What is it?

Tuning in to your natural eating rhythm supports the health of the body, clarity of mind, and perception of the world.
Since childhood, we are often fed what is considered “right,” rather than what is natural for our body.
Every organism is unique, and general ideas about healthy eating can be misleading.
If the digestive system does not receive what it is naturally attuned to, neither the body nor the mind can function properly.
Observations show that the older a person gets, the more they tend to reject their natural type. Habits, mental patterns, addictions, and the mind itself create resistance.
With children, it’s easier: parents observe them and can adjust their nutrition type. Children themselves are not yet burdened with habits and beliefs, so they don’t resist as strongly. In fact, with their pure intuition, they often gravitate toward their natural type

⚠️ Important:
Nutrition type in Human Design does not replace medicine — it complements it.
It’s not about what you eat, but how and under what conditions food is best digested.
You can feel the difference very quickly. Eating according to your individual type helps with:

1. 
   Optimizing digestion
   → When you eat in conditions suitable for your type (moist food, silence, warmth, etc.), digestion improves, bloating, heaviness, and GI issues decrease.
   
2. 
   Mental clarity and focus
   → Have you ever felt sleepy after eating?
   The brain directly depends on the quality and conditions of food assimilation. The right conditions support clear thinking and good mood.
   
3. 
   Energy and vitality
   → Inappropriate conditions (e.g. eating in a hurry or in noisy places, cold food for a warm type, etc.) drain your energy.
   Eating by your type = physical resource without unnecessary energy loss.
   
4. 
   Greater body awareness
   → When you eat in harmony with your design, your connection with the body returns. You better understand its signals — when you're truly hungry, when you're full, what you actually need.
   
5. 
   Stronger immunity and intuition
   → Supporting your body in a natural state creates an internal environment for healing and balance, boosting immunity and intuitive perception.
   

Explore and test it for yourself!

 Simple natural food. Mono-eating, food combining. No mixing, no complex ingredients.
This is the diet of the hunter. A primitive nutrition system. Take a product, eat it, move on. Preference should be given to the simplest, most natural food. The simpler the food, the easier it is to digest — and the better it will provide energy to the body. Overloading the system with many ingredients can be problematic.
The hunter’s diet implies one product at a time. No mixing of foods or ingredients. This is separate eating, where the stomach needs some time to rest before new food. Mixes, processed foods, sauces — all of that will be harmful to your body. Only natural, raw foods without any additives.
To understand this type of nutrition, imagine the life of early humans. Vegetables and fruits were available only seasonally and locally. Protein from legumes was not available, unlike meat and fish.
Of course, humans have evolved, and the type of protein may not be as important as the complete absence of modern “technologies” in food production — sugars, flavor enhancers, etc.

Strict sequential eating. Each meal — one product. You should wait until it is digested before eating again. That is, you can eat all day long — the point is not the quantity, but the non-mixing of foods.
But if we remember real hunters, after getting food, they would eat a lot at once, and then wait again for the next catch.
In theory, hunters’ digestive enzymes are not capable of processing different types of food at the same time — and that’s the reason behind these recommendations.
It’s also important to understand that after heavy food you should wait longer than after light food. And not all foods are obvious — for example, mushrooms take 2 to 4 hours to digest.

First of all, a Gatherer should choose only those foods that they truly enjoy the taste of. This is the main criterion for “what’s healthy.” Under no circumstances should they listen to others — everything must be selected independently, based on personal sensations.
This is a very limited diet, and variety can be harmful. A Gatherer can easily eat the same thing for several days in a row, and the body will naturally produce everything it needs for health. The internal feeling is the compass — if it tastes good, there is no need to switch to other foods.
To understand this type, imagine a person living on an island. This is also “early evolution” of human digestion, just like the Hunter. Gatherers should eat local products too, but the key difference is that the location is native.
The DNA holds an inherited ability to digest local foods passed down through generations. If the islander leaves their homeland, their digestive system will not recognize foreign produce.
As a result, it will feel unfamiliar = not tasty.
Gatherers know from the first taste whether they like a food and whether they’ll eat it again.
It’s especially important in childhood not to force them — otherwise, the Gatherer may lose their food intuition.
Because a true Gatherer, once grown, is hard to convince about any food concept.
Those who haven’t been suppressed know exactly what they will and won’t eat.
If your Design shows you’re a Gatherer but you don’t recognize yourself — try a small experiment for a week.
Choose only the meals that taste best to you and eat only those.
It might seem strange, but you’ll be surprised how good you’ll start to feel!
Think about what you loved as a child — that could be your clue.

