Maintenance
A Stress-Busting Eating Plan for Combating Sleep Deprivation & Weight Gain
Are you someone who values sleep or do you choose to burn the candle at both ends? Do you think that sleep is a waste of time and sleeping 8 hours a night is a sign of laziness? In today’s fast-paced, over-worked and over-stressed society, more and more of us are choosing to sacrifice our…
Read MoreGET A Grip
GET a Grip on your “Body Composition.” Body Composition is simply the amount of lean body mass and body fat that makes up total body weight (weight alone is not an adequate measure of your health). The lean body mass (LBM) includes the bones, muscles, water, connective and organ tissues. Body fat includes both essential…
Read MoreDo You Know What Your Number Is?
Before you consider beginning yet another “diet,” you might first consider learning what your “number” is. You are a very unique individual. In addition to having your own social security number, your own PIN numbers, your own phone numbers, there is yet another number that is unique to you. That number is your METABOLIC RATE,…
Read MoreTop Ten Tips for Reducing Stress, Weight & Promoting A Balanced & Healthy Life
It’s no secret that harmful hormones produced during times of stress, such as cortisol and adrenaline, can wreak havoc in all areas of our life, including causing weight gain, decreased immune response, and illness. Follow these simple guidelines and you will decrease your level of stress, increase your immune response, increase your metabolism, and provide…
Read MoreStop Trying to Change Me
Do You Need to Change? You have heard it all before. You know what you need to do to improve your health. You may need to stop smoking, start exercising, lose weight, eat breakfast, or cut the fat and salt and reduce the carbs. We know that promising you an improved outcome by guiding you…
Read MoreTelomere Testing
SpectraCell’s Telomere Test is the window to your true cellular age. This advanced test measures the length of your telomeres – the end caps of your DNA. Studies have shown a direct link to telomere length, cardiovascular health and the aging process. Read my article about how taking your vitamins can grow your telomeres! Click here to…
Read MoreFood Antibody Testing
Could your elevated blood sugar, overweight or obesity be due to food sensitivities and leaky gut? Our total health, including the ability to lose weight, begins in our gut, our first line of defense. Our gut becomes compromised by any number of influences, including antibiotics, stress, various medications (including non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents like aspirin,…
Read MoreGI Map DNA Stool Analysis
Could your “gut” microbiome be the cause of your diabetes and/or obesity, as well as micronutrient deficiencies? Could your bugs be destroying your health? Be sure to read both of these very insightful articles to learn more. This simple non-invasive stool test will provide clinical value in managing gut health, as it will include analysis…
Read MoreCardiometabolic Testing
Standard Cholesterol Testing Is Not Enough: Do You Really Need That Statin? What is Your Cardiometabolic Risk? Click here. Abnormal Lipid Levels & Nutrient Deficiencies Poor blood sugar regulation and unhealthy triglyceride and lipoprotein levels often present long before the diagnosis of type 2 Diabetes. CardioMetabolic and Pre-Diabetes panels offer definitive diagnostic and clinically relevant…
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