11/10/2015
Is "Normal" Truly Healthy?
Before she changed her diet, my mom was often told by her doctor that, aside from her high blood pressure, everything was “normal.” She was perfectly healthy.
So she continued gaining weight every year, yet doctors always told her that her blood test results and other health markers were “normal.”
When she changed her diet, a lot of these so-called “normal” numbers went down dramatically, so much that her doctor could hardly believe it.
Doctors are used to seeing a “normal” cholesterol level, “normal” blood pressure, “normal” triglyceride levels and “normal” BMI for a person’s age.
But they rarely encounter “healthy.”
What is "Normal"?
When doctors look at a patient’s blood test results, they go by clinical values. For example, the clinical levels for total cholesterol is any number between 100 and 199 mg/DL.
When they see a patient with a total cholesterol of 250, that person walks out with a prescription for cholesterol-lowering drugs.
But when a patient has a total cholesterol of 195, they are told they are “normal.”
However, it’s been found that one third of heart attacks occur in people with cholesterol levels between 150 and 199 — a “normal” range.
Yet, in the Framingham study, not one person who had a cholesterol level below 150 had a heart attack.
Likewise, populations that maintain cholesterol levels in that range never experience any heart disease.
So why is the clinical level up to 199 mg/DL?
Simply because if the clinical values were to be changed, it would mean that 95% of the US population would be put on drugs! (They could also change their diet, but society doesn’t seem to be ready for this).
A “normal” blood pressure is expected to raise as we get older, but in populations that eat a more natural diet, old people have the same average blood pressure as young people.
According to recent research, a truly healthy blood pressure is probably less than 110/70.
You could say the same for a good number of health markers.
The fact is that most doctors rarely encounter a healthy adult, because fundamentally, the lifestyle in the Western world is unhealthy.
Therefore, “normal” isn’t healthy.
Do You Ever Feel Overwhelmed And Confused By All the Diet and Supplement Advice?
“Discover the Only Method to Know With Certainty Exactly Which Deficiencies and Diet Mistakes Are Draining Your Energy, Messing With Your Hormones and Ruining Your Health”
By Kevin Gianni
I’m going to state something so true yet so shocking, yet it may be the most important piece of health advice you hear this year: “Getting your blood tested is more valuable than attending health events, webinars, taking courses or reading most books on health.”
The reason why is simple.
Carefully selected tests help you identify what your personal body needs — diet, supplements, and lifestyle — despite what any so-called expert says is right for everybody. (It may well work for their body body, but you’re a unique individual).
Getting your blood tested is likely one of the single, most important things you can do to figure out exactly what diet, supplements and lifestyle are right for you.
Blood tests transcend diet dogma. They are more accurate than muscle testing.
The blood doesn’t lie.
Are You Basing Your Health Decisions on What Works for Others?
Doctors diagnose diseases.
Most have no idea about desirable and optimal ranges inside of the clinical ranges that they see on their patient’s blood tests.
For instance, your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) could be high normal according to the lab’s clinical levels, but you could be borderline hypothyroid — and, worse, the doctor could send you home while you’re exhibiting all the symptoms of it like fatigued, tired all the time, gaining weight, etc.
This is the classic, doc-doesn’t-see-anything-wrong syndrome.
There is something wrong, it’s just not defined within the standard clinical results.
On top of that, most doctors also don’t know which tests to order, since they’ve had very little (or no) training on nutritional and functional blood testing.
And what about the so-called “alternative” health experts?
Those experts still recommend a “one-size fits all” solutions for everybody… but it doesn’t work. REINFORCE each of us are unique individuals.
And unfortunately, a lot of important health decisions are based on what those experts says, but don’t take into account your own personal needs, genetics or health history.
What's even more scary is that a lot of health supplements are marketed without even having any evidence that proves they work or not.
How I Took Control of My Health Through Blood Testing
The reason I am so passionate about blood testing to determine if what you're doing or not is working is because I got burned by these “experts.”
Back in 2010, I was eating a natural diet, supposedly the healthiest diet on the planet. I had learned from the best of the best and I "knew" what they were saying was right.
I felt good for a while, which is probably why I believed everything they said.
But then I started to not feel so good anymore.
I started to feel sluggish and agitated.
I was unable to get out of bed.
I developed a rash on my stomach that wouldn't go away.
I lost all of my s*x drive.
I felt like an old man and I was only in my early 30's.
It all happened pretty quickly and I was very concerned.
So I did what I normally do when I'm in an uncertain situation… I searched around for answers.
I tried many different natural approaches recommended by "experts" with little improvement.
I became frustrated, angry and -- at times -- lost.
I was told I had candida.
I was told I was detoxing.
I was told I wasn't eating enough calories.
I was told I was working too hard.
I was told I was doing too little exercise, or too much even!
But every time I tried one of their protocols, it didn't work.
For example, I tried to eat a low fat-diet. I got more sleep. I lowered my stress levels significantly. I tried many supplements. At one point I was taking 6-10 vegan supplements a day– B complex, DHA, Vitamin D, B12, a mineral supplement, protein powder, chlorella, and more.
I tried various superfoods. I made green juices and green smoothies every day. And yet, nothing worked.
I was running low on patience.
And my health was slipping away.
It wasn't until I met Dr. J. E. Williams, that I began to understand what was happening.
He ordered a series of blood tests for me based on my symptoms.
Here is a list of tests that I took
1. CBC – Complete Blood Profile
2. Lipid Profile (Usually comes with the CBC if requested)
3. Vitamin B12
4. Vitamin D
5. Testosterone
6. DHEA
7. Cortisol
8. Pregnenolone
9. Hemoglobin A1-C
10. Blood Heavy Metal Test
When they came back, I was shocked at what I saw.
All this time, I thought I was eating one of the healthiest diets known to man, but apparently it wasn't -- or at least for my body.
It was mind blowing.
I had been "told" that I could get plenty of minerals and nutrients from the superfoods I was eating.
I had been "told" that I could get enough Vitamin D from the sun.
I was "told" that if I ate like I was eating my hormones would be perfectly balanced.
Apparently, those tidbits of knowledge didn't work for my body.
It was humbling to find out, since I had tried many different approaches with little improvement. What I realized, was that I was searching for answers to an equation when I didn't know the variables. I had no idea what was really right or wrong.
