Tree of Life Center US –
Fast/ Slow Oxidizer Profiles
© Conscious Eating, Gabriel Cousens M.D.
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Slow Oxidizer Profile
| 1. | Do you eat to live? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 2. | Can you go a long time without eating? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 3. | If you skip meals, is it easy for you to maintain energy and a sense of well being? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 4. | Are you generally not concerned at all with eating? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 5. | Do you have a minimal appetite for lunch? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 6. | Do you have a minimal appetite for dinner? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 7. | Do you love sweets and need something sweet with a meal to feel satisfied? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 8. | Does eating before bedtime worsen sleep? | ¨Y ¨N | |
| 9. | Does eating fatty foods like lots of seeds or nut butters make you feel lethargic? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 10. | Does eating a high protein meal drop your energy afterwards? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 11. | Does eating sweets or fruits restore lasting energy and give you a sense of well being? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 12. | Does apple or orange juice alone energize and satisfy you for a long time? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 13. | Do high carbohydrate, low protein, low fat vegetarian meals (salads, fruits) make you generally feel well satisfied and energized? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 14. | If you could eat anything you wanted (what you like) at a buffet, would you sample all the salads and leave room for the desserts? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 15. | Do you handle juice or water fasts well? | ¨Y ¨N | |
| 16. | If you feel low energy, does eating sweets or fruits restore lasting energy? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 17. | Are you particularly fond of potatoes? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 18. | Do you have a sense of sustained well being after eating sweet foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 19. | Do foods taste too salty? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 20. | Does eating red meat decrease energy and well being? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 21. | If you are a vegetarian, can you remember what happened when you used to eat red meat? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 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 chorella? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 23. | Do you particularly care for sour foods such as lemons? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 24. | Do you rarely want snacks? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 25. | Is it easy for you to go more than 4 hours without food? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 26. | Is the traditional low protein, high carbohydrate diet easy and natural for you? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 27. | Do you feel good and energetically sustained after eating grains (those which you are not allergic)? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 28. | Has your general health and well being improved since becoming vegetarian or avoiding high protein foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 29. | Did you grow up having any aversions to flesh foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 30. | Did you grow up having any aversions to fatty foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 31. | Does eating primarily fruits and vegetables give you a sense of emotional and mental well being? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| TOTAL: |
Y |
N |
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Fast Oxidizer Profile
| 1. | Do you have a strong appetite for breakfast? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 2. | Do you have a strong appetite for lunch? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 3. | Do you have a strong appetite for dinner? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 4. | Do you need to snack frequently? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 5. | Does a high carbohydrate diet with fruits/veggies/sweets make you feel worse or not satisfy you? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 6. | Do you feel satisfied after a high protein meal like tofu, beans, spirulina, nuts, seeds, or chlorella? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 7. | Do you feel better after a high protein meal? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 8. | Do you crave flesh foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 9. | Does a high protein meal give you a sense of increased energy and well being? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 10. | Does going 4 hours without food make you feel jittery or weak? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 11. | Do you need to snack often to feel okay? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 12. | Do you live to eat? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 13. | Do you prefer fatty foods over sweets? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 14. | Does eating sweets throw you out of balance? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 15. | Does eating sweets deplete your energy within an hour? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 16. | Does eating before sleep help you sleep? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 17. | Does eating before sleep help you to sleep through the night? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 18. | Does having orange or apple juice alone make you feel light headed or hungry? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 19. | Does eating a high protein or fatty meal (seeds or nuts) restore lasting energy and a feeling of well being? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 20. | Do you like to eat potatoes? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 21. | If you are vegetarian, can you remember if eating red meats used to give you energy? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 22. | Does eating fruit, pastries or candy make you feel worse? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 23. | Is it hard for you to fast on juice or water? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 24. | Do you really not care for sweet deserts, but may enjoy something fatty or salty? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 25. | Do you feel worse after eating grains? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 26. | Do you like sour foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 27. | Do sweet foods seem too sweet? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 28. | Do you get a quick lift, and then suddenly drop of energy from sweet foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 29. | If you skip meals, does it cause you to be weak, jittery, low energy and unbalanced? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| 30. | Do you love or crave salty foods? | ¨Y¨ N | |
| TOTAL: |
Y |
N |
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