"This HealthType (The Guardian) is the opportunity to change our industry and the way we talk about fat tissue" 
Cam McDonald, CEO, Precision Healthcare Alliance

Body image. Shame. Societial expectations and norms.

How many women (and men) feel ashamed of their body if they don't fit the 'ideal' image of beauty, size or health?

I've spent my whole life self-conscious about my body, worrying about my weight, constantly trying to be slim.

It feels like it's been the bain of my life.

I've gone on every diet under the sun... keto, paleo, weightwatchers, the Atkins diet, fasting, calorie counting, intermittent fasting, you name it, I probably tried it somewhere along the line if it was in vogue. 

Constantly watching what I eat, weight going up and down like a yoyo, and more recently since menopause not really going down.

I can look at a carrot and put on a pound.

At times I've been happy with my weight, but mostly, since the age of 13, I've held extra pounds in certain areas, par...

Understanding HealthTypes™ and Individual Differences

Stop fighting yourself and start working with your biology

One of the most important foundations of Precision Healthcare is understanding one simple truth:

We are all different.

When health is approached from the assumption that everyone is the same, outcomes are limited, and can even exacerbate problems, because what is right for one person is not necessarily going to be optimal for someone else.

For example:

• eating protein may be extremely healthy for one HealthType™ but not for another
• exercise early morning may suit and be highly beneficial for one HealthType™, but very stressful and non-beneficial for someone else
• whilst eating carbs may be necessary for a 'Sensor' HealthType™ it is likely to have adverse digestive effects for a 'Guardian' HealthType™

So the Precision Health model begins by recognising differences - and then progressively refining how this is understood. 

A reminder summary:

The six HealthT...