Before you can start this journey you have to decide upon the specifics of your goal.
So you want to get healthy but what is it about you that is unhealthy?
Illness, poor diet, lack of activity, are you over or underweight?
Each one of these issues has to be addressed individually in order for you to succeed. What you have to determine for yourself is where you are at health wise. The best way to do that is with a physical and no I am not kidding. No shit, right? Right!
Why exactly is this so important? We need to know how our bodies are functioning on every level before we can make the right changes to improve our health. Your doctor will have the final say on what test you need beyond a standard physical but I recommend a CMP(Comprehensive Metabolic Panel). WTF is that? It's a full workup of your bodies blood levels and organ function. This is especially important for those who want to lose weight and/or have health issues. Understanding things like glucose and cholesterol levels are extremely important for losing weight and over all health.
Taking the initiative to have your body tested is not the end of the lesson either. Since you have to go to your doctor to get the test you have the opportunity to corner the best source of knowledge out there, a professional. Have your doctor explain your results to you in depth, make a second appointment if you have to. Poke a probe your Doc's brain until you are satisfied that you are an expert on the subject. If they do not have material to send home with you then you must make use of my favorite learning tool, GOOGLE! Do the research and pay close attention to cholesterol! That by itself should get you off to a great start and help you formulate a health plan.
In depth information on the CMP can be found here:
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cmp/glance.html
I encourage you to nose around the site and learn what you can about how medical professionals determine the condition of your body.
How about cholesterol?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol
I don't want to overload so let's start with the test and talk about change when we get the results.
Ciao for now!
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