Re: What tests to get at upcoming physical

[Guest guest]

Oh, and they already test Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, *I think* Blood Sugar (if not I will have them do that) as the standard in our program. On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:26 AM, kristenkaywinter <kristen.k.winter@...> wrote:

 

Lea Ann,

Today you brought up being a 'fast oxidizer' and that got me wondering how one could identify that they are a fast oxidizer or not.

This also got me wondering what tests I should ask for at my upcoming physical. I plan to have them test our thyroid activity (we think husband might have hypothyroid), I also want them to confirm our blood types, what else can/should I ask them to test while I'm in there to help determine which foods and life style/diet might be best? Maybe it's more than a few tests to determine?

I don't feel like I'm making a lot of sense in how I am asking this but I am confident you understand what I'm getting at

Thanks, you're the greatest!

[Guest guest]

Depending on where you live, a check for Vitamin D might be in

order. In northern regions, many people don't get enough of it

naturally or through fortified milk and orange juice. A lack of

Vitamin D can cause harm on several fronts. My sister, who lives in

Seattle, had very, very low Vitamin D and told me about it. I have

mine checked periodically now.

Sherry in Oregon

[Guest guest]

It's not just people in northern regions who should get it checked - I live in Australia and was recently tested and was very low (my reading was 28 and the bottom of the healthy range was 51). I have been on a supplement since September and am due for a retest soon. There is such an awareness and scaremongering now about skin cancer that most people are generally not getting enough sun.

Niki GloverCentral Coast, NSW, Australia

On 11 January 2012 13:34, Sherry Rose <sherry@...> wrote:

 

Depending on where you live, a check for Vitamin D might be in

order. In northern regions, many people don't get enough of it

naturally or through fortified milk and orange juice. A lack of

Vitamin D can cause harm on several fronts. My sister, who lives in

Seattle, had very, very low Vitamin D and told me about it. I have

mine checked periodically now.

Sherry in Oregon

[Guest guest]

Hello ,Sorry that I missed replying to this. I took this online test:http://www.metabolictyping.com/And I did a lot of reading here:http://www.bloodph.com/I don't follow those diets completely (as I tend to not follow any diet completely) but I did determine from those diets that I do MUCH better with the dark meats, and in general, it was my research into the idea of metabolic typing that gave me peace of mind that meats could be alkalizing to one person and acidifying to another. Regarding what tests to ask for, whew, that is a big question and one I've been putting off for myself because I don't have time to do the research!I do get a hair mineral analysis yearly as well as Vitamin D levels checked annually. I also ask for SPECIFIC thyroid tests that regular doctors never ask for because they don't know how to interpret… Free T3 and Reverse T3 and I interpret the results like this: http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/examples.htm I also get ferritin and homocystein levels checked. I also do an iodine loading test: http://breastcancerchoices.org/loading.htmlAnd I don't do mammograms, I do annual breast thermography: http://www.breastthermography.com/I know there are more, but like I said, I need to dig up my past labs, and talk to my naturopath. This next visit (and I am past due for labs) I want to learn more about my hormone levels and I have to research enough about it that I know what labs I want and how to interpret them - I find doctors rarely understand what to order or how to interpret labs except to RX drugs.

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

On Jan 10, 2012, at 11:26 AM, kristenkaywinter wrote:

Lea Ann,

Today you brought up being a 'fast oxidizer' and that got me wondering how one could identify that they are a fast oxidizer or not.

This also got me wondering what tests I should ask for at my upcoming physical. I plan to have them test our thyroid activity (we think husband might have hypothyroid), I also want them to confirm our blood types, what else can/should I ask them to test while I'm in there to help determine which foods and life style/diet might be best? Maybe it's more than a few tests to determine?

I don't feel like I'm making a lot of sense in how I am asking this but I am confident you understand what I'm getting at

Thanks, you're the greatest!

