Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food.
Hippocrates. c 400BC
Metabolic Balance® is a well established and scientific program.
Metabolic Balance® is an individualized program based on your blood test results and your medical history.
Metabolic Balance® aims to balance your hormones and metabolism, bringing your body back to a state of well-being and addressing various lifestyle diseases, especially Metabolic Syndrome.
The Metabolic Balance® Program has been proven to be an extremely effective and sustainable weight loss tool.
Ready to reset and supercharge your metabolism? You can start your free consultation or read on to learn more about Metabolic Balance.
Metabolic Balance® Program
The Metabolic Balance® Program is a complete nutritional program, providing you with grocery lists, meal plans, recipes, and private community resources.
I will be your own personal Metabolic Balance® Coach to support and encourage you on your journey to optimal well-being. The program is typically 6 months long.
The 8 Rules of Metabolic Balance
To successfully implement the program, Metabolic Balance® asks that participants follow these 8 simple rules:
- Eat only three meals per day.
- Ensure a five-hour break between your meals.
- Eat each meal within a 60-minute period.
- Begin each meal with a small amount of protein.
- Only include one kind of protein at each meal.
- Do not eat after 9:00 pm.
- Drink at least your prescribed portion of water.
- Eat your fruit portion (including an apple every day) at the end of each meal.
Each of these rules ensures that your body can optimally process the food in your prescribed diet.
The 4 Phases of Metabolic Balance®
The Metabolic Balance® Program is broken down into four phases, intended to cleanse and detox, then slowly transition you to a state that can be maintained for life:
- Phase 1: Cleanse
- Phase 2: Detox
- Phase 3: Relaxed Conversion
- Phase 4: Maintenance
Metabolic Balance® Phase 1: Cleanse
Duration: 2 days
The first phase of the Metabolic Balance Program is a short but intense cleanse to clear your intestines and prepare your body for your new diet and lifestyle.
Metabolic Balance® Phase 2: Detox
Duration: At least 14 days until when you are close to your target
The second phase of the Metabolic Balance Program is a detox to eliminate toxins from your body, removing inflammatory markers and neutralizing acidity.
Metabolic Balance® Phase 3: Relaxed Conversion
Duration: Dependent on your process
Metabolic Balance® Phase 4: Maintenance
Duration: Indefinite
Once you’ve reached your target and internalized the lifestyle change, you can begin to add foods into your diet in a way that is healthy for your metabolism.
Metabolic Balance® Diet
Each diet prescribed under the Metabolic Balance® Program is unique to your blood test results.
The Metabolic Balance® diet consists of specific foods that contain the macronutrients (fats, carbs, and proteins), vitamins and minerals essential for rebalancing your hormones and your weight. Importantly, the Metabolic Balance® Diet also omits foods that trigger your specific intolerances and allergies.
The Metabolic Balance diet is especially effective in treating Metabolic Syndrome and modern lifestyle diseases.
Metabolic Balance® Sample Menu: What a Meal Plan looks like.
Foods and quantities are unique to each person. This only a sample.
You will choose the foods that are on your specific shopping list for your unique menu plan.
| Suggestion 1 | Suggestion 2 | Suggestion 3 |
| Breakfast 175 g Yogurt Fruit Bread | Breakfast 175 ml Milk Products 30 g Starch Fruit | Breakfast 25 g Nuts 20 g Seeds 80 g Vegetables Fruit |
| WAIT 5 HOURS | ||
| Lunch 2 Eggs 125 g Vegetables Fruit Bread | Lunch 105 g Meat 125 g Vegetables Fruit Bread | Lunch 105 g Poultry 125 g Salad Fruit Bread |
| WAIT 5 HOURS | ||
| Dinner 115 g Fish 135 g Vegetables Fruit Bread | Dinner 65 g Legumes 135 g Vegetables Fruit Bread | Dinner 80 g Cheese 135 g Vegetables Fruit Bread |
Metabolic Balance® Coaching
A key component of the Metabolic Balance® program is personal one-on-one coaching. Your Metabolic Balance® Coach, Marilyn Freedman, will guide and support you through the phases as you learn the principles of what, when, and how to eat, according to tested lifestyle habits to mark your success.
