What is health and “normal” blood levels?
“Your blood levels are normal” they say, yet did you ask what they were? If the normal range is 50 – 75, and you are at 50.5, that still is normal, but is that something you should be concerned about? What if your numbers are 74.8, well that’s normal, right? This is what happens when we go to most MD’s for our care, they do quick blood labs, tell you everything is fine, and you move on. Do you ever ask “hey Doc, what’s ideal?” Most people don’t ask and most MD’s don’t provide further info. And if they do, it’s in the form of prescription medication.
There is a big difference between normal and ideal, because ideal typically means better function and better health. We can’t always judge our health by our symptoms because symptoms arise after a problem has started. The first symptom of heart disease for most men is a heart attack. And how many “heathy” people have no pain, no issues, go in for a check-up, and find out they have cancer?
Did you know that cholesterol meds have little to no bearing on health? Sure, it may bring down your cholesterol levels, but the medication doesn’t do anything to decrease heart disease or death. Think about that. How many people are on medicine for high cholesterol? Do they know it doesn’t prevent anything, except lowering your numbers, but that doesn’t even mean better health?
How is this “prevention”?
Why do people need to wait for symptoms and labs to tell them how disconnected from their body they are? When your blood pressure is elevated, our medical system looks for medication to cover that symptom. They ignore that one possibility could be adrenal stress. When the kidneys are stressed, they require more blood, and pump blood through at a faster pace – this of course, will raise the blood pressure. You’re given meds to decrease blood pressure and now you have kidney issues. And that brings more drugs.
Here’s the secret they don’t want you to know: You are greater than the sum of your parts. You are not a part. You’re not a thyroid, a kidney, a liver, a heart – you are a human being, all connected and each part works with another. And the part of the body that connects it all, is your nervous system. It’s all interconnected – you don’t get to impact one part of the body and not impact another.
Please remember that. And remember that since your nervous system controls everything in your body, you should focus on making sure that it’s healthy and functioning well. And that comes with specific chiropractic adjustments. And proper whole food nutrition. And daily (yes daily) exercise. And solid sleep.
Health doesn’t come from a pill. If it did, the people on the most pills would be the healthiest. But we all know that is not true.
So, make a promise to yourself – that you will take care of yourself as well as possible in a healthy, proactive way. You will ask more about ideal blood levels, and you will make nutritional changes to affect those levels (ask us if you want more help). Make sure you are exercising daily, and getting adjusted weekly. Not “rack and crack” adjustments. But specific adjustments that allow your nervous system to work better. Eat whole foods. Drink plenty and plenty of water. Get quality sleep. Use food as medicine. And ask plenty of questions. Educate yourself on what health is, not what medicine is.
There are two different approaches to health – one that focuses on disease and drugs; and the other that focuses on health and function. Which one do you want?
Your body and your health is worth a proactive approach. Let us know if we can help.
Dr. Pam