What's Your Type

During your consultation, Dr. Rivas and his staff will ask you a series of questions to determine your type. Answer them as accurately as you can below to find out your own type now.

Below you will find a questionnaire for each Type. Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4, once you have answered all the questions and you know your type, check out our BMI Calculator to check your BMI.

Type 1

Do you have a large appetite?
Do you almost always feel hungry?
Can you eat almost anything in sight?
Do you have a hard time getting full?
Does it feel like you just keep eating and eating?
Is the feeling of fullness delayed, so that you’ve already eaten too much by the time the feeling of fullness occurs?
Do you ever feel full at all?
How is your energy level?
Do you feel tired frequently and blame your exhaustion on your weight?
Do you suspect that you have a slow metabolism?
Do you have trouble with motivation?
Do you have problems focusing on anyone task?
Are you scattered?
Do you have symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADD)?
Does your weight just seem to climb for no apparent reason or change of lifestyle?

If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, you are a nor epinephrine – deficit brain chemistry type. You are an N- profile

Now that you know your type check out our BMI Calculator and see what your BMI is.

Type 2

Are sweet cravings more of a problem hunger?
Is chocolate your weakness?
Are cravings a significant problem at ovulation or menses?
Are you a compulsive eater?
Do you eat in response to various stresses, i. e. loneliness, boredom, anger, happiness, etc.?
After you eat, do you ask yourself if why you just ate?
Do you binge eat?
Do you find yourself eating very large quantities of food at one sitting?
Do you eat so much at one time did you get nauseated?
Are you obsessed by food?
Is food on your mind through most of the day and does it sometimes even awaken you at night?
Are you up in the middle of the night eating?
Are foods thoughts driving you nuts?
Is food too great a priority in your life?
Do you get depressed, moody, and irritable?
Do you suffer with PMS?
Do you have seasonal affective disorder or fibromyalgia?
Do you suffer with migraines?
Do you have a family history of alcoholism, depression, or PMS symptoms?

If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, you are a serotonin – deficient chemistry type. You are an S- profile

Now that you know your type check out our BMI Calculator and see what your BMI is.

Type 3

Do you continue to have cravings for salty or sweet foods even after various medications have been tried?
Do you not enjoy life?
Are you a generally a “down” person?
Do you have an addictive personality?
Do you need drugs to get high and forget your problems?
Are you easily distracted?
Do you experience sexual disfunction?

If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, you are a dopamin – deficient brain chemistry type. You are a D- profile

Now that you know your type check out our BMI Calculator and see what your BMI is.

Type 4

Are you unable to lose weight despite excellent appetite and craving control?
Are low – calorie diets ineffective?
Does exercise cause no weight loss at all?
Do medications fail to help you?
Do you tend to eat mainly carbohydrates such as breads, pasta, fruits, etc..

If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, you are a carbohydrate sensitive. You are a D- profile

Now that you know your type check out our BMI Calculator and see what your BMI is.

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