The Metabolic Makeover: Are You a Candidate for a Makeover? Take this short quiz and determine if you need additional support?
1. Are you insulin resistant: (if you answer yes to 3 or more of these, you most likely have metabolic syndrome)
- Is your fasting blood sugar 100 or greater?
- Is your fasting insulin greater than 15?
- Is your hemoglobin A1C greater than 5.5?
- Are your triglycerides greater than 150?
- Is your triglyceride:HDL ratio greater than 3:1?
- Are your HDLs less than 50 (woman) 40 (man)?
- Is your waist measurement greater than 35 (woman) or 40 (man)?
- Is your waist:hip ratio greater than 0.08 (woman) or 1.0 (man)?
- Is your body fat percentage greater than 37% (woman) or 29% (man)?
2. Are you “stressed-out”? This can be confirmed by taking our stress questionnaire and/or testing your, cortisol, DHEA and other adrenal markers
3. Do you have a depressed metabolic rate? We test your body fat/ muscle ratio and other metabolic markers using the RJL BIA machine as a bio-marker for healthy metabolism
4. Have you had your TSH, T3 and T4 hormones tested and are they in the ideal range? These tests can determine your thyroid health
5. Have you failed on 3 or more diets in the past? Yo yo dieting can wreak havoc with your metabolism and set you up for failure. We emphasize healthy eating and lifestyle changes for long term weight management success.
6. Do you have cravings that are extremely difficult to control? We know that many cravings come about from a neurotransmitter imbalance of serotonin, GABA etc., or insufficient protein early in the day. We can test neurotransmitter levels and treat naturally using substrates that naturally raise levels instead of mood altering drugs.
7. Do you have a familial problem with obesity?
8. Do you get 7 hours or less of sleep two or more nights a week?(if yes, you may have elevated levels of cortisol & low levels of melatonin & DHEA which will impact body fat & hormone health)
9. Have you ever suspected or been diagnosed with food allergies or gluten sensitivity? (if yes, this can impact your immunity and gut health and make it more challenging to regulate hormone health)
10. Are you exercising ineffectively? (Any yes answer below is a yes answer to this question)
- Are you exercising 2 times or less per week?
- Are you only doing cardiovascular exercise?
- Are you combining cardio with strength training in the same session?
If you answered yes to even ONE of the above questions, you have identified factors that can wreak havoc on your metabolism & hormones and make it more difficult to lose fat.
If you have answered yes to 3 or more then you would benefit from the Metabolic Makeover weight management program to address your metabolic needs.
Contact Jeanne Peters at 310 792 7830 or J.J. Flizanes at 1 800 571 5722
