Exclusive Special Offer from LifeWorks Wellness Center

LifeWorks Wellness Center wants to help you improve your health.

For a limited time, patients can take advantage of several tests that can help you evaluate whether or not you're at risk of developing a debilitative disease in your future. There is no charge for these but you must come in and do them by November 26, 2008. These include:

•  A non invasive test to determine if your are low in the essential nutrient for an active metabolism and energy.

•  A scan that call tell you if you have excess visceral fat – the fat around your organs that puts you at high risk for heart attacks and strokes.

•  A test to see if you are more likely to develop cancer and heart disease.

The combination of these three tests provides patients with an excellent overall indication of their general state of health and can provide insight on areas for improvement or treatment.

Please call 727 466 6789 for an appointment and mention this promotion when you call.

The tests in more detail are:

Iodine Patch Test

. Many people are Iodine deficient and don't know it.

Low levels can lead to fibrocystic disease of the breast and there is evidence that a lack of this nutrient may also be a factor in breast cancer. Iodine deficiency also plays a major role in thyroid malfunction, a common problem among today's population leading to obesity and slow metabolism and even high cholesterol.

  This simple test will help you to determine if you are iodine deficient and when you know your result, your LifeWorks' practitioner can advise you on the best course of treatment .

Body Composition Analysis

The Body Composition monitor used at LifeWorks provides a patient with data on:

•  body fat percentage

•  body water percentage

•  visceral fat rating

•  basal metabolic rate

•  muscle mass

•  bone mass

Body fat percentage – is the amount of body fat as a proportion of your body weight. By reducing excess levels of body fat patients can reduce the risk of certain conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

Body water percentage – is the total amount of fluid in your body as a percentage of your total weight. Maintaining a healthy total body water percentage can help ensure that your body functions efficiently and will reduce the risk of developing associated health problems.

Visceral fat rating – visceral fat is the fat in the internal abdominal cavity, surrounding the vital organs. Even normal-weight people can discover they have excess visceral fat, so knowing your rating is important step in maintaining a healthy body.

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) – is the minimum level of energy your body needs when at rest to function effectively and is more commonly known as the “metabolism”. This test indicates your metabolic age, which if higher than your actual age, is an indication that you need to improve your metabolic rate.

Muscle mass – this indicates the weight of muscle in your body. This test assesses your physique according to the ratio of body fat and muscle mass in your body and allows you to work towards a specific body-type by using a program of diet and exercise.

Bone mass – indicates the amount of bone (bone mineral level, calcium or other minerals) in the body. It is important to develop and maintain healthy bones and this test will indicate bone density and take steps to prevent any bone loss.

Antioxidant Test

Our bodies are under attack daily from free radicals – unstable molecules that steal electrons from other molecules. Free radicals are the cause of cancer and heart disease. Many of the effects of what we call “aging” are also the result of free radicals that affect tissue such as skin, blood vessels and the brain.

Antioxidants are the first defense against free radicals – they freely share their electrons and stop the degenerative chain reaction of free radicals. We get antioxdants primarily in two ways – from what our bodies naturally produce and from certain foods.

At LifeWorks we recognize the importance of patients knowing what their antioxidant level is and we use a BioPhotonic Scanner for this purpose. The machine scans your hand and then delivers your score, allowing you to make informed decisions about how to improve your antioxidant levels.