This is straight out of the minds of Men...those at Men's Health that is. The article by Justin Park states that a Nutritional Evaluation is "for anyone who simply wants to know how to beat disease."
http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/lifesaving_health_tests/Nutritional_Evaluation.php
“LIFESAVING HEALTH TESTS: 5 Tests that could Save your Life”
1) Cardiac CT Angiography
2) Bone Density Scan
3) VO2 Max Test
4) Virtual Colonoscopy
5) NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION
Gee, I wonder which one I’m excited about...(did I just say gee?) Seriously, lets think about how important nutrition is for a second.
• You eat everyday, multiple times per day.
• Little by little, what you put in your body has an effect (positive or negative).
• If you don’t make a small change now, or don’t know you need to change it, you are looking at some serious long term health consequences. Including but not limited to...
- Cardiovascular Disease
- High Cholesterol / High Blood Pressure
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity/Overweight
- Various Cancers – yep.
- Osteoporosis
- Blindness
- Diabetes
Just as a side note, please get a nutritional evaluation by a professional, meaning a Registered Dietitian. We are easy to spot, we have “RD” listed after our name. There are lots of people that claim to be “Nutritionists” which in most states means absolutely nothing. Do your research. Come see me, as I am super cool and have an RD and a CD. Or find one in your area on http://www.eatright.org/
In my practice I offer "Wellness Assessments" that are designed for a healthy person. It puts your lifestyle and nutritional behaviors under a microscope teamed with blood work and lab values to determine changes that need to be made so that you can live longer and stronger. My services can be found at http://www.crave-health.com/
If “you are what you eat” then dietitians are the doctors of the future. Let that sink in a bit…
Blessings,
Ashley
