Ok everyone
we are back and in full swing again at the 3pk blog.
So it is time for you yearly check up with your physican or you are over due.
The first question is why are you waiting. Just like everything you need to make sure your body is running in proper order.
- book appointment.
- Talk to your doctor about getting a full blood work up even if you feel good. Why you ask: because how can you improve on your health profile if you do not know where it is at.
- so here are the test that you should be gettig done to keep track of your health. ( further you should have a copy for your own records and to help with motivation.)
- General test SMAC 20 or Chem 20- looks at 20 parts of your boold from mineral profile to mineral profile.
- cardiovascular risk profile- Looks a total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, C reactive protein, homocysteine
- liver function test - Alkaline Phosphatase, GGT,SGOT,SGPT, Bilirubin,
- kidney function test- Creatinine, BUN, creatinine/ BUN ratio
- carbohydrate tolerance- (yes even if you do not have diabetes) Fasting insulin fasting gulcose.
- thyriod panel- TSH, T3, T4, rT3
- Hormones- Testosterone, free testosterone, IGF-1, Growth hormone, DHEA/ DHEAs, estradiol
- And for men prostates tests : PSA.
Ok so make sure you get a copy of the tests and a print out of the acceptable ranges.
we are going to keep giving you ways to helping you improve on your overall health and other great ideas to live the " healthy Dot com lifestyle" to the fullest.
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