Health Assessment Questions

You answered “YES”

Heart and or vascular diseases are persistent, relentless, and unyielding diseases if left untreated or not treated appropriately. In addition to any treatment program you are following you may want to avail yourself of our APOE Gene Diet Program to slow or reverse the progress of your disease.

If you are not being treated, is it because you do not trust medications and that was kind of only treatment you were offered?

If so, we suggest that you find an integrative medicine provider who can offer many other forms of treatment. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “NO”

Congratulations. Hopefully you will never have this diagnosis.

You answered “I DON’T KNOW”

If you have not been tested for heart or vascular disease, you may want to be screened for these diseases with such tools as a treadmill test with an ultrasound of your coronary or carotid arteries find out if you have damage to your arteries. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “YES”

A large percentage of coronary artery or vascular disease is genetic. A family history is one of the most powerful determinations of risk. It is not dependent on many of the usual disease risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and high blood cholesterol. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “NO”

Congratulations on choosing the right parents!

You answered “I DON’T KNOW”

If you do not know your family’s history of heart or vascular disease, we suggest you ask about other family members’ causes of death. This can be extremely helpful for your health. If you were adopted, you may want to screen for heart disease accordingly. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “YES”

Three-quarters of people with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease have an APOE e4 gene. If you have that gene, it is crucial to reduce your risk and focus on Alzheimer’s disease prevention. One of the most important and easiest things you can do is match your diet and lifestyle to your genetic profile via the APOE Gene Diet Program. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “NO”

Congratulations on what sounds like good genetics. However, since approximately a quarter of people carry an abnormal APOE e4 gene, 80 million Americans have a 60–92% chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease, which can be prevented via the APOE Gene Diet Program. You may want learn your APOE gene type to assist you with the prevention of this and other diseases—especially if you were adopted. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “I DON’T KNOW”

If you do not know your family history regarding Alzheimer’s disease, we suggest you gather more information by asking about other family members’ condition prior to death. Until recently, Alzheimer’s disease was very difficult to diagnose, so the information you obtain from them may not be definitive, but t a pattern of relatives with suspicious-sounding symptoms indicates it can be extremely helpful to evaluate your genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Since approximately a quarter of people carry an abnormal APOE e4 gene, 80 million Americans have a 60–92% chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease, which can be prevented via Apo E Gene Diet Program. You may want learn your Apo E gene type to assist you with the prevention of this and other diseases—especially if you were adopted. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “YES”

Being overweight, having a high body fat (BMI), or a low lean muscle mass, puts you at risk for many serious diseases—some of which can be silent, so you may not know you have them until it is too late such as after a stroke or heart attack. Testing is a way to discover preventable diseases like diabetes or high blood pressure—leading to a stroke or heart attack.

Any of these conditions warrants finding out how your body uses the food you eat. Knowing your APOE gene type can lead you to the correct diet and reduce your risk of disease. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “NO”

Congratulations for not being overweight, having a high body fat or BMI, or a low lean muscle mass. You are doing well. However, not being overweight does not mean you are healthy—people who look normal can actually have an abnormal body composition or high percent body fat and low amount of lean muscle mass. Consider evaluating your body differently. Instead of jumping on a scale – evaluate your percent body fat and lean mass instead. Different tools bring different information.

Since many cardiovascular problems can arise long before they are easily detectable, you may want to consider advanced cholesterol test to reassure yourself that all 13 different types of cholesterol levels are within normal limits. It is common to have a normal screening cholesterol and yet have elevated risks that can be found only with advanced cholesterol testing. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “I DON’T KNOW”

If you don’t know what your body composition is, or have never had a body composition test, you may want to consider this test. The standard bathroom scale gives you a total body weight, but getting a body composition test provides you with a more accurate evaluation of what your body is made of—your lean muscle mass and your body’s percentage of fat. Body composition testing is helpful when you are losing weight, as it can show you what you are losing—fat or muscle. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “YES”

If you have high cholesterol, you may want to consider finding out if your elevated levels are related to a genetic inability to clear cholesterol or just a dietary and exercise mismatch. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “NO”

Not having high cholesterol levels in routine screening may be misleading. The most common genetic causes of heart and vascular disease are not detected by routine cholesterol screenings. 80% of people who have coronary artery disease have normal cholesterol levels. In addition, the most common genetic causes of heart and vascular disease are not identified on routine blood cholesterol screenings. In fact you can have a very low screening cholesterol level concurrent with very aggressive heart or vascular disease and not be aware of it. Consider our advanced cholesterol test to reassure yourself that all 13 different types of cholesterol levels are within normal limits. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “I DON’T KNOW”

Consider being screened for a possible inherited trait for heart disease, by testing your APOE gene, as well as obtaining an advanced cholesterol test. The most common genetic causes of heart and vascular disease are not detected on routine screening cholesterol tests. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “YES”

Glucose intolerance, high blood glucose, insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, or diabetes, as well as an abnormal APOE gene, can put you at a greater risk of developing heart or cardiovascular disease, as well as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, multiple sclerosis, and other diseases. Changing your diet and exercise program with an integrative medicine approach can help reverse these abnormal blood conditions and lower your risk of disease. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “NO”

In the early phases of insulin resistance (insulin’s reduced effectiveness at regulating blood sugar), it is possible to have an apparently normal glucose level, but the body is actually working harder producing more insulin to make up for this loss of efficiency. To be sure, you may want to have your actual insulin levels tested, especially if you have a family history of diabetes. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “I DON’T KNOW”

It’s possible that your primary care provider has tested for these and not bothered to tell you because they were considered normal. However, if you are overweight, or have a high percent body fat, consider having your actual insulin levels tested to make sure you do not have insulin resistance. Many people who are overweight have normal glucose levels but have abnormal insulin levels and are unaware of it. This is especially important if you have a family history of diabetes. High insulin levels are a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “Type 1”

Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed before age 30, and sometimes as early as 3. It can have a genetic or infectious cause.

Since people can live comfortably with diabetes for long periods of time, preventing complications should become a lifelong behavior. Maintaining a healthy body with the correct diet, exercise, and cholesterol levels is important for the prevention of damage to your tissues and organs. Learning your APOE gene type can assist you in preventing of this and other diseases via the APOE Gene Diet Program. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “Type 2”

If your blood glucose is not above 125 mg/dl, before considering medication, or along with medication you are already on, you may want to learn your APOE gene type and follow an APOE Gene Diet that is tailored for you. Maintaining a healthy body with the correct diet, exercise, and cholesterol levels is important for the prevention of damage to your tissues and organs. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “NO”

It’s good that you have never had a diagnosis of diabetes. However, if you are overweight, or have a high percent body fat, consider having your insulin levels tested to make sure you do not have insulin resistance. Many people who are overweight have normal glucose levels but have abnormal insulin levels and are unaware of it. This is especially important if you have a family history of diabetes. High insulin levels are a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. To learn more, use the links below.

You answered “I DON’T KNOW”

You may want to consider screening for elevated blood glucose or insulin levels, especially if you are overweight or have a high percent body fat. If you glucose level is normal, you may still want to have your insulin level tested to make sure you do not have insulin resistance. Many people who are overweight have normal glucose levels but have abnormal insulin levels and are unaware of it. This is especially important if you have a family history of diabetes. High insulin levels are a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. To learn more, use the links below.