Your quarterly blood panels are a GOLD MINE of health information
OPTIMAL health instead of just getting by
Most of the time, we wait until we are sick till we go to the doctor.
We delay until the last moment. But when doctors order lab tests, they are using them to DIAGNOSE. They are looking for a sign that you are suffering from a common disease. They give you a drug to treat the symptoms, not the underlying issue.
The doctors are not trying to help you achieve optimal health. They aren't there to get you on top of your game. And the doctor should not be the one that cares the most about your health.
Your doctor shouldn't be more VIGILANT about your health than you.
If you want to be a proactive and self-sufficient individual. You need to have your own health agency.
We delay when it comes to ourselves. Doing things that might seem extravagant for ourselves, "Oh, I don't really need that." We rationalize to ourselves until it builds up to a problem with symptoms we can no longer ignore.
But in today's day and age, you have all the tools in front of you for preventative medicine and longevity.
That starts with getting a full panel blood test when you are healthy.
It is one of the most powerful tools you have to improve your mental and physical abilities. To catch future chronic diseases. 70% of diseases are preventable, INCLUDING AGING. Your knowledge about your own data IS IN YOUR CONTROL.
We each are massively different. "Each of us is unique, diverse. There's nobody like you, and there's nobody that will ever be like you." Shawn Stevenson's - Eat smarter
Each of us can vary dramatically in lab ranges that we do or do not feel healthy. Not the lab ranges we give for 95% of the population. Lab ranges are the law of averages. They do nothing to help you as an individual.
A full panel test when you are HEALTHY. Gives you the baseline. So when you do go sick, you can compare what changed?
You can compare your results with different lifestyle changes. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GUESS.
What do your cholesterol, liver, kidney numbers look like when you are on this diet? Which supplements should you buy and which ones work? How high is your vitamin D during flu season? How does your mood change when your hormones are low? How efficient are your workouts when you have low-free testosterone? How is your sleep when your cortisol is high?
People who do this. Care about their health. They have AGENCY and want to create their own personal health profile. They set personalized ranges for OPTIMAL HEALTH.
Data is a step towards self-awareness. Being connected to your body.
You can make sure your body gets the things it needs. This is the first step to see if your lifestyle is WORKING to get the results you want.
Your doctor is there to treat a disease. You can ask for extra blood tests. The drugs they give you just treat the symptoms. If the doctors can't see disease patterns, they send you home. You won't feel better because they aren't sure what to flag.
After enough time, if you have enough data points of your OWN HEALTH DATA. You will be able to detect patterns in your health. Diagnose and save yourself a doctor's visit. Do not see your body as just bones and flesh. Your body is a vessel that is important to helping you achieve great things. When you have a nice car, you make sure it gets the correct maintenance. You should invest the same into your body.
When you are HEALTHY, get a baseline.
Preventative medicine is up to you. It will save you money.
How much is IVF? $12,000 per round.
How much are thyroid supplements? Average was $343/ year for women in 2008
How much time will it cost you trying to figure out what is wrong later on? $3,200 per person in the USA.
What much time will you spend off? Feeling not great? Wondering when you can get your body back?