Why do some people feel crappy on Keto while others melt away their belly fat and feel as energetic as they did in their 20’s?

The keto diet has taken the world by storm, with countless stories of rapid weight loss and renewed energy. But for every person who swears by Keto, there’s another who feels worse—tired, sluggish, and frustrated by stubborn weight that refuses to budge.

The truth is, success on Keto boils down to one crucial factor: your genetics. What works wonders for one person can backfire for another, and understanding why is the key to finding the right approach for you.

Until now, you’ve likely been stuck in a game of dietary roulette, desperately seeking ‘The One’—listening to countless podcasts, trying different diets, hoping to finally answer the questions:

Your struggle is not your fault, you are biochemically unique, with a metabolic blueprint as distinct as your fingerprints. That’s why you need a diet tailored to you and the way your body wants – and needs – to work.

Imagine walking into a grocery store with complete confidence, knowing exactly what to buy to nourish your body. No more guessing, no more hoping—just certainty that every choice you make is right for you.

So how do you find out what your metabolic needs are? And how do you meet them?

Should you eat like an Eskimo?

In our diverse, modern world, many of us are far removed from the diets our ancestors thrived on so we cannot easily identify whether we should be eating more like the Eskimo or the Okinawan.

The result? Most of us unknowingly consume a “non-native” diet, leading to unexplained health issues, fatigue, and weight gain—even when we believe we’re eating healthy. The truth is, what’s healthy for one person may not be healthy for another.

The reality is clear: we need to move beyond mass-market nutrition and identify our unique “ancestral” Metabolic Type®.

It’s now possible to pinpoint your specific nutrient needs using your cravings, traits and characteristics. Your Metabolic Type® determines the perfect fuel mix for optimal health. When you eat according to your type, you’ll finally have the answer to the question, “What’s the perfect diet for me?”

The Metabolic Typing® diet isn’t just another plan—it’s a “cheat sheet” to optimal health based on your unique metabolic fingerprint. Unlike one-size-fits-all diets, Metabolic Typing® aligns your nutrition with your genetic predisposition, tailoring your diet to what your body truly needs to thrive every single day.

When you meet your unique nutritional needs, you’ll be able to:

By understanding and working with your body’s unique needs, you can unlock the door to true, lasting health—easily and without counting a single calorie.

Unlock the secret to sustainable energy and help your body ‘burn clean’ so you can age gracefully and feel great again.

Introducing

The Metabolic Typing® Assessment

Discover the ideal foods and macronutrient ratios for your Metabolic Type®.

The Metabolic Typing® Assessment is a robust series of questions which assess patterns in your cravings, traits and characteristics. You’ll discover your dominant tendencies and use these to develop a nutritional regimen that can balance your body chemistry without having to follow a rigid meal plan or count a single calorie.

Like using the North Star on a dark night, knowing your Metabolic Type® can act to guide you back to balance, and optimal health.

Unlike most plans Metabolic Typing®:

Is not about a regimented way of eating

Is not about following any specific or strict meal plans

Does not rely on willpower

In fact, these concepts are pretty much the exact opposite of the goal in Metabolic Typing® —which is for YOU to discover “what works” for YOUR body!

Your Metabolic Typing® Program provides all the tools you need.

What foods are right for you

What foods are wrong for you

How to find the right macronutrient ratios for your unique metabolism

When you order your Metabolic Typing® Assessment you’ll get a detailed personalized report which includes:

Your Metabolic Type®

Your Metabolic Type® assessment scores in each area (for data nerds)

A personalized Metabolic Type® food list

A step-by-step implementation program

Diet check sheets that help you perfect your macronutrient ratios for the best results (and also teach you how to “read” your body after meals… many find this life-changing)

BONUS

A 4-part training series on finding your perfect personal diet using your MT diet results.

PLUS

The option to add on a consult with one of our Certified Metabolic Typing® Advisors to run through your report, answer any questions and help you fit this new way of eating into your life.

