Sports fans know the average to the stick of their favorite baseball players, their favorite quarterback completion rates and how many games home teams have won or lost.But how many of us know our key health numbers? Be aware of some issues related to health can save your life.
Blood pressure: systolic is the large number. and diastolic is the lowest number. Normal values are 120/80 or below.Fasting sugar in the blood: helps determine if your organization is difficulty metabolize sugar and it using energy. This test screens for diabetes and pre-diabetes.
Cholesterol: (Total, HDL, LDL, triglycerides) results may reveal that something is off with your routine of diet and lifestyle. High cholesterol increases your chances of cardiovascular disease, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
C-reactive protein: a measure of inflammation. chronic disease involves inflammation. Inflammation and chronic diseases.
TSH: (primarily for women) operate a measure of the thyroid, the master gland which regulates metabolism.
Vitamin D: new research suggests that vitamin d may play a role even stronger in the prevention of diseases, including heart disease, respiratory diseases, diabetes, depression, autoimmune diseases and at least 17 different types of cancer. Benefits of vitamin d.
BMI: (body mass index) the ratio of standard height and weight formula used to assess the weight and the risk of a person associated with disease, such as heart disease. A BMI greater than 25 is overweight. overweight is a BMI greater than 30.
Waist: an independent Predictor of disease risks for people with normal or slightly overweight BMI, waist circumference is not useful as an indicator of risk in people with a BMI over 35. Waist is an indirect measure of abdominal or visceral fat, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
If you are vegetarian, you may be low in iron and vitamin B12. Ask your doctor to check the anemia and measure your level of B12.
If you have difficulty losing weight or tend to yo-yo diet, you can have a syndrome known as resistance to insulin, where the body has difficulty processing sugar. High levels of insulin cause gain weight around the middle. Ask your doctor to do a fasting insulin levels and a two-hour glucose tolerance test, which measures the response to a glucose load.
If you have suffer you irritable colon syndrome or have difficulty with your digestion, ask to be tested for parasites, dysbiosis (imbalance between good and bad bacteria) or food sensitivities. In my practice, I have contributed to countless patients with gas and bloating by natural means.
If you suffer from allergies, asthma, chronic, chronic cough postnasal drip, or respiratory infections, frequent sinusitis you can hidden triggers of food that are over-activating your immune system. Ask to be tested for IgG food sensitivities.
If suffer you from chronic fatigue and learned that all your tests are normal, including your thyroid, they may miss the real cause of your fatigue. Ask cortisol salivary tests to assess whether you have adrenal dysfunction.Vincent Pedre M.D. is Integrative, holistic generalist and international board certified internist in private practice in New York. Follow Dr. Headquarters on Facebook.
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