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Health Screening Test Kits

Published by
stayfit
at May 17, 2010 in News, Nutrition and Personal Training. 0 Comments

Living healthy is so much more than avoiding disease.  Many of us are walking around like ticking time bombs while inside of us, our bodies are struggling to be healthy despite poor nutrition and self-care.  The time to ensure good health is now! I have a variety of tools to discover the root causes of symptoms such as:

  • Headaches
  • Fatigue or feeling tired frequently
  • Weight gain
  • Skin problems
  • Cravings
  • Anxiety
  • Irritability
  • Depression
  • Digestive problems
  • Acid reflux
  • Poor immune system
These are all signs that your body is undergoing internal stress.  Internal stress can be anything from eating the wrong diet for your Metabolic Type® to having an overgrowth of yeast or bacteria in your gut.  These stressors will not go away on their own.  They will continue to take their toll on your health unless you intervene.  Restoring your health is as simple as taking 3 steps:
  1. Get tested for your Metabolic Type® and food sensitivities.
  2. Start eating the right foods for your unique body and stop eating the wrong foods.
  3. Get a Basic Health Intake to assess the health of your adrenal glands, digestion, detoxification ability, and immune system by taking a Functional Adrenal Stress Profile (#205-B) and Metabolic Assessment Profile (#101).
I offer these tests and many more.  Together, we can get to the bottom of your health complaints and start you on the path to feeling your best.
Testing Services
Functional Adrenal Stress Test:  The # 205 Adrenal Stress Profile is testing your hormone and immune system function. The cortisol and DHEA measurements at these times tell us how well your adrenal glands are functioning. We also look at the main steroidal (sex) hormones, estradiol, estriol, progesterone and testosterone, and your sleep hormone melatonin. With this test kit, you will easily submit four saliva samples; morning, noon, evening and bedtime. This easy-to-use test kit includes four small vials for saliva collection. This kit comes with a pre-paid FedEx mailer for your convenience. Once mailed, Rebecca will receive your results from BioHealth Diagnostics within 10 business days and will contact you to schedule your Results and Recommendations phone session.

Poor adrenal and hormone function can result in the following symptoms:

  • anxiety, depression
  • immune system stress
  • sleep disturbances
  • thinning premature aging skin
  • poor concentration/memory lapses
  • heart disease/atherosclerosis
  • hot flashes
  • night sweats
  • osteoporosis
  • irregular menstruation
  • vaginal dryness
  • painful intercourse
  • slow healing
  • reduced libido
  • malaise/lethargy
  • unexplained weight gain
  • fatigue
  • loss of appetite/increased appetite
  • hair loss and dry skin

$225.00 includes lab fee, tax and FedEx shipping.

MRT Food Allergy Test:Is your food making you sick? If you experience any of the following symptoms, you most likely have food allergies at play. Take the LEAP (Lifestyle Eating And Performance) MRT Food Sensitivity Test and get back on tract with your health goals. The MRT LEAP Food Sensitivity Test is done through Signet Labs.

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Migraine & Other Headaches
  • Chronic Diarrhea
  • Heartburn/GERD
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Arthrits
  • Joint Pain
  • Muscle Pain
  • Weight Imbalances
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Chronic Sinusitis
  • Insomnia
  • Skin Eruptions
  • Autism/ADD

Click here to see a detailed brochure of the MRT test.

Click here for more info on the science behind MRT testing.

$75.00 plus lab fee

Mucosal Barrier Test: If you ever wondered how a dog can drink dirty water and not get sick - it’s the mucosal barrier! The mucosal barrier provides our first line of immune defense. It lines the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the anus, and has been called our “second skin.” By testing its function, you will test how your gastrointestinal system could be compromised, and whether or not your immune system is doing its job.

A properly functioning mucosal barrier will:

  • Destroy pathogens (infectious agents) so they are unable to thrive in your body
  • Properly handle the balance of bacteria
  • Process food antigens
  • Prevent the onset of gastritis or leaky gut
  • Properly identifying and neutralizing foreign objects

How healthy is your Mucosal Barrier? Find out today! This easy-to-use test kit includes one small vial and requires the collection of your first morning saliva. This kit comes with a pre-paid FedEx mailer for your convenience. Once mailed, Rebecca will receive your results from BioHealth Diagnostics within 10 business days and will contact you to schedule your Results and Recommendations phone session.

