Why take tests that only your doctor can understand?

Now is the time to find and Fix your Weakest Link Yourself...

What do the Brain, Blood and Hormones all have in common?

Use any recent test results to compare to your earlier results. Repeat the tests as often as you wish.

Test #1

Click here to do the Metabolic Assessment

This will allow you to isolate your weakest links by grouping symptoms into Categories:

Test #2

Click here to do the Neurotransmitter Health Assessment

This is vital for finding weakest links involving good mental and physical function. By grouping symptoms into Sections, this test streamlines what nutritional support will improve the most areas:

Find which Neurotransmitter is lacking the most.

Test #3

Blood Test

If you do not already have a recent blood test, click here for the blood panel we most commonly use in our office that can be done in cooperation with your doctor.

To better understand your own blood tests and find out if you fell between the cracks because "nothing was wrong", use the proper Nutritional Protocols for Common Patterns.

STEP 2:

EVALUATE YOUR TEST RESULTS

Understanding Your Complete Blood Test Look closely and note there's a column with the title "Reference Range." In this column are measurements giving the highest and lowest number acceptable for each item on your blood test. The conventional laboratory uses this reference range to evaluate your test results. You will notice that any number on your test that falls outside this range (too high or too low) is recorded in another column titled "Out of Range."

Unfortunately these reference ranges are designed to identify problems only once there are diseases.

People with numbers within the reference range are considered normal, even though they may have many weak links in their health and a number of symptoms. Many people will KNOW something is wrong, yet their doctor is unable find anything in abnormal in their tests.

This system will not diagnose a problem until you have progressed to disease so that your numbers fall outside the reference range. Then, your numbers can be interpreted and assigned a disease name. Diseases are treated using various medications to reduce their symptoms. This is the conventional medicine system. This system is Sick Care.

Health Care is not concerned with locating a disease name for treatment. Health Care watches for any departure from 100% Health.

We know the "normal levels" listed need to be interpreted with more scrutiny in order for people to have health. We use Functional Ranges in the Natural Medicine process.

Functional Ranges are not listed on your blood test results because these higher standards are the alternative to the conventional system. However, using Functional Ranges allow you to choose Preventative Medicine for higher performance, better living, and less risk of disease.

Our Functional Ranges are provided on the Complete Blood Test link. This provides you a way of identifying what may have been missed on your blood test results. You will also use this information to isolate your weakest health link.

The standard of the yearly physical has also now been abbreviated in some cases and lost much insight into locating your weakest link.

For the full panel we use, and the "Healthy" levels we check here blood panel.

Getting the Help You Want...

A long time ago, a Chinese doctor said, "It is the wise physician who finds and handles disease in its roots and the foolish one that treats it in full bloom."

You have the legal right to choose what health care system you want.

Our Health Breakthroughs section provides up-to-date information on new advances in the Natural Medicine field. Go to Health Breakthroughs and find out as much of this information as you can. The more you know about your health care options, the better you can make informed decisions.

Choose a wise doctor that will work with you to avoid disease.

You may choose to share the information from this site with your doctor. You will find little argument with a doctor that is sincerely interested in guarding your good health and the health of your family. If you find your doctor is not interested in helping you unless you are sick, find a new doctor to work with you! A wise doctor will happily learn how to help you get the blood tests you need for evaluating your own health condition.

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Test Evaluation Process

A - First look for the Blood's ability for carrying oxygen to your cells. Check your blood test. We must find and correct any types of Anemia.

Red Blood Cell Analysis for Anemia

The most common Anemia patterns found on blood tests are:

• the RBC, HGB, and HCT are slightly elevated, suspect dehydration
• If the RBC, HGB and HCT are depressed, this indicates anemia
• If the RBC, HGB and HCT, MCV, MCH and MCHC are all depressed, this indicates microcytic hypochromic anemia (iron anemia). If the MCV, MCH and MCHC are elevated with anemia, it indicates megablastic anemia (B12 anemia)
• Microcytic hypochromic anemia (iron anemia) must be differentiated from iron deficiency or anemia of chronic disease (red blood cell breakdown). Iron deficiency will demonstrate depressed ferritin, increased TIBC, and increased transferrin. Anemia of chronic disease will not present with depressed ferritin, elevated TIBC or elevated transferrin. In addition, the RDW is typically increased with iron deficiency anemia and typically within normal ranges with anemia of chronic diseases
• Common causes of iron deficiency anemia include: pinworms, hypothyroidism, hypochloryhdria, uterine fibroids, internal bleeding, growth spurts in children, and heavy menstrual bleeding
• With megablastic anemia (B12 anemia) the possibility of pernicious anemia can be evaluated by testing intrinsic factor antibody. If the antibody is positive, this indicates pernicious anemia and sublingual or intramuscular injections should be considered
• The earliest laboratory marker for B12 deficiency is urinary or serum methylmalanoic acid

