How to Prevent the Onset of Disease

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Know your numbers. I talk to many people in the course of business. I find that most don’t know much about their blood work. I commonly hear people say that their blood work is "normal", but when they actually look at the numbers, there may be several out of range. Medical doctors use blood work to diagnose disease. If there is no disease pattern present, then the lab work is pronounced "normal".

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From my standpoint, the real value of regular blood work is a preventive aspect. What if your blood work is "normal" for several years in a row, but steadily moving towards the end of a "normal" range? Wouldn’t you want to know and be able to make some changes so that you do not progress into the "disease" range?

Being able to look at your blood work in this manner could make big differences in your overall health in the long run. Standard blood work can give lots of information about nutritional intake, digestion, mineral balance, immune status, liver function and kidney function. In most cases, health problems do not begin overnight. Regular blood work as a preventive tool tells you what areas to target and if the things you are doing are actually working.

Abnormal blood chemistry usually indicates an underlying functional issue. For example, high triglyceride and cholesterol levels are typically used as markers for cardiovascular risk, but they also can indicate deficiencies of essential fatty acids, blood sugar issues, liver/gallbladder dysfunction, thyroid problems and poor digestive function.

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January 16, 2010