$400 includes lab fee, tax and FedEx overnight shipping

Metabolic Assessment Profile: Your Digestion and Detoxification

This important test measures three aspects of your digestion and detoxification processes; Indican, Lipid Peroxides, and UBAS (Urinary Bile Acids). When the liver works too hard, it may become clogged and eventually spill MUC into the kidneys and out through the urine. This MUC is called urinary bile acid sulfates, or UBAS.When UBAS is elevated, the key is not only to use the proper protocols to cleanse and flush the organs of detoxification, but to find out WHY the liver was overloaded in the first place. Root causes may include:

  • Leaky gut syndrome
  • Poor diet
  • Food sensitivities
  • Adrenal fatigue

If your digestion and detoxification processes are compromised, it can lead to various acute or chronic conditions, such as:

  • heartburn/reflux
  • stomach pains/cramps
  • intestinal pains/cramps
  • constipation
  • diarrhea
  • bloating sensation
  • gas or any kind
  • nausea, vomiting
  • painful elimination
  • food cravings
  • depression
  • fatigue
  • dark circles
  • skin conditions
  • headaches

Do you have a balance of pro-oxidants and anti-oxidants? Your body is made up of 100,000,000,000,000 cells.  It is the fighting power of antioxidants against pro-oxidants that keeps your cells, and therefore you, healthy and disease free.  This test includes a measurement of your antioxidants versus pro-oxidants.

This easy-to-use test kit includes two small vials and requires the collection of your first morning urine. Each kit comes with a pre-paid FedEx mailer for your convenience. Once mailed, Rebecca will receive your results from BioHealth Diagnostics within 10 business days and will contact you to schedule your Results and Recommendations phone session.

$175 includes lab fee, tax and FedEx shipping

Other specialty testing available includes Candida Screening, GI Pathogens Test, Gluten and Wheat Sensitivity Test, Advanced Hormone Profile, and more!

The statements made herein have not been evaluated by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, nor do they necessarily agree with a consensus of orthodox medical opinion. None of the products or suggestions on this web site are specifically intended or recommended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medically recognized disease. If you need assistance in selecting any of the suggestions, we recommend that you consult with a licensed health practitioner. If you have any questions, you may contact me at stayfit@rebecca4fitness and I will be pleased to assist you in making such a selection.

Upcoming Events

Published by
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at April 20, 2010 in News and Seminars. 0 Comments

Saturday, May 8, 11am Nutrition Seminar “What is Metabolic Typing and Why Do You Need to Know” for Kel-Core Dynamic Fitness, Cross-Fit–open to everyone ($20 registration)
Tuesday, June 1, 7pm “Metabolic Typing: Are You A Carnivore or a Carbivore?” at the Way of Life-FREE
Saturday, June 5–Toadal Fitness West Side Grand Opening, Dr. Holly German and I will be giving a seminar on Pre-Natal Wellness (date may change if the grand opening is delayed due to construction)
Wednesday, June 9, 6pm, Underground Wellness radio interview!

Metabolic Typing® at Egoscue® Symposium

Published by
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at November 1, 2009 in Egoscue Method® Pain Relief, News, Nutrition and Seminars. 0 Comments

I had a great time at the Human Event Egoscue Symposium in San Diego on October 24th, 2009.
Several speakers, including myself, shared information on topics we felt were important to providing the best possible care to our clients.
As a firm believer in customized nutrition, I spoke about Metabolic Typing. Take a listen!

Metabolic Typing® at Toadal Fitness Open House

Published by
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at November 1, 2009 in News and Seminars. 0 Comments

Thanks to all of you that came out to hear me speak at the open house on Halloween! We had a great turnout and everyone that came to listen learned about the benefits of Metabolic Typing®
:)

The Appendix Isn’t Useless After All

Published by
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at August 30, 2009 in News. 0 Comments

I’ve been waiting, not with bated breath mind you but waiting nonetheless, for the day that scientists would discover the function of the appendix.  I am a believer that the human body is an incredible machine and put together in a certain way because it needed to be so.  Why then, when we don’t even understand how and why a piece of our machinery functions, do we cut it out if it gets inflamed? Ah, good old Western Medicine.

In the article below, it is explained that current understanding about the appendix is that it serves an important role as a reservoir for beneficial bacteria.  With all of the intestinal disorders and parasitic infections we humans are prone to, it makes great sense to have a backup of these friendly bugs to help us function when things get tough.  Proper bacterial colonization of our gut is essential for good health (warding off bad bacteria, production of certain essential vitamins, immunity, breakdown of micro and macronutrients, etc).  We are better off supporting the function of our bodies as they are intended to function.   If our appendices are becoming so inflamed that they burst, we must ask the question why.

We may have figured it out.