First appointment:
- Evaluate your health goals
- Diet diary
- Evaluate the 4 pillars of health
- Complete your intake form and medical assessment
- Welcome package, including the Requisition form for lab work
2nd appointment:
After blood work is completed
- Getting Started Guide
- Review phases 1 and 2 of your plan in great detail
- Select an official start date
- We will have frequent communication during the first 16 days
3rd appointment:
On day 16:
- Evaluate and review results so far
4th appointment:
- Beginning Phase 3
5th appointment:
- Beginning Phase 4
Weekly Friday noon EST, ZOOM Community Meet-Up
- Educational webinars, and nutritional fact sharing
- Check in and ask questions, learn and share with other Metabolic Balance clients
How does the Metabolic Balance® Blood Test Work?
Once you have signed up for the Metabolic Balance Program, your Metabolic Balance® Coach requisitions a blood test for you, which can be taken at your local lab. Your blood test results will be sent to the Metabolic Balance® Head Office in Germany for analysis.
The blood analysis looks at 36 blood values and parameters and provides precise information on your health, your metabolism, and any deficiencies in key elements associated with metabolic dysfunction. Your blood test results are then combined with your personal health data and your food list, which becomes the basis of your Metabolic Balance diet.
Why does Metabolic Balance look at your blood?
Blood supplies the body with oxygen and nutrients.
Your blood replenishes organs and tissues throughout your body; it can also carry inflammatory markers and transmit signs of disease.
Based on your blood values, we analyze which nutrients are deficient and how this may impact your body system. Your blood also reveals how your organs are functioning and can point out areas of potential risk and disease.
Blood analysis has long been the most reliable and minimally invasive means to identify and treat obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and any other diseases. At Metabolic Balance, our method of identifying markers of potential concern is our greatest advantage.
The data gathered allows our team to tailor a nutrition plan custom-made for you based on the lab values, your health history, and your wellness goals. Additionally, should we note any medical risks, we will advise you to consult with your physician for additional follow-up.
There are 36 blood values and parameters that are analyzed and provide precise information on your health, your metabolism, and any deficiencies in key elements associated with metabolic dysfunction. Your blood report is then combined with your personal data and your food list, becoming the basis of your Metabolic Balance nutrition plan.
This enables us to select exactly the right foods that match your nutritional requirements – giving your body the best possible metabolic balance.
Metabolic Balance® Avoids the Yo-Yo Effect
The yo-yo effect refers to the gaining of weight back, or even gaining more weight than lost, after being on a diet. The yo-yo effect happens when you restrict too much, limiting a macronutrient (carbs, fat, protein) or calories, and the body rebels by slowing the metabolism. You don’t lose weight as quickly and you are likely to gain more weight over the long term.
The correct amount of macronutrients is very important and this is one of the keys to the successful sustainability of the Metabolic Balance Program. Why is the correct amount of macronutrients important? All three macronutrients (protein, carbohydrates, fat) are necessary in certain amounts to ensure a functioning body and a healthy metabolism. Metabolic Balance recommends as follows:
Carbohydrate: 40-45%
Fat: 30-35%
Protein: 20-30%
If you decide to change your lifestyle with Metabolic Balance, you do not need to fear the yo-yo effect. Metabolic Balance is a change in diet and lifestyle according to the latest scientific findings which can be applied to your daily life, the long-term. When you lose weight in the long term with the help of an optimally coordinated metabolic change you will enjoy the long-term effect: weight can be kept off soundly.
Frequently Asked Questions About Metabolic Balance®
Below are answers to questions we often receive about Metabolic Balance®. Note that in some cases, these answers will differ between Metabolic Balance Personal Coaches.
What is Metabolic Balance?
