Many people visit health and wellness centers not just to treat current health concerns, but also to find out how they can prevent disease and increase their overall number of healthy years.
Important considerations include the following:
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REST: Getting enough sleep, taking regular vacations or time away from work
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COPING: Employing effective stress management and coping strategies. Ideally this should include some form of exercise
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LOVE: Spending quality time with loved ones including family and friends
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SCREENING: Getting yearly blood work done as well as screening tests at the recommended time intervals
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NUTRITION: Practicing "concious eating" and making healthy food choices vs. eating on the run which inevitably results in poor choices
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HEALTHCARE: Including a healthcare practitioner in your team of doctors that employs preventative medicine strategies in their practice
What do preventative medicine strategies include?
These vary depending on the person and their health goals, however at Kleinburg Integrative Health they can include one or more of the following:
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Food sensitivity testing and nutritional profiling (vitamin, mineral and antioxidant level testing) to determine which foods and nutritional plan are best suited to ones needs
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Salivary hormone testing for males and females going through hormonal changes
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Stress hormone testing to assess the possible long term affects of a busy lifestyle on ones adrenal (stress) glands
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Neurotransmitter testing to determine biochemical causes for any decreased mental performance
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Advanced cardiovascular profile blood tests that look at not only "good" and "bad" cholesterol levels, but also their sub-particles (longer term indicators of heart health) and the level of inflammation occuring in the coronary arteries.
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Heavy metal testing (hair or urine) to assess long term effects that may have resulted from being exposed to chemicals and pollutents in the workplace or at the home
Often getting these tests done when you are healthy is best because it provides a baseline for later comparison; however they can be performed at any time.
If stress is a factor in your life and you lack vital coping and grounding skills to manage that stress, consider seeing a trained health care practitioner such as a clinical psychologist or psychotherapist. They will provide you with support and strategies to help you manage this stress better. From what we have seen at the clinic, stress is one of the top causes for our patients health concerns. From back and neck pain due to muscle tension, to heart concerns, to digestive complaints like irritable bowel syndrome, to anxiety and insomnia, stress is a major factor with them all. All of the symptoms that result from this stress can be managed naturally by any of the KIH practitioners. Learn how to control your stress before it controls you!
If optimizing your health and ensuring that it is the best it can be for many years to come is a priority, come visit us at Kleinburg Integrative Health Clinic. We are located in right in the heart of the Kleinburg village. If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message by entering in your information to the right of this page. It will be kept completely confidential and we will get right back to you promptly with up-to-date, accurate and useful information.
Resources:
Natural Standard Databases
http://naturalstandard.com.ezproxy.ccnm.edu/databases/conditions/all/condition-anxiety.asp