteins into amino acids, carbs into sugars and fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

The remainder of action moves to individual cells.

Glucose is the primary source of energy for our cells. It can be used in two ways.

The regular method is Oxidative phosphorylation which happens inside the cell and produces 38 ATP units. This process is more efficient and uses 80% fat and 20% sugar. But this process requires oxygen for producing energy. This comes from the blood which gets oxygen to all the cells. This process is aerobic which means the process which happens in the presence of oxygen.

If we exert a bit or we are running a flight of stairs, the energy demand of our body increases. The oxygen supply to the cells is not sufficient enough for the cells. Now we switch to the emergency system called glycolysis. This is the anaerobic way to create energy in the absence of oxygen. But this process is hardly efficient as it creates only 2 ATP units. But still this is the only system which is available in emergency. It helps us to run and escape from a dangerous situation. It gets us prepared to run if required.

Glycolysis is also the preferred method if there is too much of sugar in your blood. This happens with a carb and sugar rich diet. Too much of sugar is toxic for the body so it tries to get rid of it by forcing the cells to burn this glucose by the fastest way possible, that is glycolysis.

This the reason why your body is constantly burning sugar instead of fat. This is also the cause for disturbance of the metabolic balance of the body.

Coming back to understanding metabolic balance

The first thing a metabolic balance consultant will ask you is blood reports. Your bio markers are the biggest clue as to what might be wrong with your body. The following parameters are checked.

Blood Pressure
Blood Sugar
Cholesterol
Uric Acid
Weight

Why is metabolic balance so effective?

If you guys are still thinking if metabolic balance works, just see the testimonials of the hundreds and thousands of people who have been successful. But the true secret of metabolic balance is food.

Dieticians and food scientists agree that a healthy meal is balanced with carbs, proteins and fats. What they do debate is how much portion of each is to be consumed. Modern lifestyle and diet has disturbed our hormonal balance. One way of restoring it is to change your diet.

A metabolic balance consultant makes a new meal plan with the three components carefully measured to restore your balance. These meal plans are AI generated with the help of years of data backed research.

Anyway without going too much into the science, at the end, it is just a diet change.