I was having lunch with Nastia this afternoon and I asked her, when was the last time you had a check up and your blood work done? She said, “Noting hurts, I sleep fine, I have a good appetite and I am regular with my period, why even check if I’m feeling good. Is it necessary to get a check up when I feel just fine?” You would be surprised how many people ask me the same thing. If it’s not broken why fix it? This may be true in many situations but not your health. Our health has to be attended to all the time with diet, exercise, hygiene, vitamins, minerals and proper attitude. If it’s not, you are looking for big problems. You can compare your body to a garden. The garden needs to be watered, and weeded, you need to maintain the right pH balance and get the right amount of sunlight, if you hope to harvest anything of value. In our human system we also need to check things like blood pressure, proper Ph balance, blood flow, organ function, as well as checking out the alternative stuff. It’s a good idea to have your acupuncturist take a look at your internal balance. Although there are many ways to check, I have found that the most accrued and scientific way is through the blood work. There are different values to consider when reading blood work; most doctors use the standard clinical range. In my opinion this is a mistake. It is based on an average of very sick people, very healthy people, and everyone in between. The Functional Range, is a more sensible range as it’s going to be smaller because the calculations are designed to eliminate the extremes on both ends of the gamut. The key point about the Functional Range is that it can be used to optimize health by restoring the sub-healthy ranges before they turn into dis-ease. In my office we use the state of the art analyzing software to design a clinical nutrition plan to optimize the total health of the patient. If your doctor is just focused on the standard clinical range alone, diseases like diabetes wouldn’t be detected until the blood sugar is above the normal level. That could be too late and the damage on your organs could already have started; even if you don’t have any symptoms. It is always better to be as natural as possible, no matter if it’s your diet or treatment. It’s much better to treat naturally and assist the body in healing itself by strengthening the immune system. I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness Dr. Wu Dhi PS. If you want to discover the nutritional story in your blood, schedule an appointment. You will receive a consultation and a complete written report. Call my office and schedule an appointment today, 305-466-1977 or e-mail me at Drwudhi@gmail.com Appointments can be scheduled either in person, by phone or on Skype. Dr. Wu Dhi Recharging Qi Gong