4 Scenarios When Detailed Testing Makes Sense
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