A key to understanding appendicitis is hygiene.  We’ve become so fixated on killing germs and using anti-bacterial this-and-that that we now are developing hyper-sensitive reactions to germs that normally wouldn’t be a big deal for us to come into contact with.  Talk about a Catch 22!  In order to avoid getting sick, we sanitize like crazy…only to become so out of touch with how to deal with germs that we end up so inflamed that we need to have surgery. Yikes.

So anyway, that’s my summary.  Put on your thinking caps and enjoy:

Human Appendix Not a Useless Organ

Submitted by Deborah Mitchell on Aug 24th, 2009, EmaxHealth
Posted under:

Darwin was wrong, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona: the human appendix is not a useless, evolutionary remnant of a larger structure. The appendix has a function, and the newfound understanding of its purpose may help researchers someday find a way to prevent appendicitis.

The first-ever study of the evolution of the appendix and information on its critical function has just been released in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. This is a follow-up to a report from about two years ago, when investigators at Duke University Medical Center proposed that the human appendix serves as a storage area for beneficial bacteria that can be used to repopulate the intestinal tract (gut) when good bacteria levels have been depleted by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal conditions. The gut needs various microorganisms, including beneficial bacteria, for digestion to occur.

The appendix is a two- to four-inch long pouch that is located near where the large and small intestines meet. Scientists have long speculated about the function of the appendix, especially since it is populated with immune system tissue. William Parker, PhD, assistant professor of surgical sciences at Duke and the senior author of the current study, and his colleagues now believe that the immune system cells protect the beneficial bacteria in the pouch until they are needed by the intestinal tract.

Parker and the other researchers propose that in countries without modern sanitation practices and endemic diarrhea-causing diseases, the beneficial bacteria harbored in the appendix can emerge and enter the intestinal tract after diarrheal symptoms have emptied the bowels. In industrialized societies that have good hygiene practices, however, the stored beneficial bacteria may not be needed or needed rarely. This idea supports the fact that removing the appendix today has no apparent negative impact on the body.

Appendicitis, or inflammation of the appendix, may be the result of too much sanitation, commonly referred to as the “hygiene hypothesis.” This hypothesis suggests that people who live in sanitary societies suffer with high rates of allergies and other immune system disorders because their immune systems are not challenged enough. In other words, we are so clean that when something does attack the system, it can overreact, resulting in inflammatory conditions, such as appendicitis.

In a Science Daily report, Parker said that our new understanding of the appendix may help us prevent appendicitis if we can challenge the immune system today much like it was back in the Stone Age. If we can do that, he said, “we would see far fewer cases of allergies, autoimmune disease, and appendicitis.”

SOURCES:
Duke University Medical Center, “Inside Duke Medicine”
Randal Bollinger R et al. Journal of Theoretical Biology 2007 Dec 21; 249(4): 826-31
Science Daily, August 21, 2009
Smith HF et al. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2009 Aug 12.

Metabolic Typing® FAQ’s

Published by
stayfit
at February 24, 2009 in News and Nutrition. 0 Comments

Thinking about doing Metabolic Typing®, but want to learn more?  Here are 5 Frequently Asked Questions to help you make a healthy decision.

1) What is Metabolic Typing®?

Metabolic Typing® is a nutrition method based on eating right for your unique genetic requirements.  Every single person has very specific fuel requirements.  When you work with a Metabolic Typing® Advisor, you will learn what your Metabolic Type is and how to eat to support your health.
2) Why does Metabolic Typing® succeed where diets fail?

Diets are generic. They assume that our bodies are the same and that we don’t have individual differences.  We know that isn’t true! (food allergies, disease, lifestyle, stress, geography, ethnicity, etc.)
3) Who should find out their Metabolic Type®?

Everyone! Absolutely every single person who follows Metabolic Typing® correctly benefits their health from a fundamental, cellular level.  It really is the only way to address nutrition properly.
4) Why are the Metabolic Typing® meal plans different from each other?

Depending on your Metabolic Type®, certain vitamins, minerals and foods will improve or worsen your health.  Research shows that there are key elements (that Metabolic Typing® follows) that dictate how nutrients behave in the body.  If you have one Metabolic Type®, you thrive on higher levels of calcium, you require it, in fact, to be healthy.  Other Metabolic Types® will develop degenerative conditions if their calcium intake is the same. For this reason, everyone needs to follow the meal plan best for their Metabolic Type®.
5) How much does it cost and what do I need to do?

