Posted by David | Posted on 27-05-2009

May 2009 is National Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening & Awareness Month

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May 2009 is
National Hemochromatosis Genetic
Screening &Awareness Month
Sponsored by the
American Hemochromatosis Society

Help us to spread the word about Hereditary Hemochromatosis!

The American Hemochromatosis Society’s, “National Hemochromatosis Genetic Testing and Awareness Month” is May 2009 (www.americanhs.org). The American Hemochromatosis Society (AHS) is urging Americans to test themselves for hereditary Hemochromatosis, also known as iron overload or iron storage disease. Hemochromatosis is easy to diagnose. You can even diagnose it yourself through a self testing lab. And, it is also easy to treat with bloodletting, identical to blood donation.  In fact, you can prevent Hemochromatosis by becoming an avid community blood donor!

AHS’s president, Sandra Thomas, lost her mother, Josephine Bogie Thomas, 10 years ago today, May 13, 1999 to hereditary Hemochromatosis. Josephine was born in Mt. Sterling and loved it throughout her childhood. She later moved to Louisville, when she met her husband, Joe Thomas and they were married in 1940. The American Hemochromatosis Society salutes the memory of Josephine and her valiant crusade to increase awareness of Hemochromatosis. This is why Sandra founded AHS and has made it her quest to test America for Hemochromatosis! With an early diagnosis, Hemochromatosis is easily treated and the patient can have a normal life span.

By visiting the AHS web site, you can find out why people with European ancestry, especially Irish and Scottish ancestry, should be tested, and how many medical conditions, such as chronic fatigue, arthritis, hair loss, impotence, infertility, diabetes, liver disease, and heart attacks, could be symptoms of this treatable condition. You can also learn more about how to diagnose and treat Hemochromatosis and understand why blood donors will probably never suffer from it.

Finally, even if you don’t have a doctor, you can learn how easy it is to test yourself for this disease without ever visiting your doctor’s office! Simply contact HealthCheckUSA (www.healthcheckusa.com) or call toll free: 1-800-929-2044 to order the tests you need to find out if you have this common condition.

Sandra Thomas always tells patients:
“We all have to die of something, but it doesn’t have to be hereditary Hemochromatosis!”

For more information, please contact:
Sandra Thomas, President, American Hemochromatosis Society
Email: mail@americanhs.org
Office Tel: 407-829-4488 Toll free: 1-888-655-IRON (4766)
4044 W. Lake Mary Blvd., 104, PMB 416, Lake Mary, Fl. 32746

HealthCheckUSA is the nation’s leader in low cost, direct-to-consumer blood and lab testing and provides people the ability to access all types of blood tests without a physician’s referral and at half the price.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

Posted by David | Posted on 26-05-2009

Dangers of Osteoperosis: Importance of Vitamin D Testing

Category : Vitamin d

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“On the Bright Side”

From Experience Life, June 2004

 

The National Institutes of Health cite osteoporosis among the most serious dangers of not getting enough vitamin D. In one study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (April 28, 1999), one-half of women with osteoporosis who were hospitalized for hip fracture at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston also happened to be deficient in vitamin D. Another study in Australia came upon a similar finding: Of 1,500 elderly women, the higher the vitamin-D levels, the less likely they were to suffer a bone-breaking fall.

 

Meanwhile, rickets, a vitamin-D-deficiency disease that prevents proper bone formation in childhood, has recently resurfaced as a public-health issue – possibly, some speculate, because of decreased exposure to sunlight.

 

But the benefits of this nutrient are more than bone deep. “Low vitamin-D states are also associated with diabetes, hypertension, weak immune systems and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis,” says Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, MTS, FACC, associate professor of clinical medicine and pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. “In many cases, vitamin D regulates the genes associated with key functions. When not enough vitamin D is present, disease may be present.”

 

Read more about the links between vitamin-D deficiency and other things such as pain, muscle pain and cancer http://www.experiencelifemag.com/issues/june-2004/health-wellness/on-the-bright-side.html?ht

 

HealthCheckUSA is the nation’s leader in low cost, direct-to-consumer blood and lab testing and provides people the ability to access all types of blood tests without a physician’s referral and at half the price.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

Posted by David | Posted on 26-05-2009

Vitamin D Deficiency: Additional evidence on importance of Vitamin D

Category : Vitamin d, Women's Health, health screening, health tests

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“Vitamin D in the Crossfire”

From Experience Life, June 2006

 

 

While the tried and true advice — seek shade, wear sunscreen, avoid direct sun exposure between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily — hasn’t changed, recent research indicates that our hyper-vigilance about sun exposure may actually be compromising our body’s ability to maintain healthy levels of vitamin D.

 

We’ve long known vitamin D is essential to building strong bones, but a flurry of emerging studies is linking deficiencies of the sunshine vitamin to a growing list of serious health concerns, including hypertension, diabetes, depression and a variety of cancers. Despite vitamin D also coming from foods like eggs, cod liver oil, fatty fish and fortified products, many Americans, especially those living in cloudier climes, do not get today’s “adequate intakes” for bone health.

 

Read more about vitamin D in the crossfire here http://www.experiencelifemag.com/issues/june-2006/health-wellness/vitamin-d-in-the-crossfire.html?ht

 

 

HealthCheckUSA is the nation’s leader in low cost, direct-to-consumer blood and lab testing and provides people the ability to access all types of blood tests without a physician’s referral and at half the price.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

Posted by David | Posted on 26-05-2009

Vitamin D Deficiency: Importance of Vitamin D Testing

Category : Uncategorized, Vitamin d, Women's Health, health screening, lab tests

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“Light Rhythms”

From Experience Life, June 2009

 

 

Recent studies in North America and Europe indicate that a staggering 95 percent of people are vitamin D deficient — not surprising given how much time we spend inside.

 

Sunlight doesn’t just help set your internal clock, it actually nourishes your body by helping it create vitamin D.  Classified as a water-soluble vitamin, vitamin D acts more like a hormone, working with the parathyroid hormone to balance calcium in the blood and build strong bones. It also maintains healthy cellular growth and regulates the immune system, which prevents excessive inflammation that can lead to autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, periodontal disease, multiple sclerosis and irritable-bowel diseases. 

 

The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies currently calls for 200 international units (IU) of vitamin D per day for people younger than 50, 400 IU for those 51 to 70, and 600 IU for people 71 and older. But organizations like the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics have called on the government to raise those numbers to between 1,000 to 2,000 IU daily.

 

Read more about sunlight and vitamin D here http://www.experiencelifemag.com/issues/june-2009/health-wellness/light-rhythms.html?ht

 

 

HealthCheckUSA is the nation’s leader in low cost, direct-to-consumer blood and lab testing and provides people the ability to access all types of blood tests without a physician’s referral and at half the price.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The blood tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The blood tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

Posted by David | Posted on 20-05-2009

Thyroid Disorders; “Escape from Inertia”

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“Escape From Inertia”
From Experience Life, May 2009

Most of us struggle at some point to overcome a stubborn resistance to exercising. Not sure what’s keeping you from exercising more regularly? Here’s a reason that may be lurking beneath the surface:

Undiagnosed health issues. Hypothyroidism, a condition in which your thyroid doesn’t release enough metabolism-stimulating hormones, can make you unnaturally fatigued and your muscles sore and weak. Even under the best circumstances, this condition can make exercise seem impossible.

More tips for getting - and keeping – your body in motion, even when you don’t feel like it visit http://www.experiencelifemag.com/issues/may-2009/fit-body/escape-from-inertia.html?ht=

If you would like to test your thyroid, click here to order the Thyroid Panel II from HealthCheckUSA.com.

Experience Life Magazine is a partner of HealthCheckUSA.com.

HealthCheckUSA is the nation’s leader in low cost, direct-to-consumer blood and lab testing and provides people the ability to access all types of blood tests without a physician’s referral and at half the price.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The blood tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The blood tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

Posted by David | Posted on 18-05-2009

March 2009 is Diabetes and Nutrition Month

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HealthCheckUSA helps you on your path to healthy living. We will provide you with monthly tips, articles, and ideas you can use to start, or continue, living a healthy way of life.

In recognition of March being National Nutrition Month, we’re highlighting tips to help enhance your nutritional knowledge.  In March is should also be noted that today, March 24th is American Diabetes Alert Day. This day is a call to inform the public about diabetes and what can happen if this disease is left undiagnosed or untreated.  Nutrition is a key component in diabetes prevention and learning more about better nutrition is a great way to start becoming more aware of the diabetes.

21st Annual American Diabetes Alert Day – Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Diabetes Alert Day is a day for the American Diabetes Association to “Sound the Alert” about the dangers of diabetes and encourage people who are overweight, physically inactive, and over 45 years of age to get tested for diabetes.

Nearly 24 million adults and children in the United States have diabetes in the United States!  Nearly 70% of diabetes cases in the U.S. are triggered by being overweight.  This staggering number is the reason why everyone should be aware of this disease and aware of ways to eat healthier to prevent diabetes.

Diabetes Facts

  • 30% of people with diabetes do not know they have it
  • 1 in 5 Americans is at risk for developing diabetes
  • People reduce their risk of developing diabetes by 58%, just from modest weight loss
  • Diabetes can cause heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, nerve damage, amputation, and death

HealthCheckUSA is the nation’s leader in low cost, direct-to-consumer blood and lab testing and provides people the ability to access all types of blood tests without a physician’s referral and at half the price.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The blood tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The blood tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

Posted by David | Posted on 18-05-2009

Diabetes Testing Awareness: 21st Annual American Diabetes Alert Day – Tuesday, March 24, 2009

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21st Annual American Diabetes Alert Day – Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Diabetes Alert Day is a day for the American Diabetes Association to “Sound the Alert” about the dangers of diabetes and encourage people who are overweight, physically inactive, and over 45 years of age to get tested for diabetes.

Nearly 24 million adults and children in the United States have diabetes in the United States!  Nearly 70% of diabetes cases in the U.S. are triggered by being overweight.  This staggering number is the reason why everyone should be aware of this disease and aware of ways to eat healthier to prevent diabetes.

HealthCheckUSA offers consumers a convenient and low cost option for diabetes testing.  We have over 5,000 locations nationwide to get tested.  Click here for more information and to schedule your test today.

HealthCheckUSA is the nation’s leader in low cost, direct-to-consumer blood and lab testing and provides people the ability to access all types of blood tests without a physician’s referral and at half the price.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The blood tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The blood tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

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