Nutritional Support: Hemvite, Sublingual B-12, Methly-SP

B- Then, find and correct any type of Blood Sugar Imbalance.

NOTE: True Hypoglycemia with a fasting blood glucose below 65, and Diabetes fasting blood sugar above 126, should always been under the direct supervision of a competent doctor.

Blood Sugar patterns on the blood test that indicate Reactive Hypoglycemia and Insulin Resistance are:

Reactive Hypoglycemia

• Reactive hypoglycemia is identified with a glucose ( below) < 85 and/ or a LDH <140
• If the symptoms of reactive hypoglycemia and glucose are normalized (see section C on the Neurotransmitter Assessment Form) but the LDH does not return to normal, then long-term susceptibility to reactive hypoglycemia must be considered.
• Hypoglycemics must make changes in lifestyle that include eating a high protein breakfast, multiple low-glycemic snacks between meals, and no consumption of glucose after meals
• Typically, but not always, hypoglycemia is found with adrenal exhaustion

Nutritional Support: Proglyco-SP, Adaptocrine, Adrenastim Super EFA Complex

Insulin Resistance Metabolic -

Metabolic Syndrome

• Insulin resistance is identified by elevated glucose and triglycerides, but most evident when triglycerides are equal or greater than cholesterol.
• Once metabolic syndrome or Diabetes is identified, use the (Glycosylated hemoglobin) HbAlc to monitor long-term blood sugar stability.
• Fatty liver is commonly found with metabolic syndrome which is identified as elevated triglycerides and depressed liver enzymes in the early stages. In progressed stages, the liver enzymes and triglycerides are both elevated.
• Metabolic syndrome is a multiple vicious cycle syndrome that causes patterns of high cortisol, the immune pattern of TH-2 subset dominance, depressed SIgA, sluggish detoxification, testosterone elevations in females, and estrogen elevations in males.
• The most important dietary consideration for insulin resistance is to stop insulin surges after meals that present as fatigue and sugar cravings after meals.
• Most metabolic syndrome patterns need to be winded down by completing the 3 step program which includes the fast, clearvite program and food provocation to identify food sensitivities.

Nutritional Support: Glysen, Protoglysen, Omegaco-3, Adrenacalm, Adaptocrine, Fibromin, Lypomin

C - Next, protect your Brain.

If you have a lot of symptoms in Section A of the Neurotransmitter Health Assessment, then Brain Support is likely to support your quality and the duration of your lifespan.

Proper digestion and absorption are Imperative to a proper working brain.

Hypochlorhdria

(Low stomach acid findings on your blood test)

• If the total protein and globulin are elevated or depressed outside of the functional ranges, suspect hypochlorhydria (email us for the ranges).

• If the symptoms of hypochlorhydria is resolved with HCL enzymes but the total protein and globulin do not normalize, the cause of hypochlorhydria must be determined.

• Common causes of hypochlorhydria include: helicobacter pylori infection, Dysglycemia found in B above, hypothyroidism, gastrointestinal infections, and gut mediated food sensitivities.

• If a person's gastric ulcers symptoms progressively intensifies despite management, rule out gastric carcinoma with a serum gastrin test with your doctor.

Nutritional Support: HCL Prozyme, HPLR, Gastro ULC

D - Now, isolate your Stress Level. Section B of the Neurotransmitter Health Assessment will help you isolate your Stress Level. Take steps to help handle those stressors and protect your health.
E - Then, strengthen your natural defenses. Find and support any Immune System imbalances, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiencies and Allergies to help control Inflammation. Using our Optimal Blood Levels will assist you with addressing this.
F - Lastly, check your Hormone Balance. The Blood Tests, Saliva Tests (found in our Home Tests section), BodyMechanics and the  Metabolic Assessment this well help locate the hormone(s) needing the most attention.Use BodyMechanics to learn more about sections on specific organs found on the MAF.