[Guest guest]

Since your all talking about Vitamin D............ Here's information about

it.

The Truth about Vitamin D

Everyone's talking about vitamin D right now, especially since the Institute

of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) updated their recommended

dietary allowance (RDA) for it. The truth is that most Americans are

deficient in vitamin D, and studies show that vitamin D supplementation can

both prevent and kill many infections and diseases, including cancer.

Vitamin D isn't actually a vitamin, although scientists refer to it as such.

It's actually a steroid hormone that you get from sun exposure, food sources

and/or supplementation. The term refers to either vitamin D2 or D3, but

according to the National Vitamin D Council, D3 (chemical name 25-hydroxy

vitamin D) is real vitamin D, and is the same substance produced naturally

through your skin by sun exposure.

Older research appears at odds on whether your body cares which form of D

it's getting. But a study in the January 2011 Journal of Clinical

Endocrinology & Metabolism found that D3 is 87 percent more effective than

D2, and is the preferred form for treating vitamin D deficiency. It's

measured in international units (IU's) in nanograms per milliliter, or

ng/mL. The Vitamin D Council believes that a person's D3 levels should be at

least 50 ng/mLfor your body to function properly. (To determine whether you

might be deficient, you need to get your vitamin D levels tested, and

ideally, you'll want to get tested regularly thereafter to ensure you're

maintaining optimal levels year-round.)

Fourteen famous vitamin D researchers gave the FNB this information, but the

FNB apparently ignored the information that the researchers presented

because their " updated " RDA levels ended up being so pitifully low that it's

doubtful it can significantly impact Americans' deficiency, let alone fight

off diseases like cancer and heart disease.

Experts Protest 'Impossible' New RDA Levels

Depending on your age, the new recommendations are 600 to 800 IUs a day for

adults and between zero and 600 IUs a day for children. The FNB also said

that taking vitamin D in amounts of 10,000 IUs or more could be dangerous -

but that's ridiculous, seeing that a 30-minute dose of sunshine can give an

adult more than 10,000 IUs! Since countless studies indicate that much

higher levels of vitamin D are required for optimal health, it's no surprise

that experts lost no time denouncing the FNB's recommendations.

" It's almost impossible to significantly raise your vitamin D levels when

supplementing (at the FNB levels), " the Vitamin D Council posted on its

website.

Hidden Agendas and Conflicts of Interest

Suspecting that conflicts of interest and hidden agendas played a part in

this, the Vitamin D Council filed Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests so

they could examine the FNB's notes on the process. They're still waiting on

an answer, but I'm wondering if it doesn't have something to do with the

fact that over 1,350 clinical trials on vitamin D are currently being

conducted by major drug companies, all based on the prevention or cure of

many illnesses and diseases, including 388 for cancer.

Yes, cancer.

From breast to prostate, to colorectal to brain cancers, and even basal cell

carcinoma (skin cancer), Drug companies such as Pfizer and Merck are

currently either sponsoring or collaborating on clinical trials based on the

premise that vitamin D administered orally, intravenously or topically (for

skin cancer) may either prevent or cure cancer. Cancer foundations and

institutes are all in on the clinical study game as well, such as the

National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health. Even the

U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Veteran Affairs are

studying ways to prevent and cure cancer with vitamin D!

What's really interesting is that several of these studies are using vitamin

D in amounts of 50,000 IUs a day or more - which flies strongly in the face

of the FNB's claims that self-supplementing with 10,000 could be dangerous

to your health. Since recent studies show that supplements of up to 40,000

IUs a day don't appear to be toxic, and that doses as low as 400 IUs a day

are too low to even maintain skeletal health, let alone prevent cancer,

The FDA's Definition of Drug vs. Supplement

Over 800 studies already show that vitamin D could have cancer-prevention

and/or treatment possibilities. But the problem is that it's a natural

substance that can't be patented as a simple supplement, meaning there's no

real revenue in it, compared to a prescription brand drug. That's why many

drug studies involving vitamins of any kind hinge on how the FDA defines

drugs and supplements.

