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Lipid Panel

What is the lipid panel?

When we talk about cholesterol, we are usually referring to the lipid panel. It’s a routine screening test starting at 50 yrs of age for women (and 40 yrs for men). The panel consists of 4 biomarkers that examine fats and fatty substances in your blood. It’s commonly used for assessing risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but it can also be employed for catching and monitoring other medical conditions read more here

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Iron Tests

How is iron tested in the body?

Blood draw

What is involved in iron-related tests?

Accurately determining the iron level in your body requires a combination of blood tests including:

Serum Iron (Optimal range: 12-24umol/L) 1. High means your body has too much iron 2. Low means your body does not have enough iron, ie, anemia. There may be blood loss somewhere or low stomach acid read more here

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Blood Tests for Menopausal Women

Often, patients get their blood drawn at the lab and never hear a word from their doctor. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what’s actually tested and what the results mean with respect to one’s everyday lifestyle and dietary choices? For me personally, even if the results are “fine”, it would be empowering to be able to make connections between my lifestyle choices and health outcomes. For instance, there’s a blood sugar balance marker called HbA1C that I always want to know as it can become elevated when I stress eat, which puts me at risk of Type 2 diabetes, something to watch out for as I have a family history read more here

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How To Do A Proper Kegel

So we talked about the Pelvic floor diamond before, but I wanted to show you on the model so you can sort of wrap your head around it and see it in a little bit more of a realistic position. So this is your pelvic floor and this is from the top down. These are where the muscles are, and then this is from the bottom.

In this position, the diamond that I’m referring to is the top being the pubic bone here. And then the sides being your sit bones, and then the bottom being the tailbone.

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30 Sleeps Till Christmas and Menopause

If everyday hustle keeps you tense and makes your sleep restless, the holiday season is the perfect time to get back some sleep. 

For perimenopausal and menopausal women, good quality sleep is particularly important when it comes to optimizing hormones which helps to lose weight, have more energy, and feel more at ease and in control.

In fact, lots of menopausal symptoms are caused by excessive cortisol. 

Therefore, not getting sleep is the culprit of many of those symptoms. You might be able to relate a few and if you work on getting more (7-8hrs) and better sleep this holiday, you’ll be surprised how easy your menopausal symptoms can be managed.

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