It's hard to put into words the difference it can make mentally and physically to discover your HealthType™, because the change to one's life can be so dramatic (in a good way).

So let me try and find a way to describe it...

One word would be profound.

Another is relief.

• The relief of recognizing why you think and behave the way you do, and perhaps never fully understood... until now.
• The relief of understanding why you do things differently and have your own preferences, likes and dislikes from others around you (family, partner, colleagues, friends...) - and that it's OK to embody your uniqueness
• Understanding why, for example, you don't like to eat until midday whilst your mate might be chowing down on breakfast by 6am
• Understanding why it is you can't face the gym until 3pm, when others are sweating it out at HIIT classes at 7am

The relief of understanding we are all so so different, and that it's OK - and even more than that - necessary to live in alignment with your i...

"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...