Metabolic Balance is a nutrition and metabolism program that resets your metabolism and hormone levels, particularly insulin, in order to enable your body to reach its natural weight. A blood test and some personal information show which foods are best suited to your personal biochemistry and this determines your eating plan.
Metabolic Balance® is the pioneer and leading provider of this holistic, medically, and scientifically founded dietary program. It is highly individualized.
Metabolic Balance® is your 100% tailor-made nutrition plan because it is based on the results of your blood test and your health data. Your medical history, personal health, medication, and blood analysis set the foundation for this highly effective metabolic and nutrition plan. Your food preferences and dislikes, your ethnic origin and cultural background, are addressed.
You have your own personal coach to support and encourage you on your journey while you change your nutrition and lifestyle. Marilyn Freedman has the expertise and experience to guide you as you navigate through the phases and learn how to take charge of your own well-being.
Foods that are selected to help regulate and support your metabolism have a key role in helping you experience vitality and reach and maintain a healthy weight.
A balanced metabolism can improve your quality of life, well-being, blood values, and weight management.
The program will change your perspective on how to supercharge your health and well-being.
Metabolic Balance® is available in over 30 countries and 16 different languages.
More than one million people have used Metabolic Balance® to reach their optimal weight.
Does the Metabolic Balance® Diet Work?
Yes, the Metabolic Balance program and diet is scientifically proven to be an extremely effective and sustainable weight loss tool. A large number of studies show that obesity is tied to various lifestyle diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), and heart disease].
How do I know my Metabolic Balance® food plan is unique to me?
Once you receive your individualized plan, you’ll be able to verify that it was uniquely created for you using the Metabolic Balance® Plan Checker.
Why I Became a Metabolic Balance Coach
While diet and nutrition has always been an integral part of my practice, my personal experience with Metabolic Balance is what tipped the scale for me. Below, I discuss why I chose to become a Metabolic Coach after doing the program myself.
Diet and Nutrition in My Practice
I have been practicing homeopathy for over 20 years and diet and nutrition have always been integral to my practice. I have a dedicated shelf in my office bookcase just for diets and nutrition, and have long ascribed to the Aryuvedic proverb that “when the diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when the diet is right, medicine is of no need.”
In past practice, I often recommended food prescriptions (or restrictions) to my patients for a wide range of conditions when it became clear that the food they were eating was a contributing factor.
My Struggle With Weight Loss and Metabolic Syndrome
I have always been a conscious eater, and vegetables were the anchor of 2 meals a day. Despite my best efforts to stay healthy and fit, as the years grace me, my genetics have had a different plan.
I have had hypothyroidism for over 30 years – a condition well-known to inhibit weight loss. As well, a number of years ago I was also diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome (a combination of high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure, plus obesity). I tried intermittent fasting for a couple of years, tried vegetarian and vegan diets, and even tried cutting out grains. For the life of me, I could not change the numbers on the blood results or move the needle on my scale. A few years later, I needed an angioplasty and had a stent put in.
I take after my father, genetically. Although a vibrant soon-to-be 95-year-old, he had triple bypass surgery a number of years back. Looking forward, I started to feel helpless about my inability to manage my weight and accompanying lifestyle diseases.
When talking about my struggles with a homeopathic colleague and friend, she mentioned that she was a Metabolic Coach and suggested I might want to try the program.
My Results with Metabolic Balance
After 3 months on the program, I was astounded at the weight loss, although that was not the reason I went on the Metabolic Balance Plan. The weight loss was just a bonus. I found that I was able to reduce and/or come off of medication as my blood results changed over the years. Blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, levels dropped. Insulin rebalanced.
I still follow the rules. I love the food and the discipline. My favorite time is breakfast, which I never had before, oatmeal with goat’s milk, a red delicious apple with cinnamon, and a cup of black coffee. If you had told me 5 years ago this would happen in the future I would have laughed and ridiculed the idea, especially the coffee. I have always been a double-double girl.
I feel great, and I’m happy to get to share the experience.
