Your Blood Never Lies: How to Read a Blood Test for a Longer, Healthier Life
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0757003508 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. James B. LaValle’s experience ranges from extensive clinical practice, product design and formulation, and technology development, to author, educator, and media personality. Dr. LaValle, RPh, CCN, ND, has been involved in natural medicine for over twenty years. He maintains a clinical practice at Pro Scan International. Known as “America’s Pharmacist,” he is a nationally recognized figure in the field of natural therapeutics
GAIN MORE CONTROL OVER YOUR HEALTH This is a most excellent book written for anyone who has ever wondered what all those lab values on their blood tests really meant. James LaValle is a clinical pharmacist and nutritionist. He is also the author of 18 other books. Beginning with triglicerides and ending with C-Reactive Protein, the author takes one through each value and what it means for your health. He describes exactly what causes each condition. Not only does he tell you about high or low values but he also tells you exactly what you can do about it if the value. The Triggs said I love Jim LaVallebut.(this is the wife). I would have expected seeing something with the optimal ranges, instead of just reference ranges. For years we've been realizing that things like Thyroid hormones may be "acceptable" at certain ranges, but that does not mean they are optimal. Unfortunate that someone who is such a genius in his work would not address something so fundamental to holistic health. I did not see optimal ranges for most of the endocrine system - thyroid, sex hormones, cortisol/dhea. Was hoping for something more.. If you care to understand your blood test, get this book! Perpetual Reader If you are an MD or have a PhD and your specialty is Pathology, perhaps (and I mean only perhaps) you will not find any new major revelation here. On the other end of the scale, if you have no idea or care to know the difference between your Potassium level and Magnesium level or you live in a dreamland by thinking that your General Practitioner walks on water, i.e. will take the time to analyze your yearly blood test for all the necessary parameters that should be included in your yearly blood test - or you just plain could not ca
Dr. In simple language, he explains all of the information found on these forms, making it understandable and accessible. A standard blood test indicates how well the kidneys and liver are functioning, the potential for heart disease, and a host of other vital health markers. LaValle even recommends the most effective conventional and complementary treatments for dealing with any problematic findings. Rounding out the book are the names of test markers that should be requested for a more complete physical picture.A blood test can reveal so much about your body, but only if you can interpret the results.Your Blood Never Lies provides the up-to-date information you need to take control of your health.. This means that you can look at the results yourself and know the significance of each marker. Unfortunately, most of us cannot decipher these results ourselves, nor can we even formulate the right questions to ask about themor we couldn’t until now.In Your Blood Never Lies, best-selling author James LaValle clears up the mystery surrounding blood test results
"Arguing that blood tests should be read much like trends in the stock market, LaValle urges readers to probe deeply and examine the results, employing the blood test as a preventive-care tool that can help ward off such problems as diabetes and heart disease This patient-empowering text will help readers decipher their blood test results, and, more importantly, it serves as a guide to preventative care." (Publishers Weekly)" taking a closer look at your results might lead to making healthy changes." (Peggy Brown Newsday)"In an era when health care is being reduced often to imaging studies and lab tests, Your Blood Never Lies emerges as a valuable tool to layperson and physician alike . a thorough examination of an area in which far too many patients have known far too little for far too long." (Neil Raff, MD Neil Raff, MD)