A drug is defined as a product meant for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,

treatment, or prevention of a disease. A supplement is defined as a product

that is meant to simply " supplement " or " enhance " a normal diet within the

daily allowances recommended by the FDA. Drugs - and retailers who sell

supplements are not allowed to tell you that vitamin D can possibly

" prevent, mitigate or cure " cancer without having the FDA accuse them of

selling a drug that hasn't been approved through the proper FDA process.

Again, Follow the Money if You Want to Know the Truth

That process of getting a drug to market costs an average $359 million and

takes nearly 10 years- with a good portion of the money going directly to

the FDA through user fees. Over the years these fees have become a major

funding source for the FDA. What drug companies get in return is faster FDA

reviews and drug approvals.

As a result, a kind of you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours scenario has

ensued, with drug companies maintaining major leverage over the FDA when it

comes to protecting their revenue sources, including making sure the $60

billion-a-year supplement business doesn't get in the way of drug sales. The

history of FDA laws and regulations on file at Harvard Law School, explains

how years ago an FDA task force long ago established this policy

" . to ensure that the presence of dietary supplements on the market does not

act as a disincentive to drug development. "

So how does this relate to too-low RDA levels for vitamin D?

A look at the clinical trials shows that most of them involve " high-potency "

D3 supplements, which puts them in the drug category if it turns out they

can mitigate, treat or cure cancer. And that means they can be patented -

and sold to you as prescriptions at sky-high prices.

Drug Companies Are Elbowing Their Way into Your Healthcare Plan

Another way that Big Pharma has moved in on the cancer industry is through

pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which administer drug benefits for about

95 percent of all patients with prescription drug coverage. PBMs decide

which drugs flow through the healthcare system. Supposedly they choose the

best drugs and prices for your plan. But what if I told you that the

businesses that sell the drugs have been helping to decide which drugs your

PBM pays for?

Regulators have been working hard to nip conflicts of interest in the bud,

but over the years numerous court cases have shown that drug companies and

PBMs working together has led to higher prices and limited drug choices -

and allegations of price-setting through secret deals with pharmaceutical

companies.

Lucille

[Guest guest]

I was just thinking I should have a physical done, too, since it has been

several years, I think. I was going to ask if they could do a full vitamin

panel to check vit c, d and a levels. Anyone know what else they might be able

to check for vitamin level wise? D is definitely a good one, esp. if you live in

the northern states!

>

> Depending on where you live, a check for Vitamin D might be in

> order. In northern regions, many people don't get enough of it

> naturally or through fortified milk and orange juice. A lack of

> Vitamin D can cause harm on several fronts. My sister, who lives in

> Seattle, had very, very low Vitamin D and told me about it. I have

> mine checked periodically now.

> Sherry in Oregon

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks LA, I can't wait to read into those links more. Yeah, I know it is a loaded questions, so thank you for the insight you did provide.  It was helpful.  Hard to know what to ask for when nothing appears to be majorly wrong.  And, I have yet to talk to my doctor in detail about what I would want to know, I am sure she would be able to offer some direction as well (I would hope at least).  But it is great to hear opinions from like-minded people!  

Thank you :)On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 1:18 AM, MO <olsonmlb@...> wrote:

 

I was just thinking I should have a physical done, too, since it has been several years, I think. I was going to ask if they could do a full vitamin panel to check vit c, d and a levels. Anyone know what else they might be able to check for vitamin level wise? D is definitely a good one, esp. if you live in the northern states!

>

> Depending on where you live, a check for Vitamin D might be in

> order. In northern regions, many people don't get enough of it

> naturally or through fortified milk and orange juice. A lack of

> Vitamin D can cause harm on several fronts. My sister, who lives in

> Seattle, had very, very low Vitamin D and told me about it. I have

> mine checked periodically now.