Metabolic Cycles and Stages of Life
Fertility, Pregnancy, and Raising a Family
Stress and obesity are believed to contribute to infertility, impacting couples struggling to conceive naturally. Nutrition plays a significant role in supporting a healthy menstrual cycle and improving fertility outcomes. Through a healthy and balanced diet, as is personally crafted by Metabolic Balance an optimal supply of micronutrients, essential proteins, healthy carbohydrates, and fats is delivered.
A well-balanced meal plan can reduce weight and re-balance hormones, the key to setting the stage for a healthy pregnancy and delivery and for the energy needed to raise a family.
Menopause and Weight Gain
The hormonal fluctuations and shifts a woman experiences during her perimenopausal and menopausal years can wreak havoc on maintaining a healthy, desired weight.
Personally selected, high-nutrient whole foods, based on blood values, health history, and wellness goals can help women safely and effectively reach their ideal weight.
A Metabolic Balance nutrition plan can directly benefit you by providing essential nutrients and vital substances that are often lacking during this stage of life.
The Elderly and Nutrition
Aging brings changes to our body’s balance of fat and lean tissue, as we move from middle age to our senior years, the natural tendency is to have more fat and less muscle, resulting in the potential for increased risks of falls and fractures.
Decreasing digestive function is another concern of aging, leading to poor absorption and availability of nutrients.
Any nutritional intervention for seniors should focus on maintaining and improving their quality of life. The earlier your nutritional shortcomings are identified and rectified with the right approach, the more likely that the aging process will be well supported for the best outcome. The Metabolic Balance program can be a powerful ally in the prevention of nutrition-related disorders.
What does your metabolism need: Enzymes and hormones
Metabolism is regulated by enzymes and hormones. They control vital functions. Enzymes act like catalysts, they set bodily functions in motion and are decisively involved in chemical conversion processes. The hormones produced by your body’s glands – such as insulin from the pancreas – interact directly with many control systems and are responsible for the entire “energy management” of your body.
To maintain their structures and functions, enzymes and hormones need building materials and they obtain these from the food you eat each day. If the necessary nutrients are not supplied or in insufficient quantities, your metabolism can easily become imbalanced – and this leads to more than just being overweight: there are many metabolic illnesses that develop when your metabolism is derailed – such as acquired diabetes type II. This is why the right diet is a basic prerequisite for a regulated enzyme and hormone balance – and this is precisely where the personalized Metabolic Balance nutrition plan comes in. Personal dietary recommendations are made based on your blood values and individual data because each and every one of us is an individual with his or her own dietary habits. This is how you give your organism the food it really needs, restoring your metabolic balance in a completely natural way.
How Much Does Metabolic Balance® Cost?
The entire Metabolic Balance® program is offered as a full package, which includes:
- your blood test;
- your personalized nutrition plan (including shopping lists for the phases, meal plan, and expert tips and additional information pertaining specifically to your plan);
- one-on-one coaching sessions with your Metabolic Balance Coach and weekly check-ins;
- weekly Zoom Community meet-ups for learning and sharing;
- a mobile application for shopping and eating out;
- trainings for you to learn about the why and what of each phase;
- access to a private worldwide Metabolic Balance member’s Facebook page for recipe ideas and support.
The only additional expense is food, which you can buy at your local grocery store. Metabolic Balance® is convinced that every person can produce the hormones and enzymes required for metabolism if they provide their body with the necessary building blocks (i.e. Carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, and minerals). At the same time, the right plant-based foods are consumed. There is no need to purchase supplements or protein bars.
This is a one-time cost, and you will not have to buy a new plan or update your bloodwork. There are no up-charges or hidden fees.
Your investment is $1,199.00 plus $155.87 HST = $1,354.87
You may pay this total by e-transfer, credit card or through our easy payment plan.
Approval for the easy payment plan is immediate and is very user-friendly. Flexible terms from 12 to 72 months; open loans with no early repayment penalties; no down payment.