3 simple laboratory tests that can predict your premature aging and the risk for developing chronic diseases! 

Do you know the numbers that can tell you if you’re aging prematurely and if you’re at risk for developing chronic degenerative conditions?

These are not numbers from your bank accounts; these are numbers you get when you test your blood, saliva and urine. I know it sounds kind of strange but is not.

Today’s Healing with Foods TV episode. It’s about those numbers that can change your life now and your future health and happiness.

I had the pleasure of interviewing a local anti-aging doctor, Dr. Jen Cronin, and we had an awesome time talking about laboratory testing that really matter and can change your health destiny. I’m sure you’re going to love it as much as do.

Click on the video below to watch, learn & take action NOW.

Click here for the interview transcript.

Jen Cronin Interview transcript

Today’s episode in a nut shell:

Insulin

• a hormone produced by the pancreas in direct response to sugar and carbohydrates consumption
• an anabolic hormone—it supports fat storage, and helps your body use glucose for energy
• a highly inflammatory hormone

Insulin resistance means your body produces insulin but the insulin is not able to communicate with the cells to uptake the sugar from the blood. This translates into elevated blood sugar levels (pre-diabetes or diabetes)

Testing your fasting insulin level can give you early warning sings about the way your body metabolizes sugar, so you can intervene with therapeutic lifestyle changes, hence prevent the onset of diabetes

Otimal fasting insulin levels are <5 µIU/ml

Fasting insulin levels are best use in conjunction with fasting blood sugar and HbA1C

Vitamin D

• more than a vitamin, is a hormone that influences about 3000 genes in our body
• Is produced in the skin from cholesterol during sun exposure (UV B rays), and requires further activation steps by the liver and kidney

Optimal levels of vitamin D can prevent the onset of many disease form cancer, to autism, diabetes, and autoimmune conditions just to mention a few

Test your vitamin levels regularly (2 or more times a year-depending on your results)

The best test for vit D is called: 25-hydroxi vitamin D or 25(OH)D and is ablood test

Vitamin D levels according to Dr. Holick:

• Optimal 50-70 ng/ml
• Deficiency <50 ng/ml
• Therapeutic levels for Ca and heart disease: 70-100 ng/ml
• Excess: >100 ng/ml

Best way to get your vitamin D:

• Sun exposure
• Oral vitamin D3 supplements according to your blood values

Whatsch this video to see if you’re getting enough vitamin D from sun exposure.

Cortisol 

• hormone produced by the adrenal glands in response to stress
• helps you have enough energy to run from “the tiger”

In our modern living today we’re exposed to chronic stress which leads to overproduction of cortisol and can lead to serious health issues

High cholesterol = high blood sugar leves

This is how Dr. Cronin describes chronic overproduction of cortisol.

“Many people who have reached adrenal exhaustion their cortisol levels are just going to be a flat run throughout the day….”I’m exhausted, I can’t drag myself out of bed.”, and so they’re reaching for caffeine all day long or sugary sweets for a pick-me-up, and they’re saying “I can’t lose weight and I can’t sleep”

Cortisol is tested using saliva (4 or 6 point of collection), and your doctor will compare your 24 hour curve with a standard curve. Based on this you’ll get personalized recommendations that will help you get your cortisol levels into an optimal curve.

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Keep making food your medicine; you’ll only get better, happier and younger,