When it comes to achieving optimal health, most experts agree that you need to eat a nutritious diet and exercise several times a week. However, there is a lot more to being healthy than following those basics. For example, you also need to get enough sleep, avoid too much stress, and feel fulfilled in life preferably by doing something you love. Additionally, a healthy body needs to be healthy on the inside as well as on the outside. But looks can be deceiving. You can be skinny like a model and still be at risk for a stroke or heart attack.
Checking on Your Health
In order to find out how healthy you really are, you should ask your doctor to do a thorough exam. Most doctors don’t order comprehensive blood work for their patients unless they suspect that something is wrong. There may be two reasons for this. One, your insurance might not cover blood work that is done without a specific cause. Two, your doctors are busy people who mainly treat diseases, but they don’t usually focus on preventing them. Fortunately, at the Revive Health Center, we focus on helping you achieve optimal overall health.
Getting comprehensive blood work done is a smart move on your part. It doesn’t require invasive procedures, it doesn’t hurt (much), you get results relatively quickly, and you receive a lot of information about your body. The upside is that most hormone imbalances can easily be treated as long as they are properly diagnosed.
Diagnosing Hormone Imbalances
Your body produces a variety of hormones in order to take care of everyday functions. When one hormone is not doing its job, you can usually tell that something is wrong. But because hormones affect almost everything, only a blood test can ascertain which hormone imbalance is causing problems at the moment. There are quite a few symptoms that can be caused by hormone imbalances, including but not limited to:
- Feeling moody
- Feeling tired
- Low libido
- Feeling excessively hot or cold
- Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
- Not feeling capable of dealing with life
Sometimes people can just feel tired when performing everyday tasks. However, feeling old and tired when you’re in your 30s, 40s, or 50s isn’t really something you should have to live with. Chances are there is a cause for your behavioral change that’s directly related to your hormones. Whether you can pinpoint specific problems or just don’t feel like you have the energy you used to have, you should come to our experts at the Revive Health Center. We’ll help you get your mojo back!
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