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Diet for Chronic Pain
The Otter Diet Type
Diet Typing
allows us to test your Blood pH (is your blood alkaline
or acidic?) and glucose (how fast do you process your
foods). These two tests will determine what types of
foods you need to be eating more or less of.
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What does it mean to be an
Hauser Diet Otter?
Otters are sea mammals that primarily eat
proteins such as fish and small animals, as well as some
vegetables. You would not feed an Otter a diet it made 100% of
grain.
Hauser Otter Diet Types' protein sources should come primarily
from animal-based products, such as beef, pork, chicken, fish,
lamb, eggs, and the like. Fat sources should be included in
every meal, such as oils, nuts, seeds, avocados, and butters.
The Otter Diet is recommended when
Hauser Diet Type
results reveal a fast oxidative rate and normal
blood pH, or a
balanced oxidative rate and
acidic
blood. Now what does this mean?
When you come to our office for
Hauser
Diet Typing,
part of our testing is a Modified Glucose Tolerance Test. This
test tells us how well your body handles carbohydrates. Before
coming in we ask you to fast for 10-12 hours. Then we take a
sample of your blood. After the initial blood draw, we ask you
to drink a serving of fruit juice, which is the simplest form of
carbohydrates (sugar). Your blood is drawn again, every 30
minutes for 90 minutes, to check the response to the juice. The
results are graphed out and compared to the normal range.
When the blood sugar drops too low, the person is
said to be a fast oxidizer. This means the person
breaks down (oxidizes) food too quickly. The recommended
diet
for this person is one that contains larger amounts of foods
such as proteins and fats that are broken down slowly. This will
help keep the person’s blood sugar stable.
In contrast, when the blood sugars stay too high on the Modified
Glucose Tolerance Test, the person is a slow oxidizer. Slow
oxidizers break down food too slowly so the blood sugars stay
too high. The recommended diet for this person needs to contain
plant based foods such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables to
keep the person’s blood sugar stable, since these foods are
broken down the easiest.
FIGURE 1. The Modified Glucose Tolerance Test demonstrates how
well a person handles carbohydrates.
It is designed to help balance blood sugar and maintain or raise
blood pH into the normal range. The foods that help you
accomplish this are protein and fat, not sugar or excessive
fruit and carbohydrates. Thus, the Otter Diet leans toward the
high protein/fat, low carbohydrate end of the Diet Type
spectrum. It is very similar to what an otter would eat, and
that’s how we came up with the name!
What Does It Mean To Have Acidic
Blood?
We describe your blood pH as acidic, normal, or alkaline. We
test your blood pH using a CLIA (laboratory governing body)
approved machine that is used in most Intensive Care Units in
America.
Venous Blood pH below 7.364
Our pH machine at Caring Medical is calibrated so that if your
blood pH reads below 7.364 you are considered acidic. Be aware
that this may vary if you are reading literature, or getting
tested from another source or institution. Also, we are talking
about VENOUS BLOOD pH…not urine or saliva pH. Keep that in mind
if you are researching pH.
Effects of Acidic Blood
Low Energy
When you are outside of the normal range for blood pH, the
amount of ATP you produce will decrease. ATP is a chemical
compound that stores a lot of energy. Produce little ATP, you
feel tired.
What to do
Fats and proteins, meaning meat, eggs, oil, and nuts just to
name a few, are foods that will help increase, or alkalinize an
OTTER's blood pH. However this is not always the case due to
other factors that we test.
Don’t forget the effect that temperature has on your blood pH.
People with acidic blood tend to be cold. So they crave hot
weather. Heat will alkalinize the blood pH. So sitting in a hot
tub or sauna is always an option!
General Guidelines to Following the Otter Diet
Below is a pyramid that you can use as a guideline for which
foods are most important in following the Otter Diet. Your meals
should be primarily meat, accompanied by some fat, vegetables,
and a very small amount of
complex carbohydrates.
A great example of an Otter meal is a pork chop with a side
salad topped with an oil-based dressing, and a small side of
buttered sweet potato. You have protein coming from the pork,
vegetables coming from the salad, fat coming from the dressing
and butter, and complex carbohydrates coming from the sweet
potato. Notice there is no room for simple carbohydrates or
sugars.
 Key
Points
• Otters get maximum energy from protein and fat.
• Otters need to eat a large breakfast, then eat every 3-4 hours
through the day, including a small evening snack.
• No simple carbohydrates are allowed daily, and no more than a
single fruit serving.
10 Guidelines to Being an
Otter
You just found out you were an Otter, either by coming into
Caring Medical and having Diet Typing done, or by taking our
online quiz. In both cases you may not have fully understood
what it means to be an Otter! Here’s a list of the top 10
guidelines Otters should follow!
All of your meals should be protein based
Not that you can’t have a snack or two that consist of nuts or
veggies, but your main meals of the day should be largely
protein, meaning meat , poultry, fish, eggs, or even tofu!
Fat is not bad
Don’t be scared of a food that has mostly fat calories . As an
Otter you need a good amount of fat. So snack on nuts, add oil
to your pan before cooking that chicken breast, and dip your
carrot sticks in hummus. Top your salad with sliced avocado.
This means you’re eating like an Otter.
Make your carbs count
Because you are limited on the amount of carbs you can have each
day, you should take in the most nutrient dense carbohydrates as
possible. This means whole grains , high fiber choices , and
most of all no processed grains like low carb bread.
Keep your energy stable all through the day by fueling up
often
Don’t wait until you feel like you’re on empty before you grab
something to eat. Otter’s tend to need frequent meals, so don’t
be afraid to nibble a little here and there…as long as it’s on
Otter foods! Otters typically need to eat every 4 hours, so plan
on snacking.
Try not to rely on grab and go food all day
We’re all busy and cooking takes time, so having something like
a protein shake for breakfast is okay. Just don’t let that be
the standard for all your meals. You’ll be missing out on some
necessary nutrients. And if you are doing protein shakes, check
your labels to make sure it’s a natural shake and doesn’t have a
lot of carbs or sugar in it. Check out the Hauser Diet book for
protein shake recipes for Otters that include protein and fats.
You are not on a low fat diet
So there’s no need to have a cabinet full of low fat and fat
free labeled foods. So when it comes to peanut butter and salad
dressings…go full fat. Besides, when they take the fat out of
these products, often times they add sugar, which Otters should
avoid.
Go Natural!
The Hauser Diet focuses on eating natural foods that have not
been processed. If you are a convenience food person, you may
find that eliminating all the food chemicals and toxins that are
put in those packaged items gives your health a great boost.
Your vegetables should provide you with some benefit
Having your daily supply of vegetables be cucumbers and celery
won’t cut it. Not that these items are bad for you, but they
won’t provide you with as much fiber, vitamins, and minerals as
veggies such as broccoli, beets, and spinach.
Sugar is the enemy for Otters
Whether it’s plain sugar or sugar foods and drinks, they will
deplete your energy, hurt your immune system, and promote quick
weight gain!
Fruit is not an unlimited food
Having a piece a day is fine, but more than that and your sugar
intake will be too high. This includes fruit juice!
Take these ten tips of the trade and put them into practice.
They will help you get the most out of your Hauser Otter Diet.
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