> Sherry in Oregon

>

[Guest guest]

Lucille, that is a fascinating article. What is your source?

Sherry in Oregon

[Guest guest]

Hi Sherry,

I get many alternative health newsletters and this was in one of them. but

I can't remember which newsletter I got it from. Lately when I copy them

like this I started adding the url for the page. The reason I do this is

because from what I read, the FDA wants to get rid of all supplement

companies and information. The drug companies can't stand the competition.

They say anything natural that cures, is a drug.

They even wanted to shut down cherry growers because they are growing drugs.

The cherry growers said that cherries can cure gout. They were made to

stop telling the truth or be put out of business. I just feel that someday

all these web pages will be taken off the net by these idiots. I made a

folder to save all these types of information.

Lucille

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From: " Sherry Rose " <sherry@...>

Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:24 PM

< >

Subject: Re: What tests to get at upcoming physical

> Lucille, that is a fascinating article. What is your source?

> Sherry in Oregon

>

>

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Lucille and everyone,

Saving articles/information about alternative health and healing (meaning any

and all aspects of this subject) into files on your computer is an excellent

idea (I'm also already doing this).

I just wanted to clarify a few things you said.

Cherry growers:

At one time, these farmers were publicly making the claim that cherries (whole

fruit and/ or juice) could stop gout symptoms. This claim is TRUE based on a

number of studies that were done in years past. Cherries are an example of a

" healing food. " Then the USFDA ordered these farmers to stop making

health/curing claims because this natural food was being claimed to be a " drug "

(because of the cherry growers' health claims). FDA issued a " cease and desist "

order, so you can no longer find any cherry growers or producers of cherry juice

making gout-curing claims. Just to emphasize/summarize: cherries CAN BE USED, at

the very least, to suppress the very painful symptoms of gout.

Suppression of information on the Interent:

This is a very real threat that currently exists in the USA. I don't have the

specific information right now, but there is at least one bill somewhere in the

pipeline of the U.S. Congress (Senate, House of Representatives) that would in

effect allow the federal government to censor and/or shut down any website--all

under the guise of " stopping copyright infringement. " If you're interested, go

to your favorite search engine and look for information about submitted/pending

legislation on the subject of " copyright infringment. " Without clearly stated

provisions about what such a bill would be able to do, if the bill were enacted,

the resulting legislation could be used not only to stop copyright infringement

(which of course should be illegal), but also to enable censorship of any

information content on any website. So, everyone, this is your early warning

about the direction in which the U.S. government could be headed on this

subject. In the 21st Century, the Internet is SO CRITICAL to the everyday lives

of everyone. Make sure that you check in with the legislators in your state

about developments with this pending bill (or bills). Do not allow the U.S.

government to censor information on the Internet. Sorry, this is a somewhat

political post, but as I said, this pending legislation is CRITICAL to everyone

on this forum (indeed to every citizen).

Lynn G

>

> Hi Sherry,

>

> I get many alternative health newsletters and this was in one of them. but

> I can't remember which newsletter I got it from. Lately when I copy them

> like this I started adding the url for the page. The reason I do this is

> because from what I read, the FDA wants to get rid of all supplement

> companies and information. The drug companies can't stand the competition.

> They say anything natural that cures, is a drug.

> They even wanted to shut down cherry growers because they are growing drugs.

> The cherry growers said that cherries can cure gout. They were made to

> stop telling the truth or be put out of business. I just feel that someday

> all these web pages will be taken off the net by these idiots. I made a

> folder to save all these types of information.

>

> Lucille

>

> --------------------------------------------------

> From: " Sherry Rose " <sherry@...>

> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:24 PM

> < >

> Subject: Re: What tests to get at upcoming physical

>

> > Lucille, that is a fascinating article. What is your source?