The test to discover your Metabolic Type is on sale for $50 and it is a very detailed questionnaire, very convenient and very accurate.  Blood, urine and saliva tests do not convey the depth or continuous information that the questionnaire does–a vital component of the test is food trials (the trying of specific foods and observation of reactions).  Once you complete the questionnaire and submit it to Healthexcel, I will receive your results within 48 hours and contact you to schedule your 60 minute results session ($75).  The minimum level of advising after your results session is once per week for 15 minutes (in person, via email or via phone) for a month.  This really is the minimum amount of advising you will need to truly be successful with the lifestyle change of Metabolic Typing®.

I cannot emphasize enough how beneficial metabolic typing is for your health, wellness, proper body weight, energy level, digestion, and mental/emotional wellness–if you are ready to make serious changes and really be committed for the long-term, let’s get you started today! :)

Cholesterol Is Good For You

Published by
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at January 10, 2009 in News and Nutrition. 0 Comments

I’d like to tell you that it was only recent research that has uncovered the hidden truth that cholesterol is good for you, but it is a fact that has been known since research on cholesterol on our health began.  In Dr. Kendrick’s The Great Cholesterol Con, the results of hundreds of thousands of test subjects from all over the world are revealed.  It is a fantastic read that will leave you with no doubt in your mind as to the benefits of cholesterol levels that are higher than your doctor recommends, the health risks of low cholesterol, and the real cause of heart disease.  I’ll give you a hint: heart disease and stroke are NOT CAUSED BY HIGH CHOLESTEROL OR HIGH SATURATED FAT INTAKE!

Here is one of many articles written on the benefits of cholesterol: http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/cholesterol-friend.html

The Best Deodorant On The Planet

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at January 3, 2009 in News. 0 Comments

Toss your aluminum infused, potentially cancer causing deodorant!  I found something that works better on fighting odor and is actually good for you: Dr. Mist Body Hygiene Spray! A squirt under the arms and you are good to go for the entire day.  I have not used anything that worked so well and cannot recommend this product enough.

Dr. Mist helps eczema, cuts, rashes, and foot odor as well.  Check out their website for testimonials, awards for product excellence, and to place an order.

http://www.drmistusa.com/

Got Pain Relief?

Published by
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at December 15, 2008 in News and Personal Training. 0 Comments

 Egoscue (named after Pete Egoscue, its founder) is a series of gentle exercises and stretches that provide pain relief by correcting postural dysfunctions.  In a nutshell, the body is designed to line up in a certain way.  From the front or back view, our head should be centered between both shoulders, and if you were to draw horizontal lines across our shoulders, hips, knees and ankles, each of those joints would line up horizontally or be a mirror image of each other.  From the side, your ears should line up with your shoulders and your shoulders should be stacked over your hips, hips over knees, and knees over ankles.  Your pelvis should not be tilted front or back and your weight should be distributed equally on both feet.  This is a functional posture.  Many of us don’t fit this mold either because of injuries, learned patterns of movement, or muscular compensations.  The problem lies in repeated mis-use of the body.  When we overuse one side of our body day in and day out for months or years, not only do we lose muscle, flexibility and neuromuscular pathways on the side being under-used, but we break down our joints and muscles on the side that is working too hard.  When you have one hip doing the job of both hips, you’re going to have hip pain, knee pain, perhaps even shoulder pain.  Rather than treating the symptom by having surgery, Egoscue offers another possibility for becoming pain free and treating the problem at its source. 

There are Egoscue clinics all over the U.S. and even some in Japan.  You can also work with an Egoscue trained Postural Assessment Specialist, like myself, and learn what compensations your body has made that are no longer working and are causing you to be in pain.  Once we know what the dysfunction is, we can write you a menu which is a series of exercises, or as Pete calls them, “e-cises”, to help your body gain back its functional, pain-free design.  If you stick to doing your menu, your body will transition back into a healthy, pain-free movement machine so that you can go about your daily life again.

To learn more, please visit contact me directly or visit www.egoscue.com.

Food Allergy Test Kits Now Available!

Published by
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at December 15, 2008 in News. 0 Comments

Happy Holidays to all! I am excited to bring to you the ability to find out your food allergies and hypersensitivities in the convenience of your own home! I have become a provider of US BioTek Labs.  This enables all of you to take an easy finger stick blood allergy test right in your home and mail it in for fast, reliable results.  

  • Excluding allergy inducing foods is critical for optimal health and a healthy body weight. While some foods have an obvious allergic reaction, others are much harder to diagnose without a blood test yet they are zapping your energy and stressing out your body when you ingest them.  

Find out if you have allergies today!

Different packages available:

96 Food Panel

Spice & Herb Panel

16 Inhalents (molds, dusts, etc)

Comprehensive Panel (96 Foods AND 16 Inhalents)

Contact me today for more information or to have a test kit mailed to you.

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