Call our website or office if you wish more advanced tests to assist finding your weakest link:

(866) 551-VITS (8487):

Testing for Wheat sensitivity

Adrenal Stress Index

Overview

Female Hormone Panels

Overview

Post Menopause Hormone Panels

Overview

The Male Hormone Panel

Overview

The Gastrointestinal Health Panels

Overview

The Bone Marker Test

Hormone Balancing

Correcting the following 4 priorities, in this order, will provide you the ability to normalize the glands and the hormones:

1. Balance Adrenal and Blood Sugar as mentioned above
2. Normalize the Digestion and Decrease Allergies
3. Balance Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism
4. Support Detoxification

STEP 3

Repair Your Weakest Link

There are 3 main reasons to take nutritional supplements:

1. to PREVENT Malfunction,

2. to SUPPORT or

3. to STIMULATE Proper Function

Quality of nutritional supplements varies a lot and this can greatly influence your results.

Supplements often contain several nutrients with a different balance in each formula. The systems of your body are all interconnected. The supplement formula you take must fit perfectly in the correct nutrient balance required for the area you are repairing.

Taking an incorrect supplement formula can misalign and imbalance other areas. Reversely, strengthening weak links with the correct supplements will automatically strengthen other links without requiring any added effort or expense from you.

From the results of your Metabolic Assessment Test and the Neurotransmitter Health Assessment Test, you will be able to find the precise nutrient support for the Category, Section or Common Pattern with the highest number of symptoms you most often suffer. To support a more effective repair of your weakest link, follow the Nutritional Considerations, Dietary and Lifestyle changes suggested.

Getting More Rapid Results

What do you do if your health improvement isn't moving as quickly as you wanted?

The first thing to do is refuse to abandon your goal for rapid recovery. You are actually more in control of this situation than you think you are!

Following the health repair process as outlined will inevitably improve your health, but your speed of improvement depends on your personal choices during this process.

Only ONE thing can markedly slow down your progress. That thing is you routinely working against yourself. It is possible to invest your energy into repairing your weakest link, while at the same time you also happen to be undoing your own work with an activity that weakens that link.

Part of your health success is in knowing exactly what link to repair for the greatest benefits. Another part of your success is in reducing what caused this weak link to develop in the first place. Our website contains much information for you to easily find out more about your health condition and what can cause it.

In general, these are the tools that improve ALL health conditions...

Tools to Accelerate Health Improvement:

Winning the Health Game

The fist tool is your persistence toward your health goal.

Some people abandon their health plans because they don't realize they're getting to their goals even though they're moving slowly. With a little more information, these people could be moving much quicker.

You can decide to give 100% effort to your health goal and you will assuredly get there quickly. Or you might choose to give it a 75% effort and win a little slower. You could even manage to win on less effort than that. It's all just a matter of time.

If you ever feel like giving up on your health, just take a minute and think about how little it really takes to reach a goal:

You only need to move in the right direction an average 51% of the time and you will eventually arrive at your goal!

Having 65% of your activities going in a healthful direction would get you to your goal even faster. But ANY step toward improving your health is a step forward from where you started. Doing anything is better than doing nothing, so you have already won over doing nothing simply by reading this. You've already got a goal in the game. The more you understand about any game, the easier it is to win. Knowledge is powerful. This is particularly true with health care.

Small things in your body readjust constantly as you take your steps toward health. You may never realize how many of these improvements have taken place as you go along. But you would have to take 2 steps back for every step you've already taken forward in order to lose any real ground.

Never discount the forward steps you have taken. All your efforts count.

With each higher health level you attain, you will find it easier and easier to continue moving up. Things will improve faster. Improved health gives you more energy and vitality to do the things that make you happy in life. And the more you do the things that make you happy, the more your health improves.

The biggest efforts you can make are your choices for a more healthful lifestyle. "Lifestyle" means the way you live and the things you do as routine every day. You choose your routines. You can decide to set some better routines for a day, or a weekend, or weeks, months, or years. You will determine what speed you wish to go, and for how long.