If you’re unsure whether the consult is a good fit for you, you can always add it on later. We just want to get you back to good health as soon as possible, and the sooner you get this, the sooner it’s on your calendar!

So if you’re ready to make simple changes to your diet to help you express your full genetic potential, enjoy your days with consistent energy and get to your ideal body weight then the Metabolic Typing® diet is for you.

Want to discover your Metabolic Type®? Here’s how:

Metabolic Typing® Assessment

If you’re thinking:

“I think the 4 part video series will be enough.

I’m pretty nutrition savvy and will add on a consult if I decide I need one later.”

This option is for you.

Get my assessment for $139

Metabolic Typing® Assessment + 60 Minute Consultation

This is the practical ‘how to implement’ 60 minute session with a Certified Metabolic Typing® Advisor who’ll answer all your questions and help you design a plan that works for you based on your results.

Get my assessment + consult for $199

Consultation add-on

This is for you if you have decided you’d like to book a 60 minute consult with a Certified Metabolic Typing® Advisor after receiving your results.

Upgrade me! I have questions for an expert advisor!

“ The MT diet changed everything. I knew my reliance on caffeine and chocolate to get through the day was unhealthy but I didn’t know how I’d be able to do my job and look after my kids without it,I was so tired. I even hired a health coach to help me quit sugar but I’d moved our frst appointment three times because I couldn’t face it! Then I took the MT diet assessment, found out I was fast oxidizer dominant and changed my diet that day. I now feel so satisfied after every meal I don’t even think about snacking – I quit sugar WITHOUT EVEN TRYING (it’s hard to believe, I know. After 5 days I realised my cravings had disappeared!) I even say no when offered sweets because i know it will ruin me and I’m still loving life as someone who has sustainable energy instead of the frantic but also frazzled fake energy I had before. My husband also likes me better as apparently my mood is more stable, which is a side bonus!”

Sadie Willis, UK.

How does knowing my Metabolic Type® help me free myself from food cravings, achieve my ideal weight, reclaim my energy and manage (or even prevent) disease?

You have genetically inherited strengths and weaknesses in your:

Autonomic nervous system

(controls involuntary activity in your body such as breathing, digestion and immune activity).

Oxidation rate

(relates to the quantity and quality of energy production).

Endocrine system

(involved in hormones).

Knowing your weak areas and areas of dominance gives you the opportunity to use simple nutritional strategies to help get your body back into balance, into a state of strength and resilience.

Let’s look at oxidation rate as an example:

If you think about the internal furnace within your body as a campfire releasing energy from fuel, then you’ll be able to visualize how different fuels impact how you feel depending on your Metabolic Type.

There are three types of oxidizers: Fast, Slow and Mixed.

A fast oxidizer burns through fuel very quickly. Eating simple carbs for a fast oxidizer is like throwing paper onto the campfire… it burns super fast, with a burning hot flame and then the fire dies down into frazzled embers. Fast oxidizers need harder to break down foods that act like logs. Their camp fire needs slow burning logs for consistent energy.

A slow oxidizer with logs on their fire is going to go sloooooowwwwww. Like a train chugging up a hill. A slow oxidizer needs easy to burn fuels… carbs…. to be a larger part of their diet to maintain consistent energy and avoid feeling lethargic after a meal.

Mixed oxidizers sit somewhere in the middle.

Your oxidator status is just ONE of several assessments you get with the MT diet.

When you get your Metabolic Typing® results you’ll find out:

Whether you are a fast, slow or mixed oxidizer - knowing this is the fastest way to restore consistent energy levels and balance blood sugar
Whether you are parasympathetic or sympathetic dominant - if you’re type A you’ll want to know this!
Which endocrine system is dominant for you - if you have additional health challenges this will be a great insight for you.

How to get your hands on your Metabolic Type®:

Metabolic Typing® Assessment

I think the 4 part video series will be enough.

I’m pretty nutrition savvy and will add on a consult if I decide I need one later.

