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(Continued from page 1) counterproductive. Determining your metabolic type requires a series of sophisticated, yet easy-to-collect tests. The initial appointment takes about two and a half hours to complete and requires an empty stomach. A baseline reading will be taken to measure your:
Next, you will be given a glucose challenge drink, and then the measurements will be taken again at various intervals. Comparing those readings to the baseline reading gives your doctor the information necessary to determine your metabolic type. Also included in the metabolism tests, and available separately, is a body fat composition analysis. The ratio of body fat to muscle is an important indicator of your nutritional health, much more important than weight alone. When your percent body fat is above the optimal range for your age and gender, it increases your risk of developing degenerative diseases. Adopting a diet right for your metabolic type should help you bring your percent body fat into the optimal range. Monitoring your body fat composition over time is the best way to check the progress and effectiveness |
of your nutritional regimen. It’s a good idea to get a baseline measurement of your percent body fat before starting a diet change. You can then measure the effectiveness of the change by periodically checking your percent body fat and comparing it to the base reading. Measuring your weight loss or gain will not indicate whether your percent body fat is decreasing or increasing. Also, your lifestyle changes could be causing your body to gain muscle and lose fat while your body weight remains the same. In that case, a body fat composition measurement would show that you are achieving your health goals even if the scale isn’t saying so. The Bolles Clinic uses the Bioelectrical Impedance Assessment method to measure body fat composition. Because lean tissues have a high water and electrolyte content, they provide a good electrical pathway. Fat mass, with a lower content of water, is a poor electrical conductor. To measure your body fat composition, you stand on the Bioelectrical Impedance scale. It sends a low energy, high frequency electrical signal from one electrode on the scale to the other, and measures the resistance as the current travels through your body. Combining the resistance with information about your height, weight, gender, and age provides you with a reading of your total body water, lean body mass, and fat mass. The Bolles Clinic offers three packages for tailoring a nutrition routine to your body type. For $200, |
you get your metabolic type analyzed, an assessment of your body fat composition, and a consultation with the doctor to help you understand the results and find a diet that will meet your health needs. For $75, you can get a Bioelectrical Impedance Assessment of your body fat composition and a consultation with the doctor. Or you can use the Bioelectrical Impedance Assessment machine without a doctor’s consultation for $25. Call (425) 881-2224 to schedule the body composition package right for you. Supplements (Continued from page 1) that the levo form is preferred by cancer cells. Standard Process has B vitamins made of pure dextro form vitamin B. The doses are smaller, but more effective because of their purity. Sticking with the supplements prescribed by the doctors and sold at Bolles Clinic means that you and your doctor know you’re taking quality supplements. Taking the exact supplement brand and amount for the duration recommended by the doctor is very important. It will give her greater certainty in finding the most effective treatment plan for you. An added benefit to purchasing your supplements at the Bolles Clinic is that it supports the clinic and helps keep down the costs of other services. Coming soon, we will be offering a way for frequent buyers to save money on their supplements. |
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