The active type is not as strict as the passive one. Active Gatherers are open to new experiences and can appreciate a variety of foods. The only criterion is taste — whether they like it or not. These people can be offered something to try, and they will decide whether to add the product or dish to their diet.
This type can even “hunt” for new flavors — not for the sake of extreme variety, but for sensitivity to subtle nuances.
It is beneficial for the person to be involved in the process: go to the market, choose the ingredients, cook by themselves.

This is the color of thirst. Drinking with food is a need and a digestive necessity. Dry food is contraindicated. But it’s important to pay attention to the temperature — cold or hot. Tea with any meal or a glass of water. Check your tone.
This type is generally about temperature mode and thermal processing of products.

The active type can be described as someone who’s always cold. These are the people who, even from childhood, were highly sensitive to cold. They often feel like their body temperature is lower than normal and even at home prefer wearing warm clothes. That’s why they prefer only hot food. No vegetarianism or raw diets!
If a Processor with an active tone forces themselves to follow a “cold” diet, they’ll become sluggish, and their body will feel drained of life. This diet will deplete the person and may lead to illness.
It is recommended to consume plenty of warm drinks and thermally processed food.
For example, fresh salads cool the body. Tomatoes can be lightly sautéed to bring more benefit. Keep in mind that most fruits and vegetables lower body temperature. So, between a raw and a baked apple, the baked one is preferable.
Due to the tendency to feel cold, it’s better to keep the feet warm. A cold type may also lack sufficient bile.
In life, this type processes information easily if it excites them. Routine, lack of creativity, and a cold attitude toward a subject/project will also drain their energy. It all comes through inspiration and interest.

The first three colors are more influenced by the food itself.
For the other three, the surrounding environment plays a much bigger role.
This is an evolved digestive system capable of processing any food — but with additional parameters.
For the Touch type, the environment and atmosphere during meals play a crucial role.
They can either stimulate digestion or, on the contrary, block it.
Depending on the tone, they either prefer to eat alone or, conversely, to feel liveliness around them.
This is a very important aspect that first appears in early childhood.
It’s also about the importance of tactility. Hugs and touches are symbols of love and support.
Such people cope with stress more easily when hugged, stroked, or held close.
And another important point — the ability to eat with hands.
Human Design recommends not forcing manners on children, but observing how they naturally reach for food.
Snacks, nuts, fruits — a perfect opportunity to follow this type.

For the active type, it is important to eat alone. Their habit of eating separately from the common table should be respected.
They are not able to eat properly in a lively atmosphere.
So it’s better not to visit cafés with the goal of actually eating.
Instinctively, from childhood, this type will try to hide from others’ eyes while eating.

The first three colors are more influenced by the food itself.
For the other three, the surrounding environment plays a much bigger role.
This is an evolved digestive system capable of digesting any food — but with additional parameters.
For the Sound type, eating is primarily connected to sound.
What matters most to them is whether they are eating in silence or with background sounds.
The process of eating is secondary — the acoustic waves around you are what influence your health.
If you’ve noticed that each following type resembles the previous one, it may seem that Sound is similar to Touch.
But there’s a line between liveliness and sound, between solitude and silence.
Sound waves have a mechanical effect on the body, and this type is highly sensitive to them.
Below is a photo from the studies of Masaru Emoto.
The scientist placed a glass of water between speakers, then froze the water and studied the structure of the resulting crystals under a microscope.

Children may ask for an audio fairy tale or a cartoon.
Adults tend to eat with the TV on.
Such people feel very uncomfortable eating in silence.
And it’s not even about watching television — sometimes they may not even understand what’s happening on the screen!
Ambient noise is simply the background that makes eating enjoyable for them.
On one hand, such noise won’t harm an active tone.
On the other hand, it’s always more effective to control the incoming sound waves — and it’s better to turn on classical music.

The first three colors are more influenced by the food itself.
For the remaining three, the surrounding environment plays a much more important role.
This represents an evolved digestive system capable of digesting any food — but with added parameters.
For the Light type, only lighting matters. The food itself is secondary.
Digestion is determined by sensitivity to ultraviolet light.
These individuals are extremely sensitive to the lighting conditions in which they eat.
Whether they eat at night or during the day — that is what truly matters.

The active tone prefers to eat in sunlight.
That means the sun must be shining — artificial lighting is not enough.
What matters is ultraviolet radiation.
To receive energy from food, either the food or the person must be exposed to sunlight.
This nourishes the body.
Eating in the dark or at night can lead to weight gain, low energy, sluggishness, and apathy.
The body is especially unprepared for late-night meals.
These are “early bird” people.