Exercise

You might be inconsistent in many areas of your health plans, such as not always eating foods that are good for you or regularly taking your nutritional supplements. But you can still make progress in spite of a little inconsistency if you exercise on a regular basis.

It happens that exercise is the ONE tool that can forgive downfalls in most other areas.

This tool can also be used to really boost your results when you are also consistent in the other areas of your health program.

The human body is designed to be physically used and challenged. It will function much differently under the demands of an active lifestyle. In a sedentary (physically idle) lifestyle, it runs a little slower, responds a little slower, repairs a little slower, moves a little slower...

You can speed up the pace of your program a great deal just by adding some regular exercise to your routine. Further, exercise relieves tension by stimulating hormones that increase your energy, happiness and mental well being.

Food Choices

This area can be challenging for many people. Our modern culture is based in fast and pre-processed foods for convenience.

Unfortunately, a little nutrient supply gets destroyed in each step of processing these foods. The nutrient-destroying steps begin on the farm even before the raw food ships to the processing plant where it will be bagged, boxed, canned or packaged for sale.

By the time we buy these foods, they've been altered in so many ways that our bodies don't recognize them as "food" because it can't utilize them for energy.

Nature provides food nutrients in complete little balanced packages containing all the components a human body needs to utilize them. Such as an orange contains vitamin C, and the white covering just under the skin of the orange has an element (bioflavonoids) the body requires to absorb that vitamin C. There are numerous other required elements in the pulp and so on.

Without all the elements in Nature's package, the nutrients become less and less useable and less and less recognizable as food.

Amazingly, modern science still hasn't identified all these tiny components Nature has provided in the various little nutrient packages!

However, eating an orange off the tree will be more complete than fresh squeezed orange juice, which will be more complete than fresh orange juice from a store container, which will be more complete than the orange flavored juice, etc., etc. This is how your choices in orange juice can make a big difference to your health. Each step back from processing is a little better food choice.

Added to this is the bigger danger to your health in "fast foods" and prepackaged foods having added chemicals that are highly poisonous to your body. These poisons suck nutrients out of your body, add distress, and require a lot of work to battle them. This can really slow down your body's ability to heal and repair.

Your every day food choices become powerful when you choose not to consume these harmful poisons.

These poisons are preservatives, artificial flavors or colorings, any sugar substitutes or fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oils, lowcalorie or low-fat or low-cholesterol or sugar-free foods, etc.

Other Healthful Choices

We become so stuck in our routines that we don't often stop to look at where we are headed in life. We all have goals, ambitions and dreams we set off to achieve. Without even noticing it, we sometimes find ourselves way off track from where we envisioned we would be going.

By falling away from your ambitions and dreams, you will not be as happy as you should be. This adversely affects your health. Even making a few small changes that better align with your ambitions can change your quality of life. Doing the things you want to do will make you happier and improve your health.

Other lifestyle factors can also slow down or speed up your progress. For more information, go to our Lifestyle Changes link.

STEP 4   

Re-Test To Track Your Progress.

You will likely feel remarkably better by the time you come to this step. However, repeat the 3 tests and evaluate your improvement. If your weakest link is not fully repaired, adjust your supplements as needed to align with your test results.

Once your tests confirm you have fully repaired your weakest link, you can use those test results to find and repair your next weakest link. Continue your health improvement until all links presented in Step 2 above are no longer weak.

Reach for this process any time your performance drops, or you become less mentally sharp, or you catch a cold... This 4-Step process gives you control over your own health.

Functional Health Care

We rightfully feel outraged when sickness or disease comes on without warning. It is an incorrect assumption that it is your doctor's job to keep you healthy. Without a thorough familiarity with achieving IDEAL HEALTH, doctors are usually only looking for sickness or a name of a disease that will be "Your Diagnosis."

Using the 4 steps above, you can find your own basic weakness. By looking at your overall picture, you can repair the weak link that aids your potential the most.

Functional Health Care is designed to detect the small things that

might fall through the cracks in the conventional system. The Functional Health system searches for any deviation from perfect function and repairs it.

You can find the cause of that deviation, as well as find any gene expression you carry that allows a lifestyle, diet and other contributing factors to lead to symptoms of disease. You can repair your weakest link yourself before any symptoms occur. You can live happier with happier and healthier "golden years."

You can survive to your fullest potential in life!