These are by far the most important health factors you can monitor and control, yes there are more if you look deep enough, but these are a great start and often all you will ever need. If you are not sure where you stand on one of them, please go find out. You will probably need to ask for “special” tests from your doctor because these are not all standard. In my experience though, it is much more useful to test them now, i.e. PREVENTATIVE, then wait until you have strange symptoms and then your doctor says,
“maybe we should check your hormones and adrenal function because you seem to have a lot of strange issues showing up lately.”
Doctors Office
- Cholesterol (blood test)
- Blood sugar (BMP test)
- Complete blood count (blood test)
- Urine test
- Blood enzyme test
- Blood Pressure
- Adrenal Gland (cortisol – blood test)
- Thyroid (TSH, T3, T4 – blood test)
- Hormones (estrogen, testosterone, progesterone – blood test)
On Your Own
- Resting Pulse Rate
- Poop & digestion
- Skin, hair and nails (should be strong, flexible and healthy)
- Tongue/breath
- Focus/memory
- Happiness Scale (are you happy? 1-10)
- Fulfillment Scale (are you fulfilled? 1-10)
- Stress levels and management skills (1-10)
- Daily energy Scale (1-10)
- Body Temperature (98.0-98.6 degrees)
- Body Fat/BMI/waist circumference