> > Sherry in Oregon

> >

> >

> >

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> >

[Guest guest]

http://www.naturalnews.com/

Here's a good newsletter I get everyday. I'm sure many of you would like

this newsletter to keep informed about your health and the foods we eat.

You can go there and just read the articles there or you can sign up to

receive it in your inbox. Dr Mercola is an other good newsletter.

Lucille

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From: " Lynn Gandy " <lynn.gandy@...>

Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 4:26 PM

< >

Subject: Re: What tests to get at upcoming physical

> Lucille and everyone,

> Saving articles/information about alternative health and healing (meaning

> any and all aspects of this subject) into files on your computer is an

> excellent idea (I'm also already doing this).

>

> I just wanted to clarify a few things you said.

>

> Cherry growers:

> At one time, these farmers were publicly making the claim that cherries

> (whole fruit and/ or juice) could stop gout symptoms. This claim is TRUE

> based on a number of studies that were done in years past. Cherries are an

> example of a " healing food. " Then the USFDA ordered these farmers to stop

> making health/curing claims because this natural food was being claimed to

> be a " drug " (because of the cherry growers' health claims). FDA issued a

> " cease and desist " order, so you can no longer find any cherry growers or

> producers of cherry juice making gout-curing claims. Just to

> emphasize/summarize: cherries CAN BE USED, at the very least, to suppress

> the very painful symptoms of gout.

>

> Suppression of information on the Interent:

> This is a very real threat that currently exists in the USA. I don't have

> the specific information right now, but there is at least one bill

> somewhere in the pipeline of the U.S. Congress (Senate, House of

> Representatives) that would in effect allow the federal government to

> censor and/or shut down any website--all under the guise of " stopping

> copyright infringement. " If you're interested, go to your favorite search

> engine and look for information about submitted/pending legislation on the

> subject of " copyright infringment. " Without clearly stated provisions

> about what such a bill would be able to do, if the bill were enacted, the

> resulting legislation could be used not only to stop copyright

> infringement (which of course should be illegal), but also to enable

> censorship of any information content on any website. So, everyone, this

> is your early warning about the direction in which the U.S. government

> could be headed on this subject. In the 21st Century, the Internet is SO

> CRITICAL to the everyday lives of everyone. Make sure that you check in

> with the legislators in your state about developments with this pending

> bill (or bills). Do not allow the U.S. government to censor information on

> the Internet. Sorry, this is a somewhat political post, but as I said,

> this pending legislation is CRITICAL to everyone on this forum (indeed to

> every citizen).

>

> Lynn G

>

>

>>

>> Hi Sherry,

>>

>> I get many alternative health newsletters and this was in one of them.

>> but

>> I can't remember which newsletter I got it from. Lately when I copy

>> them

>> like this I started adding the url for the page. The reason I do this

>> is

>> because from what I read, the FDA wants to get rid of all supplement

>> companies and information. The drug companies can't stand the

>> competition.

>> They say anything natural that cures, is a drug.

>> They even wanted to shut down cherry growers because they are growing

>> drugs.

>> The cherry growers said that cherries can cure gout. They were made to

>> stop telling the truth or be put out of business. I just feel that

>> someday

>> all these web pages will be taken off the net by these idiots. I made

>> a

>> folder to save all these types of information.

>>

>> Lucille

>>

>> --------------------------------------------------

>> From: " Sherry Rose " <sherry@...>

>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:24 PM

>> < >

>> Subject: Re: What tests to get at upcoming physical

>>

>> > Lucille, that is a fascinating article. What is your source?

>> > Sherry in Oregon

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > ------------------------------------

>> >

>> >

[Guest guest]

.... about suppression of info. I was *shocked* when I logged onto Craigslist to see exactly what you're describing! Legislation that may shut down or derail several websites due to copyright and infringement claims, etc. I was fascinated that all the site I like and use frequently oppose these measures, while the supporters are large name brands and corporations. (Note: I'm not living in a world without eBay. I'm just not.) http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA