Lifestyle Works Clinic

How does one get a sense for their condition of health? There are a number of metrics, some which can only be measured clinically due to the sophistication, cost or perhaps qualification/expertise to perform a test and interpret the results. Tests can exist at various levels of detail, drilling down further into a given area - a "top down" or "peeling the onion" approach. One's weight is a high level indicator. One's measure of "adiponectine" is a detail level test. Adiponectine is produced by healthy fat cells and influences one's insulin sensitivity and lipid balance. Unhealthy fat cells produces inflammatory cytokines and low grade body inflammation. So what metrics can we use to better understand our health and gain an understanding on a regular basis before drilling into the deeper tests. Technology has begun to make tools available that previously required expensive equipment and could only be done in a commercial or med...

In our experience at the Lifestyle Works Clinic (LSW), the majority of people who come to learn about the Clinic and/or to participate in it have weight loss as top of mind. We describe weight-loss (body composition) in the following context: "body composition is a symptom of one's health, one's health is a result of their lifestyle". It is because of this relationship that those who embrace it succeed and those who do not embrace it struggle. One of the most common themes that comes up in LSW is time.  Everyone should have the opportunity for reflection of their day, their week, their life. So in that regard, a few thought provoking questions are listed to help with reflection and the issue of time: How important is your health? What measures do you use to determine if your health is going in the right direction? What do you want to be able to do when you are 50, 60, 70, 80 or even 90 years old? What determines how your time is spent? What are your prioriti...