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Sophisticated Health Tests Help You Live Longer

Posted by malc150 on April 17, 2008

There are health tests available today - mainly blood tests - which makes regular blood tests from the doctor look just so-o-o-o old fashioned.

Cutting edge research has pinpointed markers in the blood which can foresee diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, many cancers, and a whole raft of degenerative diseases a decade or more before they take hold. Preventive methods are available which can help deal with most of these.

Conspiracy by our doctors? No - just that there is little money in preventing disease; but there is lots of money in curing it; i.e. drug treatment. So what research there is, is heavily slanted towards selling drugs.

One company selling the more useful preventive tests - to company executives - is Biophysical Corp in Austin, Texas. For several thousand dollars you can get a whole battery of useful tests here, which will tell you if you are very, moderately, or slightly at risk. They then tell you what to do about the results.

This is the way medicine is going for the discerning consumer.

Most of us would like some cheaper ways to get the same information. They are around: keep reading.

2 Responses to “Sophisticated Health Tests Help You Live Longer”

  1. krisinsight Says:

    You might enjoy my comments of 3 June at krisinsight.wordpress.com as it backs up your first statement regarding health tests availibility. We find ourselves in a sad state of health affairs and the government will not help us out of this one we really must help ourselves.Generally knowledge is power and we all need to pursue knowledge regarding our bodies and our health.Please keep spreading the word.

  2. malc150 Says:

    Hi Krisinsight

    I just got back from Ft Lauderdale having blood tests done at Life Extension Foundation - http://www.lef.org. You think you have it bad in the US?

    Getting tests like this done in the UK is tough; and if it is possible, it is much more expensive.

    You are right that self-help is where it is at. Can we expect a government to do the best for us regards health?

    We’re on our own!

    Thanks for comment.

    M

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