Get my assessment for $139

Metabolic Typing® Assessment + 60 Minute Consultation

Get my assessment + consult for $199

Consultation add-on

This is for you if you have decided you’d like to book a 60 minute consult with a Certified Metabolic Typing® Advisor after receiving your results.

The MT diet assessment is not included in this option. You must have this already.

Upgrade me! I have questions for an advisor!

Other Testimonials

Jenny Cale Sacramento, CA

"I just passed my test for gestational diabetes, and I am no longer at risk since I began working with Shannon in her Metabolic Typing eating program! I started seeing her because my primary doctor put me on a veggie and fruit-based diet for my liver, and I felt horrible! I would love to have everyone in my family with diabetes work with Shannon because she was able to help me stabilize my sugars in only six weeks. The weekly coaching also made a huge difference on difficult weeks. My cooking improved, my desire to eat healthy improved, and my sugar cravings were replaced with cravings for food that nourished my body. It has made a huge positive impact on my husband's life, my life, and our baby's life."

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Monica Eggleston Moscow, ID

"Shannon changed how I understand food and nutrition and changed my life with her Metabolic Typing program. I sought her help because of troublesome acne. My acne had been ongoing for several years and quickly resolved when I followed her advice! It turns out she helped me with so much more. I now share her wisdom and insight with my patients."

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Jennifer Hill-Jones Jamison, PA

In May 2023 I signed up for a jumpstart program with a local FDN. The program included the MRT, MT Diet Assessment and a few coaching sessions. This program changed my life in such an extraordinary way I decided to get my own certification to become an FDN and help others in the same way!

My main complaints going in were weight loss resistance, fatigue and brain fog/difficulty concentrating. When my test results came back I was devastated that I had to eliminate gluten, sugar, dairy and more. I wound up with an extremely limited diet for the first few weeks eating fruit and cashews for breakfast, corn chips with cheddar cheese for lunch and turkey with a fruit or veg for dinner. For the first 2+ weeks I was miserable and my family begged me to give up but I had committed to try it for at least 6-8 weeks and wanted to see if I could do it. One night in the middle of week 3 I looked at my husband and commented that I didn’t have to take a nap that day, something that was a regular occurrence in my life at that point. By the end of week 3 I found I had significantly more energy and had lost about 10lbs. I was starting to add more foods and felt good enough that I kept at it. Once it came time in my plan to reintroduce Wheat (the thing I was most upset about giving up) I called my FDN told her I thought I should stay Gluten Free as I was feeling so much better than I had in my entire life. By the end of the program I was down 30lbs and had more energy than I had since I was a teenager. The MT diet came into play for me most specifically around learning how to eat the correct macro percentages for my type. I realized so many of the meals I used to eat had little to no protein and/or fat. I became extremely conscious of making sure I had the correct % of protein to fat to carbs at each meal and it has really changed the way my energy is sustained into the next meal. About 2 months after completing my jumpstart program I signed up for the FDN course. I am now 6 months post-graduation and have helped 20 people make similar dietary changes!

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Julia Mueller Anthem, AZ

At 60, I was in excellent shape, regularly hiking Cathedral Rock in Sedona, spinning, and practicing yoga and Pilates. But everything changed about four years ago when severe stress led my body into 'Metabolic Chaos.' My joints ached, I gained weight no matter what I did, and I was exhausted, depressed, and unable to sleep. It felt like I had aged overnight.
The turning point came when I discovered the Metabolic Typing Diet and MRT (Mediator Release Testing) through Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN). Learning about the Metabolic Typing Diet helped me understand what foods were best for my body type, and the MRT revealed the food sensitivities that were contributing to my issues. Once I eliminated those triggers, the difference was profound. My energy returned, my mood lifted, and my physical health improved dramatically.
Thanks to the Metabolic Typing Diet and MRT, I feel like a new person—physically, emotionally, and mentally. These tools played a pivotal role in my recovery, and I encourage anyone struggling with their health to explore them. Personalized nutrition can be the key to transforming your life, just as it did mine.

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