Putting Yourself First

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May Tom, MPH, RD

Putting Yourself First How to Take Charge of Your Health: The Personalized, Functional Approach

Your Story

Antecedents, Triggers, Mediators_

Others Benefit When You're at Your Best You're used to caring for everyone else: the spouse, the parents, the children, even strangers in need. It's time to take care of you. When was the last time you assessed your diet and lifestyle? Do you track your own lab results? Do you feel like your health is shifting but your doctor says there's nothing wrong? Optimizing health means not waiting for a diagnosis. Be proactive about tuning into your body and asking questions.

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INFLAMMATION

HORMONE BALANCE

MIND & ENERGY

Top Symptoms: Headaches, Bloating, Constipation, Weight Gain, Water Retention

Top Symptoms: Hot Flashes, Low Libido, Food Cravings, Insomnia, Depression

Top Symptoms: Poor Memory, Anxiety, Fatigue, Sluggishness, Wired but Tired

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Modifiable Lifestyle Factors

Sleep/Relaxation, Exercise/Movement, Nutrition, Stress, Relationships

Clinical Imbalances

Immune Function & Inflammation, Hormone (HPATG), Mitochondria


Find & Address the Root Causes

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Don’t settle for a short-term solution Band-aids help to temporarily alleviate symptoms but do very little to address the root cause of the real problem. A band-aid could be a prescription, an over-the counter drug, or even a supplement. If your goal is to have optimal health, it’s important to pay attention to the little things and ask yourself and your healthcare team the right questions.

Top Tests: hs-CRP, IL-6, HbA1c, homocysteine, food sensitivity, leaky gut, GI Effects (stool-microbiome)

Ask yourself the 5 Ws: • What are my symptoms

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exactly? • Where is my health right

Top Tests: Adrenocortex Stress Profile, Complete Thyroid, Complete Sex Hormones

now; where do I want it to be? • When did this start? • Why is this happening? • Who needs to be on my

team to help me; who are my resources? Remember your problems are personalized to you so the solution should also be personalized to you. At Cal-a-Vie Health Spa, you can access the top experts to get the personalization you need to reach optimal health.

“We cannot solve problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” - Albert Einstein

MITOCHONDRIA & METABOLISM Top Tests: NutrEval: heavy metal, free radical activity, antioxidant, vitamin, omega, mineral status

NUTRIGENOMICS: LEARNING HOW TO INFLUENCE YOUR GENES Genes can predispose you to certain physical or psychological diseases, nutritional deficiencies or particular traits such as weight, height, skin color, etc. Genes also can play a major role in how you metabolize nutrients, toxins, hormones and drugs. The big take away is that genes alone do not determine our future. Gene expression can be altered by what you eat, what your lifestyle habits are, what your exposed to every day. This is study of nutrigenomics and epigenetics. Genetic tests offered at Cal-a-Vie range from full panels (GxSlim) to specific panels by Kasha Labs: weight management, behavioral health, bone health, nutritional deficiencies, etc. Cal-a-Vie Copyright (c) 2016

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