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4 Scenarios When Detailed Testing Makes Sense

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We have unparalleled abilities to peer inside our bodies and take detailed snapshots of physiological processes and the state of our health. We can measure the hormones in our blood, the cholesterol in our veins, the nutrient deficiencies we may have. We can go deep. But it doesn’t always make sense to take that deeper, more detailed look at the numbers. It gets expensive, for one. It gets intrusive. Our doctors may be resistant. And it can provide a bit too much  of a close look when a broader view might suffice. When do more detailed tests make sense, though? What kind of scenarios call for a second, deeper look at our numbers? “You’re fit as a fiddle, you’ve clearly lost a ton of weight, but your cholesterol’s a little high. We better get that handled.” This is the classic scenario seen time and time again in the Primal and keto community. Killing it in the gym. Leaner than you’ve been since your teens. Off all meds. Pre-diabetes trend reversed. More energy than ever. Jus

Meal Prep Lunches – 1 Week Meal Prep Plan

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This meal prep lunches plan will give you a full week of lunches to take to work, plus some extra to store in the freezer! Taking a healthy meal to work for your lunch break is critical to sticking to a great meal plan. But prepping those lunches can sometimes be a pain. Especially when you are trying to make them each and every day. I will say up front, that I’m a huge believer in taking dinner leftovers for lunch the next day. In fact, it’s pretty rare that I will take a few hours out of my weekend to specifically prep lunches. But it does  happen on occasion, and it doesn’t have to be hugely complicate. The time allotment for this meal prep plan calls for 2 1/2 hours of prep and cooking time combined. But there is a very good chance that you can get this done in less time than that. The important part is to prep all the veggies ahead of time. You can save even more time by preparing them ahead of time, or even by purchasing already chopped veggies (for some of them. Not all w